Toyota GR Supra, Tamiya 1/24

Started by John vd Biggelaar · 68 · 3 months ago · 1/24, Supra, Tamiya, Toyota
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    Carl Smoot said 3 months, 4 weeks ago:

    I'm late to this thread, but I love the idea of a father/daughter build of this car. And such a beautiful car. Looks like you have a good start on this John (@johnb). I only have one car model which I will get to some day. An 1/32 scale Ford Thunderbird Coupe. I may get a few more eventually. I also have a few motorcycles which I should get back to.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 months, 4 weeks ago:

    @eb801, thank you, Eric. It is a nice thing to do this together. She does however still need to learn to be patient with modelling 🙂

    @chinesegeorge, thank you, George. Still trying to add a bit more chrome accents in that interior.

    @clipper, thanks a lot, Carl. It is great to sometimes step out of the usual types of models, aircraft in my case. When my daughter told me she wanted to build it together with me I could only accept her offer.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 months, 4 weeks ago:

    First round of metallic blue, finally some color 🙂

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 months, 4 weeks ago:

    Blue looks great, my friend @johnb!

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    George Williams said 3 months, 4 weeks ago:

    That’s a nice shade of blue, @johnb and daughter.

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    Eric Berg said 3 months, 4 weeks ago:

    Off to a vert good start with that metallic blue, a difficult color to dial in. Keep gently misting the paint on til you get a nice wet look and shade your daughter likes. Cure dust free because any spec or hair will be obvious with dark metallic pigments. Watch out for the dreaded orange peel.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    @fiveten, thank you, Spiros

    @chinesegeorge, thanks a lot, George

    @eb801, thanks for the advices, Eric. All of those I'm affraid of indeed. Problem is that I don't have a good dust free environment in my garage and currently also humidity is quite high.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    And the second round of metallic blue. With the way it currently looks, I don't want to risk a third round. All looks uniform and no dust so I will likely leave it as is.


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    George Williams said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    It looks fine from where I’m sitting, @johnb and daughter. Are you planning on giving it a clear coat?

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    Eric Berg said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Looks good from where I'm sitting as well. I vote for a clear coat. Before you do, buff the paint out a bit to get a little more shine. If you're worried about dust, immediately cover the car body with an inverted plastic (clean) container/box after spraying the clear coat, @johnb and daughter.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Second round looks nice and uniform, my friend @johnb!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    @chinesegeorge, thanks, George. I was thinking about doing that, but I'm currently hesitating a bit because of the current looks and the paint being quite hard.

    @eb801, thank you, Eric. Seems like I have no other option 🙂 As said, I do hesitate a bit but I do like the idea of the inverted, and clean, plastic box. Thanks.

    @fiveten, thanks a lot, Spiros.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Being convinced by George @chinesegeorge and Eric @eb801, that a coat of clear gloss would improve the looks, I decided to continue with that. While searching for a cover to protect it from dust, I found a simple solution, why not using the cabinet for model storage, this is nearly dust free as well.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Great solution and also wonderful models, my friend @johnb!

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    George Williams said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    That’s a simple and effective solution, @johnb and daughter, I usually use a spare box lid from an older kit as a dust cover during the painting process. Your screw top container you use for holding the car body while painting looks very similar to mine.