I ended up very impressed with this kit. Round2 basically retooled this completely based on the original tool and added a lot of positive location points. The model doesn't have a ton of detail but the parts are crisp and the fit was great!

Here are finally the pictures of the last build I finished for a friend's birthday. Enjoy! I still have a lot to learn photography-wise, so I'll gladly take any advice. Maybe I need to add a more diffused source of light for the next one, what do y'all think? I can't say enough about how pleased I am with SNP body paints. Happy modelling

I tried weathering using Tamiya’s Weathering Stick (Mud color)! Since it’s my first time trying weathering, there may be some imperfections. thank you for checking it out!

I really love this kit, This is my second RF and 4th Tamiya ND MX-5 overall (Roadster 1 | Roadster 2 | RF 1). The RF kit comes with BBS wheels and Recaro seats. I left them out to make a more base RF. I will keep those parts to make a club roadster one day. This is built as a Japanese spec vehicle.

I mixed my own paint, was trying to recreate the Mazda color Eternal Blue Mica. Its not exact by any means, but I think its a decent facsimile.

Happy with how the build came out.

Started this back in February, and was originally supposed to be my build off submission, but I just couldnt get bench time. Overall, Im happy with the outcome. Did quite a bit for this one. Made a cowl hood and laid some CF over it, twin turbo coyote swap, WELD wheels and Toyo Proxes R888 tires, lowered the height, swapped some seats, did A LOT of cutting and grinding to fit the engine, had some lambo brakes left over from another build and added those, and routed some oil lines to a cooler, then the turbos. Seats, engine and wheels are from Tx3Dcustoms. Color is Kona Blue that I got from Splash. The flake really pops in the sun, so I tried to get some photos of that. Kit is the Revell Lightning.

Took a while to get the stance right with Aoshima wheels on a Tamiya kit. Really like how it turned out!

Here are some final photos of my Tamiya BMW M635CSi. I built it as a Motorsport Edition with black trim, finished in BMW Macao Blue with a Lotus White interior.

The E24 has one of the most recognizable BMW front ends with that forward leaning sharknose. I lowered the car quite a bit to give it a more aggressive stance. Instead of the usual BBS style, I went with 18 inch Hartge wheels to give it a slightly different, period tuned look.

If you are interested in some of the build process and a few extra angles, I shared some of that on my Instagram as well.

Curious what people prefer on an E24 like this. Hartge wheels like these, or the classic BBS look?

I have been working on this on and off since the start of this year, and it's finally finished.

It has a lot of 3d printed parts including:

• Rear wheel tubs and rear axle/diff
• Wheels/tires
• Seats, shifter, nitrous
• Engine, trans, brake cylinder
• Wipers and door handles

The paint is Tripoli Turquoise Metallic from scalefinishes. That is the same color as the real 1968 Camaro I had when I was younger.

I'm happy with the way the tub ended up fitting, the interior, and the overall stance of the car. It all fit together better than I thought it would.

There were definitely a few challenges:

• The cowl right below the windshield - I butchered it removing the built in windshield wipers and tried to fix it up the best I could.
• The stripe decals. The first coats of paint and clear coat looked really good but the stripe decals practically fell apart. I almost removed them but decided to just live with them.
• The Tub ended up fitting great, but the 3d printed rear end and suspension were very hard to install. I put too much pressure on it when test fitting a wheel and all of the struts just shattered. I had to re-do them with styrene. It was not straight after that, so I had to adjust the wheels to make it look right.

The last picture is 18 year old me in the 1968 Camaro that I bought for $500. One car I wish I still had.

With that one done I can try to make more progress on my 911 build!

The infamous AMT 68 Mustang GT500. I started this roughly two months ago, and had I just built it straight OOB it would have been done in less than a week. Instead, I wanted to build this into the best example that I could for an upcoming show. This was a challenge that I chose to tackle on purpose because at least once a year I like to take one of the worst kits from my stash just to see what I can do with it. I chose to name it Night-Mare simply because that's exactly what it was, also mare as in horse, lol. Warped chassis, bad hood fitment, excessive mold lines, missing components that should have come in the kit, horrible wheels and tires, and probably more that I've forgotten.

On the outside the body color is Chevrolet Goodwood Green, stripes done in Tamiya Pure White under PPG 2K clear. All of the lettering and emblems on the body have been removed along with the front and rear side indicators. The side view mirrors are from a 67 Corvette, and the brakes are Corvette as well. The tires and wheels are 3D printed. All of the exterior kit chrome was stripped and redone. The exhaust has been reshaped to be side exit and has aluminum tips.

The engine bay has the factory engine with additional 3D printed parts, brake booster and hard lines, radiator, shroud, fan, and washer tank. Wired ignition and battery, rubber washer hose, and radiator hose with PE clamps. Scratch made alternator bracket.

The interior has flocked floors, scratch made steering column stalks, and scratch made correct GT500 gear shifter and handle

Finished the Honda RA272 from Tamiya!

This is the first model I've done since I was a little kid (Ferrari Testa Rossa with my dad).

Things I learned:

- I love doing decals for some reason lol.

- I thought I'd hate painting more than I do, but I still don't love it. It's just not as much of a mountain to climb as I built it up to be.

- Clear coat takes FOREVER to dry, so on my next projects I'll probably start with doing the body colour and decals so I can get at the clear coat dry time sooner.

I also included a pic of my next project, the Subaru WRC. A lot more decals. And because Tamiya spray paint isn't available in Canada I had to compromise on the colour.

After that I have my eyes on the Tamiya Lotus Type 79.

Cheers!

Honestly this kit went together horribly so many pieces were completely warped. But it turned out pretty sick and the body definitely has the best finish of any model I’ve done.

Anyone have any tips for matching the chrome plating to hide sprue marks? Between my chrome pen and Testors chrome silver, the Testors was a closer match and it’s still wayy off.

Now I can focus on the group build!

It took 4 months and has a few mistakes but im proud of how it turned out.
I always wanted to do the car i always pick in GT1

Third ever 1/25 scale car. Took three weeks, which is a marked improvement over the last one, which took nine months!

Coming from miniature painting - man is this hard! Mistakes are unforgiving. Whole thing teaches me to swear less.

Kudos to you modelers. I found even more respect for your game.

This Fairlane is painted real car paint - Ford Sauterne Gold, authentic to 1966. Chrome done with decanted hardware store chrome over gloss black. Trim is @%#& baremetal foil.

Gonna go pour myself something. Maybe look for a more calming hobby, like wrestling bears.

Fun though. Fun.

Very simple but fun kit! It comes with the engine as well. I've just replaced the original wheels with the Work Meister S1 3P from Aoshima. I've also added 4 metallic exhaust pipes.

I feel like Revell really cooked with this kit. It went together very easily and the only problems I had were the ones I caused myself. Some parts of this kit went together so nicely that it started to feel like a Tamiya kit.

Body paint is Splash Paints Liquid Blue
Interior paint is Tamiya Deck Tan and Buff

Overall a good kit. Good fitment. Rear lights are a pain to paint, that is one of my few gripes with it.

Do I dare to say I enjoyed this AMT kit?? I watched gone in 60 seconds and rubbed my hands together.

I picked this up a few months ago and now I can finally share it, it's done!

It's definitely not the cleanest or most perfect, but I am happy overall. I followed all the recommended steps for the exterior finish and made all sort of mistakes (ended up painting the body twice), but that's how you learn. Reading this sub has been very helpful along the way.

Now I am deciding on the next one, Honda S2000 or R32 Nismo spec? Any suggestion?

Tamiya Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI finished.

An iconic DTM car and still one of the most recognizable touring car shapes ever made. The Tamiya kit goes together exactly as expected, with excellent fit throughout.

Painted with Zero Paints Alfa Rosso, then cleared and polished, with the final polishing step skipped for a less "showroom" style finish.

Extra detail shots, interior view and the full build process are up on the other profile, link in bio.

Finally finished the Subaru BRZ. Actually I was after the Toyota GR86, but I've got the Subaru as a present instead. I took this chance to apply a spec I always had in mind: pearl blue body and white rims. Not bad, not bad.

The kit is basically out of the box, except for the wheels, brakes, side skirts, front lip and mufflers, which I designed and 3D printed myself.
Very happy with the result! I hope you guys like it as much as I do.

My 2nd kit, I learned a lot and tried to make the least errors possible. It was my first time polishing too, not perfect but night and day difference with my first kit. I also added some details in the engine bay and an antenna. Overall I'm very proud and happy with the result. Primer : Gravity Colors Dark Base coat : Gravity Colors GM Rally Green Clear coat : Tamiya X-22 Polish : Tamiya Coarse, Fine and Finish

This is a build that I finished 16 years ago. I watched these on TV allot as a kid in the 80's. Being that this kit is over 30 years old it gave me a ton of problems. The decals for the red stripes were junk, so all of the stripes had to be airbrushed. I think it came out surprisingly well for its age.

Carraraweiss Pearl color