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  1. Hi all! Thanks for the comments everyone! Just a quick update on the paint - it was actually all airbrushed Tamiya and Mr Color colours. And yep, it is a modern - although is 2003 modern any more?! It was sold in Australia for only a few years before Diahatsu (or Toyota actually) pulled it out of the market. A bit too small for the roads here - it was designed for the tight roads of the Japan inner-city market. But it did seem to get quite a following here and you still see them around quite a bit. Could be a TT clone but it's so much smaller - I'd prefer the TT personally Anyway, thanks again for all of the really positive comments
  2. Hi all, Just posted the build over in the WIP forums and here are some images of the completed car.
  3. Thanks! I don't think it was widely available and it was only sold in Australia for a few years. And yep, it's only about 3.4 m long (the real one), so it ended up at about 14 cm when done.
  4. Hi all, Been a while since posting here and still trying to finish a previous build. And truth be told, I've actually finished this build, but I learned a few things along the way that I thought I would share. So my mother in-law now owns her dream car - a red Copen. It's a hard top convertible - very nice. Fun to drive too - not much power but it's got a 700cc(ish) turbo engine. The turbo sounds great and it's like a go-kart in the streets. Not the best for long haul, freeway cruising as it's very small - you can see my truck in the reflection below. Deceptive, but the truck is about twice the size in every dimension. In any case, fun to drive and she loves it. I thought it might be fun to build a model of one for her (she's cool like that) and I found an Aoshima version (they actually do quite a few different versions) and a KA photoetch set to go along with it. First time using photoetch. So I set off attempting to get this done in a week before her birthday. HA! Laugh! Paint work on the body turned out to be painful and the weather while hot, was humid so drying time was long. Anyway, it started off pretty well. All scrubbed up and dry. Not many parts and looked pretty straight forward to build. Seats needed filling in: Got the interior done without too much fuss - photoetch is tiny and needed careful hands for some parts. Pedals are much better than the kit parts. Interior done (better shots at the end): Onto the body. Started well with Tamiya liquid grey primer after sanding down: Fit wasn't too bad - actually, for me being a newbie at all this, it was pretty good IMO. Then came the red (Tamiya Red - turns out it was actually a pretty good match). First couple of coats went on ok, but then I got too much texture in the final coats: Was pretty bummed actually - deadline approaching and I knew this wasn't going to work... So I gave up trying to get it done and ruining it and focussed on trying to get it right. So I sanded it back down and went heavy on the final coat. The concept of a wet coat had me a little worried about going to far and getting runs in the paint, but it seemed to work out ok. Got the hang of the timing just before it looked like it was going to run. This is how it ended up: Also realised there were some nasty scratches in the windshield. Tried a number of different polishes - including toothpaste - and ended up using Meguiar's Metal Polish which worked great! I flexed the windshield a bit too much though and crazed the plastic. Not much I could do about that, but it doesn't stand out too much. Scratches shown here and final look is later on: It really did work wonders on it - I was pretty pleased that I found something that I already had that would work. I debated clear coating it all but wasn't convinced I'd be able to keep the shine, so I thought I would try to wax the body work and so I tried Meguiar's again - this time the Ultimate Liquid Wax. Worked great and I didn't end up clear coating it: So with that, I finished up the lights and bits and pieces and got it to where I was pretty happy with it. Certainly some things are not quite right (side indicators probably being the the most obvious), but at the end of the day, it was like the car - fun to build (drive) if a little challenged in some areas (small and not much power) but with lots and lots of character! And she loved it!! I'll post some more images in the RFI section. Comments welcome!
  5. Hi all, So going to give another 1/144 a shot. Did the F-14D Super Tomcat last time round, so now giving the F/A-18E Super Hornet a go. Started it a while back so there will be a bit of an update now. This is the kit: Came with what looks to be a pretty good set of decals for one of the VFA 31 "Tomcatters": Also decided to give a resin aftermarket seat and cockpit from RetroWings a go. Very small with much detail! Cleaned it all up and here are the sprues and cockpit: A couple of comparisons between the original seat and cockpit and the RetroWings equivalents. So much more detail - maybe too much for such a small scale? Still, it looks pretty good. These are primed with Vallejo Ghost Grey primer and cleaned up a little to remove excess resin: And the cockpit: Too much on the seat maybe - but looks pretty good all together Painted using Mr Color and Tamiya paints: Once the cockpit was done, the rest (so far!) came together pretty quickly: I decided this time to put most of it together and then paint it (last time I painted most parts before assembly). I also used Tamiya's Extra Thin Cement - much better for this small scale and holds together well (not a lot of weight in this one!). The cement also helped fill some gaps. The rails are now on and it's ready to start some gap filling and the rest of the painting: More to come soon I hope!
  6. Hi all - thanks for all the positive comments! Appreciate them Yeah, it's been a while. The usual - too caught up in work and so on. Still collecting some kits though in the hope that I will start again soon! From one extreme to the other, I grabbed the Trumpeter 1/32 F-14D - it looks outstanding. More tk.
  7. Thanks again Val for the comments and no problem about the weathering. Thanks also RNoAF, appreciate it.
  8. Some images for scale. Funnily enough, I could not find an Aussie 1c coin!
  9. Thanks Val and NavDoc! I thought of the scale photo and I will do one of those this weekend I think. Also hoping to get a Hornet started for the group build. More to come!
  10. Hi all, Thanks for the comments everyone! I appreciate them About the photography - yeah, I did look through the Tamiya catalogues to get some ideas. Except these are the new ones, so they're still doing that sort of photography!
  11. Quick update: more photos are over in the Ready for Inspection forum.
  12. Hi all, So my first build is complete. It is Revell's 1/144 F-14D Super Tomcat (04049). Built with nothing added but what was in the box. Had a few missteps along the way - broke a few things (front landing gear, arrester hook) and added a decal or two in the wrong place. But overall, it was a fun build, if small! I originally got it to get some building and painting skills before I tackle some of the larger and more expensive Fine Molds Star Wars kits, but of course I got hooked on the Tomcat (always liked it) and would now like to add to the collection. I managed to fix the front landing gear, but could not fix the arrester hook. I also broke the pitot tube - and it disappeared!! - and did not fix it. I guess I could have rebuilt it but chose not to. A few scratches on the canopy and a decent one in the side of the fuselage on the left. I used Vallejo, Tamiya, Mr. Color and Lifecolor paints on it, along with MIG Abteilung oils for the weathering. Tried the AK-Interactive pigments but it didn't work out so well. Vallejo gloss and matt varnishes were also used. Could have gone satin I guess for the final coat, but I kinda like the look of the matt. First shot at painting something properly, so I'm kinda pleased with how it turned out. Of course, a $10 kit and about a bazillion dollars worth of paints, tools and stuff - but I'm justifying it by saying they'll all be used on the other kits! While it's my first go at painting something like this, I have to say I have trawled the forums, read online, watched YouTube and have another bazillion dollars worth of books and magazines (I'm a sucker for books though...). Airbrushed most of it (Iwata airbrush and compressor from back in the day when I was painting RC car bodies) with some brushing here and there. Not sure what else I should (or shouldn't have!) add, but please let me know if you have any comments etc. Yeah - the build is here. On to the photos!
  13. Thanks Val for the comment. I had a go at using pigment - and failed miserably!! Not sure I got it right, but in the end I managed to wash away some of the oil weathering I did while trying to get rid of the pigment that I managed to get all over the back of the model. So I started with the oil wash again in certain areas: And then wiped it off after allowing it dry a little: Turns out that it looks like some of the pigment also remained and contributed a bit more to the overall look (more bottom than class on this one!): I decided to call it good and do the final clear coat - I used Vallejo Matt Varnish. Maybe should have used satin, but I don't have any and thought this was ok for this one. Black was masked and final clear was airbrushed (as was almost everything else BTW): So I'm calling this one done! I prefer the matt look to the gloss for sure. I'll do some more photos (more consistent colour for one!) and put it in the completed model section. Thanks for watching and as always, comments are welcome!
  14. Thanks Iain - the 144 is definitely worth a shot. Makes everything else so much bigger if nothing else! So I had a go at weathering using the Abteilung oils. I decided against the usual brown wash and went for Starship Filth (!!!!): Mixed with a bit of white spirit (artist grade) to make a thick wash and brushed all over: Waited for it to dry a bit and then wiped off the excess to get something like this: And the underneath: No, not my nails but it gives a good scale! So this is where I'm at. I'll have a go at some finer detail and then put the final clear on it and call it done! And then get some better images of it. More to come.
  15. Thanks James and Dazz for the replies and comments. James - yes, it has an amazing amount of detail for the size. The parts count is also impressive. It has taken a lot longer than I thought it would to put it all together! But is has been enjoyable. Dazz - yeah, I always get accused for not reading properly! And thanks for the positive comment about the build; I hope that I don't screw up the weathering now. I have some Abteilung oils that I'm going to give a shot. As for another 1/144, I have this one: Looks pretty good. I wouldn't mind doing another Tomcat either and adding some Fightertown decals - they have some excellent 1/144 Black Lions decals that I'd like to give a shot. But then, I also have a bunch of Fine Molds Star Wars models, including the 1/72 Millennium Falcon, sitting ready to go. And I would love to do the 1/32 Trumpter F-14D... There's one that I found at one of the local stores that has a pretty good price on it as best I can tell. Still a lot of $$$ though...... More to come...
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