mrkipling Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) First post here, so hi everyone. As a youngster I was a prolific builder, mainly military and laterly cars. I have always held an interest but lacked the time to really get building. Until now..... I have built two AFVs, a Fujimi GT40 and have just finished this Revell Ford GT over the past 5 weeks at home. This one was painted with Zero paints Wynns purple and was treated to a Decalcas resin detail kit and Keating motorsports livery decals. I also used Tamiya carbon decal, added the antenna and used a staple as a pitot tube Thanks for looking Jeff Edited April 27, 2020 by mrkipling Missing word 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Jeff, Great effort on a decal sheet that happens to have a car under it ! Very disciplined paint work near totally hidden by those logos and carbon. Tip for future presentation; close up detail shots are great - but dust the car first with compressed air or soft make-up brush. Show more models ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 That's a nice entrance - to the forums! Neat job! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Very nice introduction to the forum well done. Looks to be quite a challenging decal scheme but you nailed it 👍Looking forward to seeing more of your work in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkipling Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 Thank you all for your kind comments and advice. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxyg Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 This looks great. That "Wynns" colour scheme is far preferable to the one supplied in Revell's box. I have this same kit in my to-do pile. Nice carbon-decalling too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Beautiful! There's a great article about Ben Keating and the 2019 Le Mans in a recent issue of Grassroots Motorsports magazine. Sounds like politics played a very large role in the post race "inspection" of his car. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 As others have said this is a great way to introduce yourself, and an excellent result, even more so given the short timescale and that you're returning. In particular well done on that carbon fibre decalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Beautiful car, great build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCH Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Jeff - Welcome, this place is awesome. Tons of ideas, inspiration, tips, and techniques. There is the odd bit of constructive criticism. In my experience, warranted and helpful. Love the subject and well executed. That is a lot of decals. Please continue posting! JCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3Black Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Hi Jeff - lovely build. You really nailed the look on the wheel/tyre/brake assembly and I love the carbon on the diffuser. Top work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Having recently finished this kit myself, I know this isn't the easiest model to build, and is quite difficult to paint due to all the complex shapes. You've done a terrific job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Looks flawless to me, all them decals would give me the sweats 🥵 Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Wow that GT looks good in purple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lascar Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Nice build . ,I have the same kit on the Workbench ………………...I will do the number 69 of 2019 LM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Great build! The decals look perfect. Did They all go on without issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkipling Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 The decals were ok in the main, I had a few issues with those accent stripes that run from the roof to the front of the car. They were a bit reluctant to sit down, they were all very precise though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pau10wen Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 It's a stunner!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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