ARTA NSX 2005 - Tamiya - 1/24

Putty has made gaps thinner as I built my own wing uprights which are more in scale and therefore thinner than Tamiya's.

Look at page 8 - there are detailed pics of this modification.

Też mam taką nadzieję :)

How did you mkae the new lines?

How did you mkae the new lines?

Which lines? Did you mean panel lines? This is new body so I had fresh start.

Jaykay - I should read your message before I started painting... Disaster strikes hard:

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If I manage to get out of this troubles without repainting and redecaling the whole body I will buy myself BIG vodka.

I think the thinner gets to it, too much thinner :frown: such is modelling,

Small update. Body i sanded and I just glued fenders with CA. I have also painted body with black underneath. Next step is to prepare headlights, glue them and finaly prime white whole body.

Keep your fingers crossed :)


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Headlights almost done.

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Well done Macio, I admire your persistence - if this sort of mishap happened to me, I don't think I would start over with a whole new body shell, I would probably give up... So kudos to you:)

Well done Macio, I admire your persistence - if this sort of mishap happened to me, I don't think I would start over with a whole new body shell, I would probably give up... So kudos to you:)

I hear ya, but looking at was hes accomplished so far with the rest of it you gotta finish it. Its too good not to

Thank you for your support sirs!
It will be finished at all necessary costs :) Failure is not an option...

I am trying not brake anything so I dry everything twice as long as usually :).

Stiil at paintig stage. I have all painted Gunze Cool White and those headligts...

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corrected.

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Still thinking about red color. I have made test shots:
Left: Gaia Premium Red + Tamiya TS-36 Fluorescent Red [1+1 layer]
Right: TS-36 two layers
Both on Gunze Cool White.

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Left seems more opaque and vivid but right more "fluorescent". Still not sure.

I think the right will be right :lol:. ARTA colour seems to change when exposed to light. But the problem is that looks too fluorescent...

Maybe I should try TS36 over pink or yellow?

Very nice and clean work. Sweet!
For the final clear coat i'd go for 2K...and then sand and polish it. I know that some people get a very nice finish with a final wet coat of clear but for me that never works :-)
I'm surprised, Jaykay. I do a mist coat or two and then two wet coats with U Pol (a 1k urethane clear). Works like a dream, as long as it's heated up in a dehydrator...

I hope everything turns out well, Macio. I had the exact thing happen with my Matra MS-11. Extra decals later, I finished...:(

I stopped painting tests and left with TS-36 alone. Front hood needs some minor corrections (not perfect masking).

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Sweet! Nice paintjob.

Had a good day for decaling. All of the box decalos are on as well as CF rear hood. I need to add two CF more inside front fenders an it will be done.

I have clear coated whole body before decals with one layer of Gaia clear.

Second decaling was far quicker - it took me only 1/3 of the time of the first one. Experience... :)

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Second decaling was far quicker - it took me only 1/3 of the time of the first one. Experience... :)


Haha... i know that experience :-) The same goes for scratched parts. Second or third time is always quicker. Problem is....that usually happens after "accidents", so it doesn't really speed things up :-)

You are 100% right but it helps not to remember that "accident" :-)

You did a better job the second time! The red looks really bright too. Good recovery.

Very very nice work. Nice corrections too.

Regards Wayne

This is going to be a show winner once done!!

Proce ckoncz ten acura bez problemuw!! :thumbsup:

Thank you for all of the comments :) Now, the moment of truth is coming! Clear coating will be done this week. Keep your fingers crossed.

Now we have 5 thin layers of Gaia clear. Still far from glass like surface but believe that anything can be done :)

I sprayed thin layers to stay on safe side with the decals. I guess that at least 2 wet coats will be required to start polishing phase.

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I wish I would have noticed this build earlier. It's got a lot of very usefull information plus it's just a great wip to read. Clearly you are a very skilled model builder. I wish I had your patience, like with the CF work and the fantastic interior. The electrical connections are excellent and I like how you took the time to make a stencil to get all the switch holes perfect.

Nice and neat job!
This push me to do housekeeping in my workshop :D
Very neat and clean, and the photos are very well done too, just adds to the whole experience.

Haha... i know that experience :-) The same goes for scratched parts. Second or third time is always quicker. Problem is....that usually happens after "accidents", so it doesn't really speed things up :-)
I sure know that feeling, going thru it right now. It's too bad about the decals for sure. Keep up the great work you are doing with this and I sure can't wait to see your next project.

Thank you very much for your comments and I am very pleased that you like me work.
It is a nice thing for me to share my experience with all who are interested in it. I have learned a lot from others WIP's so I feel to give back some input to the community. :-)

I gave up with the 1K and went back to 2K. I think (hope) successfully this time. Pictures about 2 hours after clear coating.

I started with 1 dry coat followed with 1 wet after 10 minutes. I used heavy thinned Dupont Duxone.

After about 3 hours I sprayed 1 quick dry coat and after a minute 1 heavy wet coat with 2K thinned about 10%

Finally mist few coats of pure thinner after about 40 minutes. It softens surface allows levelling and release trapped fumes of thinner which cause little pin holes.

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Very nice!
I have to try that kind of paint sequence for the 2K-clear. This looks way better than what i get without sanding and polishing!

Jaykay - I think I was pretty lucky this time but let's not prise the day before the sunset... :) I hope that after polishing it will still look spot on.

Now, I am back with CF business. Front air intake... It took me 2,5 hours and 17 pieces of CF to cover visible parts of that thing. PITA and it still needs some minor corrections.

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wow! look at that glass finish and its not even polished yet. amazing.
you have some painting skills for sure.
looking forward to it being done.

I think Gaia clear is ok but for a patient modellers :evillol:

Looks great, polishing should be straightforward and I'm sure it will look terrific. Well done!

I think Gaia clear is ok but for a patient modellers :evillol:

I am pretty sure that I am not very unpatient :smokin: Maybe GAIA is great but for less demanding modelers? :flipa: :iceslolan

Chrome painted rear lights, side skirts glued inplace, body polished, pillars and window frames are black painted.

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Great result!

What a rebound. This thread has been fun to watch

This is not the end :)

Fuel fillers finished. First semi glos black painted, dry brushed with silver, resprayed with Alclad Gun Metal.

I used styrene pipe with a pice of Tamiya tape dipped in silver paint to simulate used (many refills) look.

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Front intake finished. CF decaled and Tamiya PE mesh has been added.

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I think that this is last mod for NSX. I created new exhaust tips. Tamiya has prepared the same exhaust for all of the teams. It is correct for Raybrig but not for the ARTA

This is how it looks like:

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I used brass tube which I has drilled out. Could'nt find thin wall tube. On the left - drilled, right not drilled.


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Painting: black, Gunze Super Iron and mix of Alclads: Gun Metal and Jet Exhaust. Soot - Tamiya XF-1

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Dry fitted with old body. I use old one to avoid scratches on the new one.

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Very beautiful work! :cheers: Only one mistake for me: the handle must be all in black! :wink:

Very beautiful work! :cheers: Only one mistake for me: the handle must be all in black! :wink:

You are 100% right! Thanks for the recall!

Very nice finish you got! The build is looking better by every minute! Keep up the good work!

Exhaust hangers added. Scratch build from wire, brass sheet and some PE nuts.

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fantastic work. keep it going bro. this is the best NSX build i have ever seen.

Thank you!

One of the last updates - interior parts glued on. I have also added driver's cooling air duct.

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Body dry fitted

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Rear mesh added. I think theye're last pics before gallery.

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Need to correct rear tire...

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great build to follow, good job throughout! do you know what you have lined up next?

great build to follow, good job throughout! do you know what you have lined up next?

I am pretty sure something simple just OOB to rest a bit :). I am thinking about Honda Beat in some fancy colour.
Not sure yet. Sure that it will be Honda.

Remarkable work. So clean and beautifil. Well done.

amazing man, just amazing.
best detailed jgtc build i have seen.

Wish Maciek good luck, he starts with this model in the competition in our Polish forum.

Thank you again for the comments! They strongly suported my motivation for this build.
These are the last pics - I have added some PE nuts.

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Thank you for watching and all of those very nice comments. Now you can watch finished model in my gallery:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=6893150#post6893150