Double-kit work log
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August 11, 2023All the engine and engine bay pieces all together. The GPModelling engine came still on the 3D printer supports... removing them was quite elaborate and time-consuming.2
August 11, 2023Removed the bits to allow the engine bay to sit and show the engine as instructed3
August 11, 2023Removed the bonnet.4
August 11, 2023After an initial light priming, I realised that I would need to file the rear tank lid since I have that from the PE detail-up, and the logo that sits on the B pillar, since the Sanremo version does not have it (I think it's the street version that has it).5
August 11, 2023I will need to remove the front grill to be able to install the PE parts.6
August 11, 2023Started by drilling some holes on the corners.7
August 11, 2023Used a balsa saw to remove the grill, I will then use a scalpel and a file to complete the work with more precision.8
August 11, 2023The front grill is now off. Once this was done, I had to dry-fit the PE bits to make sure they would fit correctly (they did).9
August 11, 2023I scribed the doors' panel lines and airbrushed the lines with black, this will reduce the effort at the end.10
August 11, 2023Finished with the priming.11
October 26, 2023Back on the engine, painted the whole engine block. Had to find some reference pictures to understand how the colouring was done.12
October 26, 2023all engine parts are painted and ready to go13
October 26, 2023all engine parts together, bottom view14
October 26, 2023engine block, front view15
October 26, 2023engine block, rear view16
October 26, 2023Drilled and installed the main spark plug lines and crafted some holder to give them a more ordered look. In the meantime, I also bought some Kevlar decal and wrapped the intake.17
October 26, 2023painted and prepped the engine bay, installed the few needed elements, and wrapped the cockpit air intake with the Kevlar decal I bought18
October 26, 2023Everything is now ready. There's a few additional details I will likely sort out at a later point, but overall I'm quite satisfied with the result.19
October 31, 2023A new challenger enters the arena! This is a 1989 kit from Protar (before Italeri bought it) that I held on to all this time. I think it's time to crack it open, as I can't suffer having it here anymore.20
October 31, 2023The kit will definitely require some adjustments but not too much, as I don't want to spend too much time on it. This kit (Protar) will be used for a muddied-up version, while the Hasegawa as a clean version of it.21
October 31, 2023I will have to get new rims as for some reason these had melted! I wonder what happened!22
October 31, 2023Dry fitting it, doesn't look so bad... definitely slightly different than the Hasegawa and much less precise on the details.23
October 31, 2023Let's get on with the interiors. The difference between the two kits is quite stark. Roll cages are sorted and cleaned.24
October 31, 2023dry fitting the Hasegawa rollcage25
October 31, 2023Dry fitting the Protar rollcage26
October 31, 2023getting the pattern for the back of the seat on the Hasegawa for the Kevlar decal27
October 31, 2023Finally decided to crack open this Flat Base Rough to give a more "fabricky" effect to the seats28
October 31, 2023The difference is sensible. Left with the new base, right the plain colour.29
October 31, 2023Same on the Hasegawa kit: left with the new base, right the plain colour.30
October 31, 2023Painted the details on the Protar kit, maybe one of the nice parts of the kit. I wish there was more of this.31
October 31, 2023Creating the pattern for the Kevlar back of the seat32
October 31, 2023The Kevlar pattern33
October 31, 2023And done!34
October 31, 2023Now Hasegawa provided some PE details for the 5 points belts and some plastic sheet that needed to be cut. I felt like was really building them.35
October 31, 2023Very happy with the final result!36
October 31, 2023on the Hasegawa kit I decided to scratch build the radio.37
October 31, 2023the radio and the cable38
October 31, 2023I preferred painting the dashboard by hand instead of using the decals over the PE39
October 31, 2023the final result, displaying also a terrible attempt at a Lancia logo (which didn't come in the decal sheet).40
November 7, 2023Now time to close down the Protar kit: I used the Tamiya cans for it. TS-86, Pure Red over light grey primer, IMO the best close-match.41
November 7, 2023As I'm doing the dry fitting for the underside of the Protar I realise that this kit is using the road version of this car rather than the rally version. The difference is quite sensible, but at the same time, I also decided I won't change it.42
November 7, 2023The original rims had a hole to get the drive shaft into, a cap will be used on the opposite side to fix them in place. The front wheels had no steering.43
November 7, 2023Since I decided to use the Hasegawa wheels on this kit I had to improvise to be able to place them correctly44
November 7, 2023So I used the original caps that I glued after cutting off part of the drive shaft. Neat.45
November 7, 2023Here is the final result. Like it never happened.46
November 7, 2023Now I'm left with the last few bits to be painted and mounted on the body. The more I look at this kit the more I think there's been a lot of choices and not all of them were good.47
November 7, 2023Time to do the window trims48
November 7, 2023I also realised that the front part is all black, instead of having just the window trim. This will be fixed later.49
November 7, 2023I also realised that some of the housing for the lights will require a bit of sanding on the clear parts to be able to be flush with the rest.50
November 7, 2023The front bumper is done, just needs to be clear-coated.51
November 7, 2023The driver's door could be _theoretically_ opened. This wasn't properly engineered, and I then decided to glue it on.52
November 7, 2023The crazy bit: part of the hinge that should have allowed the door to open is locking into the body and effectively become one of the side indicators.53
November 7, 2023Using white to do the base for the front grill red trim54
November 7, 2023The front grill done, albeit painfully.55
November 7, 2023The body ready for the decals.56
November 7, 2023I ended up sanding off the other side indicator, now I am going to scratch build it.57
November 7, 2023The left side indicator was applied and painted as needed.58
November 7, 2023While the instructions showed some sort of mirrors, I had none, so I had to scratch-build them as well.59
November 7, 2023Dry-fitting the side mirrors I just built.60
November 7, 2023The Protar body just needs to be clear-coated!
Komentáre
23 11 August 2023, 14:39
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thanks JV! I would like to say that the detail kit from GP Modelling is really good.
27 October 2023, 07:22
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This is the progress while doing two kits simultaneously, albeit from different makers: Protar and Hasegawa.
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