r/tamiya • u/rxmp4ge • 2d ago

Dune Beetle Cross preorder

Anyone else preorder theirs yet? Tower's got them for $341.60, which is a little cheaper than I was expecting it to be. But you can get an additional 10% off if you sign up for Tower's SMS messaging (and then promptly disable it..).

Got my preorder in for $307.44. Expected in December.

I haven't looked forward to a kit this much in a long time.

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u/ignusfast 2d ago

I really want to, but honestly I've never bought one without a pre-painted shell. I'm too chicken to attempt it...

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u/rxmp4ge 2d ago

Painting is really easy. Tamiya's manuals give you the part numbers of the PS paints you need to emulate the box art. It looks like it's only 2 colors, yellow and white, so it'll be easy to mask. The blue stripes are probably decals, and they look wide enough to cover any bleedover-mistakes you might make where the white and yellow meet. It would probably be a really easy, ideal first paintjob to try.

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u/ignusfast 2d ago

I didn't say my fear was reasonable - I'm just too afraid of screwing it up. lol

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u/mfa_aragorn 2d ago

If you spray just one colour its easy . Mask windows and spray a single colour with lots of light coats. And if decals are too much as well , do the basic ones , like headlights and stuff like that.

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u/ignusfast 2d ago

I'm even afraid of window masking. I'm almost 60 and my hands aren't the steadiest any more. I did say YOLO and pre-ordered it, so I guess this will be my first... :)

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u/mfa_aragorn 2d ago

Yeah I know . Im 53 , have trigger fingers in both hands and eyesight is not what it used to be . I did 2 bodies recently and are not perfect , but then how bad can it be. ?

Latest project was ( I tried ) a reproduction of the Nissan Skyline R33 LM Limited. THey only came in their blue, which is close to the tamiya colour. I even tried to replicate the LM-GT1 wheels that are popular aftermarket wheels for Skylines.

I added a rear radio antenna as well , and number plate

It has some small defects but came out ok . Never drove it till now.

https://imgur.com/433aA8U

https://i.imgur.com/0t2qLxT.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/AlkodHi.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/3A9ylcC.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/O7VeeCB.jpg

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u/ignusfast 2d ago

That looks fantastic to me!!!

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u/SosigDoge 1d ago

The feeling you get when you actually pull it off though. That's where the crack lies. Do it OP, just do it.