Tamiya 1/24 Mazda 787B - Detailed

[Gainsbourg]

Well, finally complete the engine detail.
It took me many hours but the final result worth it.
Hope to read your comments.

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[Jay!]

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:
Fantastic work!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

[COZMO6476]

beautiful job as always:smoker: great job. did you add anything to the engine or is that box stock?

[fwdfreak]

as jay already said :eek:

[Marco_Wrc]

Looking great. It even seems as if they did some testdriving with it (tires and air-intake on the side look a bit used(might be lighteffects)).

Was this the model with the windscreen problems?

[MX100]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
AWESOME!

[daggerlee]

Awesome job man

How'd you modify it?

[primera man]

:eek: :eek: ..Speachless :eek: :eek:

That is fantastic looking work....detail looks 10/10

[Gainsbourg]

Originally posted by COZMO6476
beautiful job as always:smoker: great job. did you add anything to the engine or is that box stock?

First thank you all for your comments. :)

Left is a picture of the engine bay after building it straight from the box and right a picture after I finish the detail process.

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I used all kind of wires to respect the correct size of the scale, and all connections are according to the pictures I have from the model.

I also have painted some ports that were not according to the real model in the Tamiya manual and sand some ports to give it a more realistic look.

[COZMO6476]

after seeing the difference, I appreciate it even more!!

[primera man]

Nice...amazing what a few wires and some time can do to a model

[Guido]

Nuno wasn't done apparently. He first build it from the box and then went super detailing the engine bay!!

Look at this. Very nice stuff!

[bigfrit]

:eek: It looks absolutely wicked!
Love the engine detail !
You sure did the car right !
Sweet

Señor Olivier
:cool:

[G60 Kid]

I need to know where you bought it from! Ive been looking for it everywhere and everyone is sold out.

[zangief]

:eek: :eek2: :eek: :eek2: ....wow wow and o yeah wow

[Veyron]

Drool! :flash:

[supratuner]

Looks really good!

[Mean_B16]

WOW!

[TheSyndicate]

Who the hell keeps bringing back these old threads? :bloated:

[Gainsbourg]

This one I really don’t mind to come back from A.F. dungeons since it was one of my best projects until now. :D

Thanks four your new set of comments guys. I’m glad you like it. ;)

G60 Kid, I think Tamiya make a re-edition of this model since I’ve seen two on my local store the last time I visit it.

[flyonthewall]

Looks like i failed to comment first time around, so here it is...

Superb!!!

[darkphantom]

for the green parts of the car did you use the decal or did u paint it. cause im having trouble with mines

[kt100]

did this falla use an air brush or what man nice

[kt100]

is the 4 rota 787b turbo charged

[egon_dude]

ive been looking for this OOP kit for ages to go with my 956 and merc c9- would fit the theme perfectly. Excellent job on the detailing- looks really good. The engine bays on those le mans recers are much more cluttered than how tamiya represent it- box stock really doesnt do the real car justice.
One suggection though, how about a bit of light blackwashing (slightly thinned tamiya x19 smoke) to bring out the detail on the radiators, air vents and engine block? it really brings the car alive and highlights your extra detailing work.
Nice one! :evillol:

[Hiroboy]

Beautiful work

[DavidEckhoff]

I wish I had those skills.

[willimo]

Thanks to whoever brought this thread up, I just won this kit on eBay this morning! Hooray! Now it's time to start research and collecting details.... I can't wait to get it and build it. Great work by the way, I'll be lucky if my car comes even close to being as awesome as yours is.

[RyanGiorgio]

Looks like an awesome project. Gonna have to say the 787B is one of my favorite race cars.

[Gainsbourg]

Again thank you all for your comments on this old project :)

for the green parts of the car did you use the decal or did u paint it. cause im having trouble with mines

Not nice when this things happen darkphantom :(
For the green parts of my model I used just decals. Don’t know what you’re thinking of doing, if try to get another decal sheet or go for a green painted option. The correct colour for this green is Park Green X-28 (paint) or TS- 35 (spray). In any case good luck in finishing this beautiful model.

One suggection though, how about a bit of light blackwashing (slightly thinned tamiya x19 smoke) to bring out the detail on the radiators, air vents and engine block? it really brings the car alive and highlights your extra detailing work.

I totally agree Matt :) I have planed a huge restoration project (especially on the old models) when I have the opportunity of transfer my collection to a new expositor.
This will include some paining detail (X-19 washes, dry brushes, etc) as well as glue many broken parts as antennas and mirrors, the normal accidents that happen when the models are exposed in a shelve with no protection :rolleyes:

[RallyRaider]

This is the thread that won't die! It just keeps coming back, time after time...

Fortunately it is a great build and it's always nice to see it again :)