Skoda Fabia S2000 (2012 Czech Rally - Juho Hänninen / Mikko Markkula) - 1/24 Belkits (2)

The kit comes with the decals for the green parts of the body, and it's not just solid green, but with a bit more metallic finish to it. Looks quite nice but I'd still prefer to paint the body myself as it gives me a better control over the coverage of the pattern, you never know whether that decal will fully cover the whole body, a millimeter short is a millimeter short.

The paint I use is Zero Paints, they have the white and green specifically made for this kit. I got this from a web shop in Spain. I think they are easily available in UK, but for some reason nobody's shipping them to Australia.

First I did the white coat, then mask it for the metallic green.

Once the green is done I move onto the black lines. I've used the new Tamiya curve masking tape, like the name they curve better than the old yellow masking tape, and the edges are alot smoother. The edge of the yellow masking tape is a bit rough in my view, maybe it's because of the paper's fibrous nature.

I've always photocopy the decal sheet before I start, it can be used as a template for coloring, or repair decal in case I messed up one.

the headlights, had a bit of fun with the carbon fiber decal.

All done, one final check before putting them together. Unfortunately I kind of messed up the decal for the rally stage, did my best to fix it.