Castrol Mugen NSX Progress Thread

[freakray]

Everything is looking very good Dan

Something I have yet to figure out, why the hell does Tamiya mold parts in black that have to be painted white?

[zangief]

good luck on it!

cant wait to see the updates!

[primera man]

freakray...Id love to know the answer to that too

Looking good so far Dan....good write up so far

[Guido]

Dan is not only a good modeller, indeed he's a good reporter too

Keep it going Dan!

[daggerlee]

Originally posted by kunta
good job! thanks for detail report.
I also use Mr. Base White primer and gray primer by airbrush.
when base plastic color is black, I always apply gray primer first.
did you apply white primer just twice? it looks so white...

Yeah, I had some trouble covering up all the black, but I figured those spots were going to be painted black anyway so it didn't matter. Next time I am priming black plastic white, I'll have to follow your tip and spray some grey Mr. Surfacer first, thanks!

[Veyron]

Something I have yet to figure out, why the hell does Tamiya mold parts in black that have to be painted white?

The same reason that every one of their Ferrari kits are molded in red or yellow, they think a large portion of their young model builders build straight out of the box and do not paint the models. I wish they would change that thinking and mold everything in white, what they're doing now is overkill.

[daggerlee]

Back with more...the second of the four body colors is down, Park Green. I sprayed X-28 from an airbrush mixed in a 60/40 ratio of paint/Tamiya thinner. Note that Tamiya thinner is HIGHLY recommended in this case cause the paint is gloss, and regular isopropyl alcohol tends to make Tamiya gloss paints flat.



Here's the bumper before masking. I cut out thin strips of Tamiya tape from strips of 6 MM tape with an x-acto knife, ruler, and mirror, to make it easier to mask.


Then, after the initial layer is on I filled up the rest with bigger sized Tamiya tape.


Finally, I brushed on a coat of Future floor finish clearcoat over the masking tape and the bumper itself. This prevents the green paint from leaking under the tape. After spraying, I removed the tape while the paint was still 'fresh', and was overall pretty pleased. (Please disregard my green thumbprint! It will be sprayed over with black, I promise )



Only two problem spots:


and



The first one you can see the masking tape went downwards for some reason, I might remask, and respray it. The second one, there's a little 'bump' that I will sand out with 1500 grit. Hopefully this weekend, I'll be able to mask off and spray the Fluoroscent red pieces, after which I'll let the body sit for a week before spraying the black, and ultimately the final clearcoat over everything.

[supratuner]

its still looking good

[///Beck]

whoa, that's some pretty nice stuff man!

keep it up

[flyonthewall]

Making good progress Dan.

Sometimes you can clean up problem spots such as those with a cocktail stick dipped in thinner.

[daggerlee]

Originally posted by flyonthewall
Making good progress Dan.

Sometimes you can clean up problem spots such as those with a cocktail stick dipped in thinner.

Sounds like a good idea! I'll try it out.

[Guido]

Very nice.

[limited24]

it looks very good!

[Focus2000]

This kit looks like a masking nightmare, but I'd say you're coping OK with it

Excellent write-up so far

[k_dog]

Comming along very well indeed, Dan! This will be great help when I go to do mine. The paint job, I must say, is intimidating. Very nice!!!
Brian