Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Rod The Fixer on July 28, 2023, 05:57:56 PM

Title: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: Rod The Fixer on July 28, 2023, 05:57:56 PM
Hi guys,
I started to build this Tamiya kit:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52964454368_8b5ce018e5_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oGhF2J)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

to build the car that won the 2018 Continental Tire Sportscar Championship's at the Road America track in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on 4 August 2018.
Drivers: Brynjolfsson A, Hindman T

(https://www.imsaphoto.com/img-get/I0000COZggE91JZM/s/750/750/lepage-180126-day-11726.jpg)
Source: [url=https://www.imsaphoto.com]https://www.imsaphoto.com (https://www.imsaphoto.com) [/url]

For race recap click here  (https://performance.ford.com/series/road-racing/news/articles/ctsc/2018/08/road-america-gt4-results-.html)

To start, as usual, a quick look inside the box:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52963403272_fdb4b3437d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oGchzo)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52964001396_e667f9bda7_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oGfmnS)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52964381000_d13bc4b778_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oGhidL)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52964144574_b465ae3f73_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oGg5Ws)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

I started by gluing the front bumper to the body ...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53076671716_cbc1cff397_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oScPkA)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53077081375_058dda9dd3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oSeV7F)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

then (after a little sanding) a coat of Mr Finishing White primer ...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53076097927_561edf5dcf_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oS9SLF)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53076671676_018f7a7df1_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oScPjU)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

... and to finish the first phase, the first layer of Mr Color Fluorescent Yellow (#172)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53076867754_d9784cb2b8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oSdPBy)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53076097917_e3d43448ee_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oS9SLv)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53077173528_7f0939c66c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oSfovw)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53076097912_d8e82403f9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oS9SLq)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: Rod The Fixer on August 04, 2023, 11:04:32 PM
To avoid silvering, the decals were contoured one by one and applied after a coat of clear gloss ...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53093133316_0068cef74a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oTEbNh)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53093619898_a03f0a2724_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oTGFrC)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53093619883_8a441d9514_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oTGFrn)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53093619888_02cd4d44e3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oTGFrs)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53093308599_b49b5fde82_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oTF5Up)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53093133291_bac82f949a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oTEbMR)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: apophenia on August 05, 2023, 03:54:49 AM
Beautifully done! Your photos look more like 3D artwork  :-*
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: Old Wombat on August 05, 2023, 03:43:18 PM
Sweet! 8)
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: Rod The Fixer on September 15, 2023, 11:49:23 PM
Underbody section ...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53189583318_46b31690bd_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p3bw2m)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53189286739_5a1b82f33f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p39ZRV)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53189583288_41b041210c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p3bw1Q)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53189583323_b86f9d7b2f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p3bw2r)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53189220156_fba802d527_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p39E4W)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: Old Wombat on September 16, 2023, 05:34:49 PM
Cars ... I've built a few but they're still a foreign country, modelling-wise. :-\
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: Rod The Fixer on September 26, 2023, 11:54:24 PM
Interior completed and attached to the chassis ...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53215633064_bd8a3c372a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p5u2GU)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53215754280_54bbc14e59_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p5uDJQ)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53215633069_cbd567e9ea_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p5u2GZ)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53214365727_0a6cf6c99f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p5nwYg)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: Old Wombat on September 27, 2023, 05:37:28 PM
 :smiley:
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: Rod The Fixer on September 30, 2023, 10:53:14 PM
Ready for the race ...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53223018612_b4d1a00840_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p68TaW)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53223018622_709aefdb29_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p68Tb7)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53224394790_ecdecfddfc_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p6fWg9)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53223018627_ec5cc6ffe7_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p68Tbc)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53224275974_5965efe11b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p6fjWA)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53223018632_4fa47903be_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p68Tbh)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53224203118_ae4820564d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p6eXhs)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53224394795_6ef1123ca2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2p6fWge)
by Rodolfo Masti (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodthefixer/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: Old Wombat on September 30, 2023, 11:02:53 PM
Very nice! :smiley: Shiny! 8)
Title: Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
Post by: kpnuts on November 20, 2023, 03:50:24 AM
Awesome