Anteater Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 You've been more productive than I have recently! A great result, don't see many of these. The decals and body finish look spot on to me, so your perseverance was well worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I have got to agree with everyone else, the car looks great and it gives no indications of the issues you had making it. Looking forward to the next one 😀 - Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 @Kitkent @Ian @Spiny @Anteater @Toftdale Many thanks everybody for your great comments, you're all far too kind Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Well they say perservarance pays off and it has with this one Keith, it's ended up a real eye catcher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, keefr22 said: it was a really nice drive until the cambelt broke and lunched the engine That happened to me. I had a Volvo V-40. Cam belt snapped. Bent 14 of the 16 valves, so they replaced all 16. Cost me the thick end of £1400! Cheers, Alan. Edited October 7, 2021 by Alan R Odd stuff happened! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, colin said: Well they say perservarance pays off and it has with this one Keith, it's ended up a real eye catcher. Many thanks indeed Colin, much appreciated! 1 hour ago, Alan R said: That happened to me. I had a Volvo V-40. Cam belt snapped. Bent 14 of the 16 valves, so they replaced all 16. Cost me the thick end of £1400! Oh 'eck, he's just bought a V40 - better tell him to check the belt's been changed....!! (pretty sure it has, it's one of the first things he always checks after the Calibra incident!) Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 5 hours ago, keefr22 said: pretty sure it has, it's one of the first things he always checks after the Calibra incident It does that to you. We are always careful about checking or getting the belt replaced. One and a half grand isn't something you wanna spend too often... Cheers, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Great result there , Keith . I’m a bit of a rollcage junkie - the more complex the better , and the Calibra has a fair amount of scaffolding in there ! I remember going to Donington Park to watch DTM racing back in the day . The budgets must have been huge as the hospitality buildings would put modern F1 stuff to shame . Gary . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 Cheers Gary, many thanks for your kind comment I did add the harness bar to the cage as I thought the bar immediately behind the seat would have been too close to attach the harnesses to in real life (that's my excuse anyway as I just couldn't attach the harnesses neatly to that bar in the model....!!) Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiopa Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 It's such a nice DTM vehicle. Decal work is great and the finish is very good. Excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 Thank you for such a kind comment @Kodiopa, it's very much appreciated Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Fantastic build of a cool-looking race car! All those difficulties with decals certainly don't show up in the finished model! Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Many thanks kapam, really appreciate your kind comments Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiopa Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) Even if I look at it again, it's so fantastic. Even inside, it's very realistic and cool! The DTM vehicles at this time are really awesome. Edited October 28, 2021 by Kodiopa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Thank you again Kodiopa... Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 That did come out well, in spite of your hassles Keith. The end result looks very striking. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Crikey I missed this Keith, sorry fella. What a cracker love the interior it looks fantastic as does the exterior too, looking at the model it you have done very well overcoming the issues with door pillar and decals it looks great. Great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 5 hours ago, stevehnz said: The end result looks very striking. Thanks Steve, much appreciated! 2 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Crikey I missed this Keith, sorry fella. What a cracker No worries Chris, glad you like it! Thank you both for your very kind comments Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Beautiful model! Thanks for the warning about Shunko decals. I didn't have any problems with their Castrol Honda NSX decals last year, but I did use an older set from Studio 27 on another build that behaved the same way as yours. Perhaps Shunko has changed printers recently, since the set I used on the NSX were new for 2020? Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Many thanks for the comments Ben, much appreciated As to the Shunko decals, after the performance with the Calibra ones I realised I had another of their sets in stock for a Lancia Delta rally car. So I decided to try out some of the spare decals on the sheet. Unfortunately they are actually worse. I tried applying a doot number decal onto a spare body I have, using the 'method' Shunko apparently recommend - Shunko recommends using hot water, leaving the decals into the water longer than usual. After that, leave it untouched for about 20 seconds before handling, and position it carefully and slowly into place while applying heat with a hair dryer. Using that method the decal actually curled up on the corners - I couldn't 'uncurl' them and tore one corner off trying to do so, and the decal just wouldn't sit down over a gentle curve and actually wouldn't really adhere at all. I then went to the Shunko site to see if they actually had any application info and found this 'customer information' notice; http://www.shunko-models.com/info_subwindow/soft-type_decal_e.html Unfortunately I couldn't work out what type of decals mine are as they don't fit either description in the message!! It's a real shame as the decals look really good when on the sheet, but these two experiences have put me off ever buying from them again! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 That's very strange that your decals behaved like they did. Turns out, I've actually used Shunko's decals four previous builds without difficulty. I didn't do anything different from the standard techniques, other than being pretty liberal with the Solvaset. Maybe ignorance is bliss! Except for the NSX, the others went on slab-sided Le Mans prototype cars, where they weren't required to conform to many compound curves, so maybe that's why I didn't have many problems. The best, most trouble-free decals I've used have been from SK Decals, Racing Decals 43, and Tabu Design. Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Strange things decals Ben! You mentioned problems with a S27 sheet - one of my favourite builds was the Subaru below which used a S27 sheet - all those stripes were decals and they went down perfectly! Keith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Very well executed, would love to have a kit like this! You can't tell that you struggled with the decals, looks perfect in the pics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Many thanks for your kind comments Funky, much appreciated.... Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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