Pip Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Hi all, Here is my first attempt at the four wheeled kind :-) having posted my first two builds on here of the flying kind my daughter bought me this for Christmas and I have only just finished it due to being back at work. Any pointers would be great as I have only just started this new hobby and I am really enjoying it. Only had one main issue which was I applied the decals onto the tyres before fitting the wheels....whoops! most of the decals detached themselves from the tyres when fitting the wheel hubs :-( we learn from our mistakes. Thanks for looking and for any advice. Pip Edited January 9, 2013 by Pip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmonk Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi Pip, That looks great, not much to say to improve it other than maybe using a satin varnish on the tyre surface. The walls tend to be glossier than the surface, I also give the walls a light black wash just to tone the logos down. The next stage would be to use a PE upgrade set to provide thinner wing end plates, barge boards etc, though these tend to be more readily available for the Tamiya kits. Cheers, Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) That is ONE GORGEOUS model. Edited March 21, 2013 by HOUSTON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Madmonk & HOUSTON, Thanks for your comments and suggestions, I will use the Tyre suggestion when I build the next one :-) Kind regards Pip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodak Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Great build buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Hi Pip, Wow that is Stunning !! Great work. Nice lines and paintwork too. Congrats to you. Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrose9 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Hi, I'm a total novice re modelling, so forgive what might seem a basic question, but how did you paint the bodywork? I ruined my attempt at this model when, upon advice elsewhere on the www I sprayed first gloss black, then the chrome, only for it to crack everywhere?! Fantastic looking build, well done!!! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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