SquareD
01-23-2003, 03:07 AM
, well I am so obsessed that I built a scale model of my car when I had to move away from my 744ti to go to grad school, check it out:
real car:
http://pstr-m05.ygpweb.aol.com/data2/006/23/C5/F2/FA/cxi+TJjupTxHBn-uv909pvWMWgC8KfSV0180.jpg
model:
http://www.pbase.com/highboost740/model
It started as a 1/24 Testors 760 turbo model but I just filled in the holes and left the 760 badge off, I think it turned out decent. I used actual Volvo metallic paint same code as my real car and actual Volvo clearcoat. I have another one of these models sealed and plan on really doing a good job on the next one. The only things that weren't great about this one was headlights are euro style, I didn't paint in the black in between the taillights, the wheels (although I did find some custom ones) they don't exactly match my real car and the (undetailed) engine does not show a turbo. :( But I can still stare at it and admire it in the same sort of way I do my real car. :)
real car:
http://pstr-m05.ygpweb.aol.com/data2/006/23/C5/F2/FA/cxi+TJjupTxHBn-uv909pvWMWgC8KfSV0180.jpg
model:
http://www.pbase.com/highboost740/model
It started as a 1/24 Testors 760 turbo model but I just filled in the holes and left the 760 badge off, I think it turned out decent. I used actual Volvo metallic paint same code as my real car and actual Volvo clearcoat. I have another one of these models sealed and plan on really doing a good job on the next one. The only things that weren't great about this one was headlights are euro style, I didn't paint in the black in between the taillights, the wheels (although I did find some custom ones) they don't exactly match my real car and the (undetailed) engine does not show a turbo. :( But I can still stare at it and admire it in the same sort of way I do my real car. :)