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ajflan
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I had some time today (schools out for the summer) so I made my Vibe a friend.
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nice re-paint of the Vibe GT-R die cast
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seems everyones doing this now..lol
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Yeah, I have had mine painted for the past couple months, but I have been too lazy to put it back together untill now.
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Post by WaveAction »

thats cool..did u take EVERYTHING out..i noticed the reverse lights arent in..did you take out the headlights/taillights and glass and used hot glue to put them back in??..something i should have done...would have made it easier and look better
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The reverse lights are there, they just sort of disappear in the silver. But yeah, I took everything apart, and then glued it back together.
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smart thing to do..wish i did that instead of taping the crap out of it..the tape peeled some of the paint off..so i may re-do it or just say f-it..it's just a model so i dont really care..also what kinda paint did you use..and did u sand it? i was lazy with the whole thing..didnt sand it and just used the paint i got from doing my engine cover..plastic high-temp paint that was custom made for it..
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I went to a model shop and picked up some metallic silver model paint. I sanded the model before I painted it just to give the new paint a better surface to grab on to. Then I gave it a few coats of clear when all was said and done. There are a few areas that could have came out better, but like you said, it is just a model.
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ha! nice andrew!!!gotta try to do that to my yellow gt-r!
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I have a couple Silver Vibe GT models already. So no need to paint mine. However, I did want to paint one of them Fusion ORange.
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I'm guessing you can't buy those anywhere now huh? I want one!
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i can get them at my work..they're like $40 or something
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or look on ebay, or go do a search on the web for Yat Ming.or go here: http://www.yatming.com/index.aspxill be painting mine soon as well i hate the ricer graphics and the envy green i have.
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Are these like Hot-Wheels size die-casts, or a lil bigger? I see on that Yat Ming site it says they are 1:24, not quite sure on how big they would be.
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Quote, originally posted by breezd »Are these like Hot-Wheels size die-casts, or a lil bigger? I see on that Yat Ming site it says they are 1:24, not quite sure on how big they would be.The GT-R pictured above is 1:18 scale, I don't remember who makes that one.Then Yat Ming makes the 1:24 scale model of Vibe GT and is about 7" longI have a shot of mine along with some other 1:18 scale Transformers/cars
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Nice Alternators/Binaltechs.
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Post by TraySeeLea »

very cute
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yat Ming also does the 1:18 GT-R under the road series 1:18 and on the thrid or fourth page.
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Quote, originally posted by WaveAction »i can get them at my work..they're like $40 or somethingThey never came in Abyss did they?EDIT: Just ordered a red one on ebay!
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Post by WaveAction »

no they only came in the yellow or the salsa..no other colors
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Quote, originally posted by WaveAction »no they only came in the yellow or the salsa..no other colorsThe 1:24 GT scale models came in several colors, and the 1:18 scale GT-R came in yellow and salsa. Which begs the question, was there ever a full scale yellow GT-R?
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Post by WaveAction »

no i dont think there was a yellow GT-R..only the salsa color..and when i ment the "yellow or salsa..no other colors" comment was about the GT-R that i can get..
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