Build anything (April/May/June)

This group build is now open and will close on June 30th 2020

Post them all in this thread.

OK guys, I'm gonna kick this one of with this one:



It's an old ex motorised Tamiya kit, so very old

Al. wrote:

Are yo u going to build it like the box art? Going to look sharp.

Given the trying times I have ordered this. I haven’t got my bench set up so need something that I can do ‘on my knee’.

I love your figure painting Gary.

You can now pre order Pinstriped paint from Geoff. :D

Hope the decals hold up Al, never seen the white one built up before.

I picked thus up a few years ago as a clearance item at the local "Hobby Lobby" (craft store chain).  Never been into the comic book scene so I'll be converting it to a more conventional hydrofoil type boat.  





First step is getting rid of the front mounted guns.  

Al, looking forward to seeing what you do with the Capri; I always liked that body style. Gary, could not think of a more inspirational figure during these crazy times we find ourselves,

Shay, my dad used to work in a paint factory in his youth and used to tell me they made tartan paint. Maybe he and Geoff were work mates. Mind you Geoff would have to be about 100 years old now. LOL

Looking forward to seeing what you do with that one Chris.

Gary, I agree with Chris. A true inspirational figure and I know you'll make a superb job of it.

Dirk. Yes going with the boxart.

Shay. The decals look to be in superb condition and are dated 2013.

I started this one a while back but screwed up the paint. I got it stripped in BF and put it back in the box. Somewhere along the line, this happened but at least it's an easy fix.

Sandtastic!!

I glued the broken section back together and reinforced it at the rear.....



..... then did initial sanding on the outside.



Now I just need to remove the residual primer following the paint stripping!

I have a built up one that was Nigel's, if you need any bits during the build let me know Al.

thanks to Al for starting this........going through a bit of a turbulent time at the minute and wasnt able to do it earlier in the week

im planning on doing 2 things for this GB......why 2?........well i dont think the first one is going to take long lol....not sure what the second kit will be but it will be something a bit more substantial

i fancy the challenge of tackling something tiny so......

Mi-24 Hind.......Russian helo.....in 1/144!......by Zvezda

That bird is a BEAST

Man Paul, that thing is tiny. Good luck with it.

What Al said. It amazes me what you do with these tiny kits.

well i struggle with aircraft in general, helos in particular, may as well chuck in an impossible scale too :lol: :lol:

Thanks for that but hopefully that won't be necessary

I finished the repair, primed, laid three coats of white and three coats of clear. Thats all the clear it's getting, 'cos as my good friend Shay is fond of pointing out, being a race car, the real deal probably wasn't all that glossy anyway.

Besides, its mostly covered in decals anyway!!! LOL

It wouldn't stop me from polishing it mind. lol

Tricky black window rubbers, I've still found nothing as good as the old Tamiya paint markers.

Looking good, keep going, did you test a decal yet?

You'd polish anything. In fact, I have a tin of polish for you to polish!!! LOL.

Yes.... decals tested:

Good. :D

Are they Cartograph?

Nope!. No make on them.

Well if the tiny ones work, you'll be fine, lots of Microsol.

I doubt MS will be needed Shay.... no compound curves.

Looking good Al.

I love Microsol, it sort of 'melts' the decals onto the paint.

Probably not needed on a racing car to be fair.

Although the kit will build into a nice 'shelf' model, as an ex motorised kit, it leaves much to be desired. No engine, very little interior detail (not even decals for seat harness) no front roll cage and no rear inner wheel arches.

The dashboard in the 1:1 is almost all black so just to lift the interior a little, I gave the it some artistic expression!!! LOL

Looking good Al.

Great seamless repair to the Capri Al and that dash looks incredible.  Looking forward to seeing the Hind fly paul.

Making a bit of progress with removing the "bat" from the boat.  Still dialing in the front end work with repeated sand, prime putty cycles; thats getting there.  I also removed the curves from the tail and side wings then sanded the ridges on the side wings.  Just started on the canopy ... did not care for the shrouded look and cut the "V" off and integrated it into the canopy.  There was a large gap that was filled with a sheet of styrene.  Still a lot of work on restyling the canopy to come.  



Work continues as I try to blend this fill into the body to (hopefully) make it seamless.  You can also see one modified side wing and the other as molded.  



Used tape to guide the cut to straighten out the rear of the body.  



DId not care for tis design element.  



So I cut out the "V" and attached it to the canopy.  This left a large gap that also had to be fillled.



The white is a filler made to close up the gap.  The "V" still needs to blended in and the window area will be enlarged.

Wow Chris, this is coming along nicely. Lot of good work going on here.

Shay, I don't have any Tamiya paint markers but I do have this.........



........ and it does a decent job but comes out a bit too shiney!!! Oh well!!





Next up will be to do the other side and then on to the dreaded windscreen. That's going to have to be masked methinks.

Tidy result Al it's far from easy. Testors make paint markers, I got one posted over from Angelo, it looks like the old Tamiya ones. It's not as good, but it's better than using ink markers.

Difficult to get hold of this side of the Pond.

They're called Testors enamel paint markers


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Paint-Marker-Enamel-Testor/dp/B01N1MGV99

A coat of matt varnish perhaps Al.

https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/product/60ml-ultra-matt-varnish-ak-interactive-ak-183?gclid=CjwKCAjwg6b0BRBMEiwANd1_SL3a-ma4jG8g8vYp3MHZ6oPh_e4-2xQGSpGYcKVNPD7dDjHqsFjq0BoCpU4QAvD_BwE

Thanks guys. I'll look into both.

Well the windscreen rubber is masked and ready to go. Whetever the result, it's staying 'cos I aint stripping the body again!!!



Not a lot to the interior but it will do for a 'shelfie' .... LOL

Does Pauline know you pinched her pressure cooker :D

What is that?

Obviously the ejector seat has just been activated Shay.

Thanks for clearing that up Gaz boy.

The front screen rubber came out reasonably well accept for being glossy.

Gary: I'm  thinking brushing matt would maybe make the marker pen ink run!!!

Shay: Not sure. Maybe the oil tank for the dry sump?

Al. wrote:

Is this an electric car, because this looks like a giant capacitor... :lol: :shock:

Just kidding, its really looking good

LOL at Dirk!!

Oops!! forgot the photos:

Wheel centres painted gold and mocked up:

Wowzers, that's looking sharp

Leave the widow rubbers alone now, they're fine.

You won't even see them with the decals.

Looking brilliant Al, Im with shay, see how they look further in.

That's the plan Stan!!! LOL

Just have to finish painting the grille then it's on to the 'make or break' stage of the build...... Decaling!!!

Hop on the bus Gus!

Who's next for the lyrics? lol

Good work Al.

The model itself is finished as far as I'm going to take it.

Made a start on the decals and I have to say they are amongst the worst I have ever worked with. All of the larger ones broke when 'fettleing' them down  and one or two of the black areas need a little touch in.!!!!! :

The roof and boot decals (all one decal per side) were a real nightmare.

Still a lot to apply.

Tamiya decals can look perfect, but will still break up in water.

Can you save what's left with a light spray of clear?

Still looks great Al, soldier on and touch u where needed.