ARTA NSX 2005 - Tamiya - 1/24

This is my new build as you may guess it is Honda again. The model is curbside with very simplified suspension and chassis.

Mold quality is top level however there are some ejector pin marks in very uncomfortable places. It is especially visible in the interior.

I will use Tamiya etch set and add some carbon decals, nuts and bolts. So, I hope the it will be very nice model.


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/01.jpg


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/02.jpg

Rims, brakes and wheel hubs - sanded, puttied and ready for a primer

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/03.jpg

Simplified suspension
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/04.jpg


I dulled screw holes in the chassis to "de-toy" it a bit.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/05.jpg

Rims painted with Gunze Super Gold (Gunze Super Metallic)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/06.jpg

you seem to love NSXs as much as I do.

I prefer the pre-facelift car in terms of its looks but I'm still looking forward to seeing this one finished and for more to come.

That's true - I love them. It is possible that I will do combo with Raybrig.. :)

Last update for today...

Suspension is done as well as the brakes. I need to put some decals on calipers and weather brakes to underline details.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/07.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/08.jpg

Carbonizing has been started... Decals react very well to Microscale, I use S27 Decal A (part of interior) and SMS 1024 for chassis. I will darken it and paint with 2K clear.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/09.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/10.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/11.jpg

Whole underbody is already decaled. I have darken it with TS-71 and unfortunately some discolorations have appeared :banghead:. Next time I will start with clear and then I will use Smoke...

Red arrow shows problematic area. I will have to do sth with that.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/12.jpg

I put rims decals. Decals are printed by Cartograf and they are simply fantastic in terms of printing quality and how easy thay lay down on the model.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/13.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/13a.jpg

I have noticed that panel with switches (ignition ect) is a decal. It is another Tamiya simpification. I will create all switches from scratch and use labels from the decal.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/13b.jpg

Nice Start!!!

Nice Start!!!

+1
Really nice start!
Greets,
Jamme

looks awesome so far!

Here comes more pics of my work. Nothing really fancy as I am in preparation stage. Some tweaks, mods and scratch will be done later.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/18.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/15.jpg

Finished rims

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/14.jpg

Clear coat not bad :)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/16.jpg

Clear coat so-so

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/17.jpg

I am not worried about clear coat :) as I am going to achieve semi-gloss finish - in fact I would like to achieve the effect (hope permission granted) Jaykay has presented in his Jordan 191 WIP, page 8.

Looks great!!

Suspension mounted using screws and dry fitted with body. Wheels dry fitted only. They will have Bridgestone logo painted on tommorow. Spent about 40 minutes to remove release agent from tires which was particulary resistant.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/19.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/20.jpg

Impressive start

Tire valves added. It means: wheels are finished! :)
Bridgestone logo painted Tamiya XF-2 and coated with Gunze C-183. Weathered with Tamiya Soot

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/21.jpg

Tire valves added. It means: wheels are finished! :)
Bridgestone logo painted Tamiya XF-2 and coated with Gunze C-183. Weathered with Tamiya Soot

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/21.jpg

Did you use a stencil for the tires?

Yes, I used PE stencil from Tamiya PE set.

Wow, great progress so far. Cant wait to see it progress.

Nice and neat job!
This push me to do housekeeping in my workshop :D

This push me to do housekeeping in my workshop :D
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: that'll be the day! ;)

Very nice work so far, Maciek :bigthumb:

Thanks!

Now it is a time for interior. The number of ejector pin marks is crazy... Bad Tamiya!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/22.jpg

They are in hard to reach places so I decided to cut off whole floor and make new from scratch.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/23.jpg

...or you could do a "Flintstones" version with a floor like that.. :D

Looking forward to seeing what you do with this :thumbsup:

...or you could do a "Flintstones" version with a floor like that.. :D

Looking forward to seeing what you do with this :thumbsup:

Yes! NSX Flinstones GT500:grinyes:

I am looking for pics of the cockpit and can't find any... I have a pic of the dashboard but none of the floor/computers etc.

The easy one is done:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/24a.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/24b.jpg

I can't find good reference photo of the "electronics side" of the interior. I have two pictures, both rather bad and they are showing only a part of the interior. I think I will compile Tamiya version, pics and my imagination.

i've only ever found two as well.

http://xac.xanga.com/f39f6672d9533273348812/w217961302.jpg

and

http://x3f.xanga.com/bb8f6a70d9533273348813/w217961303.jpg

Thank you!
The first one is the only one I have but not the second picture. I am afraid that this second is NSX but earlier version (different door cards and roll cage).

Anyway, thank you again!

just so you know, that second photo is of an acura nsx car so might not be 100% for a Japan GT car.

Small update. First attempt to the interior floor - not happy with the result.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/25v1.jpg

Nice work! What's wrong with the floor? It looks like a good start.

Nice work! What's wrong with the floor? It looks like a good start.

There is sth wrong with proportions of the part with 4 screws and it is not look neat enaugh. I think I tried to much to finish it today :banghead:

great start.

I'll be watching this one

Second attempt and now I'm happy. I think that mine is even better than Tamiya's

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/25v2.jpg

Painted with Alclad Magnesium, screws: Scalehardware (threaded) and Tuner Manufactory (simulated)

New computer box is milled:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/26.jpg

Dry fitted and painted. Sockets (Top Studio) will be glued and painted later.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/27.jpg

Great ideas that you have presented here.
More impressive results.
Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences.

Nice mill ;) :)

Very clean hand and execution. I like your approach to scratchbuilding.

Bravo Maciek :thumbsup:

Robi

which gloss did u use for the lower chassis?

ya those wheels look remarkable, Very nice job ! stencil ?

Love the detailing. Can't wait to see what you have planned for this next!

Thank you for watching and your nice comments. :)

Wheels painted with Tamiya's PE stencil. Chassis painted with 2K clear Dupont Duxone.
There will be more scratchbuilding for sure. Hope you will like it.

Electronics is done. Only blue part is from Tamiya. Cables will be added later when interior will be assembled with the floor.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/28.jpg

Very nice work.
Although I'm no fan of the NSX series of cars, I do appreciate all the work you're doing and hope to pick up a trick here or there.

Looking forward to the next update.

Great Work so far, great attension to detail. Its nice to see someone detail a NSX, they too often get over looked

Very nice!!

What do you have for a milling machine? I very much want to get a desk top lathe & mill, but just cant come up w/ the money.

Very nice!!

What do you have for a milling machine? I very much want to get a desk top lathe & mill, but just cant come up w/ the money.

I use Proxxon Micro MF70 desktop millig machine. It is reasonably priced and veru usefull in modeling jobs. I use it as a drill also.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/Nabytki/mf70.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/Nabytki/proxx_2.jpg


Precision vise and rotary tool are optional.

I still collect money for a lathe :)

Decided to give a little break from detaling and continue with carbon decals. I have to carbonize interior first to finish cabling and other details.

For those who are interested a short how to.

Templates – I make them for repeating decals or difficult shapes. I am working on Raybrig version as well and that’s why cockpit needs templates.
Tamiya tape and pencil
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/29a.jpg
Tamiya tape put on paper and cut off.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/29c.jpg
Dry fitting before decal is prepared.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/29b.jpg

I prepare only one template for mirrored shapes. Just flip and cut.

I take special care about the part of shape which has to fit perfectly. In this case bottom of the decal is important, the top will fold down on the cockpit edge.

While cutting decal it is worth to remember a few things.

- Shape drawn on decal paper is a bit bigger than the template at least it's wider for a pencil line width
- Check carbon fibre pattern to mach it on each part of decals
- Draw shape on the decal paper not on the decal itself. Doing this this way saves the rest of the decal from damage
- When shape is curved I cut a bit bigger decal

I try to simplify shapes. I think it is much easier to cut two simple shapes than one more complicated. It saves your nerves especially while laying them down on the model.

Some progress pisc:
Decal: SMS 1024 (they have new shade and it is imho perfect), Microscale and Gunze decal solutions used.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/30.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/31.jpg

Very nice details and clean execution!

This is a full set of carbon decals for cockpit. As you may notice the shapes are not ideally cut - I made them a bit overlaping so I don't need tight clearences.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/32.jpg

Interior decaling is almost finished. I have also drilled hole for gear change shaft. SMS decals are really great. It is very easy to control the process of softing them and they behave in predictable manner. I used Microscale and Gunze softeners with aid of my wife's hair dryier.



http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/33.jpg

That's some nice CF! Looks like you get along with the SMS decals better than me :-) I can handle the Crazy Modeler ones better.

Gorgeous CF work. It looks seamless. I love following your builds as you dont skip any detail. Great work!

Thank you Gents! Pleasure that you like my work.

I have learned to avoid panic if something goes wrong :) and SMS gives me enaugh time to correct most of the misteakes. Probably that's why I like them. Anyway I will probably try CM to see the difference.

As to CF - I cut all of the decals with great attention to fibre pattern. I tried to lay them in the way to mask/hide seems and additionaly achieve look of real cf.

Short update. All interior carbon is done. Added new gear change shaft (white part). Gear lever dry fitted only.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/34.jpg

looks great bud. love the attention to details.:iceslolan
im a have to "borrow" some of these ideas for my next jgtc build..:naughty:

Looks great Maciek :thumbsup:

Why did you put the C/F on upside down? :confused:

Looks great Maciek :thumbsup:

Why did you put the C/F on upside down? :confused:

Where Steven? You ment that c/f pattern is in wrong direction?

Where Steven? You ment that c/f pattern is in wrong direction?

Just kidding!
I wanted to see if I could hear your scream from across the Wistula :lol2: ;)

Just kidding!
I wanted to see if I could hear your scream from across the Wistula :lol2: ;)

Oh you! You got me. :owned:

BUT

I am pretty sure that everybody on here will hear your scream when we meet someday :devilsign:

I am pretty sure that everybody on here will hear your scream when we meet someday :)
:chair::chair:
:icon16:

Interior is clearcoated and set aside to dry. In the meantime I have decaled air intake.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/ARTA_NSX/36.jpg

I will add PE screws after final clearcoat.

Your CF work is gorgeous, do you coat your decals with smoke or anything to darken them?

Your CF work is gorgeous, do you coat your decals with smoke or anything to darken them?


Thank you again :biggrin:

I have darken underside only as I used old SMS decals. Interior, side skirts and intake they are all raw CF (SMS 1024). SMS has changed shade of their decals and they are darken.

In my opinion they look spot on without any color modifications.