which kit?

hey.
been quite a while since i built anything but i'm currently staring at four kits, all from revell.
they're all ones that i want to put together but well, i can't do all four at once so, any suggestions on what order to do them?

bugatti EB110
ferrari 365 GT/4 daytone
jaguar XK-SS
BMW 507

and what colours?

you might remember that i have a thing for red cars but i was in my model shop yesterday and in halfords today looking at all of the other colours available.

silver (i'v never done a metallic)/metallic brown -bronze (i saw one at a show this colour)/something else bugatti?
red/dark blue/yellow ferrari?
british racing green/black/something else jaguar?
red/black/silver/something else BMW?

all suggestions welcome.
cheers.
DM

Well, I can't give you any specific directions, but try this:
Order the models based on how much you like them. Start with your least favorite, and work up to your most favorite. That way, you get to re-hone your skills on less meaningful models and when you get to your favorite one, you are on top of your game and can do the best job possible on your favorite model!

Does that make any sense? :screwy: :iceslolan

.....i couldn't resist it.
today, i put together the engine from the bugatti and made a start on the daytona.
i also dug up an old part built marek that i have taht was in need of a body touch-up.
i'll get some pics as i get more done.

colour suggestions still welcome.....

Paint it whichever color you would like, it is, after all, your model.

pics of the kit

decals:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486kit_01_decals.JPG

kit:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486kit_02_all.JPG

engine parts:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486kit_03_engine.JPG

interior+bits of suspension:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486kit_04_interior.JPG

rest of chassis+interior:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486kit_05_chassis.JPG

chrome tree:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486kit_06_chrome.JPG

body:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486kit_07_body.JPG

It's quite a good model, the ferrari, eh?

maybe something to put in the reviews section (the pics then)

Oli

go for it man, build whatever you want, I d keep the XKSS as last, pita to get right.

some pics of what's been done so far....
i have absolutely no patience what-so-ever so i've done my usual rushing through the build.
a few errors both from the kit and from myself which you might see.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486under_daytona.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486under_daytona_2.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486front_daytona.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/158486engine_daytona.JPG

body has been sanded and first coat of primer has gone on.
dash has been put together and given a coat of flat black with a touch of blue added to it.

get more pics when i'm done.
i'll also post pics of the other cars here when they've been re-painted.

laters.
DM

You built and painted that very quickly!

Looking good. It's always great to see another Daytona on AF :D

What have you chosen for the body color?

superbly good !

I like

Oli

at the moment i'm leaning towards a deep blue colour.
also quite tempted to give it some sparkle.
would giving it a base coat of silver then blue on top give much of a result?

just a quick update.
pics tomorrow as i missed the daylight today.....

body of the daytona has had a first coat of blue applied.
chassis/interior has been completed.

the other three kits have been put on the shelf cos some new found confidence has led me into attempting to repaint the bodies of some older kits that i've always hated the look of.....

laters.

finally got some pics done.
body still hasn't been finished.
waiting for the final coat to gas out.....

in the mean time, i've almost finished an old favourite of mine.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/15848601_daytona_interior.JPG

interior of the daytona.
just a note, i've recently gotten hold of the italeri kit of the same car and i can confirm that it is the same kit except with different decals.
the italeri kit has finer chrome on the wheels and is a bit tidier but apart from that, it's the same.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/15848604_365_gtb4_engine.JPG
daytona engine

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/15848602_365_gtb4_boxer.JPG
pair of 365s

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/15848603_boxer_open.JPG
open rear end
engine isn't great and i've been toying with the idea of slipping in an engine from the testarossa kit as they look practically the same bar the carbs....
thing is, everytime i look at the old revell kits, i'm sure they're not 1/24, despite what it says on the box.
anyone provide me with a bit more info?

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/15848605_rear_ends.JPG
rear ends

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/15848607_dusty_1.JPG
a little bit of orange peel left but i'm a little afraid of polishing off too much paint AND a little afraid of putting on an extra coat....

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/15848608_dusty_2.JPG
the more i look at this, the more i want to chainge the exhausts for 'proper' pipes.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/15848609_dusty_3.JPG
haven't put the intakes/filters on the engine or the covers on the boot lid yet.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/15848610_dusty_4.JPG

body of a maserati marek ss is in the polishing process after a re-paint so should get pics of that along with the daytona.
still got a hell of a long way to go before i can sign off on my started kits.
then there's that little secret project of mine which i've picked up again.
been working on the body......

laters.

Looks great, both the kit & the work you've done on it.

Mike :sunglasse

that's suprisingly detailed! good job! can't wait to see you build that bugatti. ;)

Looking great man

while i'm in the process of painting/polishing the bodies i'll put up some pics of my abandoned secret project.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/158486yaris_01.JPG
this is a barely recognisable toyota yaris that i've taken apart....

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/158486yaris_02.JPG
track has been widened a touch.....

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/158486yaris_03.JPG
everything that can be opened has been opened.
in hindsight, this might've been a bad decision....
the doors no longer seem to want to fit back in their spaces.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/158486yaris_04.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/158486yaris_05.JPG
as you can (almost) see, i've started to remodel the rear space of the interior for the engine and stuff.

Great work, keep it up

That Yaris looks interesting. What engine do you put behind the seats.

see here
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=226201

at the moment it's a partially scratch built V8, diff/drive behind the block, gearbox ahead.
if you look at the last pic above, you'll see a big thing intruding into the cockpit.
that's where the gearbox goes to, the idea being that the gearshift stick goes directly into the gearbox as it does on the LP400.

i've got partially built tube frame for the chassis but i'm having trouble getting it to flex without pinging itself to pieces so i'm heavily stripping away at the original chassis base from the kit.

at the moment, the rear suspension is hashed together from the tamiya porsche carrera (GT3 actually, y'know, the 'extra' parts)
front is a hash of the original.

what went wrong with the original chassis was that i tried to get working arms and springs and all that.
the only thing was because i'm using quite small guage wire and every time i heat up one section of wire for soldering, another bit of wire nearby would've come off....

still would like to get working suspension so i've been looking at getting plastic rods and tubes and seeing what i can do with extra careful plastic weld application.

i'm actually very pleased that fujimi are re-releasing the vitz kit with proper yaris badges cos it means i can afford to bodge this one up and put it down to play-testing.

God that thing is sick....

mad style! mid-engine vitz, just amazing!

Insane project! :ylsuper: Keep it commin' !!