Double-kit work log
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All 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.
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Removed the bits to allow the engine bay to sit and show the engine as instructed
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Removed the bonnet.
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After 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).
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I will need to remove the front grill to be able to install the PE parts.
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Started by drilling some holes on the corners.
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Used a balsa saw to remove the grill, I will then use a scalpel and a file to complete the work with more precision.
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The 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).
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I scribed the doors' panel lines and airbrushed the lines with black, this will reduce the effort at the end.
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Finished with the priming.
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Back on the engine, painted the whole engine block. Had to find some reference pictures to understand how the colouring was done.
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all engine parts are painted and ready to go
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all engine parts together, bottom view
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engine block, front view
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engine block, rear view
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Drilled 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.
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painted and prepped the engine bay, installed the few needed elements, and wrapped the cockpit air intake with the Kevlar decal I bought
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Everything 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.
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A 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.
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The 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.
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I will have to get new rims as for some reason these had melted! I wonder what happened!
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Dry fitting it, doesn't look so bad... definitely slightly different than the Hasegawa and much less precise on the details.
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Let's get on with the interiors. The difference between the two kits is quite stark. Roll cages are sorted and cleaned.
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dry fitting the Hasegawa rollcage
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Dry fitting the Protar rollcage
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getting the pattern for the back of the seat on the Hasegawa for the Kevlar decal
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Finally decided to crack open this Flat Base Rough to give a more "fabricky" effect to the seats
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The difference is sensible. Left with the new base, right the plain colour.
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Same on the Hasegawa kit: left with the new base, right the plain colour.
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Painted the details on the Protar kit, maybe one of the nice parts of the kit. I wish there was more of this.
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Creating the pattern for the Kevlar back of the seat
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The Kevlar pattern
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And done!
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Now 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.
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Very happy with the final result!
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on the Hasegawa kit I decided to scratch build the radio.
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the radio and the cable
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I preferred painting the dashboard by hand instead of using the decals over the PE
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the final result, displaying also a terrible attempt at a Lancia logo (which didn't come in the decal sheet).
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Now 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.
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As 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.
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The 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.
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Since I decided to use the Hasegawa wheels on this kit I had to improvise to be able to place them correctly
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So I used the original caps that I glued after cutting off part of the drive shaft. Neat.
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Here is the final result. Like it never happened.
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Now 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.
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Time to do the window trims
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I also realised that the front part is all black, instead of having just the window trim. This will be fixed later.
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I 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.
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The front bumper is done, just needs to be clear-coated.
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The driver's door could be _theoretically_ opened. This wasn't properly engineered, and I then decided to glue it on.
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The 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.
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Using white to do the base for the front grill red trim
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The front grill done, albeit painfully.
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The body ready for the decals.
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I ended up sanding off the other side indicator, now I am going to scratch build it.
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The left side indicator was applied and painted as needed.
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While the instructions showed some sort of mirrors, I had none, so I had to scratch-build them as well.
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Dry-fitting the side mirrors I just built.
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The Protar body just needs to be clear-coated!
Коментарі
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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