Suzuki Fronte 1968 Arii 1/32 OOB

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May 1, 2023
Kit and tool boxes
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April 14, 2023
Contents
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April 14, 2023
First steps
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May 1, 2023
Seats , floor and side-walls, and dashboard painted.
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May 1, 2023
Dials were cut with a Waldron Punch & Die set from a 1/32 decal, which I guess came from a Porsche 911
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May 1, 2023
Radio and dial decals in place.
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May 1, 2023
Front piece glued in two steps. That way I could force left side to its proper form.
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May 1, 2023
Primed with a rattle can that I had bought long long time ago .... To my surprise the color is black ... arrrggggg ... that's why the cap is black
😉 ... I should have read the label.
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May 1, 2023
Apart from being black , the paint was not in good condition .... I should have tested it on a scrap piece of plastic ... more ARRGGGGG .... The primer left some spatters in a difficult place to remove.
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May 1, 2023
This is my trick for those difficult to reach places. Wet & dry paper wrapped around a balsa wood stick carved to a thin form.
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May 1, 2023
I'm beggining to think that this is not my lucky week ... As you can see in the left ,,,,. The Matchbox Starfighter fell to the table and one wing tore apart.
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May 1, 2023
Much better in grey
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May 1, 2023
More trouble. I sprayed a coat of Tamiya blue from a rattle can that also was not in good condition.
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May 1, 2023
The spray can is not so old ,,, but it seems that's not good. Lesson learnt ,,, I'll never use cans directly to the model.
🙁
It's a pitty becaus i like the hue of that blue.
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May 1, 2023
This laquer paint is not as easy to strip as the acrylic paints. The model was submerged in 96º Alcohol for a day. Paint and grey primer went away easily , but not the black primer. Not really a big problem.
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May 15, 2023
A new coat of paint ... this time Tamiya TS 53
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May 15, 2023
Second coat. Texture on the model is a bit rough ,,, but I have two precious tubes that can mend it ....
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July 10, 2023
Well .. .those precious tubes of compound .... cut thru the paint ..... so more paint stripping ... This time with Tamiya Paint Remover .... This is the best paint stripper I've used ... a bit expensive , but really does the job. More anon ........
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October 12, 2023
At long last I've got it right. Now it's pretty clear to me that old rattle cans can't be trusted ..... I bought a brand new TS50 Tamiya Rattle can.
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December 16, 2023
Calling it done !
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December 16, 2023
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December 16, 2023
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December 16, 2023

Comments

9 14 April 2023, 18:31

Jv
I got a few arii kits myself
I think thay are great little models fantastic value
Sure you will enjoy

15 April 2023, 09:59

Jv
One of my local hobby shops just got som more arii kits in I think I will have to go buy them
I like arii kits

26 April 2023, 06:28

Jonathon Herring
I like Arii as well. Make wonderful destroyed civilian vehicles on my dioramas. Fun builds and great for detailing. Have fun. Cheers

26 April 2023, 10:42

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
This is the 3rd kit I've built from that series and they're very enjoyable for a quick and aesy build.

27 April 2023, 10:16

Jv
I got 3 1/32 arii kits
And thay also had 4 different aroshima 1/32 kits so I grabbed them to
The aroshima kits are not in scalemates database
I have a few kits to ad to the database
The aroshima kits look to be much the same quality as tha arii kits
Small parts count looks like thay will be fun to build
And fantastic value

29 April 2023, 09:50

Robert Podkoński
I like these "Owners club" cars very much too 😉 Do not give up Yuri!

1 May 2023, 14:19

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Thanks Robert ,,, I like the that midget car .... I'll keep on !

1 May 2023, 16:31

Jv
Sad to see your struggle
But I am sure it will be worth it
The blue was sure a nice colour
I managed to find the aroshima kits in scalemates database
Its the initial d kits
Very simple kits in 1/32

2 May 2023, 03:40

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
All these 1/32 kits are from LS .... re-released by Arii ,,, as they've done with Otaki ariplanes

2 May 2023, 10:31

Jv
Congratulations on your finished model came out butiful

27 January, 17:37