New to forum
 

Hi Everyone,

New to the forum. Just want to introduce myself and share with you a few cars from my collection. Mostly Tamiya, GT Spirit and Ottomobile.

A few of my favorite cars:
1/18 Alpina e30 M3 by Ottomobile
http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...pscvwqsmwk.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...pshohbllnh.jpg

1/18 Alpina 850i by Ottomobile
http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...pskir92xf7.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psy8irvfyy.jpg

1/12 Yamaha R1 by Tamiya (built by me). All Stock.
http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psrx8blxsb.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psr2n4ywdl.jpg

1/24 Nissan R34 Calsonic GTR by Tamiya (built by me) All Stock
http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...pse7ti5fsk.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psg3avzav9.jpg

I will post up some more of my collection.

Thanks for looking

William

Looking forward to see what else you've got!

huh. not sure what to to think of this. this is going to be an official autoart release: gt86 rocket bunny:

https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...9f&oe=5825FB33

^ want lol. Can't afford the the real rocket bunny. This will do lol. Any more info?

coming end of this year. not sure if it's going to be composite. the whole stance thing just dosen't make sense to me (sorry not sorry)...

I actually think it's appropriate. Stance car looks cool but it's not functional. This is the only time when a car is stances appropriately, on a die cast car that doesn't move lmao.

Any word on pricing and color?

not really. just that pic and a possible release date before end of this year. i saw it on the autoart uk facebook page, so we know it's real (unless copyright issues kill it).

finally. i waited so stupid long for this ...

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...80535438_o.jpg
https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...80941273_o.jpg

^Holy eff I want that :sweetjesus: :sweetjesus: :sweetjesus: :sweetjesus: :faints:

Anyone purchase the Spoon and Mugen JDM ITR's yet? Are they available yet? or pre-order?

too low??

they were really that low back then...

http://speedhunters-wp-production.s3...04/retro04.jpg

this is all i've seen...

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...50421126_o.png

Euro R......... no black. those fuckers.



but dat J's racing S2000 and Spoon DC2!

red j's racing s2000...

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...b4&oe=57957780

eBay has the 1/43 available...but dem prices.


EDIT: I backordered this version though: https://secure.hlj.com/product/IRDHS096BK/Aut

the whole set up along with that muffler looks just like mine! :lawl:

It's a sign...:pokerface:

that spoiler is spot on.



:troll:

thanks for the hook up @ pacman


https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...9b&oe=581B9A08

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...3e&oe=581A6118

Ideas for cleaning your diecast models
 

Hi Guys,

You probably know this by now, but one of the best solutions to get rid of dust from your models, i found so far is compressed Air. The compressed air cans used for cleaning computer. I used this alot before I take pictures of my cars.

http://img.ncix.com/images/56439_l.jpg

Along with a microfiber cloth to wipe off finger prints off the clear plastics and body.

And also water along with a q-tip is the best solution for cleaning off dust from the hard to reach areas.

I hope this tip will help you all keep your models showroom condition.

Thanks

William

Fixing and Restoring R35 LB
 

Hi Guys and gals,

Here is a R35 LB that I am fixing up for Thumper. I hope this tutorial will help you restore and fix your damaged cars. You just need patience.

The car was damaged during transit.

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psdwqy0fec.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...pszjuzyors.jpg

Disassemble car:
I used an exacto knife and ran it along the areas where Make UP used resin glue to attached the pieces to the car.

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psmquimjhf.jpg

How to remove the clear plastic windows without damage - A blunt toothpick does the trick. But be careful and do this slowly.
As you can see from the pic below, this took about four hours to do (I was watching past episodes of Game of Thrones while doing this).
Also at this stage, I reattached the nose of the car to the body using Insta-cure gap filling Cyanoacrylate, along with Tamiya modelling glue,
and Plastic Weld Cement (That I ran across the damaged seem).
I know this is overkill for the glue, but the pieces are glued together permanently.

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...pszylmuu5e.jpg

Reattached nose:

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psztqj5hnz.jpg

How to Strip the Paint:
I did some research, and I found that the best method to strip paint of resin, is 99% Isoproply Alcohol. This does not damage or make the resin soft.
You will need to soak the model in the alcohol for about 24-48 hours. Afterwards, the paint comes off very easily.
Use a old tooth brush to remove the paint. Be careful of PE parts, as they are stuck on the paint and can easily be lost when scrubbing off the paint.

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...pskk0wqkgi.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psw05nn91q.jpg

Close up of the damaged area.

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psvspjsbgq.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psxtzyvhpc.jpg

There where chips that had to be filled, so I used Tamiya two part
modelling expoxy putty. This stuff is just basically bondo.

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psqxon6izr.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psngfqxzla.jpg

Paint prep:
After sanding off the putty, and masking off all the attached chrome pieces, I primed the body and inspected it for further defects.

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psa6yfa5rg.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psaqx1snuo.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...psxuawr6u8.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...pslxknsibu.jpg

Latest update

I've sprayed a base coat of Alclad bright silver on the car. Flash Pink is what original body colour. This paint is very difficult to find. The only other solution is to use acrylic nail colours.
But still no matches, and from what my wife told me if I dilute the nail paint to spray through my airbrush, the end colour will not be the same.
So I've decided to go use Alclad Enamel Candy Red, I think this is a cool colour.

http://web.ipmsusa3.org/sites/defaul...ndyredcopy.jpg

I will post up pic of this very soon.

Thanks,

William

eg9 civic from tarmac works is coming...

https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...75&oe=582D78AB

Pacman808 is doing an excellent job, but thumper, how come you didn't send back to the seller to get a new one? Was it from eBay?

I can accept minor damage on things I buy that aren't display items, but yea, it's an expensive item and it's a display item, so I would get the seller to get me a new one for sure IMO

they refunded my money and didn't want it back. it was from ebay. the manufacturer would not make another one for me and there was no replacement because of the low production numbers and the seller did not want to risk breaking another.

for the focus RS fanbois out there... 1/18 scale from ottomobile coming later this year:

https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...5c&oe=5830C482