Post by Rob Spires on Jan 1, 2019 13:16:47 GMT -8
Box stock, not my very best work, but will work for a shelfer. I had trouble getting the body to sit correctly on the chassis. I ended up gluing the front bumper to the body shell instead of the chassis as the instructions directed. This helps mask the body fit issues, though now the hood assembly is heavy making it inclined to droop.
The body was painted with Tamiya sprays, TS-44 Brilliant Blue, TS-26 Pure White, and TS-13 Clear. The white for the quarterpanels was included on the decal sheet, but I opted to paint it instead. I also masked around the large Hot Wheels decal, though some bleed rough is visible where my separation lines weren’t perfect. This kit is from the era when R/M decals were pretty bad, so it was a struggle to get a final product I was satisfied with. I did make the mistake of using Solvaset on the hood decal causing it to irreparably wrinkle around the edges. Lesson learned.
Despite its faults, I’m fairly happy with how this car turned out. It’s not show quality by any means, but it does look good on the shelf.
The body was painted with Tamiya sprays, TS-44 Brilliant Blue, TS-26 Pure White, and TS-13 Clear. The white for the quarterpanels was included on the decal sheet, but I opted to paint it instead. I also masked around the large Hot Wheels decal, though some bleed rough is visible where my separation lines weren’t perfect. This kit is from the era when R/M decals were pretty bad, so it was a struggle to get a final product I was satisfied with. I did make the mistake of using Solvaset on the hood decal causing it to irreparably wrinkle around the edges. Lesson learned.
Despite its faults, I’m fairly happy with how this car turned out. It’s not show quality by any means, but it does look good on the shelf.
