Update - HG Jesta w/ base jabber

 Finished the Base Jabber to go with my HG Jesta kit. No decals for the Jaber yet. The 2 kits are a fun combo and the Jesta is right at home on the Jabber as seen in the Unicorn OVA. Jesta Decals are from Samuel Decal.

Progress on 1992 1/24 scale Toyota pickup

Here's some updates to my contest entry for the Spring contest at Scale Model Addict.

Tried something new with the exhaust by painting it burnt. Started with black then vallejo model air steel and over that I used tamiya clear blue/yellow/orange for the burn marks. I then used Tamiya smoke color to blend all the tones together. 

Here are the wheels. they were chrome plated out of the box. I stripped the chrome and used Alclad 2 polished aluminum over the Alclad black gloss primer. 

Here's an interior shot...

Mounting the fender flares. 

Dashboard detail...

inner door panels. 

Working on the body now. need to do some putty work on the flares(gaps between flares and wheel wells)...I hope to be done by the deadline. 

Hilux progress

Did some part clean up and priming of the chassis and driveline parts for the 1992 Hilux model by Aoshima.

I'm using Vallejo Model air primer and paints on the kit. I'm also using the Vallejo Chipping medium. Don't know if I like it. Seems to leave the area that is wet and chipped with a gloss finish after the "chipping" is done. hopefully when It will even out when I flat coat the kit and add some weathering.

Parts

Checking fit

Primed

Rust color base coat

I didn't like the finish of the chipping medium... was kinda thick and it sprayed thick... looks ok. 

Scale Model Addict Spring Contest

So i'm entering a contest. Hopefully I have time to finish this model. I like the toyotas.