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Offline Rod The Fixer

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Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« on: July 28, 2023, 05:57:56 PM »
Hi guys,
I started to build this Tamiya kit:


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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


Source: [url=https://www.imsaphoto.com]https://www.imsaphoto.com [/url]

For race recap click here

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


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


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


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

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


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Offline Rod The Fixer

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #1 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 ...


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Offline apophenia

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2023, 03:54:49 AM »
Beautifully done! Your photos look more like 3D artwork  :-*
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2023, 03:43:18 PM »
Sweet! 8)
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Offline Rod The Fixer

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2023, 11:49:23 PM »
Underbody section ...


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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2023, 05:34:49 PM »
Cars ... I've built a few but they're still a foreign country, modelling-wise. :-\
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Offline Rod The Fixer

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2023, 11:54:24 PM »
Interior completed and attached to the chassis ...


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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2023, 05:37:28 PM »
 :smiley:
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Offline Rod The Fixer

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2023, 10:53:14 PM »
Ready for the race ...


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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2023, 11:02:53 PM »
Very nice! :smiley: Shiny! 8)
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Offline kpnuts

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Re: Ford Mustang GT4 - Tamiya 1:24
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2023, 03:50:24 AM »
Awesome
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