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this one will be great for sure !

daniel
-germany-

Looking forward to this one! The T4 was my first 1/12th build too, back in the mid eighties. I have the modern (like yours) kit on my pile for when I can return and do it the justice it deserves.

I'm sure this is going to be a great build!!

can't wait for more!!

don't forget to show us pictures from your other project, the ship...

excellent - will watch with most interest!

Conceerning stripping the chrome, what product did you use to accomplish that? I have tried several things on my current 1/12 Tyrrell project and though I have most of the chrome off there are still flakes of it remaining...

You can strip chrome with Castrol Super Clean in just a few minutes. The only one it didn't work with was the BT44b's, for some odd reason.

Anthony, as far as rivets, you might look at Archer Fine Transfers' resin rivets on decal paper. I've used them on my Matra MS-11 and BT44b to great effect. The backing is thin enough to not be visible, even on top of a polished finish. It works very, very nicely.

Many thanks, guys!

drledford93 wrote:is this going to be a detailed build?

Full detailed

Paul_OFarrell wrote:I'd recommend Calibre35's resin rivets. They produce rivet heads with 0.5mm diameter which is perfect for 1:12

Thanks, but if I choose resin rivets, II will prefer masterclub's one. It on free sale in my city and it cost just about 4$ for 200 pcs ( 0.3/0.4 mm ). I think quality of it is not worse then Calibre35.

alexpayne wrote:The ship looks cool,what is it?

Thanks! This is Heller's Santa Maria in 1/75 scale.

drledford93 wrote: Archer Fine Transfers' resin rivets on decal paper.

Wow! I have never seen anything like this! But because of my way of painting in "sheet aluminum" such way of installation won't good to me.

petrov27 wrote:what product did you use to accomplish that?

I used two products:
1) Liquid for sewer pipe cleaning. By it I take off a chrome directly.
2) Brake liquid. By it I take off covering under the chrome, which looks like a varnish.
Details are completely cleaned off after that.

Good Start .

I feel that this job that comes will be something impresive quality, that's easy on the eyes.
It is with joy that I will keep mounting.
A +

I painted my green on too using Testors #1124 enamel, matched perfectly.

I trimmed the fine black stripe off the nose decal and applied it to the painted nose area.

Continue to work with monocoque...
From a back wall of the monocoque i have cut off all tamiya's rivets and have drilled 118 holes for mine.


Fastenings of the strength elements i have scribed around for that their contours weren't lost after painting.