Great video, Mark. That Subaru body is soooo nice! -- It's crazy how transparent those blue metallic's are, eh? That white backing was the right call, really helped make the blue pop. And pre-cut stickers? Lucky guy!!!
Right on! Thanks my man, yeah gotta love a Scoobie! This one has really grown on me but I'm still a fan of the older sedans... Oh, this paint is so much more transparent than the Tamiya blues, luckily I've used it before so I was prepared for the backing! I think it's worth the extra effort as yeah, it really does pop! I see ya gotta cut your Von Squash stickers, never mind! Take care brother! 👊😎👍
It looks great Mark and great run though of all the steps for painting. I failed at my series on it, I am no instructor! LOL! You summed up a ton of stuff in 16 minutes and mine is still laying on the cutting room floor! LOL! The car looks fantastic! I have had those tinted window sticker tear on me before as well, they seem exceptionally delicate! I do know the gun metal fingers prints all too well! LOL! I have adopted you paint can lip technique on most of my paint jobs! I do revert to the old ways occasionally but for ones I know there is a high risk it is always used!
Cheers Addam! Oh man, I've been there with those filming and editing blues! 😳 Luckily it went well for me on this occasion! Seems I'm not the only one with these window sticker issues! And yes I remember well your gun metal paint rant!!! 😅 Obviously I've experienced the same thing! We live and learn, my friend! All the best! 😎🤝👍
Wow 😮that turned out so nice mate! To be fair tho you always do such a fantastic job on the bodywork ❤ big thumbs up pal. I hope you’ll be doing more builds in the future
Thank you so much, Dai! 😀I really like these Subaru WRC bodies, I think I might do another soon! I've got the Yaris WRC to do next though! Many thanks for the kind comment mate! 😎👌👍
I did the same rip when I did my Subaru decal so annoying. You do have the patients to do these decals, I do tend to loath them and will have some to do shortly if the kit I want ever comes into stock. I it looks really good finished but I still prefer the earlier ones :-)
Thanks Mal, yeah I should know better, I've ripped so many stickers by trying to stretch them! I both love and hate sticker jobs, too, it's just awesome when it goes well though! I like the earlier bodies, too, but this one has grown on me! 😎👍
Hi Mark, a great video to watch. Love the Subaru bodywork, so sorry that side window sticker split on you. But you managed to conceal that well. That blue turned out well, especially backing in white,then black and those rally stickers make it worth while. I like the light kit, really makes the Subaru come to life. It just so happens, I’ve another TT-02 Subaru, the 99 Monte Carlo version….i too fancied another rally car body challenge 😂😊😂. Great work my good friend, always a pleasure to watch a master modeller at work. 😊😊best wishes to you and the family 😊
Thank you Sir, that's music 🎶 to my ears 👂 🙏! Yep I've split a few of these stickers now and it always seems to be the precut ones! Something to look out for!! 😬 Ooh, the 99 Burns Subaru?!?! What a beautiful car that is, you will love turning your talents to that one my friend! Have fun and all the best from Mark 😎 👍
Great Job of you again and yes it´s a beautiful Body Kit that looks fantastic. It´s very sad that this is discontinued but enjoy it as best as you can after all the efforts. Cheers
Thank you very much, Yardley! I picked this up a few months ago, I didn't know it was discontinued! I sure will enjoy it my friend, even just looking at it standing still! Cheers! 🍺😎👌👍
Awesome job Mark! Those lights are icing on the cake for sure. Appreciate all the tips and advice. I found a great spot to run the GT today, but ended up crashing before I could record a good pull. 100% my fault but you should have seen the amount of chipped paint that exploded out of this thing on impact 😆 ..buckled the body a bit, but all the horrific damage was inside.
Many thanks! The lights really do take this one to another level! Sorry to hear about that crash, but I know how tricky it is when you've reaching those speeds! Take care! 😎👊👍
Awesome job the blue looks closer to mica blue than ps16 one of my favourite shells to do only issue I had is rear black decal is put on before silver corner decals I had a gap.you did a great job 😎
Thanks Chris! Yeah, definitely near to mica blue especially with the white backing. I had that issue (off camera) with the gaps in-between the black and silver stickers, had to heat and stretch the black one to cover those gaps! Cheers mate! 🍺🙏😎👍
You always come through with a really good body shell. Looks great! I would have probably backed it with silver thinking it would give the transparent colour a depth to it so it was good to see it worked well with white. The real bonus is, more rally video's to come from you. Great work!
Many thanks, Damian! Well there were a few issues but the body still looks decent! I did initially think to back it with silver, but thought white might be even brighter behind the metallic blue see-through paint! I tried it before on my Neo Scorcher so I knew it worked! Need some warmer weather before the next run video mate! Cheers! 🍺😎👌👍
Thanks a ton Richard! Well, I just put the stickers on one at a time, and keep going at my own pace until it's done! Nothing wrong with a minimalist approach mate! 👌 😅✌👍
Thanks! Good point there, I never thought of that but yes, it is the precut stickers that tear!!! Now I know what to look out for in the future! Cheers 😎 🍻 👏 ✌
An absolute joy to watch the master of his craft in action matey!! That looks absolutely tremendous fella, stunning job!👌 The issue I would have with this would be forcing myself to actually drive it.... I would be scared of scuffing something that looks that good, and it would only end up as a display model, which would then drive me nuts as I'd want to drive it! Some fantastic tips there even for the most experienced of modellers. The paint tin sanding around the arches was something I definitely picked up from this, cheers! Always good to have a long pointed stick with those decals, something I do use myself...... but those front decals looked especially tricky, and would have definitely caused me stress. Great save on the window decals..... I'm guessing you would remember back in the day when we used to have to paint the window trim on by hand? Some things are best left in the past eh mate?! Not tried that brand of paint myself, I don't like the cost of the Tamiya paints, but there's no doubting how good they work, so I'll stick with them for now. The backing layer definitely works a treat, especially on that translucent tone of blue,i would go as far as saying essential. And boy how good is that led set up then? That is delightful..... I usually buy the cheap Chinese £5 Ebay specials, but after seeing how effective that looked I'm certainly going to look into some of those mate. Now, how about a night rally stage running video then dude?.... I'm pretty sure knowing you that this one won't just be sitting on the shelf! 😉 But, as you say, the weather is definitely not on our side currently..... I sooo want to get out and run some cars, but all it does is bloody rain! ☔ Highly enjoyable video for a Saturday night with a nice strong cider Sir, cheers Mark! 🍻 👍 👍 👍
Wow mate, that was a long one!!! Thanks for the interesting comments as always! 👍 Oh yeah, I panic on every first run after all that work but soon get over it... you should see my Lancia 037!!! 😭 But I get a kick out of doing these bodies and I get some RU-vid content to boot! You know I don't do shelf queen's mate! As for Absima paint I totally recommend it, especially if you just want some black white or silver for backing, it's excellent value. 👌 This blue is the only transparent one I've found from them. As for the LEDs, Peter Smith sent them! Definitely worth a try, James! Oh I might try a dusk rally video if we get some milder weather, otherwise I'm waiting for spring!!! 😅 Hope you're doing well my friend, take care and all the best from Mark! 😎 👊👍
Memories! My one was just as satisfying to do. Turned out beauty. I didn't think to use any heat for the tricky spots, but I managed with no tears or tears 😂 Nice color choice! Great job, cheers
Oh yes dude, I took a good look at your Scoobie, I freeze framed your video, before I started mine!!! You did a top job with your stickers too! 👏 Cheers mate!😎
Well Mark, You are absolutely right. It took a while to get here, but it was DEFINTELY worth it. what a great job on this body and the attention to detail once again, spot on. Those lights were the icing on the cake. Looked amazing and the versatility with how you would like to use them. That is great. Enjoyed watching my friend. Well done
Thanks Nick, you are right my friend, some things are worth taking the extra effort over!👍 Those LEDs from Peter Smith are excellent, the control box adds so much more to the set. Not sure I'll be driving it in "STROBE" mode though!!! 😅Glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate your kind comment, take care, brother! 😎👌👊👍
Always so great to see your bodywork videos, they are always 100% 💯 Pre cut stickers are nice Good thing you put the correct name on car 😂 I was dumb once and used elektro tape on my cables but it turned the glue on the tape reacted with the body so on the outside you can see all the marks from the tape 😢 So i am skeptical to most tapes now. I always use the Tamiya masking tape as that will not react
Oh yeah, Are, it had to be Solberg! Glad you enjoyed the bodywork video and thanks for your kind comment! Oh we have all made those mistakes, all part of the hobby my friend. I used some glue once to fix on some light buckets and it reacted with the paint, the buckets fell off and the paint was ruined! Good idea to keep with Tamiya products! All the best! 😎👌👊👍
Sensational looking Tamiya!👌. How's Thing's Mark!? 😃. Thanks for sharing your window mask and decal tips n tricks Cobber!, we'll be using them in future👍. Nice paint job mate. Light buckets and all!!,. We hope you're having a top weekend mate, Sheila says hi Mark! 🙋♀️,👍😁🦘🇦🇺
Hi Bruce and Sheila! 😅🙌 We are doing OK thanks mate, hope you guys are too! Glad to hear that I passed on a few useful points, Cobber! Makes it worth while doing the videos! You can't beat a shell with light buckets my friend! Have a great week ahead you two! 😎🙌🤝👍
Thanks a ton!👍Yeah that Absima blue really pops after you back it! I thought it was worth a try. Definitely brighter than PS16. All the best from Mark! 😎👌👍
Yeah, it sure is transparent, it doesn't say it is on the tin but I found out when I used it before on my Neo Scorcher. At least it looks great when backed! Cheers!
Always so satisfying to see you put those stickers on, Mark! Bummer with the one that tore, but a great save, and good you warmed the other side and mentioned it in the video. As always, your guides are so comprehensive! Was the video long? Didn't feel long, I enjoyed it, time went fast! This is useful for me also, because I got that Toyota rally body to do, it's a bit similar to that one, of course will be a lot different with the paint. The blue looks awesome, by the way! I think I need to get me one of those LED sets also, looks so cool! Have a great weekend there, my friend!
Hi there Mads! So cool you didn't think the video was too long! I try to keep them as concise as I can. I've snapped a few of these stickers now and it always seems to be the precut ones! Yes I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with your rally body! And to see you running it of course! Take care mate and hope you're having a great weekend 👍
Well I'm not sure I agree mate, I made a few mistakes on this one as usual, but it's very kind of you to say, all the same! Have a smashing weekend my friend! 😎🙏👊👍
What a great job! It looks fantastic as do all the tamiya Subarus in my opinion. Some great tips also. I'm about to do a Volvo 850 saloon BTCC and I'll definitely be using some of your techniques!
Thank you Cat! 😺Yeah I used this blue paint on my Neo Scorcher so I knew it would suit this one! Thanks for watching, have a smashing weekend mate! Cheers! 🤗👊👌👍
Ah yes always a treat to see the master at work. Some excellent top tips in there as usual. Do you think that the Absima paint does work out cheaper when you consider that you have to put on about a million coats and even then it's see through? I always back Tamiya paints anyway but they are definitely less see through than that after 3 or 4 coats. Anyway with the backing paint yours came up lovely. I think it makes such a difference to have the light buckets on these but they only seem to come with the body sets now rather than the kits. My Subaru shell has got them and they look fab. It hasn't got the fancy light kit with all the different modes though. That's rather nice. Anyway top work all round mate. A nice way to start Friday evening with a pint. Hope all is well. Cheers for now 😁
Thanks mate! Not sure about master though! I have been called something like that before though! 😅 I do like the Absima paints, some cool colours and most are not transparent like this blue, but I wish they'd state that on the tin! Tamiya paint is probably better in terms of coverage so just as good value I reckon. I used this blue on my Neo Scorcher so at least I knew what to expect and I really love the colour. Yeah, the light buckets look so much better than stickers, even if you don't install LEDs. This LED kit was from Mr. Smith, jolly nice of him! Thanks for the great comment, mate! All good here, just bloody freezing though! Have a good 'un Pete - cheers! 🍺😎👌👍
@@MarkBryanRC Ah hoorah for Mr. Smith! Yeah it's freezing here too but going to be brave and have a little RC session in a short while. Will make it feel like I've earned a beer later if I've been outside. Have a good one yourself mate 😁🍺🍺
@@PeteWylieRC Oohh errr!!! You are a brave chap! I'm only going into the garden to get firewood! Have a good time out in the cold and wrap up warm! Cheers matey!
I know this is the least popular Subaru body, dude, but I like it! That's the thing about this hobby, something for everyone! I also have the 1999 Burns version, I agree it is stunning!
