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Post by Ben_B on Apr 5, 2020 14:56:45 GMT -8
Fantastic job, Joel! That livery is striking!
Ben
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Post by 2whl on Apr 5, 2020 14:59:36 GMT -8
Excellent build Joel. If I didn't have so many kits already, I'd be ordering a couple on-line
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 5, 2020 16:09:18 GMT -8
Ben & 2whl,
Thanks so much for your thumbs up, it's greatly appreciated. I keep on looking at the K2 & K3 parked next to each other. They do make a striking pair of lookers.
Joel
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Post by arcticwolf on Apr 5, 2020 16:16:13 GMT -8
An absolutely superb job as usual Joel. I don't know how you got those decals on.
Paul
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Post by afx on Apr 5, 2020 16:26:26 GMT -8
Turned out great Joel. Really like the brake cooling disks on the wheels.
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Post by tatocorvette on Apr 5, 2020 16:35:43 GMT -8
Congratulations Joel!
That's a great looking race car! A challenge has been conquered. All the details add up. Love the hood pins, wipers, PE grilles, tires, harness etc. The decaling is top notch as well.
Thanks,
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Post by mike_t on Apr 5, 2020 17:23:10 GMT -8
Excellent job, sir! Great looking car!
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Post by jchrisf on Apr 6, 2020 4:51:38 GMT -8
How'd I miss this one. Very cool Joel!
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 6, 2020 5:23:47 GMT -8
Thanks guys, I can't tell you how much I truly appreciate your most positive comments and thumbs up. I have two hobbies: Race car Modeling, and Sim racing. While I love sim racing, lets just say that it plays 2nd fiddle to car modeling. But both help me relax and spend time in my little private world before I come back down to earth.
The Porsche 935 K3 from Nunu basically was the Beemax kit with a few new molded parts. The kit was a pure joy to build with literally no issues that I didn't cause. The scheme I decided on was simply because Bobby Rahal, a personal favorite from his Cart days was one of the drivers, and that Apple was the main sponsor which was both super colorful and I've never seen them as a sponsor before. I did have my doubts about the decals wrapping around the turbo charger radiator intakes, but I managed to get them basically into the proper orientation. Not perfect by any means. My other main goal was to finally get a paint job, smooth as silk, and with a mile deep finish. To this end, I honest think I succeeded. So now my painting bar has been kicked up a few notched. I certainly hope that I can maintain that level moving on.
It took a while to finally decide what model to tackle next, and since it's been quite a while since I built an open wheeler, I've decided on Tamiya's 1/20 scale Lotus Honda 99T driven by Senna at Monaco.
Joel
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 6, 2020 6:32:38 GMT -8
That looks absolutely fantastic Joel. Details, paint work and decaling are at a premium!!!!!
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 6, 2020 8:42:54 GMT -8
Thanks Mustang1989,
It's much appreciated
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Post by jchrisf on Apr 6, 2020 9:54:56 GMT -8
My other main goal was to finally get a paint job, smooth as silk, and with a mile deep finish. To this end, I honest think I succeeded. So now my painting bar has been kicked up a few notched. I certainly hope that I can maintain that level moving on. You'll have to share your secret to a smooth paint job.. I can't figure it out. |
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 6, 2020 13:55:19 GMT -8
Jchristf,
I'll be more then glad to answer any questions about my technique that you may have. In my last few build blogs I've gone into great detail on how I paint, what paints, flow psi, & decal prep.
Joel
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Post by 2lapsdown on Apr 6, 2020 14:08:02 GMT -8
Beautiful job and a real guide to building this car. Thanks for sharing your process, very inspiring
John
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 6, 2020 14:34:22 GMT -8
John,
Thanks so much for your most positive comments, they're always greatly appreciated. If any of my modeling processes is of help to anyone here, then I've succeeded above my expectations.
Joel
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