castrol celica

[suzuki3000#]

i recently aquired a castrol celica 93 monte carlo rally car which has been discontinued by tamiya off my dad i am currently in the stage of putting decals on it so when there done i will post pics

[suzuki3000#]

hi heres the car with the decals:


left side


front


right side


back

hope you like it

[stevenoble]

Looking good so far.They are pretty tricky decals to apply, I found them to be quite brittle when I built this kit some years ago.When I re-built it recently I used Studio 27 aftermarket decals which were much more flexible and fitted the curves a lot better.You can try a little heat from a cloth or sponge dipped in hot water and it can sometimes help smooth out the decals.Or a little heat from a hair dryer, but go steady.Alternatively some Micro Sol can work wonders as well.

[generationx]

I'm building this kit at the moment ("Completed" thread won't be long) and I have to say these decals are a NIGHTMARE. MicroSet (the soft one) does very little, MicroSol wrinkles and splits them, and don't even ask about Tameo decal solution. I had to order what I think was the last spare set from Tamiya UK and now I'm getting there.

I think a problem you're having is that you haven't painted the body shell? Decals (especially these crappy ones) don't work well on bare plastic. Maybe they'll settle down with a warm towel or hair dryer, then shoot them with a clear coat. Tamiya's "Park Green" is the ideal touch-in colour.

Good luck with the rest of your build, most of the rest of it goes together pretty well...!

[davezilla]

Originally Posted by stevenoble

Looking good so far.They are pretty tricky decals to apply, I found them to be quite brittle when I built this kit some years ago.When I re-built it recently I used Studio 27 aftermarket decals which were much more flexible and fitted the curves a lot better.You can try a little heat from a cloth or sponge dipped in hot water and it can sometimes help smooth out the decals.Or a little heat from a hair dryer, but go steady.Alternatively some Micro Sol can work wonders as well.

Steve,

Where did find the replacement decals? I got this kit in my stash but the decals are cracked. I coated them with some liquid decal film, but I would perfer to have a S27 cartograf replacement set.

Anyway, nice work with those difficult decals. Looks like you picked the right driver. Although you probably should've painted the window trim before you started decaling it.

[Mister_S13_2]

hey, i love this kit!!
actually,
i love all celica kits, but this is my fave,
looks like ur doing a good job!! looking forward to seeing the rest!!
haahaa, i agree, Auriol was certainly more entertaining to whatch.
and he DID win the monte, by 15 seconds i beleive??

heres my 2 f ur interested
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=755634


Celica pride!! woohoo

[suzuki3000#]

Mister S13 2 your celicas look brilliant but the no 3 one is the best one

[Mister_S13_2]

yes, i agree, i did the no:3 one about 2 years after the no:7, the no:7 was origanall no:3, but when i started doing a nicer job i made it the number 7, i have to say, i dont think mine looked as good as your do right now,i hate to think of all the trouble those 2 bonnet vents caused with the decals, i cant wait see more!!

[stevenoble]

Originally Posted by davezilla

Steve,

Where did find the replacement decals? I got this kit in my stash but the decals are cracked. I coated them with some liquid decal film, but I would perfer to have a S27 cartograf replacement set.

Hi Dave,

I used the S27 decals but built the red and white Repsol sponsored car from 1992 as driven by Carlos Sainz.Not sure if S27 ever did the Castrol decals.

[nugundam93]

whoa! nice to see a castrol celica again.

[cameraboy5]

Steve and Dave....great builds