The Scale Model Thread

khanak · 29th May 2008, 19:09

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Originally Posted by neiltopaz

Hi everyone!

My brother and I are India's largest collectors of scale models based at Mysore, South India.

How many models do you own Neil?

neiltopaz · 30th May 2008, 10:30

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Originally Posted by khanak

How many models do you own Neil?

We have about 1200 scale models.

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Cyrus43 · 31st May 2008, 00:06

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Originally Posted by khanak

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Thats exactly like my one there buddy. BTW just an update for everyone, I am changing the M5s color soon. Mking it matt black. Will put up a deetailed report soon here. In fact watt the hell..Ill do it right away.

khanak · 31st May 2008, 05:05

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Originally Posted by Cyrus43

Thats exactly like my one there buddy. BTW just an update for everyone, I am changing the M5s color soon. Mking it matt black. Will put up a deetailed report soon here. In fact watt the hell..Ill do it right away.

That sounds good! Are you dismantling her completely before painting or not? Is yours 1:18?

Cyrus43 · 31st May 2008, 13:02

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Originally Posted by khanak

That sounds good! Are you dismantling her completely before painting or not? Is yours 1:18?

Yes mine is 1:18. I painted it yesterday night. It was completely apart before i did it. One word of advice though, The suspension setup in the M5 is not one that is meant to be fiddled around with.

Here are the Pics. Next step will be a wheel swap between the M% and the CGT. Will try that today.

speedfreak01 · 31st May 2008, 19:24

That M5 looks like as if its made of clay.The original silver looked much better..

S2!!! · 31st May 2008, 23:01

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Originally Posted by amit V8

my 2005 HUMMER H2 SUT.

hey i'v got the same car in brown though. same pinch!

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Originally Posted by speedfreak01

That M5 looks like as if its made of clay.The original silver looked much better..

yes i agree the car looked much better before.

Cyrus43 · 1st June 2008, 00:39

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Originally Posted by S2!!!

hey i'v got the same car in brown though. same pinch!

yes i agree the car looked much better before.

Pictures dont do justice. Let me get someone to take a high Res Image of the Car. Believe me, It looks stunning. And i like it better this way irrespective.

shankar.balan · 1st June 2008, 11:55

heres the latest addition
British Racing Green
Lotus Esprit V8
1996
Auto Art

Gorgeous shape!

Cyrus43 · 1st June 2008, 12:45

ohh lovely one Shankar. I am planning too to get an autoart soon.

Update on my cars coming from the US. The cars are on their way. They will be here by the 9th.

BEEM3R · 1st June 2008, 12:46

@Cyrus : I dont quite understand your M5. I see my 1:18s as my dream garage. So my mods have to be as usable as in 1:1. Your badges, Lights everything is Matt Black. It looks like its been primered and ready to paint. The Key to Matt coatings are to keep every decal, badge and light as is. Thats what confuses people and the beauty of it. The car looks complete in everyway yet the paint looks incomplete. And then they realize that it was done on purpose. Theres a phenomenal 997 Turbo here in matt black. Every decal, the wheel etc. was left alone. Just the paint was changed to matt black. And that in my opinion looks mindblowing.

Cyrus43 · 1st June 2008, 12:50

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Originally Posted by BEEM3R

@Cyrus : I dont quite understand your M5. I see my 1:18s as my dream garage. So my mods have to be as usable as in 1:1. Your badges, Lights everything is Matt Black. It looks like its been primered and ready to paint. The Key to Matt coatings are to keep every decal, badge and light as is. Thats what confuses people and the beauty of it. The car looks complete in everyway yet the paint looks incomplete. And then they realize that it was done on purpose. Theres a phenomenal 997 Turbo here in matt black. Every decal, the wheel etc. was left alone. Just the paint was changed to matt black. And that in my opinion looks mindblowing.

I know but it is easier said than done on a scale model. I will try removing paint from certain places using some thinner. Lets see how it goes. In my life though, experimentation is very important and thus all my mods. Some mods have given me mindblowing results like the scissor doors. Some like the M5 have not made me very happy. If you have noticed, the M5 is the only car in 1:18 that i have modded. It is my playground. All my other 1:18s are as they are. I will soon change the paint scheme again if i have to. Maybe a Red or a yellow this time. Lets see.

BEEM3R · 1st June 2008, 14:11

All you need to do is tape the lights and shape it correctly with a pen knife. It might be a bit more effort but its worth it. And then apply paint and peel off the tapes. I think you definitely have the skill, and your enthusiasm and will to mod is there for all to see. Try and think outside the bling wheels and overly done up ICE that the present generation is doing. Maisto wheels are swappable so see what can be done there. Dont ever drop your cars so low that the body sits on the wheels. I just think that looks ridiculous. But anyway keep up the good work, I hope to see your mods maturing as you grow older.

P.S. Think of what kind of mods work on what type of cars. You can do tuner mods such as big wings and big wheels etc. on jap cars such as Imprezas and Skylines. The German cars require a bit more understated mods. Next time you're at a book store look at Marque centric magazines like BMWCar. They'll give you a good idea of what mods suit what type of car. Import tuner magazines have a lot of japanese stuff too. Best of luck!

Cyrus43 · 1st June 2008, 15:09

Beemer, the lights were already black so i was experimenting on a full black theme. I have already remoed the paint from the front and rear lights. In fact i just removed them from the thinner solution. I have to now paint the rear lights Red. which i will do shortly. Also the problem with me is that i am extremely restless..

BEEM3R · 1st June 2008, 17:59

I can see that, cause you dont know when to leave a car alone. At some point you need to draw the line and move on to some other cars and mod those. The M5 looked nice with the stripes. The ///M on the sides kinda ruined it. And then you wanted to do a spoiler. Just stop at some point

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speedfreak01 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: gurgaon Posts: 205 Thanked: 475 Times	That M5 looks like as if its made of clay.The original silver looked much better..
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1st June 2008, 11:55	#2529
shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,797 Thanked: 27,249 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/3 (13)	no more space in the cabinet!!! heres the latest addition British Racing Green Lotus Esprit V8 1996 Auto Art Gorgeous shape! Attached Thumbnails
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1st June 2008, 12:45	#2530
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	ohh lovely one Shankar. I am planning too to get an autoart soon. Update on my cars coming from the US. The cars are on their way. They will be here by the 9th.
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1st June 2008, 12:46	#2531
BEEM3R BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai-Chennai Posts: 311 Thanked: 21 Times	@Cyrus : I dont quite understand your M5. I see my 1:18s as my dream garage. So my mods have to be as usable as in 1:1. Your badges, Lights everything is Matt Black. It looks like its been primered and ready to paint. The Key to Matt coatings are to keep every decal, badge and light as is. Thats what confuses people and the beauty of it. The car looks complete in everyway yet the paint looks incomplete. And then they realize that it was done on purpose. Theres a phenomenal 997 Turbo here in matt black. Every decal, the wheel etc. was left alone. Just the paint was changed to matt black. And that in my opinion looks mindblowing.
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1st June 2008, 14:11	#2533
BEEM3R BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai-Chennai Posts: 311 Thanked: 21 Times	All you need to do is tape the lights and shape it correctly with a pen knife. It might be a bit more effort but its worth it. And then apply paint and peel off the tapes. I think you definitely have the skill, and your enthusiasm and will to mod is there for all to see. Try and think outside the bling wheels and overly done up ICE that the present generation is doing. Maisto wheels are swappable so see what can be done there. Dont ever drop your cars so low that the body sits on the wheels. I just think that looks ridiculous. But anyway keep up the good work, I hope to see your mods maturing as you grow older. P.S. Think of what kind of mods work on what type of cars. You can do tuner mods such as big wings and big wheels etc. on jap cars such as Imprezas and Skylines. The German cars require a bit more understated mods. Next time you're at a book store look at Marque centric magazines like BMWCar. They'll give you a good idea of what mods suit what type of car. Import tuner magazines have a lot of japanese stuff too. Best of luck! Last edited by BEEM3R : 1st June 2008 at 14:14.
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1st June 2008, 15:09	#2534
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	Beemer, the lights were already black so i was experimenting on a full black theme. I have already remoed the paint from the front and rear lights. In fact i just removed them from the thinner solution. I have to now paint the rear lights Red. which i will do shortly. Also the problem with me is that i am extremely restless..
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1st June 2008, 17:59	#2535
BEEM3R BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai-Chennai Posts: 311 Thanked: 21 Times	I can see that, cause you dont know when to leave a car alone. At some point you need to draw the line and move on to some other cars and mod those. The M5 looked nice with the stripes. The ///M on the sides kinda ruined it. And then you wanted to do a spoiler. Just stop at some point
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