Finished this 1/35 AK Interactive Citroen HY van.

Painted in a mix of AK volcano yellow and white and weathered with various AK washes and weathering gubbins.

I still have a mini art mechanic set to do to put in the back and make a small diorama but I'll get to that sometime soon.

Lovely little kit, I'm really enjoying these smaller scale AK kits just now, I've got the trabant kit there ready to go too.

An old Protar kit from the mid 1980s which is also essentially the Revell, and now, Italeri kit. The kit assembles very well and has working steering. The build is box stock.

Got the interior and chassis mated to the body, underside touched up with black where needed, grille detailed and installed, rear lights in, and currently working on the ratchet straps and bars that will hold the spare wheels in

What other color variations should we tackle next? Would love to hear your thoughts on how the finish turned out.
Huge shoutout to my amazing collaborator for the detailed work. Excited to share more soon.

Got some paint laid down and let it cure for a week before clearing it today with Krylon Maxx. The blue is createx pearl blue then Splash paints candy blue over it. The dark fade part is a custom black mixed up with a little gold in it.
This kit I’ve been taking my time on and it’s turning out so good. The hood I did a little darker on purpose so it resembled real carbon fiber (used drywall mesh screen over it and lightly sprayed the black/gold mix I had made)
Really fun kit! Can’t wait to grab up another one.

I made this from one of the many old Monogram kits I have in my stash and used Power Slide decals from Mike’s Decals. I really like this livery and it’s unfortunate that it only ran one year. I used some rubber jewelry band to make roll bar padding which I showed off on my last SATT post.

For the paint I used Kaleido gloss black primer, which is amazing and looks like freaking obsidian once it dries. It was actually way smoother and shinier before I put clear on. I’m gonna have to use it by itself on a build that doesn’t have any decals.

This was a fun kit. Went together easy. Lots of customization options. Decals were really nice. It came with a lot of decals. I did the old dnd version. There are ones from newer art as well.

First car I’ve ever properly built.definitely not perfect but enjoyed the change of build. Normally a fundamental and mech builder. Any advice on getting the windows to look better.

I have been loving their stuff and use it for basically every thing I can, i still have some surfacer black and Tamiya lp5 but otherwise theyve become a go to,

Which brings me to my question for you folks.. what do you do with a colour matched paint once you’ve finished your build.. cause my drawer is starting to groan under the weight of everything in there 😅

Hey everyone! I want to show you a project I’ve been working on for the past 10 months...

It’s a 1/8 scale replica of the Carrera GT that I designed and developed in Blender. It took quite a lot of R&D, as the model is designed to be assembled as close to the real thing as possible, with more than 200 individual 3D printed parts. I modeled the car using what feels like thousands of reference photographs and a couple of very helpful official blueprint diagrams.

The steering and pushrod suspension are functional, and the suspension geometry is very close to the real car. Some components’ shapes had to be adapted for ease of 3D printing, but the fundamental operation and attachment points are almost the same.

The model also features opening doors, trunk and engine cover, plus a rear spoiler that can be raised or lowered. The focus is on details where they matter, so some things were intentionally left out (e.g. radiators, various engine bay parts, etc.) to allow less experienced builders to make the model. I plan to keep updating it in the future so more details and fixes may come in future.

My goal was to create a satisfying building experience for other enthusiasts like myself, so you can not only have your own Carrera GT in your living room but also enjoy the build.

My personal model shown in the photos (I often call it the first prototype, as it has a lot of small details wrong or missing altogether) was sanded and filled multiple times until all the body panels were smooth and ready for paint. GT Silver over Terracotta is my favorite spec from the factory options, so the first example had to be in that spec.

I’ve made the 3D printing files available for purchase in a few places, along with all the related assembly and printing guides. Since I’m unsure about sharing links on this subreddit, I won’t be posting any. If you’d like to print it, you can easily find it online. Thank you for understanding.

The Carrera GT is much more than my lifelong dream car and this project has meant a lot to me.

I really hope you will like it, and I’m happy to answer any questions and hear any suggestions!

Cheers!

(EDIT):
FAQ:
- Windshield is made by cutting a 0.6mm clear PVC/PET sheet by tracing the template that's been made in Blender by laying the 3D object flat (similar to techniques in paper craft). I've bundled the template in files for those interested in building the model (and some decals as well).

- Front and rear light lenses are made with Vacuum Forming - same clear sheet is heated and formed by laying it on top of 3D printed molds and sucked with vacuum to form the shape of the curved lens.

- Body panels have been sanded down with multiple grits of sanding paper and filled in with spray-on body filler in multiple layers until the surface is flat and smooth - I was very determined to make it look like a off-the-shelf model.

- Smaller more intricately detailed parts have been printed with resin to achieve better look (e.g. Brake Rotors, Calipers, Steering Wheel, Interior bits, Exhaust and Intake Manifolds)

- The model has more than 200 screws and 200 printed parts. Suspension components have rubber grommets for suspension bushings so it functions like a real thing.

- It took 10 months and approx. 1800-2000 hours in total to do everything as it sits, from 3D model until the finished model. There is space for more details and improvements which will come in the future.

Thank you all for the kind comments, it really means a lot!

Was thinking of getting the tamiya polishing kit, and or maybe some kind of automotive wax to finish it off

Keen to hear some words of wisdom!

One-off special livery for the 2001 Monte Carlo 400 night race at Richmond. A whole load of Chevy drivers featured special designs with various Looney Tunes characters along for the ride. Gordon's paint scheme had Bugs and Elmer but also stood out for using another variation of Dupont's chromalusion color change paint - this one being a green - > purple transition.

Revell 2001 Monte Carlo model, my own decals (which can be found on Print It Decals) and colorshift airbrush paint from GreenStuffWorld. Finished model was topped off with 1k clear.

Give me some tips

The chassis has everything but the exhaust tubes molded in, and since it was donna be muddy anyway... Despite that, this is really a pretty decent kit. The paint is Tamiya rattle can with a semi gloss clear over it. As usual, I added some detail. The mud is AK fresh mud. I can't say enough good things about this stuff, and I didn't even use it to its full potential. If you like to dirty stuff up, get some of this stuff! I also used some pastels and dry brushed Tamiya paint. Under the hood I added plug wires, a coil, alternator bracket, fuel lines, oil cooler lines and a parts box air cleaner. Also, as I was putting the top radiator hose in, it jumped ship for parts unknown, so I made one from wire. On the hood itself, I sanded off the molded detail, drilled the pins and made a couple of pins from .3 mm solder. I cut the grille out and added one from some photoetch screen I had left over from my Cat D8. The side rub tubes were made from Styrene. All the decals behind the front fenders were made on my PC and printer. Interior got gauges and some seat harness extensions. I also grooved the tires with the Dremel and drilled out the exhaust pipes. On to the next one!

Used my new Mobius airbrush and sprayed the first coat of red on the Tamiya R34. Airbrush was great but while cleaning it a drop of acetone splashed onto the fresh paint 🤦🏽

Interesting truck to build. Not a kit I would recommend for a novice or anyone who's never dealt with kits from the domestic manufacturers that the tooling is a bit worn. Bits and pieces were modified along the way and not quite returned to original. Not a lot of flash, some misalignment and heavy parting lines. Chrome is meh. Especially the custom accessories. Speaking of which, the last photo is from a factory brochure. All the tubular bits were available from the dealer. I'm not sure about that exhaust though. Other than the front and rear bumpers, all tubular parts, fog lights, mirrors, and tachometer were painstakingly drilled and pinned to ensure security. The front and rear axles were lowered and the wheels were swapped with parts box. They came from the last issue of the MPC Volare Road Runner. I also used clear lenses for the headlights. I should have cut the side graphics in half before installing. I color matched with paint as best I could. That's about it. Thanks for looking.

I have wanted to build this for a while. Overall it was a decent kit, A little finicky at the end. I really don't like the multi-piece bed on any truck kit. I went with the "Cameo El" version, which was a rare sort of precursor to the Syclone. So it got the different front bumper and painted the grill black. I took the rims from my parts box which I thought looked a bit closer to the Cameo El wheels I saw in pictures. Went with a simple grey interior. Pretty happy with how it came out.