Tutorial; Window Trim Masking

[Matra et Alpine]

because if you can master a cheap kit, than you will appreciate the quality of Tami ya and the easiness with which you can put that together.

good point.

I was thinking more the lessons learned on how NOT to do it - at least then it's only a few pounds "wasted".

Absolutely. But keep an eye out for rare models at the store, ie Fujimi Enthusiast models. If I saw an Enthusiast model i'd buy it and keep it stored for a while, just to have it.

yeah the growth of a "stash" comes too easily

[Esperante]

Absolutely. But keep an eye out for rare models at the store, ie Fujimi Enthusiast models. If I saw an Enthusiast model i'd buy it and keep it stored for a while, just to have it. But seeing as you're just starting, I wouldn't worry about that just yet.

[Esperante]

^Haha I already have a 356 Speedster, R33 GT-R and Europa in my to-do list.

But, spi-ti-tout, if you are looking for a specific car that you want to model, I would say go for the best calibre model you can find. Otherwise what henk said is very helpful.

[spi-ti-tout]

two already mentioned in thus thread.

www.hlj.com and www.hannants.co.uk

Shame you cant' find a local store. Have you checked everywhere ? When startign otu it's good to find a local store who can dsicuss and advise.

I generally recommend trying a few really cheap kits to learn and see if you have the basic skills and patience before going for a Tamiya !!

Yeah, I'm going to go to one of the biggest stores here but even then it'll be highly unlikely that I find the "model car" and EVEN if I do the shop IS expensive and there won't be anyone to help me 'cause it's a big toy store basically

Dubai is crap when you want the really good stuff, especially when it becomes car-related.

What would be a good "starting kit" brand? I already know Tamiya and Fujimi are hi-class so any other ones I should try?

because if you can master a cheap kit, than you will appreciate the quality of Tamiya and the easiness with which you can put that together.

Absolutely. But keep an eye out for rare models at the store, ie Fujimi Enthusiast models. If I saw an Enthusiast model i'd buy it and keep it stored for a while, just to have it. But seeing as you're just starting, I wouldn't worry about that just yet.

How will I find the expensive ones if I can't even find the more basic common ones?
J/k

The thing is liek I already mentioned kits here are rare and generally expensive, and I'm getting this one as a gift, otherwise I don't think I'd have one. I'm (and as Pieter knows ) broke and saving ALL my money for my (hopefully) trip to the UK next year (otherwise I've got enough to buy about 2 kits now so plus the gift one that makes it 3)
And SAYING THAT, the point comes to the fact where it's also highly unlikely that I'll be able to get any furthur kits unless people suddenly start loving me very very much

good point.

I was thinking more the lessons learned on how NOT to do it - at least then it's only a few pounds "wasted".

OR I could keep it as decoration in my house until I come next year

Haha I already have a 356 Speedster, R33 GT-R and Europa in my to-do list.

Lucky b@stard

But, spi-ti-tout, if you are looking for a specific car that you want to model, I would say go for the best calibre model you can find. Otherwise what henk said is very helpful.

Well to be honest I'm not really sure, I really want to build one kit atleast because I really like this building stuff and I visit the Kit Forums often just to see the work, and liek I've already explained this is a lucky one and I don't expect another one too soon. When I wnet onto that first site that Matra linekd me to I saw the 575M abd I remembered Dino's work, it looks fantastic and I wouldn't mind doing one as a first job. But like the others' have already said it's best I go for something cheap at my first attempt and that was a Fujimi kit. Hhmmmmnnn.....

Any suggestions guys...........?

Oh and thanks for all the help

[spi-ti-tout]

Allo....

[LandQuail]

Great to see some useful tips! I'm about to start a decent 300sl model and will definitely use the masking technique. So far I've been a big fan of the tried-and-true "cut half the bristles off the brush and use a razor blade as a backstop" technique that works about half the time.

[wcs]

lots of tape, but looked really cool.

[narbeh]

ecxellent job

[decojay]

try to use the 3M Scotch magic tape

[seanwaynes]

wow.! it's amazing car.!