Ian Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 First Aoshima kit, and loved it ! - no hassle, just a wee bit of flash in the window openings. This is the Vertex boxing which means the deep skirts and front & rear dams are pre-molded on to the body so you can go straight to clean-up & prime with no delays. Colour is two coats of Tamiya TS24 Purple followed by two coats each of TS65 Pearl Clear and TS13 Clear. All cut & polished with Tamiya three-part compounds. Wheels & Tyres are Aoshima too, but after-market 18" WedSport SA70's which I de-chromed and re-painted. Other than that what you see here is what came in the box. Very quick build and looks great on my JDM shelf. Please feel free to make any comment, ask any questions or hurl any criticism. AFN Ian. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Nice kit. I like the purple, but have to ask since I have the pearl clear as well and thought of using it in the future. But now I'm not so sure... is it just the lighting that makes the "specks" so visible? They seem a bit out of scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Very nice indeed Ian, like the colour! But I have the same thoughts as Jeroen (& a can of Tamiya pearl clear to use too!) - have to say it looks more like full size car metallic? Whatever, another very cleanly done build! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 No it is the lighting... the flakes are minuscule, in the real world you can barely see them. And because I used two coats of Pearl Clear, I would, next time use just one, to make the effect even more restrained. Ian. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Looks good, and I would expect the purple to stand out on the shelf even without the pearl. From a selfish point of view, I have to say that I am very pleased to hear you praised Aoshima kits as I have my first one sitting in the stash scheduled for later this year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxyg Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Very nice - love the wheels. I've built quite a few Aoshima kits and they always build up easily. No wrangling like Revell or Fujimi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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