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FINISHED Castrol Toyota Celica GT4 Monte Carlo '93

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Hopefully the Surtees for the Matchbox GB will be finished tonight as I've just got to decal and add wheels etc.

So as I said before I'm throwing my hat in the ring with this one to add a little color to the GB 

Made a little start last night while the glue was drying on the Surtees, I cut some parts off the sprues and removed the raised seam lines on the body shell. Hopefully get a bit of primer thrown at it tonight then onwards as they say :) 

It's amazing how big and solid the kit feels after a couple of 1/32 flimsy Matchbox cars, it's much more suitable for my sausage shaped fingers 🤣

Looking forward to the hopefully usual Tamiya fit of parts as well, need a good MOJO build after the Matchbox ones 

I'm just hoping the decals aren't as much of a pain as the Castrol Corolla I did a while back 🤔 

 

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I'm not in this GB, but my daughter bought me this kit for my birthday off my wishlist so I shall follow this one ready for when I start mine.  Looking forward to seeing your progress.

 

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Yes welcome along to the build, with a build I know a lot of people will be interested in.

 

It's a nice model and a super nice scheme. If my memories right the decals can be a little bit troublesome around some of the curves and just take a little bit more persuasion to sit right.

 

Good luck with the build I know there'll be some interest in it, and look forward to seeing her completed.

 

 

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9 hours ago, CliffB said:

I'll be watching (and maybe chipping in with a rally car myself later on) :popcorn:

Thanks, be nice not to be lonely in the rally car front. Quite a few Japanese rally car choices now as well :) 

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Didn't manage to get any paintiing done last night, but managed this morning while SWMBO was out buying some MORE bedding plants, how can she complain I have too many kits unbuilt :) 

Made a start on the first bits I'm going to need to progress on the build

Grey primer first, then as it was outside and drying quickly, I was able to get a rattle can gloss white on the underside as it will be good enough

The 1:1 squash bottle is just there to stop the bits blowing away in the breeze, it's not a super new modelling aid I have come across 🤣

 

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Managed to get the running gear done over the long weekend. Loads of detail painting done and then covered by the sump guard 🤣

Have put a bit of a grime wash on to break down the starkness of the bright glossy white fllor pan, might give it a bit more.

Working on the interior now, really enjoying the build at the minute, a real mojo booster :) 

 

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With the chassis buttoned up, I managed to get on with the interior and got the bodyshell primed and painted in Tamiya LP2 laquer white

The more I use this laquer paint, the more I'm impressed with it. The finish is superb and glossy even without any clear coat, just a little extra thinners in the last coat :) 

Leave it to harden off a day or so, then mask up to do the black for the window surrounds. I've also done the wheels except for the decals. Must be getting on for a record quick build for me 😀

 

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10 minutes ago, HoolioPaulio said:

Great work so far.  Making me want to start mine :)

Go ahead, it's a great kit, goes together really well 😀

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22 minutes ago, helios16v said:

Certainly moving right along...and no sacrifice in quality either.  

Thanks @helios16v 

I must admit, this is the first build in a while that hasn't fought me along the way, everything seems to be going right first time, probably given it the kiss of death now though 🤣🤣

It makes it so much easier and a great mojo booster 😀

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really lovely work, that chassis look amazing, and that finish on the body!!!! Am very jealous with how nice you got it, I struggle with gloss, though I seem to be ok with it when using rattle cans.

 

I agree with you on the Tamiya LP lacquer paints, they are really nice to use and do give a great finish.

 

keep you the great work, she's going to look fantastic! :thumbsup:

 

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Well, the Castrol decals aren't quite as bad as the Corolla, bu they're not too far behind 🤣

There are way too many curves, but on the whole it's not too bad, bit of patching up to do but not much. 

I made a start on the decals while I was waiting for the interior to set after assembly, hopefully tomorrow afternoon/evening I can pop the screen in, mate the body to the chassis and finish off decalling, the wheels and lights are already done ready for final assembly. There's a local toy and collector fair on over by my parents tomorrow, so I'm going to pick my dad up and have a mooch and see what's what, maybe a cheeky pint as well :) 

 

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Sat downstairs at the table this afternoon so I could keep one eye on the BTCC on the TV whilst putting the decals on :) 

I'd been to the toy and collecters fair, but came away empty handed, only a couple of car kits, 1 I already had and the other was a Ferrari 412 from Revell for a tenner, but the decals must have got damp at some point and had attached themselves to the instructions 😒

Will give it a clean to get rid of the decal solution, fix the extra lights and make an ariel over the next couple of days then take some pics for the gallery :) 

Just a quick phone snap for now :) 

 

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It looks really good! I can remember watching that era of Celica rallying and thought it would be awesome to get one. There's one for sale for only $12,000 but it's an auto. The 94 Celica GT4 has a few on sale for 99K!

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Finally calling this one finished now :) 

A real mojo booster that has turned out ok with the Castrol decals and all the curves, that I was worried about 🥳

Need to restock on microsol / set though 🤣

1 teaser pic for now, then I will do a write up and get some better pics in the gallery, thanks for all the kind comments along the way :) 

Ian :) 

 

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