1/24 REVELL MERCEDES AMG GT FULL BUILD VIDEO  

first of all hello guys! I wanted to say only to spare you time, this one is not perfect! im editing this video here just because i learned a lot with this process and with my " bad luck".. so if you want to comment " Alex its not perfect the paint job is not well....." relax.. i know that! :):)

Thank you alex you motivate me every time

Just tried my first one then came across your vid . Truly great as it proves that actually just like life it’s all about the experience . Thanks again

Your struggle paid off. Never give up. You learned from your mistakes and now you can apply your experience to a much more important car build.

Great video. Car looks great

Thank you Alex for making this video.

I love seeing when you screw up. Makes you more human and more relatable.

Your not the only hobbyist on RU-vid;who has had a "happy little accident" this week!.Just recently,Chris of HPI Guys Workshop did a full build review;of Revell U.S.A's highly anticipated, Plymouth AAR Cuda in 1:25 scale.He did a two tone paint job on the body;Testors Model Master Go Mango Laquer,and Rust-Oluem flat black for the hood,top of the fender panels,and the top of the doors up to the front of the passenger windows.Some how dust landed in the flat black paint while it was still wet;and it ruined the finish. So he had to place the hood in some simple green;to strip it down all the way to the white plastic,and repaint it.He had to repeat this process;not once,but three times. At the end of the video,when he shows the end result of the completed kit,the color of the hood does not match the color on the tops of the fender panels. So you are not the only one who makes mistakes when it comes to plastic models I.E.,nobody's perfect;we are only human.Even Chris admits that he does not super detail his model cars and trucks;he just builds them straight out of the box,and has fun doing it.He says if you spend more time trying to make a plastic model car or a 1:18 scale diecast collectible look like the real thing,that is when it stops being a fun hobby. As the late land scape artist,Bob Ross once said:"In the world of art,there are no mistakes;...just happy little accidents".

Great job

Beautiful job well done.

Well done for sticking it out, your experience will pay off when building your childhood car. Can't wait to see that video. Good job Alex

Ive been looking à LOT on YT builds and I just have to give it to you amazing skils and entertaining as hell. Made my evening

Not bad for your first, shiny paint can be a challenge, it's taken me a long time to get it right, learn from it and on to the next one, I built the Mercedes also, nice kit, :) Tom

Marco, your primer is just amazin. Alex your work amazin, fantastic!!! I love it

Really enjoyed the way that you did not give up and your honesty, some people never seem to have any problems and it is refreshing to see someone as good as you letting us see the problem and how you overcame it, thanks Alex.

We all learn when we stretch our skills. You have learned and so have we. Love the car!

great build

Great video Alex. Your tenacity and determination I can only be in awe of. Thank you so very much for sharing

Hi Alex. I was just watching ur vids for fun and i tell ya something. You are really talented modeller. This video is a tutorial on not giving up. It turned out quite nicely.

Beautiful

It’s good to see you are human like the rest of us. Still, nicely done.

Thanks for sharing the video Alex. It turned out pretty good in the end despite everything.

I've watched this one before, but it came up on youtube recommended and watched it again. great build. I enjoyed this kit as well.

As always Alex, benchmark video builds and content, you seem to be able to make a complex process / build seem a very viable build even for us mere mortals, thanks for sharing.

Alex, I love your videos. Do not feel bad about your paint problem. I had to paint the hood of our real 1/1 scale rally car 4 times because the flat black kept blushing in streaks of gray! Found out later it was the humidity. That car had intricate stripes of red and orange on a yellow car! Much harder to remove and repaint on a full-size car! ......................LOL

Still better than anything I'll ever make!

Nice to see a car on this channel

Alex, regardless of the outcome (which, in my opinion, is still a great job) I really enjoy watching your builds as you always provide such pertinent advice to your viewers.....as you said....the good, the bad and the ugly. You don't shy away from challenges nor letting us know the good parts and pitfalls of your builds.....this is why I come back to you each time as I learn so much from what you do. You are a true artist!!!!

Alex ,I really felt for you when this happened to the clear cote. We have all been down that road in some way or another. Like a Phoenix from the flames though,you rose up again and brought it back when many a man would have binned it. Well done Alex.

superb and beautifully done. You learned from your mistakes and grow from there. I model cars ( American mainly) and I enjoy doing so and I learned from my mistakes and I build better kits than the ones before.

Passion the video-- very individual friendly and great deals to see!

We have all had to use the "Technical Alcohol" at one time or another. Thanks for the courageous video. I learned a lot.

I learned the hard way!

Oh i understand your Problem so much. Yesterday i have the same. But i took it to a box with oven cleaner for 24 hours and it works nice. After 24h the paint go off nicly with a tooth brush and warm water. My Problem was the paint himself i think. But in the end i don't really know. Maybe it was the paint in comparison with my airbrush technique. But now i will try Tamiya Spraycans. Maybe it works better. But at the end of the day we have learned a lot and make it better next time. That is the magic of Modell making. See ya. And your Modell still looks good. 👍

so sick man you did an amazing job

Geat job man. Thumbs up

Great vid!

Hello Alex Nicely done as a civilian builder, I know that it can sometimes be difficult. But you have learned something new. Let it be a motivation to build a car more often

Oh wow man... I've had that happen to me several times.. It's cool that you were able to recover it though !

Well done

Mistakes happens sometimes, but they make us stronger. 👍

I have had the paint go to shit on a couple of my builds this year.....things I have done a dozen times with product I have used many times.....I did the same as tou... got mad, then stripped the paint and started over. Glad you stuck with it and let us see that even high skill level modelers have their bad days. Well done!

amazing work alex my friend

Great video, awesome build bud! 👍👍

Wouaw

Well done, great to see a video acknowledging that mistakes happen, and that you didn't let it ruin your experience. I know first hand making mistakes, and in EVERY build, I see the things I could have done better...but I'm always learning from them, and seeing my skills improve. Really enjoy your channel.

Hey Alex. You know, like you said as long as you enjoy the model, and the model making process. I think that is all that matters. Pretty nice car. I liked the video. Have a Great weekend.

I don't like modern cars (actually I don't like most of modern things), but you did a good job on this, despite the imperfections. And I agree. Modelling isn't about perfection. Having fun is what matters the most ;)

Boy, that was a hard one at the end with that clear coat dilemma! Always happens when you're near the end and making good progress! Thankfully you managed to save it and it looks great now it's complete. Well detailed kit too.

I'm learning a lot from you, keep up the great work!

Thanks for sharing

So what if it's not perfect, looks bloody good to me. The most important thing is that you had fun building it and that's what it is all about, enjoying the hobby. All the best.

That car would look great as a burnt orange / rusty color !

Beautiful build!!

turn out great I didn`t know you had to spray black under the AK metal paint

Thanks for taking us to the journey of building a lovely Merc :) You have picked the right color, mine is silver, too, and for their race cars of the 1930s they still carry the name Silberpfeil, which means silver arrow. Too bad you ruined the paintwork, but you made an excellent recovery there. It just shows that giving up is not an option :)

those who never made a mistake never made anything,this still looks very good.

i like! great Video Alex! is fun to watch your videos^^

Hi Alex. Build it better then you think you can. With a smile.

I hope one of these days u will be able to purchase a similar car for urself ;) so u wont need to model them (cars) in order to enjoy the excitement :D whatever the case thanks for taking ur time and uploading the video, much appreciated :)

Hello Alex. Car looks awesome!! Better then the cars l tried to do. Enjoy the day. Ray L

obrigado bien hecho, thank you well done

love it Alex, looks good

Looks good to me, the orange peel is barely visible, but hey - just make the next one look better! Learning from mistakes is what brought humans to civilization!

Same First Name - and same Hobby. I like your work and the way you film it. 1+ Subscriber. Keep Modelling Alex ;)

Well done Alex. Good to see i am not the only one who sometimes struggles with cars! I need more practice, it's all a bit of a black art.

Tive o mesmo problema em um F 18 'blue angel" .Pinturas com acabamento brilhante nao sao facil...modelando com um sorriso sempre.

Nádherné!!! Výborná práca Alex!!!

Looks good to me! Im also having trouble with a kit and trying not to throw it into the bin ... I guess i will do the same as you, keep trying and it will, eventualy, get painted correctly. Cheers mate

Hi Alex, I'm they guy who recognized you on facebook the other day, I ended up making a modelling channel too haha. Love your vids man

Welcome to the world of car modeling. I know you've heard us speak of the purple pond or green lagoon. Stripping bodies is commonplace. I had to strip my black wagon 3 times. Never surrender. You should get a crappy mpc car kit for practice. Forge ahead brother

Well done, i hate/love cars for most of the reasons you encountered all of which ive had. Also im in portugal this summer so will try and visit your friends shop :)

This is really good for a first car. I've been building cars for just over a year now. Throw me a message if you'd like some more advice?

Hi awesome build can you tell me the name of the gold that you used for the brake calipers please

👏👏👏

Hey ! I really liked you video, your car is beatiful. I’ m new in the modeling world and I would like tu buy my first kit. I wanted to know what you would admise me to buy as a first kit and what i would find inside of it. Is there any painting or glue... ? Thank you !

For primer I use etch primer from auto motive store. It binds to the surface. plastic or metal and it does not build on top of the model.

i've always wanted to build a model but i never actually have, do you have any beginner car models i can build???

Hi Alex, is there anything you don't build ? 😜

so why did the paint react the way it did? was everything OK till the 2k?

Hey for me your a f--ing hero

So..how is that orange peel actually happen? Because of the clear coat? Or the paint is too rough? Or what?

você é português ou apenas mora em Portugal? seu inglês é muito bom! kk

are the wheels movable?

How do you fix stickers ?

Must i paint this modell?

Hey Alex. I have a question for you. Hiw can I remove the revell paint from the brushes. My brushes are full of revell paint. Can you please tell me? Thanks.

When to quit, always a significant question. Although according to Albert Camus the only philosophical question is whether or not to commit suicide.

Did you ever find out what caused the reaction ?

Never spray 2k paints or varnish on top of acrylic paints or varnish.

Where is the link to your friends online shop?

Сам не умею, но других научу)))

It may not be perfect but none of us are. It looks good. But I know it's not of to your standards.

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