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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 13, 2006 12:05 PM

here's the latest pic from the shop:

this is probably the funniest 'progress' pic i've ever posted, because this is the

corolla wrc body stripped of 3 coats of paint & primer & just about back 2

where it was before i started, nice bare white styrene !

oh well, i do feel better, anyhow.... lol...

frosty Smile [:)]

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shaun68

Member since
October 2005
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by shaun68 on Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:14 PM

MartianGundamModeler wrote:

What did Mehta drive in '73? Where can I find some good pics of the safari cars and desert rally cars?

I find this a very unique vehicle. It finished 5th place.

http://juwra.com/images/kuvitus/539_horsey.jpg

This is what i love about rally vehicles they can come in all shapes.lol

Go to juwra.com & follow the links. You can find out every bit of info for every event from '73 on. Shekhar Mehta won his 1st rally on the '73 Safari (240Z) & then went & won it 4 more times either side of 1980 - all in Datto's/Nissans. Now he is in charge of the World Rally Commission.

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:20 AM

What did Mehta drive in '73? Where can I find some good pics of the safari cars and desert rally cars?

I find this a very unique vehicle. It finished 5th place.

http://juwra.com/images/kuvitus/539_horsey.jpg

This is what i love about rally vehicles they can come in all shapes.lol

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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shaun68

Member since
October 2005
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by shaun68 on Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:36 AM

No offence, but the dude represented in the kit decals means diddly to me. Shekhar rocks. Safari legend.

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nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Posted by nicholma on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:50 PM

I've got the Tamiya 1/12th 1971 Datsun Safari winner partially built - its a fabulous kit - but hopefully someone will do an aftermarket set of decals for Mehta's 1973 Safari winner which is what I'd prefer for the Haseqawa.

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

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nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Posted by nicholma on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:44 PM

MartianGundamModeler wrote:
How do you polich out the orange peel. I tried it with my dremil and a polishing attachment about two weeks a go on a rally Nova I am building and screwed up royally!

Carefully by hand using your normal polish. I always use the Tamiya polish and do a section at a time to see how its going.

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:57 AM

I haven't seen that new 240 Z kit but I'll keep an eye out for it.I am into the stock to baja conversion type cars. And Frosty i have to paint out side too so I know what you mean about weather limitations. How do you polich out the orange peel. I tried it with my dremil and a polishing attachment about two weeks a go on a rally Nova I am building and screwed up royally!

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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shaun68

Member since
October 2005
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by shaun68 on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:13 AM

Hey Mark. I finally saw one of those Datto's the other day. If it's anywhere near as good as the 1/12, it surely has to get a start. Sigh [sigh]

Just when I thought I was on top of my rally car collection too. Evil [}:)]

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SeaBee

Member since
March 2004
From: Paarl, South Africa

Posted by SeaBee on Monday, January 9, 2006 12:38 AM

Frosty, sorry to hear about the orange peel. Agree with Mark, the quickest way is "elbow grease", polish and patience... We've all had it, I currently ran into it on my Duc build - the weirdest thing being that I had it numerous times, made no diffs what I tried on one (end of) TS49 tin. The moment I switched tins, it sprayed like I expected. Question [?]

Mark, good luck on the hill climb! House painting... YUCK! I positively hate it! Fortunately my wife decided our baby room does not need painting dor the new arrival - just this, that and the other thing to be added to the room! Very much part of the fun.

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nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Posted by nicholma on Saturday, January 7, 2006 5:42 AM

Sorry guys I've been unable to post because for some reason my login got screwed but the helpful FSM IT people sorted it.

Yep I know what you mean Frostygirl and been there!! In such cases I generally stop immediately and try to polish it out when dry. Often this works and with a rally/race car a decal may also come to one's assistance to disguish the remanents. Otherwise its as you say strip down and re-spray - frustration.

I can't advise of any progress unless you'd like a progress report on the house painting which is now about 2 weeks behind schedule and my summer holidays finish next week. And the 1:1 rally car is now back in its road trim for the wife to use as her summer runabout but I do have a hill climb next weekend to keep the cobwebs at bay!

Anyone got the new Haseqawa Datsun 240z Safari kit?

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 6, 2006 1:26 PM

well, the coat of paint i had on came out pretty smooth & shiny...

all except 4 one door panel which had a tiny bit of orange peel.

i hit it w/ another coat of paint, & before u know it, the whole body

was orange peeling... Banged Head [banghead]

now i know what they mean when

they say 'better' is the enemy of 'best'... so, the carbody took a nice

bath in 91% alcohol & it has been stripped down 2 the bare plastic

so i can start all over... (sigh...) of course, now it's too cold 2 spray paint

outside, so i'm not sure when i'll b able 2 get going on the body again.

well, now i can look at the chassis awhile longer before i have 2 enclose

it, lol !

frosty

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SeaBee

Member since
March 2004
From: Paarl, South Africa

Posted by SeaBee on Saturday, December 31, 2005 12:32 AM

Hey Frosty, that's looking very good! Looks like you had some serious fun doing the inside there - well done! Thumbs Up [tup]

Good for you for even progressing - this time of year, esp this year with all goings on, I never get any building done! Plus the weather's sooo nice for cycling!

Martiangundambuilder: we're alive and kicking! Join in - as Frosty said, we just sort of continued a very old thread. And we just update as we go, nothing with deadlines, etc...

Happy 2006 to you all!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 30, 2005 1:16 PM

MartianGundamModeler:

yep, this is a really old thread that was resurrected when one of the original members

posted pix of his build that he had weathered... & then a few people like myself just

decided 2 keep it going w/ some new builders rather than start a new thread w/ the same

subject.

progress update:

here r the latest pix of the corolla wrc

the interior, looks like something out of a Mad Max movie w/o the body

closeup

front view

rear view

this am i sprayed a wet coat of model master 'classic white' paint on the body,

it looked pretty smooth & shiny & i'm hoping that the surface will b

free of dust when i check it later this evening (it's under a box rite now

2 protect the wet paint), even if it stays clean, it will b a couple of days

b4 i can apply decals, gloss enamel takes awhile 2 dry out & cure.

Happy New Year, folks !

frosty

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Friday, December 30, 2005 10:58 AM

Thanks Frostygirl! I recall seeing you in the military forums. Haven't built any tanks lately. I will be building a baja rally version of the AMT Dodge Dart and I am also doing a Baja 64 mustang. I notice this group bould dates bak to 2003! What's the deal there?

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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shaun68

Member since
October 2005
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by shaun68 on Friday, December 23, 2005 2:51 PM

Nice work frosty. You'll be excited when it's finally done. As I posted earlier, they look the goods in tarmac trim.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 23, 2005 12:15 PM

here r the latest progress pix of my corolla WRC:

the underside of the chassis

the topside

the front end suspension & engine/differential detail

the rear end suspension & differential

another pic of the chassis

she's moving rite along ! i really wish i could have gotten the body decalled,

it would have looked very appropriate 4 x-mas w/ the red & green graphix

on the white body... Big Smile [:D]

Happy Holidays 2 u all !

frosty Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 16, 2005 4:21 PM

MartianGundamModeler:

since the initial thread-poster has gone awol & this is round 2 of this GB,

i get the impression that no-one will mind if u post a non-WRC rally car.

besides, the initial post says Rally Cars, doesn't specify WRC...

so, why not join in the fun ?

frosty Smile [:)]

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Friday, December 16, 2005 4:13 PM

Do these ralley cars have to be wrc type? I am currently working on a trio (2x novas, Doge Dart)offictional Baja 2000 type Rally Muscle cars.

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 16, 2005 1:38 PM

SeaBee wrote:
Talk about the short wheelbase version! As you say, very cute!
Some very nice painting going on there, Frosty...
I am now about to start on my Subaru's seatbelts. Yeah, the detail set as Tamiya has, has that included. Now I must do it that way, or at least give it a try... So if in the end you see decal seatbelts... *shouts of frustration*

SeaBee:

lol, & thanx !

if u have 2 end up using the decal seatbelts, try using them w/ the paper backing 4 a bit

of extra thickness, it looked good on another build on the forum.

otherwise u can always replace the p/e ones, eduard makes some very

nice ones... annealing the metal (heating it & then letting it cool down naturally) will make the

p/e easier 2 bend over the seat contours.

progress update:

the underside of the chassis, it's a bit bright w/ all the white & metallic shades, so...

underside of the chassis, darker pic

left side of chassis pan, mica red wheel center up front chipped already, Oops [oops]

moving rite along here....

have a good weekend, folks !

frosty

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SeaBee

Member since
March 2004
From: Paarl, South Africa

Posted by SeaBee on Monday, December 12, 2005 12:52 AM

Talk about the short wheelbase version! As you say, very cute! Smile [:)]

Some very nice painting going on there, Frosty...

I am now about to start on my Subaru's seatbelts. Yeah, the detail set as Tamiya has, has that included. Now I must do it that way, or at least give it a try... So if in the end you see decal seatbelts... Censored [censored]

*shouts of frustration* Blush [:I]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 9, 2005 2:44 PM

here r the pix of the corolla WRC so far:

well, it's not much, but it proves that work has begun...

& SeaBee, here's something u mite enjoy:

it's a diecast version of a focus WRC... cute as a bug !

have a good weekend, folks !

frosty

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shaun68

Member since
October 2005
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by shaun68 on Wednesday, December 7, 2005 4:15 PM

Strictly speaking, I'm a Subie man, but those dreaded Corollas are starting to take over. I had some minor niggles with my first oob build for King Carlos' Catalunya car, but must've liked it so much, I decided to build just about everyone elses: Markko x2, Rossi x2, Brundle, Loix x2 (though one of those might be Radstrom), Bates x2, + a couple of others. Phew!

Sorry for the rant

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SeaBee

Member since
March 2004
From: Paarl, South Africa

Posted by SeaBee on Wednesday, December 7, 2005 12:03 AM

Naah Shaun, zero perspiration... The guys can have a look at the decals over at MediaMix Hobby (http://www.mediamixhobby.com.sg/catalog/index.php). I had a look at those over there a while ago, very nice!

A Tamiya Corolla is on my "I-still-want-one-of-those" list. Despite the "oldness" of the kit, I've allways liked them!

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shaun68

Member since
October 2005
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by shaun68 on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 4:15 PM

Hey frosty. Yes that Tammy Corolla is a nice kit. Doesn't fall together as well as the Subie, but a beauty nevertheless. They definitely look the biz viewed front on (in tarmac trim) with that flared front rip spoiler. I've got the decals to do Rossi's 2 Rallye Monza Corollas. Can't wait to get a start on those - should look cool, especially the yellow one. Wish I could post some pix for you guys, but I don't have a scanner Sad [:(]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 5, 2005 2:14 PM

well, i have actually begun the detail painting on the tamiya corolla wrc,

this kit looks like it mite b a good candidate 4 a straight OOB build,

the detail is really good & i'll bet everything is going 2 fit together w/o

problems.... so far, the hardest thing has been keeping track of all the

different colors called out on the instruction sheet, boy there r a lot of them !

i have managed 2 get everything rite so far except 4 the drive axles, which

i painted gunmetal instead of metallic grey. no big, since all parts r still on the

sprues... should have some pix later this week !

frosty

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shaun68

Member since
October 2005
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by shaun68 on Thursday, December 1, 2005 6:11 PM

Yeah, that's a nice looking car. Papadimitriou's car I think. Anyway, doesn't matter. Any car in black, when done well, looks stunning. From memory, there's also a decal set floating around for a black Havoline Subie - rallied in the European championship. Can't remember the driver though.

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SeaBee

Member since
March 2004
From: Paarl, South Africa

Posted by SeaBee on Thursday, December 1, 2005 12:33 AM

Awesome colourscheme! Did a quick search and saw it at MediaMix, sold out, though... "Unfortunately" I saw a Rennaisance Havoline decal set for a pug (Portugal 2001). Absolutely stunning - black (as it should be Cool [8D]

) with the gold basically over the wheels. Looks extremely racey - even standing still!

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shaun68

Member since
October 2005
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by shaun68 on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5:15 PM

Yeah, I used decal softener - LOTS. I had to stop, coz I could see the decal starting to get a bit squishy. I didn't mention it before, but the other thing I noticed was that the decals don't meet up - so should've painted it. Banged Head [banghead] Maybe a lazy day project to strip the decals off & spray. I tried the hair dryer once on Possum's 2000 NZ Havoline car, & the decals blistered up. Thank god GPM could get a hold of another set for me Whistling [:-^] , so that will be a priority to get that finished. A Sube in a different colour! My gf will be shocked.

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nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Posted by nicholma on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 2:42 AM

shaun68 wrote:

I've got this kit too, as well as all the other Lancia's they've done. I decalled mine up - in hindsight I should've done the paint, as the decals didn't play nicely at the back where they come off the mudguard flare. What colour red did you use? Unless the decals are the wrong shade, it appears the Marlboro red back then was on the orangey side. My Klein books seem to confirm that to a certain extent.

Tks Shaun. Did you use much decal softener etc on them? I have found that plenty of softener (and I mean plenty), heat (hair drier) and a little persuasion with paint brush (used exclusively on decals) always works. I used the ordinary Tamiya spray can red (racing red or Italian red?? my paints are outside in the shed and its too cold and dark to go looking!). The red on the decal sheet is definately the same shade and doesn't really have any orange in it. I've used this red for all the Marlboro cars I've done from that era so at least they all look the same! I see that Studio 27 have a sheet that covers all the works cars from 1974 so I should get it to do the TdF car which had quite different aero shape. That sheet requires you to mask and paint all the Marlboro stripes.

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

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SeaBee

Member since
March 2004
From: Paarl, South Africa

Posted by SeaBee on Monday, November 21, 2005 3:10 AM

Shaun, yes. Tamiya is doing the 307, to be released in December. Along with the F40! Guess which one I'll be going for... Also had an overdose of the Peugeot's! Still a 2003 206 in the cupboard as well, with Renaisance detail kit. Going to ba a bit more ambitious project somewhere down the line...

Subaru coming on nicely. Just had a complete mishap... Completely forgot (though it was dome allready!) about the floorboard of the car. Now that the suspension is complete, I had to mask off and do the interior. Still not had enoght guts to open the masking. Just hope I did not leak through on the completed underside of the body!

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