Neddy
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Apologies for the thread necromancy but I wanted to add two things to this hugely informative thread...
1) A massive thanks to @stevehnz for the original posting. I've struggled with decals ever since taking the decision to convert to acrylics, the damn' things stick like 💩 to a blanket as soon as they touch the painted surface and I can't shift them to position them. I've just tried Steve's method and it works like a dream!
2) Klear and Future no longer being available in the UK I found Quick Shine multi-surface floor polish, imported from the US and marketed by Lakeland, was being suggested as an alternative so I located a bottle on Amazon and have just given it a go on a test piece. Two identical old decals placed on either side of a plastic spoon airbrushed with an acrylic paint, one side only pre-treated with Quick Shine, and compared the results. The one applied to the bare painted surface stuck as predicted but the one applied to the pre-treated surface using Steve's method worked a treat, giving me the ability to move it around and position it accurately, yet also giving a much better finish.
Information this good is invaluable to a comparative beginner like me and I can't thank Steve enough for taking the trouble to post it. In return I can heartily recommend Quick Shine Multi Surface Floor Finish to anyone looking for a Klear substitute or replacement.
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Ditto! It's always the last few items that have the greatest potential for cock-ups.
Just a thought @Spiny, if you're bothered about the light-coloured rear rims, try running a slim-tipped black permanent marker round the edge of the rim itself where it meets the tyre - that should tone it down a treat and it's a lot easier than trying to paint anything that slim.
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I always felt that the early MR2 was a prime candidate for a targa top conversion. I wonder if I could get hold of a kit... (wanders off, plotting)
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That's a really great model, beautifully finished and with exactly the sort of aftermarket wheels that find their way onto cars of this type. A REALLY impressively detailed engine bay too.
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Ooh, VERY nicely built and finished. I love it's grandparent on the left too!
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- from the next county over! A couple of years ago I was in a similar position to you when I discovered this forum. You're amongst friends here.
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Oooh lovely, vintage '60s US iron. I'll enjoy watching this one come together if you don't mind me hanging around. I have a '72 Hurst Cutlass in the stash which will probably be first on the bench when I get my eyesight fully back, meantime it'll be great to watch this one.
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That's a lovely job for sure. Very nicely built and finished, the stance is dead right too. I loved these when they first appeared, great to drive with phenomenal handling.
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Ditto from the bottom right-hand corner of Rishi's Realm. Coffee machine's to the right, snacks to the left. Make yourself at home. 🙂
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I also can only see the second image - the first placeholder is reporting a broken link.
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Great job, you can almost smell it!
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Great realistic-looking model, beautifully finished. Niiiiice!
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It'll be good to see this one come together, one of the most beautiful shapes in 1960s Formula 1.
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They're all appearing OK on my systems and I've checked the source gallery (in imgbox) and all is present and correct there.
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Sure, why not indeed? I mean, it's just obvious, isn't it?
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Good luck with that! (Sincerely meant.)
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Brilliant model, beautifully finished. Sorry if this sounds slightly naff but it really does look like the real thing.
A very happy Christmas and New Year to you and all fellow plastic-manglers in this excellent forum. 🎄
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Oooh, I really envy you the TR3 kit. Like you the TR2 is a firm favourite of mine and bearing in mind how the TR3 grew out of the '2 it'll be interesting to see how the 'shell looks without the grille. I don't reckon it'll be far away.
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Blimey! Good luck with those hinges. You might need to hire a mechanically inclined gnome to fit them for you.
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@JeroenS, @Toftdale, @kapam, @Stickframe: Thanks hugely for your kind comments. Kapam, you're not far off the mark, there's definitely a whimsical air to this conversion and I can just picture Gromit at the wheel with Wallace in solitary splendour in the back - toast in hand of course!
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Y'know, I'm really glad my eyesight is preventing me from modelling at the moment, it means I can just sit back and admire what's going down here without thinking "I wish I could get anywhere near that level..."
This is just at another level entirely. It will almost be a shame when it's finished!
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Fear not good sir, you're amongst friends here. Sanity's overrated anyway (so I'm told, personally I wouldn't know - I've never experienced it).
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Patience? Watching this model evolve is worth waiting for. As previously observed, this is scratch-building at its very best.
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Modelling and purchase plans/wishes for 2024
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As I won't get my sight back properly until the end of March my plans for this year are somewhat curtailed. I have seven kits in the stash with no room for any more, so by the end of the year I hope to have built most of them, disposed of some unwanted Jo-Han kits and made room for more.