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Dean Booth (Dande)
NZ

Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 - 1988 RAC Rally

Scale:
1:24
Status:
Completed
Started:
June 1, 2022
Completed:
November 15, 2022

Using the chassis from the 1991 VR-4 100 lakes rally as the clear coat cracked and needs to be stripped.
- Primed with Tamiya Fine Surface primer
- Painted with Mr Color White and Tamiya LP-1 Black,
- Clear coated with Tamiya LP-9
- Using Iwata HP-CS airbrush.
- Interior painted with Tamiya acrylics

This has taken a long time to complete mainly due to the loss of mojo after the issues with the original body, luckily I had two in the stash.
Overall pleased with the model, I like the livery and I think it suits the basic theme of the car. Interior and underside came out well. Body has a few small defects, still haven't built up the courage to airbrush the window frames so they were completed prior to decaling and clearcoat so they are not as matt as they should be. Panel lines need to be deepened. Decals went on well with help from hairdryer and decal solution. Found the Mr Hobby decal Softener left some small stains on the black paint as I didn't wipe the excess off in time.

Typical Hasegawa build, not as good as Tamiya, but adds some nice touches like PE and the mud flaps.

Project inventory

Full kits
20288
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Rally 1991 Monte-Carlo/Swedish
Hasegawa 1:24
20288 2017 New box
Decals
ST27-DC1188
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 #5 RAC Rally 1988 Decal for Hasegawa
Studio27 1:24
ST27-DC1188 2017 New tool
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Photoalbums

14 images
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 View album, image #1
1:24
1:24 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Rally (Hasegawa 20288)1:24 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 #5 RAC Rally 1988 Decal (Studio27 ST27-DC1188)

Comments

21 October 2022, 03:47

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