Porsche Carrera GT by CDW - Tamiya - 1:12 Scale - PLASTIC

[Javlin]

19 hours ago, CDW said:

My advice to my friends: where ever you are, be prepared to make it/survive on your own for at least a month. Longer if possible. If you assume it’s an automatic that the government or some random NGA is going to come to your aid, you may be sadly mistaken.

Yeah I am sitting on 2/3 months of patriot supply then what we have in the house Craig along with about 20 empty gallon jugs ATTM still not enough of those.I need to re-stock on fuel been using it before it goes south.I am the hound dog on the porch one eye open.

[CDW]

On 10/12/2024 at 10:01 AM, Javlin said:

Yeah I am sitting on 2/3 months of patriot supply then what we have in the house Craig along with about 20 empty gallon jugs ATTM still not enough of those.I need to re-stock on fuel been using it before it goes south.I am the hound dog on the porch one eye open.

You are a man after my own heart.

[CDW]

Back to it after weeks delay. Primed and painted the hood and door jambs. Painted parts spent 24 hours in the dehydrator to speed the curing of the enamel paint. Will allow another week cure time before parts are handled to avoid fingerprints.

[Old Collingwood]

That is looking super  Craig  -  love that paint finish.

 

OC.

[CDW]

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

That is looking super  Craig  -  love that paint finish.

 

OC.

Thanks OC. Enamel paint has its own unique qualities. Some of the top model car builders I have known use it exclusively on their model car finishes. The downside is the lengthy cure time. If handled too soon, the finish be spoiled. The upside is, no need for clear coats for that glossy finish. It can be polished after sufficient curing to remove any minor surface imperfections and achieve that mirror finish look. 

[gsdpic]

Glad to see you back at the workbench.  Hope life is getting closer to normal for you and all those in your area.

 

[CDW]

[Jack12477]

Wow ! That is an impressive finish to that paint, Craig! 

[davec]

Looks great!!

[CDW]

2 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

Wow ! That is an impressive finish to that paint, Craig! 

 

1 hour ago, davec said:

Looks great!!

Thanks gentlemen. After the whole model is done and the paint has several weeks for all of it to cure, will polish it out and give it a coat of wax.

[yvesvidal]

16 hours ago, CDW said:

Thanks gentlemen. After the whole model is done and the paint has several weeks for all of it to cure, will polish it out and give it a coat of wax.

I am cleaning up my sunglasses.... 🙂

 

Yves

[Canute]

beautiful finish. I can't wait to see it after your compounding and waxing. 😎

[DocRob]

Wow, looks so cool in yellow and the use of enamels is very interesting, especially, as there are no decals involved, which would have called for a clear coat.

Cheers Rob

[CDW]

17 hours ago, DocRob said:

Wow, looks so cool in yellow and the use of enamels is very interesting, especially, as there are no decals involved, which would have called for a clear coat.

Cheers Rob

There are varying points of view on clear coats over decals. Some of the top car modelers use no clear coats at all while others do. In judging at contests, it doesn’t seem to matter one way or the other. I prefer clear coat over decals when I can.

[CDW]

[CDW]

My wife worked hard to get all the decorations up this year as she always has. This year I had to buy some new ones. 

[Jack12477]

Nice super moon in background. Nice display

 

I must be in north Florida; it's still 55 F up here. 

Edited November 14, 2024 by Jack12477

[CDW]

19 minutes ago, Jack12477 said:

Nice super moon in background. Nice display

 

I must be in north Florida; it's still 55 F up here. 

Thanks Jack

[CDW]

Made a lucky find and scored this rare kit from Model Factory Hiro this week. It's the Aston Martin DBR1.

 

 

 

Edited November 20, 2024 by CDW

[mtaylor]

Wow, CDW.  Those "older" cars had so much class and beauty to them compared to the "modern" ones.

[CDW]

22 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Wow, CDW.  Those "older" cars had so much class and beauty to them compared to the "modern" ones.

I agree. This was a LM winner from 1959!

[yvesvidal]

Time to start a new thread for the Aston !!!

 

Yves

[DocRob]

Congratulations Craig, what a beauty. I hope we will see a future build log about this beauty. I ordered another 1/12 MFH kit yesterday and also received one in 1/20. Lets say, I´m hooked .

Cheers Rob

[CDW]

3 hours ago, DocRob said:

Congratulations Craig, what a beauty. I hope we will see a future build log about this beauty. I ordered another 1/12 MFH kit yesterday and also received one in 1/20. Lets say, I´m hooked .

Cheers Rob

Thanks Rob. I did not realize how hard the MFH kits can be to find. Their marketing scheme is very limited production. I am given to understand this particular kit production run was just two kits! There is no telling when additional kits will be produced, if ever. When you find something you like you have to get it then or do without. 

[Old Collingwood]

Some excellent car  kits  out there  now  - cant wait to see  the next  one Craig.

 

OC.

[DocRob]

27 minutes ago, CDW said:

Thanks Rob. I did not realize how hard the MFH kits can be to find. Their marketing scheme is very limited production. I am given to understand this particular kit production run was just two kits! There is no telling when additional kits will be produced, if ever. When you find something you like you have to get it then or do without. 

I did realize that, my Cobra Coupe as well as the Ferrari 250 TRI are long gone now. The Williams FW16, I bought was ordered on the firs day of the pre order timeframe luckily. The kit never made it to the normal selling page.
Yesterday I received this beauty, which was up as a re-release on the MFH page for one day last month and I missed it. Luckily SpotModel had one left.



Cheers Rob

[Canute]

Can't wait to see how you turn this into another jewel, Craig. These car kits are so neat. They beat the daylights out of the old AMT and MPC kits from the 60s.

[CDW]

On 11/21/2024 at 7:58 AM, Canute said:

Can't wait to see how you turn this into another jewel, Craig. These car kits are so neat. They beat the daylights out of the old AMT and MPC kits from the 60s.

This small family owned and run business produces a very limited production run of each model, then reissues it one time only. These are models you have to get when they are available as the chances of a second opportunity are slim and none. In the only reissue of this particular kit, only two were produced. This is one of those two, there will not be any more.

[CDW]

I find myself on another tangent. This time, building and finishing model aircraft kits for a collector/enthusiast who does not build himself. I am reluctant to take on commission work these days but decided to make an exception this time, due to the fact that this fellow has provided many years of entertainment for the people of my community as a professional athlete with a sports franchise here. The Bf-109E-3 was brought to me in a partially constructed and painted condition. This kit along with the three others will be built and finished box-stock. The Bf-109 finished as Joseph Prillers aircraft from 1940. When I received the model, the cockpit and engine had been assembled and painted. I stripped the paint and started over. I won't be doing a detailed build log on any of these kits but will take final photos and post them after all four models have been completed.

 

 

Secondly, I took some photos of two kits that have been newly released over the past few days of December. The 1:24 scale Moebius 1972 Ford F-350 high side tow truck has been long awaited. Tow trucks are among the most under-represented model kits for some odd reason. Modelers across the country have been highly anticipating this kit and it does not disappoint. The big kit box is packed full of crisply molded, well detailed styrene. First examination of the kit is exciting to say the least. 

Then there is the brand-new Tamiya Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Again, very well reproduced model and promises to be a fine kit in the Tamiya tradition.

 

 

Last, allow me to wish you all a very happy, and prosperous 2025 New Year! Its rather interesting to me that 2025 is the square of 45. Coincidentally, US president #45 will begin serving his 2nd (non-consecutive) term this year. 

[gsdpic]

You have too many projects going!   But let me also wish you a happy, prosperous, and hopefully hurricane free 2025.   I have had my eye on that 911 GT3 RS.  I am sure I'll get it at some point but have so many things in my stash, so many others I want to get, and a couple on the way in the mail as I write this.  I also have some paint on the way from scalefinishes.com thanks to you.   I'll likely start a log for that project in the coming days.