Tamiya 1/24 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII WRC

[outrunner]

A lot of great work going on there, well done you.

Andy.

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Andy.

[Mr Bowcat]

Decided to get the running gear installed tonight and put the wheel decals on.

[Si Benson]

Coming along very nicely ......What paint are you using for the bare metals under the car Bob?

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Si. :smiling3:

The metals on this so far have all been Tamiya lacquers, other than the bronze which is a Tamiya acrylic. They don't seem to do that colour in a lacquer yet. The red and blue were sprayed over silver which gives quite a nice anodised appearance.

[Mr Bowcat]

Morning guys.

I did a little bit over the weekend. All of the remaining parts were primed and the body was given a clear coat in preparation for decals. I started these last night and got a few of the big ones down.

The decals laid down nicely and seem to have conformed well, although typically for Tamiya they are a little thick.

[adt70hk]

Morning guys. :smiling3:

I did a little bit over the weekend. All of the remaining parts were primed and the body was given a clear coat in preparation for decals. I started these last night and got a few of the big ones down.

The decals laid down nicely and seem to have conformed well, although typically for Tamiya they are a little thick.

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Looking good Bob. I have one car in the stash but not having built one in around 40 years I'm still holding off....

Keep up the good work.

ATB.

Andrew

[Jim R]

Hi Bob
Really coming together now with the decals.
Jim

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers gents.

[JR]

Bob, you made a great job of the paintwork, and it's so tidy :thumb2:

[Mr Bowcat]

Thanks John.

[Mr Bowcat]

Evening all.

I've spent this week getting the rest of the parts cleaned up and painted. Still got a little bit of detail painting to finish up and the seat belts to make, but other than that the interiors ready to go in.



I also got the decals on and the clear coat down. This mostly went ok, but I'm going to let it cure for a few days then flat back and polish.

[PaulTRose]

looking good

got to ask cos its something i always struggle with........with what or how are you going to do the black bits on the door tops/windscreen seal/roof channel seals?

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Paul.

I'll be masking and spraying. I have some 0.7mm Aizu tape for exactly this purpose. I'll try and remember to take some pics of this step, though that will be after the flatting and polishing.

[Mr Bowcat]

Evening chaps.

Busy afternoon today. First up was seatbelts which although simple looking took about 3 hours.



After that it was just a little detail painting, then sticking bits on until I had a rolling chassis