Work in progress posts
The time has come to move-on and take to the workshop biggest model in my backlog.Deagostini Falcon Millenium in 1/43 scale! What a beast! I was collecting all parts of the model by subscription it took like 2 years, 100 issues – lets start! I already aquired some extra parts to improve details of the…
Whats left? – windows net and some final touches.Kit net is made of hard plastic, I was planning to do it in more realistic way… I used tamiya masking tape to replicate net based on kit example. After painting it looks spot on! Additional weathering, fuel stains and “battle damage” was added – and…. It…
Nascar race cars in superspeedway configurations are not symetrical when it comes to wheels camber and toe. I went oob settings with the suspension alignment, but unfortunately i wasn’t sattisfied with the outcome the car was set to high and not properly aligned.Again, based on the pictures and general informations, I modified the suspension to…
Yup, I decided for more challanging wheatered, beaten raced version of my miniature – I found it more interesting.Whetering of the tires was real challange, nascar tire wear is superextensive and it is not symetrical. I used photos of the real car from the end of the last race of 2023. Additionally I added tire…
Photo documentation showed that wheel rims colors is not unified – it looks like polished metal on spokes with dark insides. I went with two tone paiting, but I think I over-complicated it a bit 😉, anyhow, I love final results. Looks like the real thing to me! Sharing my way if someone would like…
Time for a top coat.GX112 SuperClearIII UV Cut applied. After some polishing work the body looks as it should. As I’m working mostly at night – I took opportunity to took a picture within direct sunlight, the colors really popped up! In meantime I applied internal decals and tire markings. And put chrome silver bare…
I added few internal details including visible fuel lines. It will fit quite nicely into the body. Unfortunately, there will be not so much details visible with body-on…. It is ok for me – I will not focus so much on the interior :). BTW I receive a package from https://www.modelroundup.com/ – 2022 Nascar Champion…
In meantime I ordered aftermarket racing belt set. Its not as real-real Nascar safety belts, but I decided to go with those as it will add extra detail to the miniature. Additinally I added some photoetched bolts to the seat – looks cool now. Seat in position. Just hop-in and drive! In meantime I covered…
I started to work on the blue parts of Blaney’s Champion car.Masking tape was applied based on photo documentation and kit box. Quick mix of two MrHobby – I used kit decals as a guidance for a color. It looked quite same in my eyes… and sprayed unmasked parts of a body. The color want…
In my modeller shelf I found plain carbon fibers waterslide decals. I put them on the racing chair and other interior parts made of carbon fiber. On the sides of the main cage I attached self adhesive packing foam parts to replicate Next Gen car safety walls. The engine was enriched with sparkplug wires, I…