colbro1973

Hi, here are a few photos of the completed build. this was done as a birthday present for my father, I completed it one and a half weeks, which was quite tight with only an 1 hour or 2 most nights plus 1 weekend. it is a standard tamiya kit with zero paints. No detail up kits, just some cf detailing and washes etc etc. Any comments most welcome.













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jezz

very nice i like the paint work on this one quick too

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Adam Baker

Wow, only a week and a half? Man, wish I could get mine done that quick and look that gorgeous. That paint work looks flawless.

joelwideqvist

I agree, the level of quality is REALLY high concidering the amount of time that went in to it. I would have guessed at least 50+ hours. Great work!
/Joel

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sportracer02

Hi,

I agree with Joel, it looks great

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jmwallac

Great work! What did you do for the chrome section of the shock? Did you have any fitment issues with the bodywork directly behind the seat? Mine isn't fitting as tight as yours.

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colbro1973

I used thin self adhesive chrome film for shocks, it joins around back behind front fender so totally invisible. I had no issues with rear bodywork, maybe if tail exhaust is slightly misaligned this may cause problems, but I had no issues. Maybe you got a slightly warped kit. Thanks everyone for your kind comments, much appreciated.
Col

slk320

very nice work!

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andybmw7272

Nice use of washes.
Very subtle.
Andy

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ketje

What brand of film did you use?

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colbro1973

No idea! we have stacks of it at work it comes in Huge sheets, I can post you some if you want, sometimes I use a yellow magic marker over it to create gold. it is fairly limited in use but I think is ideal for these small fork bits. unless you prefer to buy the detail up forks.
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Col

jmwallac

Yes, please post pics!

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ketje

Thanx Col,

by the way the model is looking great. How did you manage to do this in a week and a half? My models always have to dry for about a week and a half.

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