[Tamiya] Alfa Romeo - Giulia Sprint GTA (WIP)

Washed 

Sanding... 

I'm going to remove it, but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it.
Maybe I think this winker is too small and shallow for simple replication. 

Since we won't be using the bumper, we filled in the hole. 

There was a parting line in that area and it was not easy to remove. 

Take a 'pla-plate' and drill a small hole in it... 

Bonnet rod done. 

I painted the inside black to prevent light through. 

From the outside, the black on the other side has darkened the whole thing, and the thinner parts are heavily darkened.
If you don't do any light blocking, these areas will remain as a plastic texture. 

White surfacer. 

Discolorated decal. 

Stick it to a shadowed window and... 

After 3-5 days, it should recover enough to be useful. 

Pre-painting. 

Painted body color. 

Because of the nice injection color of the plastic, I decided not to paint the interior body color, so I painted only cabin black. 

As you can see, the unpainted side looks surprisingly painted. 

Decal. 

1st clear coated. 

two layers decals...
I was concerned about the thickness, so I painted an extra coat of clear coat to that area. 

Sanding... 

Sanding... 

Final clear coated. 

It's smooth well. 

While the bodyshell dried, I trimmed the parts.
When I was done, I only had a handful. 

The muffler doesn't have a hole drilled in it, so I drilled it deep. 

These parts don't look like much, but I had to overpaint them a couple times. (Blue on the White, Chrome on the Gloss Black) 

Sanding. 

Polished. 

Masked. 

I did the masking roughly, and paint particles blown by the wind ended up outside the masking area.
So I had to clear it with a compound. 

2nd masked. 

and painted semi-matt black. 

Unmasked. 

Tamiya flat aluminium is very nice paint. 

I cut the silver foil stickers left over from the Gunpla with a circle cutter and stuck them on the gauge panels rim of dashboard. 

This time, I used Gunpla's silver foil stickers with a low sheen. 

Painted with paint brush.
I thought the matte aluminum parts were too bright, so I toned them down with a washing. 

The edges were painted with a silver marker. 

It's time to make the blinker that I thoughtlessly got rid of, and this is what it originally looked like. 

It's a very small part, so I don't think I can do the same with my eyesight, but I'll just have to mimic it.
It's sad that I'm getting older. 

I think I can attach the cut silver foil first, and then attach the clear orange parts right before completion.
But I don't know why it looks big even though I cut the foil according to the previously measured size. 

Masking the tail lamps was a bit tricky, so I had to use a masking-sol as well. 

I will need to mask and paint the silver one more time and then paint the border black.
I also had to draw a tiny square with a very thin silver border in the center, but that was beyond my capabilities. 

I coated the emblem in the middle of the wheel with UV resin. 

Painted panel-line. 

Ready to assemble. 

Assembled engine room. 

Assembled under parts. 

I dropped it, and it landed on the glue, and it fell upside down.
I really hate 'Murphy'. I like 'Sally' but I think she hate me. T_T 

Sanded and recovered. 

Interior done 

Interior done. 

I think this was the most difficult part of assembling this kit.
When assembled without the net, the parts fit together well, but when the net is installed, they do not fit together at all. In the end, I had to force myself to attach it to the appropriate location and secure it. 

The side window is installed from the inside like a snap kit, so I had to push them in hard until they clicked.
The front and rear glass must be attached from the outside and adhesive applied from the inside. 

I lost the part shown, so I bent a metal-rod to make it. 

Now it's just a matter of gluing the remaining parts together as instructed. 

Done.
In fact, the front grille emblem, keyhole, and bumper holes still need work, but I've gotten them done for my last post of the year. 😉 

Finish 

Finish 

Finish 

Finish 

Finish 

Thanks for watching and see you soon in the gallery album.