Tag: Kit

Tamiya Blitzer Beetle Part 2

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I have started spraying the main body of my blitzer beetle.  Continue reading Tamiya Blitzer Beetle Part 2

Tamiya Blitzer Beetle Build 1:10

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I have a new RC car to build, this is an Volkswagen Beetle off road buggy.

I did not realise until recently that there are a fair few hard body kits available. I prefer these as you can add much more detail than you can with Continue reading Tamiya Blitzer Beetle Build 1:10

Red Bull 7 Almost Complete

My Red Bull 7 kit is almost complete. I have applied all of the stickers to the main body and just have a few details such as the wing mirrors left to add.

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Red Bull 7 Progress Racing Body

After cutting the body out with my lexan scissors I had some bits to tidy up that were tricky to get to with scissors.

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Chevy Impala Police Car Complete

I finally finished a model for the first time in a while. There is still some tidying up I could do but considering my back log of half built kits its done for now.

I decided to build a police car after playing Need for Speed Rivals and its not something I would usually build. In fact this is probably the first road car I have ever finished.

I am pleased with the results and hopefully this will inspire me to tackle some of the more challenging kits on the pile.

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I purchased two police officers from eBay to fit into the kit. These required cutting down and even then I only just managed to squeeze them in.

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They add a lot to the model and Continue reading Chevy Impala Police Car Complete

Chevy Impala Police Car Part 3

I have started applying to the car body.

This is the part I have been looking forward too most as it turns a plain body shell into something much more detailed.

Chevy Impala Police Car Part 2

IMAG0710This has been an interesting model to paint, requiring lots of careful hand painting around the window frames and other areas. I still have a bit of tidying to do but its getting there.

One thing I found useful with this kit is a lot of it snaps into place meaning you can test fit parts easier before making them permanently attached. I am not sure if this it common Continue reading Chevy Impala Police Car Part 2

Skyrider Drone Pack 1

I have just started a new subscription build. This is a 12 month subscription to build a medium sized quadcopter with camera mount. The body of the quadcopter is designed by Pininfarina. Continue reading Skyrider Drone Pack 1

RB7 Progress: Air Filter

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As I mentioned in my previous post. The air filter is something special on this model. It is in fact hidden within the drivers helmet.

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I soaked the filter sponge in filter oil before screwing it into the helmet structure. Decals were then applied to the helmet to give it the detail shown in the photos.

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Who would of though Mark Webbers head would become an air filter?

Italeri World of Tanks Ferdinand

ferdprimer1Work has started on the World of Tanks Ferdinand kit.

I started by working on the main chassis and getting the hull together. The suspension took a little while to make as it is each of the 6 parts are comprised of several small parts. After adding these I filed and built the gun.

I gave the gun a coat of dunkelgelb to ensure that the whole of the ball of the gun is painted in the base coat. This will prevent unpainted spots appearing when the gun is moved.

Before fitting the gun into the turret I primed the hull so that I didn’t need to mask the gun up.

ferdprimer2I intend to paint a camouflages scheme on the tank destroyer using dunkelgelb as the base coat with green and brown areas.