beeRS Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 Fantastic paint. This is coming along nicely. 1
Technics Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 (edited) Bunch of progress. Masked off and painted windows and lamps. All went very well. New logos sourced as I didn’t trust the discoloured 30 year old ones. I added a UK enough looking rear plate to me knowing it’s not really correct. But since realised it’s a LHD car so I’ll change it as a final touch, I’m not too bothered. I had to take away sections of the B/C pilar as they would be visible through the side windows which were painted to be correct. It’s by far the cleanest exterior I’ve managed to make thus far. I have alot more patience now, the ability to have long periods of breaks, and switching projects, wearing gloves, working in a constantly tidy, dedicated cleaned area. Before rattle can or airbrush spraying I mist water throughout the room the model will be in including myself to avoid any airborn dust, dirt, skin. Edited January 13 by Technics 4
Technics Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 I fused the car together, I officially dislike old kits. Horrible fit and stance 😆. The subject is unique so it’s what you have to put up with.. it is what it is. It’s why I like have multiple projects on the go, I enjoy not being challenged at each and every step of assembly. I had to dremel and bore out multiple parts to get things to sit OK. The stance still suffers a bit, and if I’m honest the underside of the kit is a glue bomb. As nothing fits together nicely I resorted to brut force, CA glue, hot glue. I am learning that I mainly care about a nice exterior and what you can take in at first glance of a model. I am no hyper detailer as much as I admire really mechanically sound builds. Being so I have not worked on the motor much. Here is where it sits now. I will brush paint any small details left and see how I feel about finishing a motor. I might fuse the model to a base to make sure the stance is the best it could be. Note I didn’t brush off any dust off so there’s tiny stuff on the surface the camera caught. I must say I think it looks absolutely awesome next to the Citroen. Which will get a concluding write up shortly. Thank you for the added motivation everyone 😀 4
beeRS Posted January 12 Posted January 12 It all looks super clean. Your hard work is certainly paying off. 1
dino246gt Posted January 12 Posted January 12 It sure does look fantastic though and what a great color choice! I love it! 1
oldcarfan Posted January 12 Posted January 12 You have done an amazing job on this rough kit! It seems like all the Monogram kits from the 80s are hi-riders. I built one of the Diablos back in the day and it looked like it was set up for mud bogging. How did you get the stance so close? 1
Dann Tier Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Absolutely stunning! Well done on a very difficult kit. 1
Technics Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 @oldcarfan haha hilarious mud bogger, so true. Horrible kits for fit and finish. Subjects can be neat though. It’s an absolute glue bomb underneath, zero mechanical sympathy. All in the name of how it appears right side up is how the stance is achieved. I dremelled, cut away even melted with a flame and bent parts to have it sit reasonably. I will need to offset these two very difficult kits made back to back ( Citroen and Lotus ) with a few kits that fall together and OOB I feel 😃
Technics Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 I picked up the motor assembly and began by painting it in flat aluminium, I followed that by giving it two different washes. The motor is mainly tucked away and hidden when it sits in the lotus rear mounted. I had a nervous moment when I realised it might never enter the motor compartment, as I mentioned above the kit is fused together permanently already. I cut away parts of the motor and frame to get it in. I glued back the parts that I could. None of this is seen. I will brush paint and detail as much as I feel motivation to while it’s installed in the motor compartment. I really like the contrast of texture of the carpet to the black and exterior colour. 3
slusher Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Impressive clean work! I like your kit and what you have done with your build.. 1
dino246gt Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Awesome! I though you might've built it as a curbside, and it was fantastic at that, but this is way better! 1
Technics Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 (edited) I took some time to wash and detail paint the motor some more. Being not too accurate, and using a bit more thinner to paint I find helps it look a bit more real having some slight metal show through. I found more pieces for the engine compartment which I lost track of to paint as well. I’m pretty excited how it’s starting to look and feel now. It’s getting close to finishing, something I thought would be much later in the year. Edited January 13 by Technics 3
titino Posted January 16 Posted January 16 Hello, I like how it looks, it won't be long. Greetings. 1
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