First time doing multiple colors in lowrider style and really happy with the outcome. A few minor touch ups required but I can live with that.
Will let paint cure for a couple of days then wet sand it to even out the layers and then clear coat it.
Started August 6, finished today. Fujimi 1/24 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, finished box stock (although I did strip the horrible finish on the kit wheels and airbrush them with DSPIAE Chrome marker refill) with some added red ignition wiring. The body is Craftsmart Amethyst acrylic, thinned and airbrushed over Vallejo acrylic black primer, and topped with Mr. Color GX100. Unlike some Fujimi Enthusiast kits that I've put together in the past (namely the Porsche 356 kits), this went together without a single issue. Panel fitment and parts quality/detail are impeccable. I wish Fujimi still put out kits of this caliber.
Anyway, the final pic is my "left to build" stash...
This is my 10th build. Had a really hard time with body decals. Some of them tore. Trying so hard to make everything perfect. I need to apply the 2k, but it is so humid here in Maryland. I find it hard to pull the trigger. I liked it more when I just had fun. After this build, I’m going to continue building for fun. It’s obviously not a competition. It should be for fun. I’m only going to post finished builds after this.
This is truly a fantastic kit; now I know why it's so expensive. The assembly process was simply a pleasure.
Working on wheels and brakes for this and I’m then I’m calling it done. It’s been a very fun (and long) build, can’t wait for it to be finished though.
Well my birthday was 2 weeks ago and i bought these bad boys yesterday, i'm stoked!
Ok, i'm new at building scale models but i love the hobby and also i love hot rods!
I might transform that '33 like a 60s fuel altered coupe and the Willys keep everything looking like the early to mid 60s!
Hitting the assembly line today. The body has already been in the paint booth!!
Been an Armor modeler for years but fell out of the hobby a few years back. Got my new work bench set up and decided to branch out into cars. Lots of lessons learned with my first car. Definitely should have painted some of the large red parts rather than using the decals.
Mr.Hobby C065 + Mr.Hobby GX112. Weather 30 C. Airbrush Iwata Eclipse. Spray Distance 12 13 Cm. Pressure 18 20 psi. What am i doing wrong? I did my research. Fine primer apply. Sanding and stuff. Still this happened. Is this saveable? I am about to give up and throw it away.
The chassis and engine are pretty much done. Next up is trying to paint the body. This has been a fun kit, it goes together well. I had trouble with some of the smaller decals, but they are hard to see anyway.
Always said I would build the slant nose classic red when I build it, but for our group I didnt want to makes things"perfect", so I decide to have more fun with the build
I was an idiot and primed the inner windscreen trim before painting it black, so the grey primer shows from the other side instead of the black paint, oh well, you live and you learn.
Started this kit with enthusiasm as it looked like a fun kit. Tooling is old so there's modest amount of flashing but nothing grossly overboard.
Exterior and some of the interior paint is Hobby Lobby's "Airbrush" Iridescent Emerald Green. I was able to polish out the polyurethane clearcoat pretty well for the first time . Only burned thru the paint in a few small places that I can easily touch up.
This may not be news for many of the very talented people here but hopefully it helps new people like me. I was going to wait until these were finished but the results were so surprising that I couldn't wait. I should have probably added another layer of clear to both so I could wet sand it a little deeper but I am more than happy enough with how it turned out and it was so easy, quick and more than good enough for a display model.
Clear is tamiya LP9 clear mixed ~50/50 MLT
First wetsanded with micro mesh 3200 to 12000 (you can probably stop at 6000) then used a microfiber to apply the compounds and clean in-between.
Coarse compound applied many dots and rubbed in one direction until it disapeared
Fine compound applied in circular motion until it disapeared, same with finish.
Second pic is before. The paint underneath was not perfect but this covered up a lot of the flaws. Thanks for the advice from many members!
I’m finally finished with my Porsche GT1 for the August group build. This is my first experience with an older Tamiya kit, and I did have some fitment issues with the exhaust and the undertray being bent. Otherwise this was a wonderful and enjoyable build. I’m also pretty pleased with the detailing I was able to add earlier. It turned out so good that it earned a spot in my limited display cases, lol.