Hi all, new here!

.... and I'm just about done my first model, a 1991 3000GT, produced by Tamiya. You'll have to bear with me here, I'm at work, and I can't RIGHT CLICK into properties of photos, therefor I cannot link the scaled down versions to this page. But, you can drag and drop the links below into your address bar, and you can see the 1200x? originals.

Now on with the show:

The box the car came in
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/pebdc9ebd99391be2a227da77cd030d26/fcfc175a.jpg

After the 3rd coat of primer. I ended up using 5 coats of teh Tamiya primer because of the problematic vents just fore of the rear wheels:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/p508a1605cccf7ef828dd5501329f9099/fcfc1722.jpg

After the 5th coat, looking nice :D
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/p122dbc8c970cac4be8589d9415316f80/fcfc1728.jpg

Shot of the mostly complete undercarrige
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/pcb58178bf639f94effadd26633ecff6f/fcfc1730.jpg

Yea, the interior suck a lot of ass, but I'm just a beginner :(
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/p53c217efc7a9ad0b7d14322a02bc2337/fcfc173b.jpg

And that's aboot it. I haven't taken any moer pictures of the car since I've done more, but I'll add more in the next little while. One thing I KNOW I've done wrong was I tried to glue on the front "snake eyes" lights (flash to pass when the headlights are down...) with the same cement that I used to glue the body together. Now I'm left with an off colour orange mess, and no way to clean it up :bloated:

Other than that, can anyone offer tips to me for final details that Ican add to the car? ANYTHING would be appreciated!

Thanks for taking the time to look!

Medicguy

PS... I just won an EBAY auction for a EVO VII Lancer WRC car, I CAN'T WAIT till it gets here! :D :D

M

take the .orig.jpg off of the end of the links, we can't see them. :D

well I suppose I didn't bold it or anything, but you have to drag and drop the links into your address bar. IMAGESTATION wont let me link directly to the pictures, this is just a way around the matter. :D

Meddie

welcome to af :wave:

Hi, welcome to AF!!:D
That 3000gt is looking quite nice so far! cant wait to see the finished result:alien:

WELCOME TO AF



Cheers

Originally posted by medicguy
IMAGESTATION wont let me link directly to the pictures, this is just a way around the matter. :D
It will if you take the .orig.jpg off the end. and even better, you could take the .orig.jpg off of the end and then put img tags around it and post the pics here so people don't have to click links, just like this
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/p122dbc8c970cac4be8589d9415316f80/fcfc1728.jpg
:D

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Welcome to AF:wave:

W E L C O M E to AF!

And enjoy the ride here with us in this crazy, mad, nice and fun corner of the web!!! :flash:

Well, my first ever "update" on the current model! :D

Side view... the better side...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid41/pdcd4dc790c5be592774d98811ac6f993/fcf68ac3.jpg

rear view, you can see on the left side of the glass where I inadvertantly used the plastic model cement, rather than the "Krystal Klear" glue :(
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid41/p264e98157f11cfe2500de9798df0adce/fcf68abc.jpg

and same here, the yellow in the front lights there SHOULD be clear, but apparently, I messed up :p
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid41/p68e263f92279e46dc70f1faa5cd2db02/fcf68ab6.jpg

drivers side sail pannel.... should be a bit more "flat black" (which I used...) but I painted on the inside of the glass, so it's glossy
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid41/pf144afca454a775e60e5c22b0a67efa1/fcf68aae.jpg

ditto for the passenger side....
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid41/p5a8458dd7da1baa2acf7f7bce5fe3377/fcf68aa9.jpg

it's about 90% done, just waiting for the spoiler and the rear license plate bracket to dry (which will read "GTO")
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid41/p0c1efb6eeb62cb9d32d4871c1be23713/fcf68ab1.jpg

Well that's it for now, I REALLY need another model to start on so I have something to do while paint etc is drying. BTW, there is 5 coats of paint on the car (Tamiya Pearl White) and was laid on with a spraycan.

Ciao for now!

Meddie

Forgot to ask: but I've looked everywhere in the FAQ, but I can't find the place where all of you buy your "aftermarket" 18"+ tires/wheels. Help a brotha out? :D THANKS!

Meddie

Hey that GTo looks very good!!! how much did you pay for the kit? also... ur question about the rims. most people go to

http://www.hlj.com
go to Fujimi, then Auto Accesories, then Tyre and Wheel.

or you can go to

hobbysearch.com (http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/plamo/index_e.asp?Bno=2878874&Typ1_c=102)

i've never ordered from there, but from what i've heard, those are good places...

and also


WELCOME!

Hello, nice model. :)

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/250585hello.jpg

Nice GTO, what's the stock wheel size on those things? I'm looking to get one at some point, if I ever finish these current projects :bloated:

Looks great for a first model.

And welcome (I don't think I have posted in this thread yet, and if I had, I guess I have said welcome twice :bloated: )

:D

Hope you really get into this hobby! :)

Welcome to A.F. :)

Thank you all again! But I'm still having trouble finding the aftermarket wheels on the HLJ site. can someone help me please? :p

If you mean on the real cars, the VR4/Stealth TT came with 17" rims.


Originally posted by Toksin
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Nice GTO, what's the stock wheel size on those things? I'm looking to get one at some point, if I ever finish these current projects :bloated: [/B]

If you wanna know anyhtin bout stealth/vr4's ask me.. My bros got one :)!!!! They have stock 17 inch rims

wassup???

Welcome to AF

and Happy modeling....:)

Looks great for a first model, alot of us here would of had alot more of a crappy looking model then that. Welcome to AF, hope you will stick around and continue showing your models.

Originally posted by medicguy
Thank you all again! But I'm still having trouble finding the aftermarket wheels on the HLJ site. can someone help me please? :p

1) Go to www.hlj.com
2) Scroll down the side menu until you see "browse by company".
3) Click Fujimi.
4) Find a picture of a wheel with "Auto access". Click it.
5) Scroll down until you find the wheels.

Step 3 can be replaced by clicking Aoshima, or any other company that makes wheels.

Hope this helps.:rolleyes: