nikkita katana Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 This has been fun with masses of dust, fluff and airbrush splatters and stripping the shell back to plastic enough times to lose count!!! I probably should have given up and bought another at the same time I started on the second bottle of the candy violet. Anyway, it's quite a nice little kit and I'm pleased with the underneath and interior. The outside was mostly learning a lot about what not to do. The inside was all done with alclad finishes pretty much straight onto the plastic, wheels were humbrol enamel, outside was the bright silver base and the alclad violent candy topped with a couple of goes with Klear Kote gloss. I've since bought a nice selection of alclad primers to do next ones a bit more properly, and learnt the only sensible room in flat for relatively dust and fluff free spraying is the bathroom. If I don't look at it too closely the scratches, chips and that nasty crack on the roof might not bother me too much. Time will tell. I've really got the bug back for more cars, it's been way too long. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 That color... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkita katana Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 Ha ha yeah, it just had to be the first one I tried. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wasley Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Very good for such a long time off!! Hard to find a car in the shopping car park that has no scratches/dents.so it looks good to me.Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Superb as a first one back! Great colours, inside and out, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkita katana Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Thank you for the kind words guys. Thought I best see how it looked through the big camera with a pair of daylight rated studio bulbs. I think I'll let her live with her scars and just try and go easier on the next one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hi Nikki looks good, but I know very little about cars (the thing above is something in metallic purple...I have NO idea what kind of car it is...I can't even spot any clear name..EDIT I note the tag says R34 Skyline...still none the wiser) ... but, my reason for posting... have you seen this? some interesting ideas here, I found very informative and interesting, plus @cmatthewbacon is a helpful chap. And, you got it finished.... cheers T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkita katana Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hiya Troy, that's ok, I still have no idea which Spitfire is which and that's after a friend gave me a little blue Air Ministry Spitfire Pocket Manual. All tips are useful so i shall have a read of that link later, thank you. The skyline name is embossed along the back but all the pictures of it came out red so went in the recycle bin cos they looked all wrong. It's definitely purple but my cameras are actually having trouble seeing it properly. Next one's gonna be blue and another Nissan with no name on it. Painting went very much better and there's no glue or cracks on the lights. Woohoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Well done nice model hope this urges you to do more . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkita katana Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 There will definitely be more. Only just started again and the stash of exotic motors is already building up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Nice build mate, on ward and up wards as they say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pau10wen Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Great clean finish! and the paintwork looks amazing! I hope I can gat my builds close to the quality of finish someday, superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkita katana Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 Thank you Paul 5 hours ago, pau10wen said: I hope I can gat my builds close to the quality of finish someday I'm sure you will and better, you're in the right place. :) This site helped a lot with tips and seeing what others were doing. And airbrushing with modern pre-thinned paints are way nicer than anything I had access to when I was younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Great build of an absolute legend! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Great job,love the last shot it shows the lovely clean lines.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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