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Old 04-15-2020, 09:11 AM   #3
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Re: 1/24 Tamiya Honda CR-X 1.5i Ballade Sports

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Originally Posted by potsie View Post
Thisis such a cool little kit and I know you will do it justice. Looking forward to seeing progress!
Thanks, I'll do my best!

I wanted to paint the car in Capital blue - a dark, almost violet shade of blue that Honda offered starting in 1985.

DSC02964 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

The problem was - I didn't have the paint, and with all the local stores closed, I wasn't willing to wait for it to be delivered. Sooo, I decided to mix my own. TS15 & TS8 in 3:1 proportion.

IMG_0876 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

Painted a spoon to see how the color would look - was very satisfied with the result.

IMG_0900 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

Prepped the body, re-scribed panel lines, gave it a coat of white Tamiya primer, and painted the lower portion in MM magnesium silver.

IMG_0883 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

IMG_0881 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

Then the lower portion was masked off, and I laid couple of coats of clue paint:

IMG_0885 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

IMG_0888 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

Followed by 2 coats of clear:

IMG_0890 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

IMG_0892 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

IMG_0893 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

IMG_0896 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

Turned out great.
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