Manufacturers and Models...

[Guest]

For me Tamiya all the way Polux , get yourself over to the Spotmodel website and they are a Spanish company , all sorts of car kits bike kits , detailing parts , paints including zero stuff which they import from the UK , I`ve used them quite a few times for hard to get bits and they are good .


Worth a look in my opinion and they are Spanish , might even be worth giving them a phone call to see what they recommend .


Cheers


Richy

[Guest]

Thank you very much guys for your help


Tomorrow I will go at the model shop. Is where I buy all the train items...but they has a little stash with cars.


Enough, I thought, to start


As I said, I will prohive myself to buy a Land Rover or an ancient one!! It must be a sport one!! Promised!!


After been reading your posts, seems the best option is a Tamiya, and then a Revell.


Forget Aoshima o Fujimi...


And look for a good an shiny varnish as well! Mmmm...maybe wax can work too?


Just hope I have luck and find a nice model to get home


I will post it here tomorrow!!


And more doubts...sure


Thanks


Polux

[meggsy]

Second that about spot models always quick and good service

[Guest]

I did it!!


I'm out of the model shop now....with a Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren 722Edition....


I don't open the box yet....so I don't know if is a good kit!!!

[Guest]

just a piece of advice - if you are going for a shiny finish, in order to get most of the colour, use gray primer to spot anything that needs your attention and after dealing with it, cover with white primer. Polish with 2000 grid under water and after drying start spraying the colour. Work the whole body together or you may end with doors/hood/body in slightly different shades especially if you use lighter colours like yellow for example.


+1 vote for Zero paints - this is what I am using for all my 1/24 car builds. Their 3 part gloss is extremely good and very very durable for sanding and polishing. For example if you use normal acrylic gloss coat, chances are you are going to sand through it very easily on razed details and through the paint afterwards. With the 3 part gloss (gloss, hardener,thinner) this is way harder .


For sanding and polishing I'm using alclad set of grids - 2500, 3000, 4000, 6000, 8000 and 12 000 I think and also Tamiya's set of polishing compounds - coarse, fine, finishing.


For maximum shine I use wax from the local car colour dealer - it adds depth to the gloss coat and really makes the diference, but the model should be polished to perfection before applying the wax


You already bought the kit, but from my expirience, as always check the kit first online and newer moulds > older moulds. Still my personal experience shows the following:


Tamiya > Fujimi (if a Ferrari kit) > Aoshima > Fujimi (If not a ferrari) > Revell


Of course this may vary between the kits


I hope this helps,


Sasho

[Guest]

Another great and useful post Sasho (like all others)!


Well....here is the victim


Any advice for this one???

[PaulTRose]

blimey...you dont do things by halves!


thought you were looking for a basic kit to try? lol


nice kit, look forward to seeing you have a crack at it

[flyjoe180]

Nice choice Polux, interested to see your build progress in due course.

[Guest]

Thanks chaps!


There is a PE set for this model....but, as it will be my first car, I decided to build out of box

[papa 695]

Looking forward to seeing you build this one Polux.

[Guest]

Thanks Ian!


Today I will open the under construction thread!!

[Guest]

looking forward to seeing this build