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Lovely build. Excellent paint Job, not overly thick clear coat, fits in scale perfectly.

No sorry, I decided to do other project first

Looks like a real thing! Fabolous Job 👌

Real beauty!

Thanks, and for the tip too!

Hi I'm building Tamiya Lexus LFA at the moment. There is some ankward gaps on body shell, where sanding putty is really hard to do right. So I'm thinking to use putty what you don't have to sand. I have tube of Vallejo. My question is does it react under lacquer etc. paints? I'm using Tamiya decanned surface primer and Gravity Spain base coat and 2k clear. Pekka

Really great result! These big scale kits are guite unforgiving, and you managed make this on a really beauty!

But still they are nice kits. Maybe I post mine in a VIP section too. I managed to save rear wing. It look decent now. Wil follow yours build closely!

Nice build there. I am building this too at the moment, but in Ogier Red Bull livery. Agree with the instruction very rubbish, but I also got Citroen C3 and got to say there is huge improvement on that. Rear wing is quite fiddly and fragile. I broke mine during assembly, due mediocre fit.

Oh my, truly stunning work! Did those kevlar decals came with detail set? They look so real too, what is not the case in every decal manufacturer.

That is one spectacular weathering there! 👍

Truly wonderful build!

Hi folks! This was a kit that I was after so long time, but prices in ebay were pretty steep. I was lucky to found this in domestic market place in reasonible 35 euros plus 11 euros photo etch set from ebay. First I thought that I'm not going to post this build. BUT, then I thought that maybe it's refreshing to show when things go wrong due yourself or the kit itself. And here it is:' Maybe it's good to start where this everything begun, here is link to that: So as many of you know, Tamiya decals can be issue sometimes. Since there were no reliable decals make box stock looking car, I first thought that I go silver livery, but then I found Gigi Galli decals. So yellow it was. Everything was paint to match red livery so paint stripping and repainting it was. Little difficult to repaint those wheel arches. So not my own mistakes yet... But here is first, and it was epic! Don¨t really know what I was thinking, but I somehow decided to strip paint from spoiler with thinner. Gladly I realize what I was doing pretty fast, and managed to neutralize melting process with water. But after that spoiler surface was smooth as gravel road! 🤣. So some heavy putty work to do...result was acceptable, but no perfect in any means. After that things go pretty smooth till decaling and painting process. In cockpit I added carbon decals, and some wiring and piping. Also made fuel tank, and fuel lines, although they can't be seen when body is on it's place. Also change seatbelt material little more realistic looking than what Tamiya provide in it's detail set. Painting itself went pretty good. Decanned Tamiya Chrome yellow thinned with retarder type Tamiya laquer thinner. After decaling body everything was clear coated with MRP 2K super clear. First time using that, and have to say it is great stuff. Little more time consuming that Zero etc, because you have to put three light coats before wet coat. After first wet coat I was not happy with shine, but after second wet, surface was really good. Minor orange here there, but that's more users error than product it self. Highly recommend that, and you don't have to thin it, just mix 1:1 and its good to go at least with my 0.5 needle. So no polishing or nothing, surface is glossy and smooth enough to a rally car. My last fail was when I paint side window frames. I forgot to weaken masking tape bonding force...so it rip part of decals off. 😪 Also made couple mistakes during decaling. And here is result of that.... I have ordered another set of Renaissance decals from Domino Models. So I can correct those ripped decals, but they are going to be without clear. Gladly they are quite glossy. After all, this was not as cheap, due repaint and two set of decals. But sometimes it is what it is, and we learn from these. I will edit. another picture when there is new decals on those damaged ones, and antennas are on. Cheers! Pekka

Here in Finland you can get those touch up paints from car paint stores. Or on rattle can or kind of what you need. They produce those paints from demand, only you need to know is paint code. And you can thin it with thinner,here in Finland they offer correct thinner also, in package size you need Don't know policy of your country, but I think it's worth looking for.

Thank you for the tip. I will get Dot4 fluid also. I think I'v used that fluid to strip Tamiya acryl paint, and Tamiya primer went of with brake cleaner (isopropanol?) Sometimes I have just sanded paint down, but that is not what I prefer, because you can lose shape and detail on piece itself. Has anyone tried those paint strippers that Zero and other sell? Are they same stuff than these? I have also industrial paint stripper, but it could effect plastic.