A mysterious build
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Sanded the mold lines
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Drilled a hole fore a sturdier attachment of the mirrors
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Added a metal rod to the mirrors
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Dry fit
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Exhausts were solid. Used a bit of tubing
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Before an dafter
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Al bits skewered
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White primer over red 🙁
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Tub primered
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The Tamiya primer is a bit glossy when wet
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Matt when dry
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Matt black
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I'm having plans for the roof
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Tub in mattt black as well
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Various bits in black
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And more bits
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Handpainted these colours. Added a satin varnish for a leathery look
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Same
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Some colour on the wing and mirrors
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Needs some sanding...
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Stripped as I sanded through the paint
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Attempt #2
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is better!
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Custom designed striping.
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Eye shade
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Almost identical to the other side
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Some colour to below
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I am happy with the rims
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Used Molotow marker for the first time.
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Alclad gloss black primer
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Alclad black chrome
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Shiny!
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It’s a Mitsubishi!
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2 spray sessions of 2 thin/medium coats of Alclad Aqua Gloss
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Rear window looks okay
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Front, the paint is asymmetric and peeled on the inside
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Sprayed another layer of aqua gloss last night. This is the result after a thorough polishing.
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Shiny part of the mirrors glued
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Glueing the front windows
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In place
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Indicators and day lights glued
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Spoiler alert!
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Rear lights
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Painted the ceiling black as well. It was multicoloured from all the layers. Nobody would have noticed, but just in case
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Fixed the wipers for right hand drive
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Masking the rear. I wasn’t happy with the diffuser
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Sprayed
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Much better!
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I added some last second chrome trim around the tips and the diffuser
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The exhaust system in place
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She’s done?
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Removing needed stuff
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Paint stripping in progress
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Paint stripped
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Removed the gills
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Opened the hood scoops
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Opened the grill
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Filling with some strip styrene to prevent sinkmarks in the putty and save on drying time.
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On the nose as well
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Putty!
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Ready for primer
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Basecoat, SMS black
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SMS Supernova colour shift
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Added some mesh to the openings
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And once again, she’s completed!
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The cut out with mesh really improved the look!
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Commenti
20 1 January 2021, 23:34
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Hi Berni. Happy new year to you to. The logo gave the brand away 😄
2 January 2021, 08:50
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Looks like you are well on the way to doing more than 3 kits this year! My new year's resolution is to finish all the kits I started and not worry how good they turn out.
2 January 2021, 21:10
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My problem is that people do such good work that I'm all out of superlatives. 🙂
3 January 2021, 02:22
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Despite of knowing the brand, it still is a mystery build, Martin
12 January 2021, 20:16
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Who needs friends with the likes of you as mates? Happy to have you here guys. Some progress has been made. I'm just keeping most to myself 😄
24 January 2021, 20:48
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Sorry for the long wait folks. My covid situation (it's not a flu!!!) sapped all my modelling energy. All work was done in december, but I figured it was time to let you see some stuff. 😄
25 February 2021, 14:30
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Take care of yourself, Martin, and try to recharge those batteries bit by bit. Thanks for sharing though. Nothing worse than leaving a mystery unresolved!
25 February 2021, 15:47
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it is not my choice of colors, but i will be supporting you in any way i can. great to see you getting some energy back. we are all with you my friend!!
25 February 2021, 15:58
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Glad to see back on track, mate. As Greg says, take care of yourself
25 February 2021, 23:42
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There might be light at the end of the tunnel. I actually did some new stuff on this car today.
28 February 2021, 17:10
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That black shiny alclad is a nice color. Looking good from my POV. Pity of the peeling effect on the front window
1 March 2021, 21:28
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Lode, I guess black acrylic won't stick without primer. A can of Tamiya black lacquer is on its way.
2 March 2021, 15:37
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Greg, it sure is. It reminds me of the old Kawasaki colours back in the day. It hurts the eyes, but it sure draws the eye!
2 March 2021, 15:38
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The outside looks great, but I couldn't sit in that interior, I'd be so blinded I'd crash into things! But as I guess that is the look you were going for, you nailed it!
2 March 2021, 16:15
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I think this is the perfect car to have, when you desperately want new neighbours 😄
3 March 2021, 17:20
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Memories! My dad had a metallic green Ford Granada Bravo when I was a kid.
3 March 2021, 19:14
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Just waiting till I get a 3D printer then I'm planning to replicate the Cortina Mk4. I can pull a mould of the Pinto engine from a Mk3 mustang kit I have, and shouldn't be too hard to work out a ford saloon to donate a close enough Chassis. The interior won't too much of a problem, it had no back seats in it.
3 March 2021, 21:56
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I admire your scratch building skills. I'm happy with improving on each build. This one is nearly done. The dumb mistake has been corrected
6 March 2021, 23:24
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Martin, this mistery build is becoming a little gem. Nice paintjob and I see that the windows are in place 🙂
7 March 2021, 07:54
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James is here! And just in time too, I just finished her.
Thanks for the compliments Lode and James. I'll take some better pictures when there is some sun around here
7 March 2021, 19:06
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Waiting for the sunny pics ....... anyway: striking paint work and colors!
8 March 2021, 09:07
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Does this only allow you to build it in right-hand drive without modifications? Nice work on it. Besides my Challenger, this is my dream car.
8 March 2021, 10:49
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Finally the sun showed itself, and the wind of the last few days subsided. Take a peek here Completed Mitsubishi GTO | Album by Mahoo76 (1:24)
Chip, the kit supports right and left hand drive. Even the wipers are there for both variants.
14 March 2021, 16:46
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Next up is a non-existing plane! A BS-plane!
In the original GT it was a favourite of my brothers as well Daniel
17 March 2021, 07:23
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It was time to tackle this car again. In the paint scheme I used it was a real eye sore in my cabinet and the car deserves better. So I present you once again: A mystery build!
I stripped the paint, obviously. The I removed the gills and side markers. I opened the hood scoops, front lower grill and side scoops. In the process I managed to crack the body in three different places. That's what glue is for?
3 December 2022, 18:58
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I found the first result more than good, but you're the builder. Looking forward to see what you're gonna do in the new version. Knowing you, no doubt you'll improve your nice previous result
15 December 2022, 07:06
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Dominik, no problems with the red bleeding through the surface.
Lode, to improve is what we're aiming for. The black basecoat already looks very good. Let's see what happens next?
16 December 2022, 16:42
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After clear coating, polishing, waxing and assembly, she's once more completed. Now it's up to you guys to spot the flaws and the one big gaffe 😉
7 January 2023, 14:22
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Well, Martin, I don't find any, but I'm not a car builder. This new two-tone color suits this car well. Congrats with the result
9 January 2023, 06:37