Toyota Tom's Supra

[Nacho Z]

Here is my 3rd model for 2008. Three models in one year is a record for me let alone three in three months! Some of you on this board may recognize this car. It was my 24 hour build. What was I thinking?? . It took me quite a few hours more just to get the decals down. Towards the end of the 24 hours I made a few stupid mistakes that I have corrected. I tried to stay with the spirit of the 24 and not add any time consuming extras. And NO, THE BODY WAS NOT PAINTED....LOL ;D. All in all it was a nice build. No major issues. I have had a little bit of trouble with Tamiya's earlier decals...the ones that have a solid color like the red and green on this car. IMHO they seem a little thick and don't always like to stay down. Even with setting solutions. That or I end up melting them

Sorry for the long story. Let me know what you think of the Supra. Thanks!



The front wheels are not off-centered. They are turned. In the 2nd and 3rd pic they look off center.

[The Mad Modeller]

Looks good John. That paint looks smooth as glass. LOL. Hope to see it Tues at the meeting.

[Gary Kulchock]

Nice build John. Can't wait to see it at the meeting tomorrow night. I see the fire bottle is wearing red paint now and not just spots of red. ;D

[nascarrocks]

nice job. I've had the same problem with tamiya decals on some of there motor cycles

[ronryan]

Been thinking of building this one...great job!!!
Ron

[tj]

great build, and great kit. you have done a fantastic job with those decals. the lips on the rims look great, how did you do that??? are they polished??

[Nacho Z]

Mar 17, 2008 7:48:28 GMT -5 tj said:

great build, and great kit. you have done a fantastic job with those decals. the lips on the rims look great, how did you do that??? are they polished??

Thanks for the compliments TJ The rims are completely chrome on the tree. The white spokes are brushed painted. I took my time so as not to get any air bubbles in the paint. I thinned Tamiya white so that it would "smooth out" a little easier. Each wheel/tire assy. has 6 decals. 3 on the spokes, 1 on the lip, and 2 on the tires. Took a while to do but turned out nice, IMHO.

[Gary Kulchock]

See it painted first hand, I too was impressed with the painting on your wheels John. Very steady hand and a sharp eye. For those who don't know, John did this portion of the 24 hour build early in the build when his eyes and hands were working well together. To be fair about this comment, we were all seeing extra shadows on parts when we hit the late teen hour mark. Were just not as young as we once were.