Jaccs Accord

[ricrosar]

[OWhite3]

Sweet Accord racer. Fantastic job on decals!

[360spider]

What a great build. Nice pictures too.

[michel1973]

Nice work of this classic tamiya kit

[model freak]

Great job on the decals and nice finish!

[Tompidom]

Great details and a fantastic finish!

[ricrosar]

Thanks for your comments guys! working on a honda collection, I'll be posting some more soon.

[willimo]

Just great! Beautiful work on the interior and the decals. Looks perfect!

[Kjenjak]

Great details and decals!!!

[sohchx]

Beautiful, Beautiful build Ricrosar!!! Do you mind if I ask, could you post more info on the build IE:the companies through which you purchased/ or whom produced the aftermarket items on the vehicle that weren't included in the kit? I can't imagine the difficulty of the decals installation. Did you use Micro sol/set? I have Tamiya's R/C version of this and have always wanted to build the model version. I love this and the PIAA variation.

[ricrosar]

Originally Posted by sohchx

Beautiful, Beautiful build Ricrosar!!! Do you mind if I ask, could you post more info on the build IE:the companies through which you purchased/ or whom produced the aftermarket items on the vehicle that weren't included in the kit? I can't imagine the difficulty of the decals installation. Did you use Micro sol/set? I have Tamiya's R/C version of this and have always wanted to build the model version. I love this and the PIAA variation.

Thanks sohchx, glad you like it. Well I got the kit from ebay. Switches, buttons and harness hardware are from hobby design, belt material is ribbon available from crafts stores, carbon decals are from sms. Honda logos are from crazy modeler. You can find and buy most details online. For decal conforming I use heat, After placement I take a wet/moist cotton ball and touch a hot iron with it, after it sizzles a bit, carefully touch the decal and it will start to conform. After they dry a bit a apply some decal solution and dry with a blower. I mostly use walters solvaset and mr mark softer from mr hobby. Both are much stronger than microsol so use with care. Hope this can help and good luck with the project. If I you need anything you can leave me a message, i"ll be glad to try to help.

PS: Most important, be patient and don't rush things!!!

regards
Rick

[HondaSan72]

Looks fantastic! I like the smoke burn on the rear bumper... nice touch. Awesome build!

[sohchx]

Originally Posted by ricrosar

Thanks sohchx, glad you like it. Well I got the kit from ebay. Switches, buttons and harness hardware are from hobby design, belt material is ribbon available from crafts stores, carbon decals are from sms. Honda logos are from crazy modeler. You can find and buy most details online. For decal conforming I use heat, After placement I take a wet/moist cotton ball and touch a hot iron with it, after it sizzles a bit, carefully touch the decal and it will start to conform. After they dry a bit a apply some decal solution and dry with a blower. I mostly use walters solvaset and mr mark softer from mr hobby. Both are much stronger than microsol so use with care. Hope this can help and good luck with the project. If I you need anything you can leave me a message, i"ll be glad to try to help.

PS: Most important, be patient and don't rush things!!!

regards
Rick

I am aware of all manufacturers that you mentioned, except for SMS. Do those letters stand for the companies name in short? I may already no whom you are speaking of, I just don't call them SMS. If solvaset is stronger than micro set as you say I don't want to try it, lol. I have been having a hard time with micro set lately. When I lay down the decals the set is so fast that I have almost no time to reposition the decal if needed so the decal ends up stuck almost as soon as I apply. I am contemplating stopping useage of it altogether.

[sohchx]

Originally Posted by HondaSan72

Looks fantastic! I like the smoke burn on the rear bumper... nice touch. Awesome build!

I completely missed that,good eye!!

[ricrosar]

Originally Posted by sohchx

I am aware of all manufacturers that you mentioned, except for SMS. Do those letters stand for the companies name in short? I may already no whom you are speaking of, I just don't call them SMS. If solvaset is stronger than micro set as you say I don't want to try it, lol. I have been having a hard time with micro set lately. When I lay down the decals the set is so fast that I have almost no time to reposition the decal if needed so the decal ends up stuck almost as soon as I apply. I am contemplating stopping useage of it altogether.

Hi sohchx, sms is short for scale motorsports sorry. About decal solvents, you have to be sure the decal is in its final place, then you start applying microsol. Once applied don't touch the decal or you will destroy it. Only blow dry to speed up the process. That's why I heat it first with the warm cotton to get it to its preliminary position, then the solution will make it look like it is painted on. Anyways I'm assuming you have some previous experience with decals, if not I would suggest you experiment with something easier as this kit can be a PITA if not. Let me Know.

Rick

PS: also please check my other decal crazy Porsche here: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul....php?t=1092035