A_S Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Hi all firet time post. Getting back into building kits after a 15 year or so gap (although I did build some railway stuff In brass in between). currently building some 1/24 late 90s Subaru’s having completes burnsies 2001 car. one thing I noticed between the 2 kits is the better quality of some of the bits in the later kit. As I haven’t built a 1/24 rally car for a long time I guess those few years meant the later kit got more detail than the 98 car! specifically I think the antenna/ Ariel is much better on the 2001 car and the pre chromed rally lights look much better than painting the lights x-11 has anyone got any suggestions on where I can get some more realistic ariels? also how best to paint the rally lights and headlights to get a similar chromed reflective effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Can't help with the aerial, but I would definitely recommend the Molotow Liquid Chrome for the headlights. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Molotow-Liquid-Chrome-Pump-Marker/dp/B01E7EFSVU Personally, I find that the finish from the 1mm pen is better than the 2mm pen I also have, but that may just be me. If you get one, make sure you give it a good shake before use. Also, be aware that while it dries reasonably quickly, it takes a long time to fully harden (best to leave for a week at least if you can) and will still not be super tough. It might not quite match kit chrome for shininess, but it isn't far off and is a lot better than normal silver paint. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_S Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Brilliant - thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Hi A_S welcome on board. For antennas I use guitar strings and for the chrome effect the Molotow chrome pen is a good choice Marco F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 16 hours ago, A_S said: has anyone got any suggestions on where I can get some more realistic ariels? I'm not familiar with the aerials on Subaru's rally cars but a lot of armour modellers use carbon fibre rods available from sellers like Accurate Armour which may give you one option and I suspect that car modellers are well served by after market manufactures who may give you other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Your local model railway shop will likely have a stash of Albion Alloys (or someone else’s) brass rod, strip, tube and sections. The thinner rod can make aerials, and the slightly thicker is very useful for making pins to give some strength back to parts that have broken... +1 for the Molotow pens here! best, M. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_S Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 Thanks for the advice on the aerials - it’s the detail I’m after - on the base rather than the actual rod! Spot model seemed to have somebut out of stock https://www.spotmodel.com/index.php?cPath=298_333 only place I can find some are Australia on eBay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Have a look here https://www.hiroboy.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_S Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Thanks, I dont think i could see anything on hiroboy either! I might just have to make do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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