Portuguese R33 V-Spec

Hi there mates,

This is my first post here, so be gentile about my english, ok? :iceslolan

I've registraded a while ago, so that I could read and see all modelling photos and comments, and... WOW!! You guys are ver very skilled!

I'm going to show you my Tamiya R33 GTR V-Spec. Of course, I can't match up with you mates, this is only my second model.

Here are the pics of it, painted 2 mist coats and 2 wet coats of TS8. I'm amazed with my self!

Here ya go:
http://luislopes.net/forum/009.jpg
http://luislopes.net/forum/010.jpg
http://luislopes.net/forum/011.jpg
http://luislopes.net/forum/012.jpg

Chassis had a fine coat of gray primer, so that the red could be a little darker. Don't know if the photos show that correctly but.. it worth a shot!!!

Best regards to you all!

Looks like the paint job turned out good. Keep up the progress.

how did you get so good at painting? i want to know your secret! looks good. i'm jealous it's better than my models!

so shinnnnnnny, looks like you don't even need a clear

Welcome To AF! Looks really good so far. That paintjob must be flawless!

Dont let those models fall off that balcony!

Wow that paint is amazing, great job.

nice shooting. looks perfect so far :D

Thanks mates,

It is great to know you've enjoyed it!

Here are two new photos: Don't notice the rimms, because I have to get that paint off and repaint, but this time with a nice airbrush. (don't have one, so I must buy).

http://www.luislopes.net/forum/014.jpg
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/022.jpg

Thanks again,

Hope you enjoy these!

Cheers mates!

Nice Red. Very strong red. I like :iceslolan I can just picture that thing nicely polished. :biggrin:

ya, dont doubt ur self. i didnt get paint that smooth and shinny untill probly my 10th car!

Looks very good man! Welcome! Nice to see another Portuguese person here(since I am one aswell):)

excellent paint job. those pictures make me dizzy lol

man.... it would suck if your model fell out of your balcony. hehe..

ya, dont doubt ur self. i didnt get paint that smooth and shinny untill probly my 10th car!

I can relate as well. I didnt get smooth paint until my fifth model. So you have much to be proud of with this paintjob!

nice paint, i cant wait to see it finished

Hi mates.

Here are some progress pics of my R33 after being on hold for a while.

Strped the TS-8 paint and using automotive paint, here are the results on the chassis.
Grey primer:
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/027.jpg

First mist coat:
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/028.jpg

last wet coat:
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/029.jpg

Been doing some work on the brakes too.
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/026.jpg

And here's my top purchase of this month. And airbrush from Holding. Double action, gravity feed. a bargain of 40€/$49 USD (very cheap here in Portugal, I presume)
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/air_1.jpg
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/air_2.jpg

hope you mates like.

Cheers!

Very nice paint job & very nice Skyline !!! Skylines just grow on you more & more !?!
Mike :smokin:

Nice purchase! Hope to see more progres :)

nice progress...is that ferrari 360 yours?!

that is very very nice.
how about a RX-7 next(just an opinion) =)

Whoa, that paint job is stunning.

mike united, skylines are the best cars in the world for me. To bad that there isn't a Skyline in Portugal. Only in model.

Jaymes, that Ferrari 360 is my first model. It is a Revell. Cheaper than Tamiya around here, it was a test to see if I can build a car.

Tankaboy, my next model will be one Hayabusa (love this two-wheel beast), and the one R34 I hope.

sk8ter_in_ny, and all the rest of you mates, Thank you for your fine comments. I'm also stripping down the paint. Planning to paint the R33 with a diferent color, and add a SAS GT Wing. I would also like to change wheels, but where can I find one online shop around in Europe?

Cheers mates.

hello,

I'm back with more updates on my R33. Just painted the two fist mist coats and here is the result:

http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/030.jpg

A question: Should I give 3 mist, 2 wet and 2 clear coats and then polish, or should I forget clear coats and start polishing right after the last wet?

Hope you like. Cheers!

blooomin sexy yellow right there mate!

E bom ver outro portugues por aqui, bem-vindo.
Parabéns pelos modelos, já realizados, grande futuro pela frente.
Welcome
:smile:

Yep...looking very nice there, Luís! Can't wait to see it finished...;)

Nice yellow! the Red was fantastic also. :)

corsaman, afinal andam aqui alguns tugas na área. :)
Pedro, take it easy dude! you'll be seeing it finished as soon as humanly possible. ;)

RB26DETT-GTR. Thks. The red was too bright. Perhaps I should have primed it with gray primer not white.

Well, guys, First wet is done. What do you think?

I'm not worried if the paint looks like has a bit of texture. I read on Alex Kustov's site that it is normal to become textured while it dries. I trully belive that the second wet will cover this. Or else i must get my arm ready, if you know what I mean.

well a photo worths a thousand words. and what about three? ;)

http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/035.jpg
http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/034.jpg
http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/033.jpg

Hope you like. Thanks!

Looks good! But I think that it looked much better in red. Well Keep it up!

Nice, never saw a yellow R33 b4... its pretty cool!

Well guys,

Time for some update photos off my yellow R33.

As I'm waiting for the ink to cure, I decided to start paint some other parts.

So, I started to paint my R33 wheels with flat back spray. Here's the result:
http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/040.jpg
http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/041.jpg

I also started to use my airbrush. As this was the first time using one, some mistakes were made. Sprayed too much ink and it scourged.
http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/042.jpg

Removed the paint (I'm using Tamiya's acrilics, so very easy to strip), and sprayed a bit of automotive primer. Sanded it, and tryed to smooth it with some tooth past, but it still became texturized.
http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/045.jpg

Well, I'm not going to strip the paint again, but I won't spray interior and small parts with automotive primer any more. I'm learning with my mistakes.

BTW, I know that R33's dash board isn't painted with X18, but car tuning is all a matter of personal taste! :biggrin: :evillol:

Please feel free to coment.

Cheers!

Hi there,

My SAS GT Wing set finally arrived. Must do a search here to see if I can find some detailed photos of this wing.
http://ni.fe.up.pt/ricardo/forum/images/attach/046.jpg

Cheers!!!

SAS Wings in detail - How to make... (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103092) ;)

Hi mates,

After a lot of work masking the R33, it had a small accident. My little cat wanted to see if he could drive the car. So he broke the kit.

Here's a photo of how it was wnhen I found it.
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/050.JPG

Using some plastic glue and gray primer, started to try and fix the kit.
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/051.JPG

After some filling and sanding.
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/053.JPG

Also assembled the SAS GT wing (thanks for this link Chris)
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/055.JPG
http://www.luislopes.net/forum/056.JPG

Well, let's start all over!!

Cheers!

Another reason I hate cats. Sorry to hear about the accident. Good luck.... again, with the body.

Sorry to hear that, after all that work.

Keep on going!!

By the way, does your cat has a driverslicense? :icon16:

About time for some cat soup eh? Hope it makes a nice clean recovery.

thats unfortunate, but it looks good with the wing

wow, if a cat did that to one of my models, who knows what i would do.

Looks nice though. Good luck!

thks for your kind words, guys!

Going to show you some more photos of how my R33 is!

http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/061.jpg
http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/060.jpg
http://www.automodelista.org/images/attach/059.jpg

Hope you like!

Cheers!

Great Save. :thumbsup:

Great Save. :thumbsup:

:iagree: Looks as if nothing had happend to it. By the way your muffler is twisted. :smile:

thks mates.

The muffler is to be replaced by a scratchbuilt one. Let's see if can do a nice job!!! :)

looks cool, keep up the good work