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I'm looking to buy the following car kits from the le mans 84 race
Tamiya Porsche 956 Kenwood
Tamiya Joest racing 956 Le mans 84 number 8

And a kit for the lancia LC2 - 84 version (if it exists)

Andrey wrote:I removed the chrome completely and painted Gunze Sangyo SM08

So next question. With what did you remove the chrome then.

Hello.

For my next project I'm going for the tamiya Ferrari 312T3 kit scale 1/20

I just was wondering what to do with the Chromed parts. Because I like the gloss so
I thought to just clear coat them, add the decals and then clear them again.
Or should I consider other options.

Final steps, sticking it all together and decals. and go for the final result. I didn't clear coat it. I will be experimenting with clear coat first before I try it on a model. hope you like it Sauber-C9_6x.jpg Sauber-C9_7.jpg Sauber-C9_8.jpg FINAL RESULT Sauber-C9_1.jpg Sauber-C9_2.jpg Sauber-C9_3....

Looks nice! Just one suggestion: I notice you haven't glued on the flat cover at the front. I'd suggest to do this, fill the seams and paint the front again, since on the real car, there is no gap there, and due to the scale it always looks a bit wrong when you put on that cover only at the end wit...

The next step: Getting this all glued and positioned like it should...
Add some Carbon detail to the body

It has been a while to post my updates and progress on this model. Next up was to check the body fit. Post_C9_1.jpg Seems in the rear I glued a PE-part a little oblique so the rear body doesn't fit excacly. but that can be solved. Next up the body got its inside color and several other parts were pa...

935k3 wrote:I use PVA(white glue) for attaching etch details like the brake disks

I use ultra glue from Mig now. it dries up clear and has some settling time.
before I used superglue but that settles to fast and leaves residue.

I forgot to post the final pics on this model.
so here they are

It has been some time as I slowly progress with this one. Experimenting with PE parts. But it doesn't always seem to go well with these parts. So engine has been mounted onto the chasis, front and back brakes, Drivers booth. I us the PE parts if it works. The rear wing construction will be done with...