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nice :P

Im almost finishing my 32 gtr shown on pg 1 soon and was looking around the net for some painting tips and came across this site:

http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2002/03/...h_car_paint.htm

may or may not be useful to some.

I need to find a kit for when i finsh this one now....

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awesome! i've seen the R31 2 door and 4 door, but not the Tommy Kiara! cant wait to see it finished......

I haven't even taken it out of the box yet...

I've got 2 others that I need to finish before I'm allowed to open it.

:)

$38 for the GTR33 and $65 for the Z-tune with the photo etched parts kit.

I'm uber-envious of the Z-tune with the PE set! If you're keen on more cars, buying online would have saved around $30 :) But that shall not be allowed to detract from a very nice purchase! :teehee:

http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM24145

http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM24282

http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM12604

Okay guys, no laughing... this is my first ever attempt at any kind of model building/painting etc... Just completed the other day, my Initial D Impact Blue sileighty! The front bar had to be modified, so thank god I know how to do acrylic nails, that's the best gap filler EVER! :teehee:

Hi Anna. Hey was the sileighty painted with acrylic nail polish too? I've heard it works a treat for metallic finishes. Clearly I'm a nail polish noob but is impact blue a nail colour or an inital D thing?

The car looks great by the way, nice work. Have you considered running a wash over it to bring out the panel lines?

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/tnt1...kham/tnt122.htm

I wish the gallery was working :) I could demo a pic of a white R33 with washed panels. Helps to make the doors, bumpers, etc stand out a little better.

Once again, nice job.

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I forgot to say Geoff, your Corvette and the Leopard look great. How did you go with the BMF and using multiple pieces? It seems to have a little give in it but something complex like a bumper on the Corvette would be damn tough to do in one go...

and I'm thinking a making a few local aircraft for the same reason you built the tank! :teehee:

edit: nearly forgot mate, (and if my memory of your car serves) I was thinking these may go nicely with the R33 kit you've just bought! Fitting the Fujimi wheels to a Tamiya kit is a moderate shoe-horn but it all ends up 'hidden behind the curtain' anyway. :)

:cheers: I love the sierra model PSI_GTSII. awsome.

SKY031, I just seen that Tommy K M-30 today at hobby-co... I was pretty tempted to buy it but I ended up walking away with this one instead... I'll post pics as soon as It's finished..

gc1100de.jpg

Bought one of em r34 1:24 Tamiya Z tune kits as well. Look so cool.

Also got an r32 GTR 1:24 Tamiya kit with engine.

Building the r32 engine up to look like the one in my car. Couldn't get a clear cam cover and it would be too fiddly to make.

Scratch built the wastegate actuators, cam gears, belt and CAS sensor etc.

Here's a work in progress pic of the engine assy. So bloody fiddly but worth it:post-12712-1148824135.jpgpost-12712-1148824278.jpgpost-12712-1148824416.jpg

The engine will go into the mini version of my car when I get the r34 wheels for the real one.post-12712-1148824698.jpg

Finally found time to reply after the excitement of DECA. Great to see a revival in the thread too.

Mark, those links are great. Love the wheels and they will be ordered soon. I usually go to Bill as he sponsors our model club here in Melbourne, and he's heaps cheaper than most retail outlets. Clearly no-one competes with wholly online stores for price.

Arch, my guess is Sean is using K&H stop putty from Autobarn. Looks just like what I use. Should be impressive too when it's done.

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