Suzuki Fronte 1968 Arii 1/32 OOB

Kit and tool boxes

Contents

First steps

Seats , floor and side-walls, and dashboard painted.

Dials were cut with a Waldron Punch & Die set from a 1/32 decal, which I guess came from a Porsche 911

Radio and dial decals in place.

Front piece glued in two steps. That way I could force left side to its proper form.

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.

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.

This is my trick for those difficult to reach places. Wet & dry paper wrapped around a balsa wood stick carved to a thin form.

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.

Much better in grey

More trouble. I sprayed a coat of Tamiya blue from a rattle can that also was not in good condition.

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.

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.

A new coat of paint ... this time Tamiya TS 53

Second coat. Texture on the model is a bit rough ,,, but I have two precious tubes that can mend it ....

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 ........

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.

Calling it done !

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