Anythingclassic Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingclassic Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Rota no motor.. If your familiar with the rx3 kit they don't have under hood detailing and no removable bonnet so mine is getting a custom built 20b lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB30VB Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Found a couple more pics on my phone... pretty terrible pics sorry.. but yeah Aoshima 1/24 Trueno it came with engine detail and also had a spring suspension setup (basically just normal plastic struts but with teeny tiny real springs like from inside a pen) took springs out Lowered the body shell itself on to the bottom plate as well as chopped the back out a bit to allow the diff to really slam right down had to cut down the firewall and sides of engine bay to allow body to go down further but massively misjudged and so had to build it back up again with modeling clay custom exhaust with side exit made from alloy tubing had a stab at making front lip and sideskirts from modelling clay cold air induction pipe from front bumper found some tiny rubber tubing somewhere to make into sparkplug leads custom intake pipe and filter made from alloy and clay its been bashed up a bit from moving house and neglect, ill try get some photos of the underside as thats where most of the work was done trying to get it sitting right while still roll freely (thats a thing for me, its gotta still be able to roll even if its not perfectly smooth, not a fan of just gluing wheels in place etc) had an RX7 kit i never really finished that I robbed the 13b out of as well and can exchange that for the 4age if wanted 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingclassic Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 That's an awesome build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB30VB Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 i wish I had better pics of the R32 to be honest.. I put a lot more work into that one, especially the doors, they swung open and you could move the windows to fully down or click it back up into the raised position. modified the factory engine detail to make the turbos bigger. made individual intakes and filters instead of the plastic airbox arrangement, intercooler and piping, full exhaust etc. the paint was like 3 different layers to and weathered to give it the appearance of a drift missile thats been resprayed in the past but skimmed a few walls at the track. you can actually see the different colours showing through in some spots. I just remembered it originally came with a clear bonnet, probably should have left it clear but it just looked too fake so it got a paintjob too.. the AE86 never got finished, I just ran out of enthusiasm. Just had a quick look at it before and it looks soo bad now, the paint is all filthy and coated in dust poor thing... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Hello , has anyone seen any ford escort panel van models for sale , kitset or diecast. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
con Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 coirge do one but hard to find 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I did find that one but twas sold out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingclassic Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 I've seen MK1 and MK2 eskie coupes in 1/24 but never seen a panelvan.. Would be keen too tho lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingclassic Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 Guy at hobbie store twisted my rubber arm.. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I've been looking at that one too , pics when completed please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bronze Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Is that the clear body shell one? I made one years ago. Great kit but getting the clear shell painted right was a fucking mare. And complex decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingclassic Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 White plastic body but seems to need a bit of body filling and straightening bro, not as smooth as your typical model kits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfashark Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Possibly old moulds that Italeri have acquired from somewhere. Not car related, but I got my hands on an ancient Frog 1/72 Beaufighter kit a long time ago. The moulds were past their best by the time that kit rolled off the line, and it took a lot of work to bring it up to scratch... Fast forward 5 years and one of the no-name brands that popped up in the mid 2000s released a Beaufighter kit clearly made from the same moulds as the Frog kit had been nearly 50 years earlier - Same flaws in the same places, but magnified further by the extra age. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingclassic Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Finishing these ones before I start new kits. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Anyone here into building 1/24 trucks? I've been scratch building a tnl freighting merc skip truck. Probably the oddest truck to want to build but it just appealed to me about 27+ years ago when when I started on it. As a youngling I'd even ridden my pushy many times to the tnl yard in Blenheim and taken photos and measurements of it. It's based on an italeri kit that I have had to shorten the cab on in 3ways. Chassis cut down and converted to 2axles. Scratch built air system, underpinnings etc. I've not touched it in two decades and had a long way to finish. I'll get some photos if interested. Looking forward to quiet modelling times during a storm in a cabin with cups of tea one day 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Pics of skip truck please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 16/07/2019 at 22:34, Anythingclassic said: I've seen MK1 and MK2 eskie coupes in 1/24 but never seen a panelvan.. Would be keen too tho lol If you look on certain Japanese sites there is escort estates. Let me know if u want the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, kiwi808 said: Pics of skip truck please. I will when I get back. Its been carefully placed in a show box for many years. I'd also scratch built a Volvo f10 cab out of cardboard when I was about 12-13 or so. Working interior lights, proper cloth upholstered seats etc. It even had a opening fridge with a teeny model of a can of coke in it. I'll look for photos when I'm back. Looking back at that, building such things at that age.. Hmmm. Maybe I was on the spectrum or whatever the trendy thing is.... Or just a young truck loving nerd 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrubb Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I'm trying to stay interested in doing 1:24 scale models, but the end result seems to be much more appealing than the actual building, but I have several kits to build, so must keep going. Here's a couple pics of my latest build: And here's what I'm currently working on and I cannot wait to have it finished! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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