WIP Toyota Tom's Supra GT

Martin Oostrom
Okay, now that the BauReihe 1 is finished, I asked my daughter which kit is next. She was very attracted by the colours on this Toyota (who isn't😉 )
So, here we go!

Spanjaard
one can not go on holidays without you starting a new model...... almost missed this one!

Martin Oostrom
You go on holiday too often then 😉
There wasn't much to miss. I cut and sanded all parts and gave them a soapy bath this morning

Bart Goesaert
Nice one, beware of the decals, these don't fit the model as they should according to reviews...

Martin Oostrom
Thanks Bart. In this case the decals ARE the model. Otherwise it's just a plain white car 🙁

Bart Goesaert
As I remember, it is mostly the fit around the windows

Martin Oostrom
Okay, I intended to paint and decal the body first, then paint and assemble the rest. We'll see how it goes.

Peter Hardy
Putting a bulbar on it Marty?

Martin Oostrom
One of those lightbars they put on the nose for night sessions? Way too difficult for me. If only I knew someone who's done a bullbar recently 😉

Greg Baker
Oh cool! I've driven this car many many times... on Gran Turismo on my PlayStation...😉 it's a beauty!

Martin Oostrom
Greg will you stop mentioning video games? After your last reference my son and I spent hours on C&C generals.

Chris Greathouse
watching 🙂

Peter Hardy
C&C Generals? Google! I must live in a vacuum!

Greg Baker
Hah! I know the feeling. My son got a steering wheel for Christmas so we've been driving the coffee table for several hours already.

Chris Greathouse
Oh man, I love C&C, I have the ultimate collection which has 17 C&C titles in it. @Greg... coffee table? a bit low yes? or are you in low rider mode 😄? * Low Rider song plays*

Martin Oostrom
I had to buy the ultimate collection as well, as my original cd version from '94? didn't run on Win10.
My son got his 10th or 11th nerf gun, so we are ducking for cover all day long 😉

Peter Hardy
Geeze, all I got was a PT Boat!

Martin Oostrom
I'm willing to trade my Michael Bublé blue ray for your pt boat 😉

Martin Oostrom
Started decalling. Decals are a work. Brittle and non conforming.

Tom ...
Looking good, Martin. I don't envy you the decals....

@Chris - Hmmm, do you have a favourite C&C?

Greg Baker
Bend them to your will, Martin! Show those decals, who's boss!

Martin Oostrom
Drowned them in softener and put the car away for the night. Hopefully there's a good result in the morning.
C&C: anything but 4 and the last Red Alert.

Peter Hardy
The "36" on the bonnet looks successful!! Don't get disheartened Marty, you will win ... you always do!

Chris Greathouse
@Tom, I really like Red Alert 2 + Yuri's Revenge exp... Tiberian Sun + Firestorm exp. is a close 2nd @Martin I'm surprised you didn't shred the 36 while handling it... I shred decals like a pro even without soaking them 🙁 I have to try and cover/fix the shredded decal with paint and hope it's not too noticeable 😛.

Tom ...
Hehe. I worked on Red Alert 2. I designed and implemented the audio system among other things. Ancient history now.

Nathan Dempsey
This is some serious decal work going on here. I'm watching!

Martin Oostrom
The decals more feel like stickers. Usually it is possible to move them around a bit with a soft brush. On this build they almost instantly settle. I actually damaged quite a few, including the 36, just with a soft brush. Not too conspicuous as long as I don't zoom in too much while photographing 😄

Peter Hardy
Now I am disappointed! I'm not even a good critic! 🙂

Martin Oostrom
An another two hours spent. It does look good thoug, the red and green on the white. It is a **** in the *** to get the decals in the right curvy place, being so sticky and all.
Yesterday's decals settled really well, so I'm hoping today's will too.

Tom ...
Wow, that is impressive. Bet you'll be so glad to get a clear coat over all those!

Greg Baker
it is looking great, but dpn't rush a frustrating part of the job... this one would look strange with a "Just Married" sign on it. 🙂

Tom ...
Hmmm, I see where Greg is going with this... but at least there's always the "Demolition Derby" diorama to fallback on...

Bart Goesaert
come together nicely though, maybe at a slower pace then anticipated, but still looking nice....

Spanjaard
if i have to bid how is tougher and more persistent, you or the decals, i am sure you will emerge successful
but remember that you can weather a rally car until the mud will cover any possible imperfection that only you can see, and nobody will ever see again.

Peter Hardy
Sounds like you have some history there Spanjaard!

Martin Oostrom
Decals settled really well. Sometime soon I'll have to do the rest of them, slowly. Time gives better results.
Mud could come to the rescue, but I haven't decided yet if I'll do a small dio or not, and what it should look like. First get this baby done!

Peter Hardy
Don't let me down Marty, I expect perfection!

Martin Oostrom
Front left and rear are done. The fight continues another day!

Greg Baker
Wow. From where Imsit, it looks flawless.

Spanjaard
from where i see, it looks excellent. conforming to every shape in the car, and there are some nasty forms to conform to. some thin layers of clear cote of choice and it will be fantastic.

Peter Hardy
Damn that's a LOT of decals!!

Chris Greathouse
Pretty.... *stares*

Bart Goesaert
Looking very good, the reviews of the decals made me put this one aside every time, but... As always, it will be worth the effort

Martin Oostrom
Peter, only 30-something left 🙁
It is a precarious chore, I managed to kill one decal. Folded up on me and was unsalvageble. Of course it wasn't a miniscule one, but the 36 on her butt. If you won't tell, I won't 😉
Spanjaard, I'm looking to give Alclad's aqua gloss a try.
Thanks for the many compliments

Peter Hardy
Friday evening here Marty, 3 Mexican beers under my belt and I start thinking about your decals. There is something wrong with my life!

Martin Oostrom
No beer here as we are approaching lunch 🙁
I did offer to print you some decals 😉

Martin Oostrom
And the last decals are on the body! Now to seal them with some gloss.

Martin Oostrom
Now I actually have to start on the interior 😄

Peter Hardy
No one will ever look inside Marty, they will be counting decals on the outside!

Spanjaard
Martin will see the inside😉

Chris Greathouse
Jaw-dropping... Very cool decals and applying them 🙂

Greg Baker
Wow. Now that's a real beauty.

Nathan Dempsey
Wow Martin, you put in some real work on all those decals. Looking forward to the rest.

Chris Greathouse
How many decals ended up being ripped/unusable aside from the big butt 36?

Tom ...
I'm just so glad you got the clear coat on. Can relax now.

Bart Goesaert
Looking good... Really nice.

Martin Oostrom
That is a lot of positive feedback in a couple of hours! Very humbling, my mateys. 🙂
Chris, only the one screwup!
Tom, actually a bit afraid of screwing up the clear coat, there is no stripping and starting over option....

Peter Hardy
Nervous tension rises in the hobby room ... :-o

Spanjaard
it will be just fine. actually it will be really good 🙂 relax

Chris Greathouse
Wow! That many and only 1!!! on the Corvette C7.R racer I did, I tore around 6 or 7 but I was still like that's still 70+ good ones... I'm fine with that 😛 Boy do racers have a ton of decals.

Martin Oostrom
Good decals Chris, makes life easier.
I might have to practice spraying gloss varnish a bit. Not 100% happy now.

Chris Greathouse
Agreed, Tamiya is top notch for decals and build quality, definitely makes it easier (at least from the brands that I have built) and I also agree with @Lode that you can't even tell that they are decals 🙂

Martin Oostrom
Okay guys, you caught me. I have to admit I airbrushed everything, freehand off course, as I'm no good at masking 😉

Bart Goesaert
So... You can fix the 36 then? 😉

Martin Oostrom
Now I may have talked myself into a corner.....
I'll keep quiet for an hour or seven, perhaps that helps. Good night!

Chris Greathouse
lol

Spanjaard
starting to shine Martin... going well 🙂
@Chris, wait until you do a 1/48 jet were you count the stencils by the hundred...😉 there are some out there 🙂

bossy122
I have been curious as to how you will paint the window gaskets and headlights?

Chris Greathouse
@Sanjaard is that how military camo is done, with stencils? (Never done a military aside from a MV-22 Osprey, which I left base silver)

Martin Oostrom
In the left corner: big-mouth-martin
In the right corner: the mates

Bossy, I'll brush paint them. The headlight will be hidden by glass, so a few brushstrokes won't be too visible. The gaskets will require some full attention.

bossy122
You're a braver man than I. I wish you luck.

Bart Goesaert
If you want, I can take a scan of the 36. you can cut it out and use it as a template for spraying.

Chris Greathouse
There's also printable waterslide paper after you get the scan

Martin Oostrom
I can print decals and Luckily I photographed the decal sheet for the 'in the box' section of the kit. So now I'll combine Bart and Chris's suggestions. Thanks a lot gentlemen! 👍

Chris Greathouse
Come on big butt 36! 😛 😄

Martin Oostrom
Resurrected this one as the second half of the Toyota-Ferarri duo build. Painted some parts black.

Spanjaard
me too!

Greg Baker
Man, after the battle of the decals, I'm glad this one didn't just fade away... she's a beauty!

Martin Oostrom
3 F's needed attention first: family, Ferrari and f*****g work 😉

Tom ...
Glad to see you've gotten over your decal PTSD and can move ahead once more. Just know that we are all here for you, with tweezers at hand, if you have any setbacks.

Martin Oostrom
Sprayed some metallics. Pretty pleased with the colour on the exhaust 😄

Martin Oostrom
Today is my little girl's birthday. So I had the day off. While she was in school I found some time to start final assembly of this girl. In the pictures the dash is in the wrong place on the right. It is okay now.
Waiting for the Future to set on the clear parts. Then some more painting and the last second additions. The end is nearing!

Chris Greathouse
Your car interior looks fantastic!

Chris Greathouse
and happy birthday to your daughter Martin!

Peter Hardy
The right is the right side for the dash!

Martin Oostrom
Peter, it was glued in the wrong place. No discussions about right or left hand drive please. Brexit is tiring enough as it is.
Twice thanks to Chris. One each to James and Lode.

Greg Baker
Car looks fantastic, but I'm more interested how you swung a day off while the birthday girl had to go to school... 😄

Peter Hardy
Good point Greg! There is no end to this Bloke's deceptive deeds!

Bart Goesaert
looking good... for double curved decals like on the seat, a heat treatment with the hair-dryer can help the decal adapting to the different forms... Makes me wanna place mine in the building cue, but that is already a long one...

Spanjaard
gefeliciteerd !

Szilard Tevald
super work so far!

Martin Oostrom
The mrs and I celebrated that we were lucky enough to get this beautiful girl (mom's genes, not mine).
Although I have a very good relationship with the school principal, he's a man of principle and didn't let go 😉
Bart, usually I give a good soak or three in decal softener. The picture was taken after the first one. It settled down nicely, but as the seat is glued, I can't take new pictures.

Martin Oostrom
Only the window rubbers left to paint and then the mating of the two main parts. Getting closer!

Martin Oostrom
Hi everybody, I say she is done: Completed - Toyota Tom’s Supra GT | Album by Mahoo76 (1:24)

Peter Hardy
Well done young man!

Spanjaard
completed, and nicely done!