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Sounds promising 😊 I'll pull up a chair on your builds also.

Yeah, that's my conclusion so far as well Andy. I bought the black Amg gtr gt3 (can't remember the sponsor etc) but that black is really close the actual Matt/satin finish in the 1/1 scale car. Might finish it as that one.

Hi Andy, That does look smooth. I've bought mr color 1500 grade in white so will be interesting to compare it with this. Not tried zp primer yet but ordering some more bits and pieces from Hiro soon so will include some.

This is the Colour I'm aiming for...... Its not looking good for the Zero paint so far but we'll see how it fares with a Matt top coat.

Hello all, This is probably going to be a long one. Waiting for the etched brass set to arrive from Aus, I thought I'd have a go at getting the undercoats and preparation done properly or as near as I can get to doing stuff like that properly. I bought a few primers and will do some test runs on the various brands (Mr Color 1500 black is looking good so far...) to see what goes best with the finish I've chosen. Really like the Hell Green Magno the road car was released in so bought Zero paints version of it and got the following results.. Confusing "very green" green on the lable. Well spotted! This isnt a GTR with a bad body kit...well, it is but more on that later. This is after about seven fine coats of green and no flat top coat. Even after sanding, the Tamiya grey primer is just that little bit rougher. The MrColor 1500 black surfacer is so smooth, I didnt see the need to sand it. On that subject, I used Tamiya's 2000 grit sanding sponges on the grey primer. They worked well but I find they have some pretty nasty random bits of "grain" that can gouge some pretty big scratches. Best to run it over some spare fossils first. My wire collects fossils. So.... on we go

Decided to splurge a bit today 😊

That's really nice. Thanks for sharing.

Good call! I'll have a look. Thanks.

really don't like the look of the tyres that some with Tamiya gt cars and was wondering if anyone had a source for alternatives? Looking at 1/24 scale mainly. Thanks for any replies!

its a...... Mustang 😕 Oh well, at least it will be the best 1/24 scale Mustang. Would love a mclaren 720s or a vantage.

Stunning!

Appreciated! Look forward to seeing it. I'll probably do the Vietnamese bird next time too.

That is exceptional. Inspired to work on mine again! Thanks.

Cheers IJS302! Hey VMA131Marine, Its entirely probable I've hamfisted it but others seem to have had similar experiences so might just be a bad batch? I bought one of their Kate torpedo bombers and it had a warped fuselage. Still, building the skills is part of fun Looking forward to seeing the builds mentioned here!

Thank you guys! Yes, it's a pity that the quality seems to be falling off. Hopefully they can get it sorted and start producing really good quality again. Saying that, overall they are not too bad 😊

That's really sweet. One if my favorite cars and beautifully reproduced. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks John 😊 Yeah, it's not too bad really.

Thank you Cheshiretaurus! Good luck with your build. Cheers Hairtrigger 😊

Cheers Ridgerunner! 😊

That's a really fine looking result. Nice decal choice too.

Thank you sir! 😊

Just looked at the images on my laptop and they are pretty poor I'll borrow my wifes camera and see if I cant get sharper pics.

Cheers Alan. 😊 Thanks Sky Keg. Glad to help 😊

I guess they may have had to switch to another supplier or manufacturer for cash or other reasons. I still enjoy collecting and building them though as they take on stuff the superior Japanese manufacturers won't.

Cheers Todders 😊