christian-w Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) I'd like to show you some models I've built in the near past. I'll start with one of my favorite model - because I'm a Honda enthusiast. I bases on the following model kit of Tamiya:1996 Honda Accord JACCS 1/24 Tamiya #24180*1800 I ordered the decals at http://www.scalemodellink.com because I found them on ebay.com. I like the fresh green and the golgen stripes. I finished the built after one year building time in 2014 because different issues made me to park the kit in the waiting loop. It started with the whit paint. It was horrible. A lot of spots on the body where the plastic did it's thing (ruff surface) and amazingly some silicone spots. The first time in years.... I stripped of the whole paint and restarted successfully. Then the decal set wasn't as good to handle as I supposed. After a lot of decals were on the body I decided to paint the green color by my self. The first layer of clear coat should save the decals. But I was wrong. I don't know, why some of them got off after the tape and masking film was removed. Another thing: the decals were cracked after another layer of clear coat. Good that I ordered two sheets so I was able to scan them and make some on my own. Some decals where I'm sure they'll be work because I thought the second sheet wouldn't be better to handle. So the most decals on the white paint are self made and the result after another layer of clear coat was pretty good. The last step were the golden stripes. They are made of BMF. Sealed under another (who wouldn't believe it ) layer of clear cote. Done. I completed the interior with seat belts and some flocking for the drivers seat. That was all. Edited March 18, 2015 by christian-w
christian-w Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 So here the pictures of the finished racing car. It's not perfect but I'm satisfied. In the mean time the Honda-Logos at the front and rear are "real" metal stickers
christian-w Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Edited March 18, 2015 by christian-w
christian-w Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Another addition to my 3 Accords I've built approx. 15 years ago Thank you for your attention. Comments are welcome Edited March 18, 2015 by christian-w
Lowlife ! ! Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Lovin the Honda`s........ ...... I had a modified Civic for 13 years so their special to me too ! ! You did a great job on all three, good idea printing your own decals too......... Lowlife ! !
Roadrunner Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Normally not my thing at all, but this came out great, especially given all the problems you seemed to have with it.
bbowser Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Great looking models! Glad you were able to overcome the issues with the decals.
afx Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Nice work Christian. Love seeing touring cars on this forum.
christian-w Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 Kool !! Perfect comment - really. It made me laughing Thank you all for the nice words! When I had them on my car transporter, this green car looks very nice between them. Maybe because the other three haven't clear coat on them. Sadly because I was young and wasn't sure it'll will work with the decals and colors I used for painting. Today I'm a bit wiser and had a lot of experiences during the years. On the other three Accords the main colors are also painted via airbrush. You can believe me, that it was a hard way to mask the JACCS Accord (and I love it anyway because it's so colorfull ) Nevertheless, someday I could give them a makeover or built another three - still have them in the shelf.... Who knows. Because of the stones on the way to it, I like it a little more. The colors are nice and the golden trim is shiny enough. It turned out pretty good. The feedback feels good and motivates to go on
Modelmikey Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Nice build, the exhaust jogged my memory that these cars had a reversed head, with the intake on the front side, inside of on the back. They are either F20B's or H22's I belive.
christian-w Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 That's right - with the exhaust. I drove my Aerodeck / Wagon 11 years. It had the F20B3 engine. But the Exhaust was at the front and the intake manifold at the back. I found a website with the (little) history of the car: http://honda-tech.com/all-motor-naturally-aspirated-44/history-jtcc-jaccs-mooncraft-h22a-accord-3012316/ The engine is a H22A with 280 HP. That's cool
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