Waiting for things to dry

While I am waiting for the glue to dry, I started looking through my "stash" of kits yet to be built.

My favorite question comes up.....

 

What am I going to build next?

 

 

Some of them you can't even see, the bottom 4 rows are actually stacked 2 deep, so there's more hiding in there. Plus I have another 8 or so on another shelf that you can't see.

 

So many to build....

I can't say so little time.. because they don't go bad or anything.

But it I keep buying them, like I am prone to do, I may never get them all built.

Another Nismo 400R Update

Over the weekend found a little time, and motivation to work on the 400R.
Finally got a decent coat of paint, and clear coat on the body.

Next step was decals and starting on the trim.

Getting there, and starting to look more like a real car, and less like a big red shell of a car.

Nismo 400R Painted... sorta

Got a little bit of time over the holiday weeks, and decided that it might be a good time to paint the body shell.
Since I only had one vote for red, I decided to just go with it.

Unfortunately, I discovered quite quickly that I had done something wrong, though I am not sure what it was.
Painting can often be tricky. It may have been a temperature problem (too cold) where I was painting.
It could have been that the red paint I was using "didn't like" the primer that I used.
It could have just been bad paint....
Or I suppose it could have been something I did.... probably not....

So here is what I got...

Not what you want to see, and not something that the final gloss clear coat would cover.
So after a couple of days or curing, I was able to sand it down and get everything smooth, and ready for another color coat....

Hopefully it turns out a little better, and does't crinkle up on me this time....

A quick lesson on scales.

The scale of a "scale replica" is quite simply a proportional reduction in the size from the real deal.
Often referred to as 1:1, or full scale.

In this case, the scale is 1/24th of the size of the original.
I have also heard it described as 1 inch is equal to 24 inches. So for each inch on the scale model, that same measurement would be 24 inches on the full scale item.

But 1/24 of the original size gives you good idea.

Here are two different Ferrari models, one is 1/24 scale, and one is 1/43 scale.

Kits and diecast come in a wide variety of scales.
There are 1/12, 1/20, 1/24/, 1/25, 1/43 all being fairly common to model cars.

Airplanes due to their larger size are common in 1/48, 1/72, and 1/144.

Smaller full scale pieces such as motorcycles are often done in 1/12 scale.

And if you are doing battleships, 1/350 and smaller are common.

Here is a 1/12 Ferrari (in red) with the 1/24 scale, and 1/43 scale versions again.

There is also a 1/64 scale Hotwheels Ferrari in Blue.
Lastly is just an American quarter I had in my pocket at a refernce point that most people are familar with.