1st build Subaru Impreza Monte Carlo

[Guest]

Hi all, this is my first completed build full stop!


I started this model and made a mess of it maybe 7 years ago and this last few months I have tried my best to recover it and use it to practice lots of techniques.


All criticism is welcome as that's the best way to improve!


Build thread:

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/subaru-98-monte-carlo-beginners-recovery-attempt.29941/

Cheers


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[eddiesolo]

I think that you are hard on yourself Dougie, the original finish is top notch, the build is quality and the newer 'rally weathered' version really looks the part.

[Guest]

Cheers eddie, I do tend to be very critical of my work, I wish I was easier going at times Haha. I think a touch of mat cote is required on the dirt but I don't have any. I may put some semi or gloss to make it look wet and use the model to try my first dio but atm I wanted to finish it up and move on to another build- a part built Ferrari from eBay for more practice.

[colin m]

Looks great to me. The dirty version especially.

[Guest]

Wow! the blue colour looks very smooth!!


Excellent work

[Guest]

I like it.


scott

[takeslousyphotos]

.and that's your first build ??? Looks good from where I'm sitting. I'm wating on the second one Dougie.

[Guest]

Cheers guys. Appreciate the comments.


I'm going for a really clean build with the next one but it will still be mostly oob. I will be taking a good while over the paint job as the scoobys clear is still soft and when weathering it I left a finger print on the bonnet where the clear was on too thick to soon between coats.

[Guest]

Looks great Dougie, really like the used look, you seem to have caught it perfectly.

[Robert1968]

Awesome really looks good I can almost hear the burble of that scooby!!!


Regards


Robert

[Guest]

Looks good doug nowt wrong there

[Guest]

thanks for the comments

[Guest]

A Great looking Subaru Dougie, as im building the Tamiya Monte Mini & want to give it the Rallied look. I would appreciate any tips you could give me on how to weather the windscreen to show the swept area of the wipers...


John.

[Guest]

A Great looking Subaru Dougie, as im building the Tamiya Monte Mini & want to give it the Rallied look. I would appreciate any tips you could give me on how to weather the windscreen to show the swept area of the wipers...
John.

Sounds good, look forward to that build. I used the Tamiya weathering master and estimated the lines the wipers take but... I've seen a thread where a guy masked the shape out and very lightly misted a brown paint oN the window. It looked ace. If I find it I'll add the link. I also used humbrol weathering powders and they work well on edges , on some bits I put Tamiya mud weathering stick to give a 3d effect and coated it with the humbrol weathering powders using decal fix and water. You can then reactivate it with water for ever.


Cheers for looking

[Guest]

A Great looking Subaru Dougie, as im building the Tamiya Monte Mini & want to give it the Rallied look. I would appreciate any tips you could give me on how to weather the windscreen to show the swept area of the wipers...
John.

http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=291&t=69964


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