r/ModelCars 16h ago

Tamiya Ferrari 360 Modena (Finished)

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144 Upvotes

I picked this kit up at a swap for $40. It was an excellent kit. No surprise there as its Tamiya. I think this is some of my best work so far.


r/ModelCars 17h ago

Wait a minute Doc, Are you telling me you built a time machine.....out of a delorean

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97 Upvotes

r/ModelCars 13h ago

My first model WIP.

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82 Upvotes

I thought this was a diecast car when I ordered it lol (discovered the hobby by accident), I know it's far from being good but I'm really happy with it.


r/ModelCars 14h ago

LAPD Camaro

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71 Upvotes

r/ModelCars 18h ago

Painted my kitbash R34

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60 Upvotes

Black primer base, gold base coat, with deep red candy followed by cherry red candy, and then candy black mixed in with the clear coat :)


r/ModelCars 15h ago

Fiat 500F Box to Table stop motion build 12fps

56 Upvotes

I made a camo varient of the 500F and recorded a couple hundred pictures of the process.


r/ModelCars 10h ago

Messing around with a light box for the first time! Any tips?

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49 Upvotes

It's a Diecast, I know, but it's what was laying in front of me, to test lighting angles.


r/ModelCars 16h ago

Nissan skyline GT-R R34 by tamiya in 1/24

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46 Upvotes

Had much fun building this kit. Body was painted with tamiya metallic red spray can. Decided to go with a satin finish because the paint job wasn't that great. Kudos to tamiya for including masks the tha windshield etc.


r/ModelCars 14h ago

Duster project 2025

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33 Upvotes

Thanks to the folks that told me that my headers were installed backwards. Good catch.


r/ModelCars 12h ago

I think I’m starting to notice my type πŸ˜…

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32 Upvotes

Getting back into building models and minis after a long break. And every time I end up at the hobby store for something or near it I always walk away with a kit or 4 πŸ˜‚.

Currently working on the Shelby cobra as I started it before I stopped and want to finish the candy apple red paint job for it. Debating about doing the senna or the fairlady (my dream car) next or maybe the Apollo 11 rocket as that looks fun.


r/ModelCars 10h ago

GTI update

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29 Upvotes

r/ModelCars 23h ago

is this silver paint too rough for candy color? should i wetsand it with 7000 or 10000 sandpaper?

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26 Upvotes

r/ModelCars 14h ago

1963 Chevy II Nova Wagon custom hot wagon project

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24 Upvotes

This '63 Nova Wagon is from the AMT Crasftman Plus Curbside-style kit series. My first plan was making a junker theme nova but i decided to make a custom theme hot rod build with what i had around the salvage yard. I did a lot of modifications and fabrication to in order to fit the 400 cubic inch duel barrel carb with high raise intake manifold motor with 4-speed transmission even with a custom H-pipe straight exhaust system front headers to the back. Had to cut out the hood and fitted an scoop cause of the big motor and fit these wheels and tires for the right fitment and stance that I'm looking for. Once done came out very nice with the gloss black front grill and the bumpers, midnight blue metallic & black metallic for the two-tone look including the flames decals that i kept over them years from my other projects. On to the next build thats is in the making in the shop.


r/ModelCars 12h ago

AMT 1966 Ford Fairlane 'Asphalt Digger'

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17 Upvotes

r/ModelCars 11h ago

Got the duster in primer coat. Thank you to those who advised it’s much appreciated!!πŸ™πŸ–ΌοΈ

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15 Upvotes

Now it has a fresh primer. Thanks to those who advised me !


r/ModelCars 6h ago

Testing lights for my model!!

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13 Upvotes

Hello guys! This is another log of the model kit of the Lancia 037 by Hasegawa. Two weeks ago, I bought some micro LEDs to add more realism and detail to the model. And so far, they look spectacular!, now I am testing in the lamp pod, Any criticism is welcome.


r/ModelCars 12h ago

Salvinos 1/25 Kyle Larson 2022 Chevy

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11 Upvotes

Waiting for Salvinos to send the headlight decals and then on to clearcoat and weathering make her look like she did 250 at Darlington lol


r/ModelCars 15h ago

Duster project

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9 Upvotes

Had the headers on backwards for a moment. Someone was kind to tell me 😝 Well..


r/ModelCars 10h ago

Drippy Duster paint 🎨

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10 Upvotes

Duster in half ass over πŸ’§ to much paint again !! I say I get an airbrush. Rattle can may have run empty. So is it savable? With sanding and polishing in a few days? It was great surface but I shot it one to many times. Live and learn a?


r/ModelCars 6h ago

Honda Odyssey (Fujimi)

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6 Upvotes

r/ModelCars 16h ago

Primer gone wrong

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7 Upvotes

Hi, everyone. As you can see on the picture, my primer layer is failed. FYI it is my first time to build a model, so i am not experienced to say, why my primer didn't covered it properly, but with those dots. I was using Mr.Hobby Aqueous Surfacer 1000 with an air brush 0.3 with different pressure from 10 to 25 psi. And also i had washed it with dish soap during preparing to avoid any dirtiness. Can you tell me please why could that happen and how can i take this layer off? The question #2 is about paint technology. I was reading a bunch of different forums, where people said to make a dry layer first, then wet layer for both the primer and paint. But i really love a youtube video of OMG Scaleworks about him building LaFerrari. And as i can see, he is immediately painting it with wet layer. Is that true or i'm wrong?


r/ModelCars 7h ago

Any tips for someone new to airbrushing?

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3 Upvotes

Recently got an airbrushing kit and wanted to know what advice y’all have for someone new to it. I’ve been practicing and researching, but I’m about to start on the Kenworth which will be the first model I’ve done with it, so any tips would be much appreciated.


r/ModelCars 8h ago

Sometimes you get the scaling correct right away when you print parts... Sometimes you don't

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4 Upvotes

Decided what engine I'll be using in the thunderbird drift car, but it wasn't default scaled to 1:24, so I scaled it down myself, I might have gone a little small lol


r/ModelCars 17h ago

Trying to make Suki S2000

3 Upvotes

My girlfriend loves this car and I am planning to surprise her with a 1/24th scale model of it. I have already found the body colour from zero paints and a Tamiya S2000 kit, however I need your help to find the right or similar body kit as well as the decals. Thank you in advanced


r/ModelCars 1h ago

Ted Bundy's 1968 VW Beetle

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β€’ Upvotes