Hobbies - Other Interests

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by toad

I just got back into 1/24 scale models after my wife suggested I needed a hobby. I already had a couple Tamiya kits so it wasn't that expensive to get going! I'm not the most skilled(yet), but it's just something to do in the cold winter months on my days off.

This is my first one- a Castrol Tom's Supra GT. Obviously, I've still got a little ways to go. I've got a Nissan 300zx still in the box for when this one's finished. I use Tamiya spray lacquer and primer for the shells and their liquid acrylics for the detail work.

Nice! Any chance of posting some finished models? Is the spray lacquer applied with an air brush, or small spray cans? Sorry, I'm not really knowledgeable about this.

[toad]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

Nice! Any chance of posting some finished models? Is the spray lacquer applied with an air brush, or small spray cans? Sorry, I'm not really knowledgeable about this.

Sorry it took a while, but here's an 'almost-finished' pic. It's my first one in quite some time so I still need to perfect my skills. I like to use the small spray cans on the shells(this one is still in it's primer coat). The sprays are pretty nasty to use indoors and since it was -11F outside I'm just going to wait until spring for the final coats.

I'm actually kind of digging the unfinished 'street-racer' look! I installed some front/rear LEDs and left out the windows to get the battery wires through(plus I smoked the lenses too much-rookie mistake- and couldn't see all the work I did on the interior). Started painting the smaller bits of a 300zx yesterday and will post pics when I have more to show. Thanks for the compliments!