castrol celica

i recently aquired a castrol celica 93 monte carlo rally car which has been discontinued by tamiya off my dad i am currently in the stage of putting decals on it so when there done i will post pics

hi heres the car with the decals:

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh309/suzuki3000/celica001.jpg
left side

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh309/suzuki3000/celica002.jpg
front

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh309/suzuki3000/celica003.jpg
right side

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh309/suzuki3000/celica004.jpg
back

hope you like it :lol: :lol: :lol:

Looking good so far.They are pretty tricky decals to apply, I found them to be quite brittle when I built this kit some years ago.When I re-built it recently I used Studio 27 aftermarket decals which were much more flexible and fitted the curves a lot better.You can try a little heat from a cloth or sponge dipped in hot water and it can sometimes help smooth out the decals.Or a little heat from a hair dryer, but go steady.Alternatively some Micro Sol can work wonders as well.

I'm building this kit at the moment ("Completed" thread won't be long) and I have to say these decals are a NIGHTMARE. MicroSet (the soft one) does very little, MicroSol wrinkles and splits them, and don't even ask about Tameo decal solution. I had to order what I think was the last spare set from Tamiya UK and now I'm getting there.

I think a problem you're having is that you haven't painted the body shell? Decals (especially these crappy ones) don't work well on bare plastic. Maybe they'll settle down with a warm towel or hair dryer, then shoot them with a clear coat. Tamiya's "Park Green" is the ideal touch-in colour.

Good luck with the rest of your build, most of the rest of it goes together pretty well...!

Looking good so far.They are pretty tricky decals to apply, I found them to be quite brittle when I built this kit some years ago.When I re-built it recently I used Studio 27 aftermarket decals which were much more flexible and fitted the curves a lot better.You can try a little heat from a cloth or sponge dipped in hot water and it can sometimes help smooth out the decals.Or a little heat from a hair dryer, but go steady.Alternatively some Micro Sol can work wonders as well.
Steve,

Where did find the replacement decals? I got this kit in my stash but the decals are cracked. I coated them with some liquid decal film, but I would perfer to have a S27 cartograf replacement set.

Anyway, nice work with those difficult decals. Looks like you picked the right driver. ;) Although you probably should've painted the window trim before you started decaling it.

hey, i love this kit!!
actually,
i love all celica kits, but this is my fave,
looks like ur doing a good job!! looking forward to seeing the rest!!
haahaa, i agree, Auriol was certainly more entertaining to whatch.
and he DID win the monte, by 15 seconds i beleive??

heres my 2 f ur interested
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=755634


Celica pride!! woohoo

Mister S13 2 your celicas look brilliant but the no 3 one is the best one

yes, i agree, i did the no:3 one about 2 years after the no:7, the no:7 was origanall no:3, but when i started doing a nicer job i made it the number 7, i have to say, i dont think mine looked as good as your do right now,i hate to think of all the trouble those 2 bonnet vents caused with the decals, i cant wait see more!!

Steve,

Where did find the replacement decals? I got this kit in my stash but the decals are cracked. I coated them with some liquid decal film, but I would perfer to have a S27 cartograf replacement set.

Hi Dave,

I used the S27 decals but built the red and white Repsol sponsored car from 1992 as driven by Carlos Sainz.Not sure if S27 ever did the Castrol decals.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/stevenoble/IMGP1875.jpg

whoa! nice to see a castrol celica again. :)

Steve and Dave....great builds