hey cham2020, nice redos u got there....
i got some redos too but will be posting up later...
anyway....i got orange peel....can tell me how to solve it?

ok
very easy mate
did you clear coat your model?
recommend to clear coat first
then wait it dry...

wetsand the model with 1000, then 1500 then 2000 gritt...
make sure you don't oversand it.. i mean the edges.. i tend to have that problem also....like the curve of the model...becareful

then polish with wax/polishing cream eg : soft99 polish cream
with a cloth..then can eliminate
sometimes you need to wetsand a few times to eliminate the orange peels.

the sandpaper...can u get them at hardware shops? or they must be tamiya's ones? is it the higher the number of sandpaper the finer the they are?
wetsand them...does it destroy the paintwork? coz i've tried wetsanding my models....it became "unshiny"...u know what i mean rite? ("kesan calar" in malay)...u mean by polishing, it will get rid of the "kesan calar" thingy??
btw, soft99, where can i get it? recommendations?

yeap
you can use any sandpapers
i am using combo of normal sandpaper and tamiya sandpaper....
yeap..higher number ..the smoother the sandpaper..and finer it is
it doesn't destroy the paint job if you sand it properly.. do it gently.....don't rub on it hard or you tend to oversand..
yes if you polish you will get rid most of the scratches but make sure you cloth is clean

soft99 is a car polishing cream so you know where to get it

where do you get polishing cream? i've asked a few tamiya shops...and they don't seem to know what i'm asking for....that is so long time ago..and also they usually don't have the variety of sandpapers.....very very sad...

thanks a lot....but what about tamiya's compound?
there are a lot.....which 1 is the one?

This post has been edited by alexscm: Dec 5 2006, 12:39 AM

tamiya finishing compound
there are three, coarse, medium and fine right? i last time use the all in one..
but now i use the normal soft99..
my comment..almost same wtith normal polishing cream

naka7a,
the polishing cream of tamiya is know as tamiya finishing compound. and the sandpaper is known as abbrasive...

Well, i got it somewhere. It's an very very old kit but the details are quite good.
There is an engine hidden inside the rear bonnet ! But i forget to photograph it..
I forget to sand the moulding lines because it's not obvious and only realised it after polishing !!! but it's not visible as it flush to the body lines...
Well, this is my first Exotic European car and it took me two weeks to complete everything...I broke my dormancy as I mostly build JDM cars !
Well, It's not that perfect but I am still learning !


















This post has been edited by cham2020: Dec 6 2006, 07:09 PM

hey cham2020.....nice build there...wish i could do something like that....but the decal at the rear (NGK) might look a bit weird for a lambo....hehe just my thoughts...
let me ask u 1 opinion...which one would you go for between honda s2000-tamiya or silvia s15 aero-aoshima...coz im planning to get one....

btw what clear coat do you use? anchor or tamiya....if tamiya's, 1 can doesn't look enough rite? need to get 2?
my previous builds did not get clear coats on...can they be polished too?
oh yea...can clear coat be coated on windscreens and lamps?

hey sifu cham2020, btw, what color did u used for that lambo?

if i am you
i will get the s2000
i heard s2000 of tamiya is a good kit to build without fitment issues...
but it's up to you la..
i never build aoshima kits before so dare not leave any comments

i am using industrial clear
it depends... i have a singapore friend that can spray 3 cars using a bottle of tamiya can sprays..so it's enough ...don't worry !

i am using pearl orange (industrial) for the lambo

ya
you can polish the paint without clear coat..i try before

u should try aoshima kits....the quality is there....erm for me, they are around 80% ok....something like tamiya's...i've got one kit...it's the odyssey VIP style....posted in this thread b4....the price is a bit high...but other than that..everything is ok....

i'll get 1 s2000...the s15 will be later then...havent build a honda b4...

This post has been edited by alexscm: Dec 8 2006, 01:41 AM

and ya
dun call me shifu la -.-'''
i am not shifu

ok
i should try aoshima kits soon
mine many fujimi

This kit is given by my friend.Build about 2 weeks. Color is normal silver and cleared and polish. Interior is simple. Rims are sprayed gold color.The panel line of this model is quite deep a bit of scale here...















It has a little flaw though that is a little oversand on the rear fender...but non noticable....

nice clean builds.....btw..i've tried wetsanding and polishing.....well pretty satisfied with the result...i mean for a beginner like me....i've tried using the 2001 turtle wax as and alternative...it works well too....

This post has been edited by alexscm: Dec 10 2006, 08:51 PM

alex
you beginner?
you build lot already
and they seem good

i am the one beginner
build one year only

erm those are just my trial and error model kits...now im starting to take them more seriously...hehehe