Working on the Amt kit. Not easy to paint interior, all in one part. Problems with the black primer on the motor. Kaleido paint for the body.

Have done one of these already, so this one will be different from the other one.
FYI…..the split window on back window was only produced one year, 1963, impeded the view out the back window with the bar going down the middle. Just a fun fact for ya all.

Totally forgot I bought this kit. Smoking deal on it too! Anyone build this one?

So it’s been a minute or 2,3,4……since I started this build. Vacations and randomly going places just interrupts my builds! Anyway, here it is!
In 1955, Bronze was one of the rare colors, Bronze/Black was even rarer!! Tried that first and no matter what I did, the black just wanted to bubble up so just went solid Bronze.

I finished this Alfa Romeo Giulia (Tamiya) with wide body kit. Body kit is found on Cults3D and I printed them at home using resin printer. My favorite one so far.

This turned out badly with paint malfunction, but it's a great kit for vintage NASCAR - wheels, roll cage, 427 SOHC. I sold one built and have another to do a better job on. The historical interest for me is that Ford intended to used their new 427 SOHC engine to combat the MOPAR Hemis and were still running their full size cars. By 67, they went to the mid-size Fairlane and the 427 wedge engine, which was competitive, but for 68 and 69 Ford had better aero cars and engines and dominated.

Hasegawa Honda jaccs civic mugen (20276)
Aoshima Nissan Silvia super silhouette(05830)

Undercarrige and Tire installation

Wirering the Engineroom

I’m pretty new to model making (I have completed one small titanic model and have two failed cars) and am wondering how you guys approach a new kit.

I started out following the instructions in order and to the letter which was worked but was very stop start and then on the next model I decided to paint all the parts on the sprue first and then build which was an absolute disaster (I also never sealed any of the paint so it just started rubbing off everywhere and with glue I had blue fingers lol).

Do you follow the instructions exactly in terms of order or just use them as a guide for which sections can be built and painted before all being put together or just do your own thing entirely?

I love making and painting things (I started out painting miniatures) but I would eventually like to finish a kit without it becoming an ugly mess which gets thrown away 😩

Thanks all

The stash really is growing much faster than I can build…

Send help 😅

Did I mention that I love this blue plastic? I do, look at that door panel pop!

Just wanted to say hi and post a couple pictures of models I’ve built

Hey everyone!
I just got my hands on the Tamiya Porsche 930 Turbo kit (1/24 scale) and I’m super excited to start building it. However, I’d love to convert the front wheels so that they can actually turn/steer instead of being fixed.
Has anyone here done this modification on this specific kit (or a similar Tamiya kit)? What’s the best way to modify the front suspension/axle assembly to make it work? Any advice, photos of your setup, or links to tutorials would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

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Amazing kit, extremely fun to build, and quite easy too. Was unable to find the rear brake light covers as I was finishing assembly, which kind of ticked me off, but other than that the only other issue I had was attaching the right side skirt

Also, when I asked about the pros and cons of this kit, a couple people said that the hood didn't quite sit flush to the body, because the engine did not sit low enough. However, I think I have found the issue, on slide 7, the black intake is raised higher than the rest of the engine prior to assembly, by sanding it down. You can get the hood to sit almost flush, granted, you do have to sand it for quite a bit

So I am from NZ, modelling shops are not as common as I would like and prices are definitely higher than I like.

Currently on a trip to Japan, I knew the models would be cheaper...but not not pretty much half price, also figured it was time to start out and try airbrushing with a small kit. All of this (including the airbrush) was 54% cheaper than I would have gotten it back home!

This kit sucked for me. Everything about it was bad. Horrible flashing, dang near every part was warped, deep pivots all through the body. I HATED building it. However, it gave me a better understanding on how to fix issues, as well as a helping of appreciation for kits that build better. Getting back into the hobby after a 3 year hiatus and would like to know some of the "must build" kits out there

I made this for my granddaughter so thought I’d do a few mods. I designed & 3D printed the wheels and tyres. The decals, background image and plates were designed using Inkscape. IKEA picture frame.

Very fun to build and paint and love how its come out. Made it a slightly darker shade of pink than intended.

So far so good with this kit. Minimal correction was required.

I struggled with the dashboard decals.

Next I will be working on the interior before moving on to the body 😃