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Messerschmitt Me-410B-2/U4 by Javlin - Meng - 1/48 - PLASTIC
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Getting started with detailing of engine.
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Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II by CDW - FINISHED - Meng Models - 1:24 Scale - Plastic
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Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa by CDW - Fujimi - 1:24 Scale - PLASTIC
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Moderator: Please delete this thread. I made a mistake and started a 2nd, separate build thread for the exact same subject. Sorry for the inconvenience. -
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Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II by CDW - FINISHED - Meng Models - 1:24 Scale - Plastic
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Thanks Mike. Some of the newer kit releases like this one are coming in with fantastic decal sheets that replicate the 1:1 car and their livery. I'm 90% certain the 1:1 subject is body wrapped nowadays, so the decals are very much similar to the real car in that respect. In the old days gone by, all those graphics were hand painted but no more. The graphics are CAD drawn and painted, then printed out and applied to the car body just like decals. I've even seen videos of the application using heat guns, similar to the hair dryer technique that Dr Rob recommended I use. It worked like a charm. It was tedious work applying all those decals, but it gave a result I could have never achieved otherwise. The Salvinos Jr modern NASCAR kits come with unbelievably good decal sheets. The precolored plastic bodies don't even need painting, just the decals.
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1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa by CDW - Hasegawa - 1:24 scale - PLASTIC
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Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II by CDW - FINISHED - Meng Models - 1:24 Scale - Plastic
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Honda RC166 by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12 - multimedia
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1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa by CDW - Hasegawa - 1:24 scale - PLASTIC
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1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa by CDW - Hasegawa - 1:24 scale - PLASTIC
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Honda RC166 by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12 - multimedia
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Beautiful, it looks amazing, Rob. Top shelf. -
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Honda RC166 by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12 - multimedia
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I'll start with the engine. This is a 3D printed one from Texas 3D Customs. Very well detailed, much more so than the kit engine which is clunky, inaccurate, and outdated by more modern reproduction capability. Could I get by without it, yes, for sure. But I bit the hook and here it is. I plan on priming with a black primer then using a combination of acrylics, metalizer lacquers for dry brushing, detail paint the engine in the next steps.
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1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa by CDW - Hasegawa - 1:24 scale - PLASTIC
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Thanks for the kind words. I guess there were about 15 hours spent on the decals alone. Decals were very good. Modern tooling, the fit was very good, so the building time was minimal. Probably 15 hours on the painting, too.
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Thanks Ken. it was a quickie.
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DeHavilland Mosquito FB Mk VI by Danstream - Tamiya - 1/48 scale - PLASTIC
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In the photo, there is an acrylic paint marker shown. It came in a set of 24 colors from Amazon for less than $9, delivered. Since buying the set, they have come in handy many times for touching up or painting small parts rather than dragging out a jar of paint and a paint brush. For me, the fine tip gives better control for painting or touching up.
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This represents about 40% of the decals placed to complete this model. Thanks to the tip provided by Doc Rob about using the hair dryer to soften and improve flexibility of the decals, the job of placing them was much easier than it would have been without using the hair dryer.
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it would be very difficult to build a model that looked more like a real race car than this one. Excellent model, Doc.
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Shelby Cobra Coupe by DocRob - FINISHED - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 - multi-media - Le Mans
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Honda RC166 by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12 - multimedia
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Honda RC166 by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12 - multimedia
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She's a beauty, a thoroughbred. -
The model is now ready for final assembly and decals. All the paint work is done. With any luck, this one could be finished Monday, maybe sooner. I will plan to take the final photos outside. Too much black, it needs a lot of light to get better photos (I think?).
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Honda RC166 by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12 - multimedia
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Staying well within my twenty day window to complete this model. Tomorrow will mark one week since project began. Should be able to finish it within the next week, ahead of schedule. This is good because the Testa Rossa needs extra time beyond the twenty days.
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