spitte311 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I built this earlier this year but only got round to photographing it more recently. Its the 1st car I have built and painted. I usually build aircraft and wanted a change. The decals went on well but there were a lot and it took a good few evenings to complete the shell. This was followed by several coats of clear gloss which unfortunately reacted with some of the decals and gave a blistered appearance. It was an enjoyable kit with no fit issues.....but that's what I've come to expect for Tamiya products. It was built straight out of the box with no extra detail parts. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 That's a shame about the decals, although I have to say the blistering doesn't really show in the photos so I guess it's one of those things you're more aware of having built it than someone else looking at it would be. Did you use Tamiya clear? I've found that isn't great over decals, so if I have a load of decals on a car which I want to cover I tend to use a gentler clear such as Revell. All said and done though, this is a nice looking end product and worth having on show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitte311 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hahaa yeah people are usually critical of their own work. Its blistered on the white background of the number plaques on the doors. I built a '99 impreza WRC after this one and that reacted worse! I used Mr. Hobby clear and it initially goes on beautifully but then reacts. Oh well.....the next one will be better......and on it goes! Over all though i was very please with the finished result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I like that. Looks like some tricky but well done decal work. Nice one.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitte311 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 It was more patience testing i would say. The decals worked an absolute treat with micro sol and micro set....juat took a long time. I can't praise tamiya kits enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 For a first car model that's a stunner! Was the clear out of a rattle can or airbrushed? Really nice job! Keith PS to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitte311 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, keefr22 said: For a first car model that's a stunner! Was the clear out of a rattle can or airbrushed? Really nice job! Keith PS to the forum! Thanks very much. I've built a lot of aircraft over the years and i founds cars definitely require different techniques so it was a good fun project. Paint and clear coat were all out of rattle cans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I build both too, and definitely agree with you! I also find it good to change between them as I've got a very limited attention span and get bored easily...!! K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitte311 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hahaa yeah, i have a very limited attention span for TV. Spare time is spent painting bits of plastic......which some would argue is an even bigger waste of time. They're wrong! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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