andyh

Brought this kit on a bit of a whim, and because it was pretty cheap. It is a nice little build, but looks a little toy like I reckon. It is painted in Peugeot Sun Burst colour from a rattle can, and then gloss coated with a few coats of Klear. The doors are pretty fun to build, with what look like large paperclips, but they do the job.

I've owned a few Ford Capri's over the years from 1.6 up to 2.8i and always found them great fun to drive, although you always needed a few bags of sand in the boot to keep them on the road , but I have always had a soft spot for them. So I spotted this kit on Ebay going cheap as the body was damaged, and I am really pleased with the outcome, the repair is far from perfect but I am happy with it. Although I might go back and try and repair the A pillar better. Last week I brought another Zakspeed Capri kit with different livery, so looking forward to building that, but the prices are getting silly now for these kits.

Many thanks, and yes you are correct. It is a Halfords Paint, cant remember the name now but it went on lovely. I then just brush painted a couple of coats of Klear on

So I brought this kit off Ebay and it was originally the Taisan GT2 version, but there were no decals, so thought I would convert into a street car. Typical great Tamiya quality and fun to build.

Here you go, a few more images.

Ive just finished the Ducati, my first Lego Technic build and must admit I am hooked. Really enjoyed the build, so relaxing and I love the engineering of the engines etc. Might get the Porsche 911 GT3 next or Doms Challenger from Fast & Furious.

So here is my finished build of the Tamiya Ducati 888, its only my 3rd bike build and a real great kit. Its the first time I had airbrushed the Tamiya Lacquer Paint, and it really does spray well, thinned 50/50 with there thinner/retarder. A real fun build, and got me keen to build another bike.

So here is my version of the Ford Mustang GT4 from Tamiya. Im not a big fan of the OOB schemes so seeing as I have 2 kits I thought I would have a bit of fun with this and turn it into a Track day/Street car. The colour is Tamiya Metallic Green, and then clearcoated with Klear. And the decals are a mix of the kit decals and spares I had. This is a really fun build, with no issues at all and I hope you like it.

I had the same problem with some rattle cans from Halfords, a few weeks back. Never had a problem with them before, I have put it down to the heat, as I sprayed the same paint last week when it was cooler and there was no issues.

This was my 2nd bike build, and must admit I have been well and truly bitten by the bike building bug, building cars is still my favourite, but I do love all the intricate details on the bikes, and strangely enough I enjoy all the pipework. As always being a Tamiya kit, it goes together really well with no issues, it has been painted with a mixture of Halfords Automotive rattle cans, vallejo and tamiya acrylic paints. Hope you enjoy.

Thankyou. I didnt airbrush the Pledge on, just brush painted it on, let it dry overnight then gave it another coat

I am really glad this build is all over, had quite a lot of issues. Hardly anything fitted as it should, then half way through the build I discovered that the clear parts were not packed in the box, so had to wait 3 weeks for Revell to send them out. The body has been painted with a rattle can from Halfords, then 2 gloss coats using Pledge. It hasn't come out too bad despite the issues

Been wanting to build one of these for some time now, and must admit it was a real joy to build. It all went together well, I was worried about the decals going on but all was good.

So this was my first ever bike build, and must admit I was really looking forward to it. But things didnt start well, the paint I was using which was a Halfords Automotive rattle can, just didnt sit well and so I had to strip, sand and start again....I later discovered I hadnt shaken the can well enough. So I decided to pack the kit away, as I had a few other builds and come back to it later. And after a few weeks I picked the kit up again, and it just all fell together. I had a couple of issues with the decals, but nothing a bit of touch up paint would clear up. I ended up absolutely loving this build, and really pleased with the end result, so much so I have just brought another couple of bike builds. Anyway I hope you enjoy.

Started this kit back in February and all was going great until I had to paint the window rubbers and start the decals. I made a right mare off it and decided to soak the body in Dettol to remove the paint and decals, this worked great and then I dropped it, breaking the pillars, so I packed the chassis up which was completed and left it for a few months. So last month I purchased the kit again, as well as a Fine Tip Sharpie and some fine paint brushes and started again, this time all went well. There are a couple of things Im not happy with but I enjoyed it in the end, and the decals were not as bad as I expected.

Another kit I have had for ages and only got the confidence to build it a few months ago, this was an absolute pleasure to build and I tried a few PE parts for the first time. Again just used a rattle can from Halfords and then polished it up, really pleased with the outcome.

Ive had this kit for years and decided it was time to give it a go. The panels were quite badly warped, so that was challenging, in fact you can see where the front wheel doesnt quite touch the floor because of the warping. Apart from that I really enjoyed this build, and the Halfords paint that I used on the Renault 5 was put to good use on this...hope you enjoy.

Just nearly finished VW Samba in the same blue as this Renault, then got a few to choose from. Brought a Motorbike kit from Tamiya as I have never built one before, also brought a BMW M3 from Beemax, then ive got a 1/16 Porsche 356 Cabriolet so a couple to choose from

Many thanks. I then use the Halfords Clear Lacquer. But have found it burns through decals so lay the decals on top of the clear coat.

Hi Andy, I used Halfords Grey Primer and then Halfords Ford Matisse Blue

Just finished this kit, and really pleased with the outcome. No real issues with it, apart from the bonnet fit which was terrible.

Hi, thankyou. I used Halfords Grey Primer, then Halfords Toyota White straight out of a rattle can, and I then used the Halfords Clear Lacquer. Then I put the decals on with no issues. But you cant use the clear lacquer over the decals as it eats through them.

Here is my latest classic rally car build. Im really enjoying building these classics and this was a pretty good kit. The build went well apart from the chassis did not want to fit to the body, but after a bit of fettling I got there, the decals were a bit daunting but went down really well.

This was a pretty straightforward build, the only issue I had was the rear wheels were at an angle. I will remove them and fix when I get a minute, other than that this is a nice build that I really enjoyed.

Another of my favourite rally cars, but this kit was a pain from start to finish. Loads of flash, hardly anything fitted correctly and the decals must have been from a bad batch, I had to order replacements from Italeri in the end which went on ok. I am happy with it, but it is far from perfect.