Toyota Celica - Safari Rally 1990

Ricard Gomicia Calatayud
hey mate. I'm building it now. the rear spoiler red decall is the worts thing ever.

J4Juliet Author
Oh yeah that was difficult. You can't really see on these photos, but there are a few places I had to patch it with some red paint.

Trevor Hutchison
If you did this again, would you mask and paint the red parts instead of using the decals? Everyone seems to have struggled with this.

J4Juliet Author
Personally I wouldn't because I absolutely suck at masking. (See this album for some of my ham-fisted masking and painting: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI - Rallye Catalunya 1999 | Album by J4Juliet (1:24))

Also if I recall correctly the Celica logo across the boot is part of the red decal so you would have to match the shade of red to that exactly to stop it standing out.

I did paint the black trim round the bumper and sides because I thought the decals were too big and it would look better painted. I'm happy with the result but I'm not sure if it does actually look any better that if I'd used the decals.

Trevor Hutchison
Thanks for the advice. I just checked and the "Celica" decal is actually separate, so painting the red is still an option if I feel like some complex masking and then trimming with a black decal line. Still undecided!

J4Juliet Author
Whichever way you decide to do it, I look forward to seeing how it turns out. 🙂