It had been few months I had not touch any model building. And since I not building any, there is no point for me to carry on posting too. So... I will stop posting and closing this blog very soon before my school start, and I might, might not open a new blog again. Since I don't think I got time to update anymore.

Recently finished 3 of these UCF31 Celsior VIP cars. First was the early version of Fabulous edition. Not much done, just basically straight from box.

Here another Fabulous UCF31, but this time a late version. How to see the difference between them, most of these VIP cars difference it from the front head lamp, grill or rear lights. Otherwise, you properly will not figure out what the difference. Now, this UCF31 late version was my first white color car, and everything looks cool to me except some problem from the rear wheel axle. Change the stock 19inch Fabulous Profound wheel to 20inch wheel (can't remember what wheels... :P)


Then is one of my favorite bodykit on VIP cars... Mode Parfume UCF31 Celsior late version. Although it looks prefect on the exterior, but then disaster happen after 1 stupid dust stuck on my front hood... Arrrgghhh!!! Then more disaster happen...make it to be the worst job I had ever done to VIP cars series...

There are some extra work on this car, masking the front grill is hard. I manage to change the typical 'Toyota' badge to 'Lexus' badge. Saw quite a number of VIP cars owner did that, seems like a normal trend to change badges...


Still got 3-4 VIP cars to complete... (151 Majesta, G50 President, 13Crown and Infinite Q45) so..now back to AMG SLS 'goldrush 3'... cya.

This picture clearly shown the vent on the hood, where the kit does not. That I hope I still got my old-skool skill making that, lolz. As for the wheels, I had replaced it with Hobby Design 18inch modena BBS. There are some issue to modify, not a easy task but lucky I had made it.

Yes, I did it again, lol.

I saw some Gumball 3000 or even some luxury race livery car graphic online, that having these 'Louis Vitton' on it, like a leather wrap on the car body, looks sick and cool at the same time. Not idea which car I will be plan on yet, since my first idea would be either on AMG SL65 or a Lamborghini (maybe Aventador), but maybe just print out the decal and see how it goes first. Still working on the color LV template now...

All the icon on it are redraw in vector format, so is not bitmap cut and paste. It might also goes for the Prosche 911RS 2010, since I got 2 extra. Although I planned 1 for the flying lizard 2011, but since the decal from Scale Motorsport is over my budget (sgd$70), so I think I will drop the idea. Next should be Gucci decal... hahaha...hope is a new and fresh idea for my upcoming models...

Currently I am busy planning for my next 'new taste' project. Gold rush rally SLS after seeing that in Tokyo Auto Saloon 2012 and I'm totally hook on it. Then I found out the design is design by Art factory, a famous car graphics company stationed in Japan. I love it, and plan to do 1 myself...except its a scale car, lolz.


The custom decal was form by 'gold rush' logo, and I did exactly like it, but some area I can't figured out how to, so I add alittle 'my way' to it. (the bodykit on this gold rush rally SLS should be Hamann Hawk).

If this is a success made, I might want to work this out in future...decal design, I guess. Progress on models these day is pretty slow. But high taste of work will be shown soon, at least a model that build like 'art' not 'toy'...

I bought this kit 6 years ago, at first thinking I need to build another one because last one got too much missing part, plus lack of skill scratchbuild it.

First off, glued most of the parts on the body, and putty. Checking all the sunken mark and fill it with putty too.

Day 1:

Since I need to wait for it to dry, putting some time in my masking job since I had sprayed the milky white on it before the body. (Body need alot of work than the rest)


Day 2 - 4:

Prime and check for any mistake, uneven or over sand area, re-putty and sand again. It tooks few days to work on it. I use 400, 600grid sand paper to sand most of the area, then wetsand  it with Tamiya 600 grid, follow by 1000 grid. Wash and dry it. On the fourth day, prime again, and check it without anymore mistake, color on the way.


Day 5:

Removed the masking sol after spraying milky white on the dashboard, next will be test fit all parts into interior.



Unmasking the masking after paint had dry on the underchassis. This kit have been a straight foward so far, except the tires is 'ultra' hard to fit into the plastic wheel hub. I used a Tamiya paint stirrer to assist me to do so...after it, my fingers was so painful, I stop the work, lol.

Day 6 - 7:

I spray 2 layer milky white (or Gaia notes tank interior) on the body and 2 normal coat of Gaia notes EX-03 Clear coat, end with a wet coat. Leave dry for 1 day.

After dry, polish is underway. First;y, I dry sanding it with Tamiya 1500 grid (as surface got alot of orange peel), then follow by 1500 grid wetsand. Wash and dry, polished it with Tamiya Coarse Compound. Then follow by Tamiya Fine Compound (2 round), and Tamiya Finish Compound (2 round), and last with Tamiya Wax. Leave it aside with some cloth cover the body.







Day 8:

Glued some small chrome part on the seats and door panel, also fix the whole interior.


Also some some detail beside the door. Carefully glued most of the chrome part on the body.


Day 9:

Detail will take some days to complete, everyday I only able to glued very few of them. Today I will glued mostly those are small or tiny parts on the body. Don't want it gone missing again like last time.


Note: Test fit the chrome detail first before glue on surface. Some part need to bend abit to sit properly. Trim all the part which need to glued. Until now, this kit do cost alittle more than most simplify kit, but the detail on chrome and finishing on chrome is stunning.

When it complete...well this one not finished. It will look similar to this...

Recently I bought a 1/35 scale Land Rover kit, it look like a rover I used to deployed during my camp days. Too bad it doesn't come in 1/24, but anyway I already ordered a set of wheels and 2 resin US figurine. The figurine planned to remake into old SAF number 4 uniform and this kit only come in hardtop, but I need a soft top. The soft top will be scratchbuild (it will be my very 1st time.)
The most thing that marked in my memory are those 'blue walls' of wheels...I remember I asked my friend why the wheels are blue color?!?!?...the driver told me..."How I the hell I know, I only in charge of driving." hahaha.

I will be building it as a small diorama...
I remember when we were suggestion idea and solving the problem we were having during my NSF life, my friend, a driver suggested to have a siren and loud speaker on all the FDS rover, but always get turned down. Then one day my Sgt told him again (4 times he been bugging Sgt about that siren thing), "Cpl Kang, you hold a loud speaker and act a sound of 'oooonnnnggg!!!' and your driver swing the flash light during your chase lor. hahahaha..." Everyone laughed.

So I going to do this diorama....with him hold a loud speaker outside the window, and the driver driving with one hand holding a flashlight... hahahaha...should be interested.  

And if is done as what I wish to, then I really hope to give this gift to my CO of FDS-PLAB...only wish I got a chance to give it to them....when they having a open base again.

Finally completed...again!!!

Black with black wheels...intital wanted to replace it with Fujimi 20inch 'look alike' DBS wheels. That come with a chrome lips on it, so if on a black car, should be quite aggressive...but when everything are really to assembly...shit happen, lol. Wheel can't fit... End up, I go repaint the orginial wheel that provide by Tamiya, together with those ultra thick tyres...look not aggressive anymore...dang!


I replaced those badges and some marking by Hobby Design etch waterslide decal. (yes, those decal with metal etch on it.) I started to fall in love with these etch waterslide decals...hahaha. Is really nice detail without going to paint the etch with color...and mostly we will messed it up all the time. These etch decal come already with color... only thing that not included are those on the engine - 'aston martin' and '6.0 V12', if these also included in the etch decal, then I don't have to spend 30mins to arrange the 'aston martin' words into straight line... Those words are from Tamiya metal transfer...the transparent sticker is far more sticky than the metal transfer, so I messed it up pretty bad...lucky for me that none of the letter gone missing...Phew!

One more DBS to go...and it going to be 007 Casino Royal color...until then...enjoy, cheers...

Happy life is simple, but alot of time we tend to make it complicated...

Happy life is... no liability.

Don't ask what others can give you, ask what you can give to others.

What is the biggest achivement in your creative world?

Doing a piece of art, could bring smile on their face;
Doing model kit that bring smile to other people;
Doing a meal, a cake that bring smile to others...

is the biggest achivement that you can ask for...

Love could be overpower than anything in life,
so cherish it and be gratitude to what you had.

In Sporty orange color and goes with black 19inch wheels. Mask and sprayed the side marking. Initial color was planned to be in red with white strip on hood and checker flag on side, but come reconsider, I decided to make it in Gaia notes daidai orange color with a very simple white and black strip over the side.

Is the most simple kit to build yet so much fun in it. But if you intend to put 18inch or bigger rims on it, you better trim the brake disc hole or it will never fit. 19inch wheels are just nice for this mini cooper S, after checking the offset alignment of the wheels to body wheel arch, everything is perfect fit just nice.


noted: I use white glue to fix all clear part and chrome part was glued using plastic cement.

Here another completed. Is a Aoshima V300 Junction Produce Aristo. The masking of this kit is not easy, but overall is good kit and easy to build. A slight change on the 'Toyota Badge' to ' Lexus Badge'. In Japan, most of the VIP car that are Toyota do have a 'fun'change of logo into Lexus. Either in gold chrome or chrome. I also like to add some culture shock into it, lolz.

I like these type of cars when I get older... (I'm apek now), especially those with big 19inch -20inch chrome wheels... and with a slam to the floor, camper wheels looks...super cool, I think. LOLZ!!!


Mode Parfume Crown. One of my favorite Crown ever, especially those with body kit (Fabulous, Mode Parfume) This kit is original Aoshima kit without any addition after-market parts. Wheels is 20inch and thing that surprise me is this kit can let your model 'kiss the floor', but not going to do so, is good enough to 'camper' what I like.

Junction Produce Sport GRS182 Crown

Sport? It doesn't look like one. VIP cars shouldn't be looking like a sport cars...


Same thing, Aoshima kit. Those chrome area, I used Gaianotes Starbright Silver as I not good in doing chrome decal on it. (I tried, but very ugly.)

Mode Parfume F50 Cima


This kit is alot more easier to do than those older models (UCF21 Celsior, Y33 Cima, etc) And is good to have those screw parts as 'air suspension', you can adjust to your likes. Only thing that I wish Aoshima did was the side mirror, those chrome parts was part of the plastic. Not really easy to stick chrome sticker on it and might cut the paint. But overall is a good kit to build. Here are some other pictures.


I hope I can not touching VIP cars anymore... I did use alot of masking tape just to paint the chrome, and is so much I can't imagine... Anyway, another 7 to go...and I will be 'free' from VIP cars...lol.