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Although I've been dabbling in 1/24 scale car builds since my early teens I've only recently gotten back into the hobby - and while Im nowhere near as good as some of you my aim is to try and build my cars as cleanly and precisely as possible, even if the kit itself isn't something "exotic" like a Pocher or one that carries half a million PE parts. About the car: Had to get this one as I'm a big fan of GT3 racing. A modified version of the road going MP4-12C, the GT3 car carries a 493 bhp, 3.8l v8 engine and has a 0-100kmph acceleration of 3.1 seconds. Plenty fast if you ask me. This car depicts Phil Quaife's winning car from the 2012 Total 24 hours of Spa About the kit: Got this kit on holiday in Japan - at 4000 yen its a bit pricey for a curbside model. But still, cant complain given that hobby shops in Dubai rarely carry anything other than Revell EasyKits or 1/144 scale jets. The moulding is really nice and crisp and the kit includes some excellent PE parts without going overboard; mainly the front and rear grills, brake discs and the racing harness. Carbon fibre paint is "homebrew" gloss black mixed with silver and then clearcoated. Body paint is Mr Color Orange Yellow thinned with Mr Color Levelling Thinner painted via airbrush, followed by Mr Super Clear III clear coat- first time using lacquer based paints from the Mr Color range and came to the conclusion that they are just fantastic. Quick drying, brilliant semi-gloss finish and amazing color density without being thick and without covering up panel gaps like most enamel paints. Needless to say, Im hooked and would really appreciate if one of you could please let me know which online shops carry the MrColor range and are willing to send the shipment by air so I can order some more for my next car, the Aoshima Aventador! Comments and feedback welcome. Thanks for looking!
