*Complete* Tyrrell 020

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Hi all,

Tamiya kit with Studio 27 decals. Paint is Tamiya X-10 Gun Metal under Tamiya clear. The antennas are scratchbuilt from styrene rod. The decals were excellent although I had a little alignment trouble with the stripes. Joining the cockpit halves together was probably the most difficult thing for me on this project. Overall this was a really fun build and a great kit.

Thank you for looking,

G

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Nice job, it looks like you had a good time with it. I wish I could paint that well.

[herk56]

Yes, excellent work! It looks like the Studio 27 decals went on flawlessly. Any comments on their application?

Brian

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2lapsdown: Practice, practice, practice.
It took several coats of both the color and the clear before I was satisfied with the results.

Brian: The decals were probably in the top 3 sheets are far as quality and durability that I've ever used. They took decal solvent well and I only had one of the white stripes break and that was completely my fault.

G

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That is a pretty paint job Duke! I've passed on that kit many times at the LHS but now I'm seeing it in a new light!

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Really sweet job! That might be my next Tamiya build.

Why did you choose the S27 decals instead of the kit decals?

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Jul 28, 2008 21:03:22 GMT -5 @brundle said:

Really sweet job! That might be my next Tamiya build.

Why did you choose the S27 decals instead of the kit decals?

Thank you Brundle.
I used the Studio 27 decals because the kit decals are notorious for not being opaque over darker colors and I didn't want to take a chance with them. Plus the sheet I bought gives you the option of building the test car so between the kit sheet and the leftovers from the Studio sheet I can build that version at some point down the road.

G