[Sam48]

I've just started a new model I got, and already I'm having problems . while priming the body, my primer can started spitting air since it was nearly empty. After shaking for a minute, I continued spraying, and the rest came out in one big lump. It completely ruined the body, but I wasn't to worried. So, later that day, I went outside and washed the body with turpentine and got all the paint off. I then rinsed everything in soapy water so as to remove the excess turpentine. After such effort, a fingerprint I left on the hood was, and still is, extremely stubborn to come off despite the fact that there is no paint left. I'm worried the turpentine may have burned through the plastic, but I've never had this happen, nor heard of it happening. I'm thinking about re-priming and re-spraying everything, but I'm wondering if the fingerprint will still show afterward.

[Slick Rick]

You might have softened the plastic with the turpentine and now the fingerprint is indented in the bonnet. Id sand it down until smooth then prime it and have a look if it still shows, it it does give it another sand down.


Annyways I finished my Mclaren Not the same one back from the dead, I just bought a new one and saved a few parts...

[TorqueHappenS08]

I have a serious problem, I bought a NISMO clarion GTR-LM and my little cousin went and through the body shell in the fire place(i know right) Ok so now the body, is completely gone and now i need to find a spare body, Is there any website i can go to get a spare body? the parts code is 24161(car) and the item number is 1332210(body) That is the only part i need. or if i have to buy another kit and sell the old kit in parts on ebay or something else, Help would be gratefully appreciated.

[AFTAC99104]

TorqueHappenS08

I have a serious problem, I bought a NISMO clarion GTR-LM and my little cousin went and through the body shell in the fire place(i know right) Ok so now the body, is completely gone and now i need to find a spare body, Is there any website i can go to get a spare body? the parts code is 24161(car) and the item number is 1332210(body) That is the only part i need. or if i have to buy another kit and sell the old kit in parts on ebay or something else, Help would be gratefully appreciated.

Is this the Tamiya kit? If it is maybe try contacting Tamiya USA and ask them.

[Antonisbob]

Sam48

I've just started a new model I got, and already I'm having problems . while priming the body, my primer can started spitting air since it was nearly empty. After shaking for a minute, I continued spraying, and the rest came out in one big lump. It completely ruined the body, but I wasn't to worried. So, later that day, I went outside and washed the body with turpentine and got all the paint off. I then rinsed everything in soapy water so as to remove the excess turpentine. After such effort, a fingerprint I left on the hood was, and still is, extremely stubborn to come off despite the fact that there is no paint left. I'm worried the turpentine may have burned through the plastic, but I've never had this happen, nor heard of it happening. I'm thinking about re-priming and re-spraying everything, but I'm wondering if the fingerprint will still show afterward.

That sucks, a light sanding and more primer is what I'd try.

I'll have to get pictures of models I've built up in here someday.

[Apok]

Currently building a Ferrari Daytona by Italeri.
I was quite surprised at first. It doesn't have too many parts, but for the price which is about 3/4 of a Revell here it has pretty good details.

But I just realised something that ticked me off. The engine is about 3mm too high meaning the hood wouldn't fit properly. Luckily I dry fitted it first and realised that and had to do a whole lot of plastic cutting as there isn't much room in the engine bay.
Seriously, how do companies screw something like this up? Don't they build these things before selling them?

[dhandeh]

It's all part of the fun, doing the little tweaks and making things fit properly.

[Apok]

I like doing tweaks. Tweaks that somehow enhance the kit and make the end product better. Not to fix the errors of the kit.

[dhandeh]

Apokalipse

I like doing tweaks. Tweaks that somehow enhance the kit and make the end product better. Not to fix the errors of the kit.

True. But when you pay for something that is a quarter of the pricer of a similar product, then these things happen.It's normally why I go for Revell, Tamiya or Fujimi. As you say, tweaks to these kits are to enhance not fix errors.

[SRV2LOW4ME]

Apokalipse

I like doing tweaks. Tweaks that somehow enhance the kit and make the end product better. Not to fix the errors of the kit.

Don't build the Revell kit of the 1988 Dodge Daytona then. I spent hours upon hours just making the engine, the turbo and its hoses fit properly inside the engine compartment. Its a 2 in 1 kit, which I usually find some kind of issue with, but never as many problems as I saw with that kit. I've actually warned people in the store that I've seen look or point at it, it was that bad.

I find it funny though, the model still didn't give me as many problems as the actual car.

[Camaroyenko]

Building the 1/18 Tamiya McLaren M8A...

[Slick Rick]

Wow that looks fantastic! Is some of it scratch built? Be sure to keep us updated

[Camaroyenko]

Thank you!

Nope, it's all box stock.

[Apok]

That McLaren looks good so far. Do keep us updated.

I took a couple of pictures of the Daytona build as well.

[Camaroyenko]

Thanks you, got it primered today

[Flamedogg]

Progress so far on my models:

[R1600Turbo]

Flamedogg

Progress so far on my models:

Not really necessary to post it in two threads I would think.

[Flamedogg]

R1600Turbo

Not really necessary to post it in two threads I would think.

Hmmm, I guess I'll just post in my thread then. I get confused if I should post it here or on mine.

[dhandeh]

It gives the thread a bump and reminds me to get some pictures up of the one I'm doing at the moment. Which I will do tomorrow.

[Guitar613]

Flamedogg

Progress so far on my models:

Where do you get lifts like that, i want on for display. but if its scratch built thats another story, i got no chance to build one ahaha, still newish to models