Zoom - Zoom! AutoExe MX-5 Progress!

I started this kit 2 days after completing my Greddy RX-7. The body color is going to be Spectra Blue Mica, it's touch up paint for the Toyota MR-S Spyder. The rims that I'm going to use are undecided, but I'm leaning toward Gold/Gunmetal XS Tuning Sport rims. I'm not going to use any 18in rims under this MX-5 because the make it look like its a 4x4. This is my first model that I painted most of the stuff with my airbrush.

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Nothing is glued on yet. The engine block is flat aluminum, and i might use some black backwash to highlight the lines. All the suspension components are flat aluminum, the brakes are chrome silver and the calipers are testors gold. The exhaust pipe is Model Masters Aluminum metalizer. I painted the springs and spabilizer blue in the front and gold at the back.

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I'm not sure if I'm happy with the color combo I'm using at the moment. I think I'll change from gloss blue to Angle Blue flat, the color of the seats. The steering wheel is from the extra parts in my GReddy kit. I backwashed the radio area with silver to make it stand out and I painted a few of the knobs. The clutch pedal was lost in the somewhere on its way from Japan so I'm going to fabricate a whole new set. The seats are flat black and Angle BLue flat, but the masking tape I used wasn't very good, it left glue residue and it let the black paint bleed through. So I have to sprip te paint and try again.


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You did such a good job with the Greddy RX-7. I can't wait to see this one done.

Lookin' forward to seeing this one! I've got the kit too, but no time to build it yet.

XS Tuning rims would be a great choice, since they aren't oversized and that is in width as well as diameter. I'm using them on my Celica and they work great. The brakes are a perfect fit too (once you trim off the kit-based alignment tabs), better than the Tamiya ones.

Damn Nice work :D can't wait for the finnished product!

Good job man!

Hey hobbes874 for you image tag the last one put this! [/img]

The image tags should be picture Inbetween as you know goes the picture

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Looking nice!
Keep up the progress andf it 'll end up just as nice as your rx-7 !
Olivier

Only a little progress today. I put the seats in a CSC bath for 4 hrs and it worked great, I'm going to respray them tomorrow. This was my first time using CSC and it works great!!!

BTW, did anyone else notice how I spelled AutoExe wrong :rolleyes:

Looking good! Hope to see the finished one soon. :smoker2:

Originally posted by tc3house
Only a little progress today. I put the seats in a CSC bath for 4 hrs and it worked great, I'm going to respray them tomorrow. This was my first time using CSC and it works great!!!

BTW, did anyone else notice how I spelled AutoExe wrong :rolleyes:

Yeah, I noticed it in an email notice. You can edit the original thread so it will read correctly.

Good to see a Miata in here, in a sea of EVOs and Skylines.;)

reveller

Look forward to seeing updates etc :)

Today I redid the seats and I used high quality 3M tape. I think they turned out pretty good. I also decided on the rims I'm going to use, they are from the ITR :finger: . I airbrushed the inside with a mix of Metalizer Gunmetal and Testors Gold, but I left the lip chrome. :sun:

What do you guys think of the interior color combo? Should I make it the same shade of blue thoughout?


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Sorry about the bad pictures, the lighting was bad :rolleyes:

It's looking good, can't tell much about the color of the seats. Check to see if your camera is on the Sunlight setting, that's what gives your pics the yellowish look. :)

I've done a similar thing with those ITR wheels. They're actually not too bad once the chrome is off of them and you slip on some higher profile tires. I hope the paint scheme is going to be a nice dark metallic blue. That would complement the fab interior and great wheel&tire combo perfectly.

Also, have you considered swapping in the engine from the Revell/Monogram 1/24th 1st gen Miata? There doesn't look to be much difference (save for maybe cam cover engraving or something like that. I'm no expert)

Like Veyron said, the color of the pics is deceptive, the wheel centers look realllly gold (I'm not fond of gold rims), but glad to see you using rims that actually fit a Miata, ITR and XS rims are the best choice since they look good and aren't too wide. Interior colors look decent, as long as the blue on the interior doesn't clash w/the blue exterior. I kinda like it in white (like the boxart and my 1:1 ride), but that's just me!:rolleyes: ;) :)

Nice to see a Miata being built, maybe someday I'll build a model of my own car.

I have built an Aoshima Miata:
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I used 18's (Pegasus) and they really do look a bit goofy on the Miata, just a bit too big. I'll probably substitute some XS rims and brakes to get it sitting better.

man those rims are nice!!! good job on them. did u mask the rims so the chrome lip can stay because i would like to know how u did it. I want to do the same for some rims of mine.

Gold or bronze rims on a white car is my favorite combo. That's a really nice MX5.

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Thanks for the compliments guys!!!
Whenever I take pictures at night with my lamp as the light source the picures look yellow :rolleyes: .
It's looking good, can't tell much about the color of the seats.
Try making the your screen brighter because I can see the difference ;)

thizishkenny, I used Hobbico MasterMask Liquid Masking Film on the lip and then sprayed on the desired color. Once the paint is dry, you can remove the mask with warm water or you can peel it off your fingers (tedious :rolleyes: ). I used the same method on the AW-7's on my RX-7.

Octagon, that's a good idea about the engine! Although I've been practicing on old bodies how to open doors, trucks (boots), and hoods (bonnets) but i cant seem to get it right... Maybe next time though!

The paint I wanted finally came to my Hobby shop, TS-51 Telefonica Blue. I think it turned out pretty good, once I put the decals on, I'll hit it with 2 or 3 coat of clear to seal them in and bring out the shine, from what I've read it seems that it's hard to polish metallic colors.

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At first I thought that this color wasnt really metallic, but then I took out into the sunlight :cool: :cool: :cool:

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What do you think of the interior/exterior color combo?

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Beautiful job. I like it.:bigthumb:

Great color combo. The interior, exterior, and wheels all tie in together. :bigthumb:

Very nice! :bigthumb:

dang im loving the color!!! nice progress so far:bigthumb:

Hi TC,

it´s a wonderfull piece of work.
I love it.

Looking good! Really looking good!

I think the blue in the interior is a little bit to dark for my taste, but do whatever you like it's your model anyway.
Amazing Job, man . Look forward to see 'em finished :bigthumb:

Nice interior colour combination.

Sweet job dude.

Looking nice!

good color combo choice.

ties together nicely

I like the interior color as well :bigthumb: I haven't had much luck in polishing out metalic colors, I would suggest you get a couple of coats of clear on that first before you do any polishing to be sure the shine is even. Good job on that though and I like the rims with the color combo

That is one beautiful Miata! I've been thinking about building a replica of my '03 Miata. The blue you used for the seat centers is a perfect match for the blue accents in my 1:1 Miata Shinsen Version. Looking good! :bigthumb:

Originally posted by Merkava
That is one beautiful Miata! I've been thinking about building a replica of my '03 Miata. The blue you used for the seat centers is a perfect match for the blue accents in my 1:1 Miata Shinsen Version. Looking good! :bigthumb:

Man, I love the Shinsen version! I just saw a few of them at the local dealer the other weekend, the color combo is perfect. Hope you get to build it, and show it off here:bigthumb: