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Post by tatocorvette on Feb 20, 2021 9:12:54 GMT -8
Cool car! The Martini livery is a classic.
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Post by arcticwolf on Feb 20, 2021 16:08:58 GMT -8
Well, that was very informative. Having waded through the whole post, I almost feel like I should just give up building models and stick to sanding drywall.
But I think I'll take your previous advice and just build the thing as is and enjoy it. It's a cool car, if I can make the decals work it should look presentable when its done.
Thanks JC, it did put a different perspective on things.
Paul
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Post by afx on Feb 20, 2021 18:21:27 GMT -8
I hope I didn't put you off building the kit Paul, just wanted to share some information.
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Post by arcticwolf on Feb 20, 2021 19:53:08 GMT -8
I hope I didn't put you off building the kit Paul, just wanted to share some information. Absolutely not, JC. Thanks for posting it. When I was reading it, I couldn't help but think that the author/builder wouldn't be satisfied no matter what kit he had in front of him. I like to strive for authenticity and accuracy too, but as you pointed out earlier, all kits have their flaws. We can either fix what we can and live with the rest, or check ourselves in to the nearest mental facility. I choose the former.
Besides all that, I like a challenge (see above reference to mental facility).
cheers Paul
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Post by afx on Feb 25, 2021 3:29:12 GMT -8
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Feb 25, 2021 7:20:41 GMT -8
Nice Cut-a-way!!! Chris
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Post by arcticwolf on Mar 7, 2021 11:26:52 GMT -8
This is the car that the kit and supplied decals most closely matches:
So I'm going to take a crack at building it. It's a very rudimentary curbside. I've cleaned up the body - lots of flash and the molding is a bit thick, a bit like a resin kit. But it looks sharp and accurate and I've made the doors fit fairly well so far anyway. I'm going to test fit the glass before I paint anything. Wish me luck.
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Post by clowncar on Mar 7, 2021 11:40:23 GMT -8
It looks like an Italian carrozzeria's take on the Porsche 962, if that makes sense. Very worthy subject.
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Post by arcticwolf on Apr 1, 2021 23:03:57 GMT -8
Hi guys.
Not a lot of time for model building (too much house building), but this little pain is done! Main complaints are the plastic is too thick, but that can be fixed and/or disguised. A little filler was necessary as the molding wasn't that great, I had to enlarge the window openings a little to get the glass to fit, but it looked like this:
Not the greatest, but I've worked with worse.
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Post by arcticwolf on Apr 1, 2021 23:20:39 GMT -8
After a coat of white paint, time to decal. They are vibrant, I'll give them that:
And a real pain. Very stiff, yet fragile. They break easily and won't conform to shapes, which on this car is a problem!
I resorted to cutting the decals into many smaller pieces and joining them back together. Even then they wouldn't co-operate. Micro Set helps, but not much as it breaks the decal apart.
For some areas Micro Sol was needed, and then it dissolved some of it. I tried a hair dryer but it had no effect:
Another problem was they didn't cover all that they should have. I should have just painted it black, I ended up painting it anyway:
Very poor quality decals IMHO. However, some Nato Black and a toothpick to highlight the louvers, 2 coats of Testors clear, not the worst end result.
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Post by arcticwolf on Apr 1, 2021 23:39:03 GMT -8
It's a very basic curbside, but a good subject for a detailed interior I thought. I didn't bother. The glass is so thick that the distortion makes it impossible to see any real detail through it, and although the doors are removable, doing so risks damaging the very delicate decals. So I built it box stock and glued the doors shut just in case. Very tempting to revert to Ismael's idea and tint the glass black! So after touch ups and final assembly, voila:
It looks OK on the shelf. As you know, decals are not my strong suit or my favorite job, so I guess I should be happy enough.
I realized after I looked at the pics that I forgot the windshield wiper.
If you want a Lancia LC2, by all means buy it. If you want a nice kit to build, I'd suggest skip it and try something else. I'm not impressed with Ilateri based on this one.
Thanks for looking
cheers Paul
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Post by tatocorvette on Apr 2, 2021 2:21:27 GMT -8
Despite all the problems the finished product looks good! It is a very eye catching livery. The white paint came out very nice and smooth.
Thanks, Ismael
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Post by afx on Apr 2, 2021 2:43:11 GMT -8
I agree it did turn out nice Paul. Blame the build issues on Protar as they originally designed the kit, Italeri is just re-issuing it.
Would like the have a set of the wheels/tires from the kit for my Lancia Beta projects.
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 2, 2021 5:19:48 GMT -8
Paul, I'd say that you did one heck of a job building a pretty poor kit by today's standards. I do remember trying to build a few Protar 1/24 scale kits back in the days when they were new releases, and just didn't like either of them, so they never got finished. As for the decals, you did a darn good job on what you had to work with. I'm surprised that Indy Cals hasn't made a replacement sheet for this kit as they seem to do one for so many kits these days.
joel
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Post by arcticwolf on Apr 3, 2021 13:32:01 GMT -8
Thanks guys. Joel is right, it would have been a whole lot more pleasant if I had Indycals to work with, but in the end not too bad a result - good practice and lord knows I need it.
Enough with the curbsides, I need a real car to build. Time to tackle a 1/12th from the stash.
Paul
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