Started Veilside RX-7

This will be my first Japanese kit. Opened it yesterday and got to looking at it. Looks like it will turn out well, but there's one problem. All the instructions are in Japanese. Is there any way to "decode" them?
Won't be posting many pics of it becase my dig. cam. is a peice! Any help would be nice.

You don't need instructions. Japanese kits are very simple and basic. Just piece the kit together by test fitting everything! If you need some guidance, follow the assembly diagrams. :bandit:

That part i can do in my sleep. I need to know what color to paint the underside parts. And no, i'm not leaving them black.

Primera Man could probably help you with this. He just built the same kit a few weeks ago. His car is listed on the car modeling gallery above. Send him a msg. w/ your questions.:confused:

Oh, you don't need to decode japanese to know the paint scheme.... there should be lines labelled X-17 or TS-17 or something like that in the diagrams... Depending on the kit you're building, it could reference either Tamiya or Gunze paints.... (I don't think any Japanese kit references MM or Testors colors)....

If it's something like X-17 or TS-17, go to Tamiya's website and check out their color table... that would give you the english name of the color desired. I'm not too familiar with Gunze... someone else needs to help u out with Gunze colors... hpoe this helps :D

Anything that needs paint says PH then a number in a square. The numbers range from 1-95 with white background. Igues the P means paint but then im lost.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/649497paintcode.JPG

Tamiya doesn't have anything like this.

ohh that's weird... never seen anything like it either.... :(
hmmm.... yeah, find p-man for this one...

Or you can just learn Japanese!...but...yeah...no...dont do that.

i think those are humbrol paint codes, just do a search for them on the net.
B.

They were Humbrol paints for anybody that needs them go here:

http://www.londonbridgetoys.com/humbrol.htm

Easy. Go to Urban's Color Chart paint matching guide here:
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts2.htm

Click on Gunze Sangyo's acrylics, find & match. Voila!

If it is about the Aoshima Veilside Combat RX7 I think I owe you much.. since I can't read Japanese also I never could find the colors but if it is Humbrol then I should be okay with the table you supplied me..


:dTHANK YOU!!:d


Greetz
Stefan

Actually i think daggerlee's is right. Mine is for humbrol but when matched, the colors don't seem right. Use his, thats what i'm gonna do.

Fujimi, Aoshima and Hasegawa give their color charts for Gunze Sangyo's "Mr. Color" line of paints and sometimes also the "Auto Color" line, also made by Gunze.

Dan's link has a great conversion chart. :D

Thanks for that link daggerlee,I've never seen that one. :)

No prob, hope to see more useful links like that on this board in the future :)

POST SOME PICS OF THIS VEILSIDE!!!!

RX-7 is on hold for a while, goin up north for a week, so i started a 1988 Mustang 5.0 for when im up there. I'll get some pics up hopefully today or tomorrow.

sorry, won't be any picsfor a while. When i got them from the dig. cam., they were really, really fuzzy. Worthless peice of crap camera! Anyways, i'll try again and hopefully it will look better.

Finally back, gonna post some pics of the mustang. As for the RX-7, i found a can of Sunrise Red paint that is almost a perfect match for the real car. underside is done and lights and windows are done. I need reference pics of the interior so i can get the colors right. I'll take pics today and post them later.

Following the convention of Aoshima kits, P obviously means paint, and H followed by black square with white number means Mr. Color lacquer based acrylic, and white square with black number means Aqueous Hobby Color.
No Japanese kits refer to Humbrol color, because it's not so commonly available over here.

This is the Mustang I finished up North.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/698211DSC_002.JPG

This is the RX-7 in all its Red glory
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I'm still waiting to order the rims for it and to get some decals.
This is the tail pipe and underside.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/535900DSC_008.JPG

Last picture, just something I messed around with. Sorry they are such bad quality.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/719551DSC_009.JPG

cant really comment much on account of the picture quality, but i'd like to see more pictures of that crazy beetle and how the red turned out. the mustang looks pretty good though.

does your camera have a Macro Mode? your trying to take a picture with the focus that's way to close for the camera to take..

if u got macro mode, you can take pictures up close and it'll come out good

Ah... The mustang is good. I love to see the RX7.
Beetle with a GT wing? I never see before :)

The Camera I use is a DiscPro Digital, no way to change fucus. I'l try to get better pics, just have to mess around wth them. Thanks for the comments.

Got some new pics. Here's some for barnabei.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/862638DSC_002.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/977546DSC_001.JPG

Here's a pic of the exterior. Nice red color.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/800263DSC_011.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/780499DSC_012.JPG

Here's the parts for the sub set-up.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/442239DSC_009.JPG

And here's what it looks like so far.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/574111DSC_010.JPG

I still have to scratchbuild an Amp and re-spray the interior tub. Hopefully I have the colors right.

right on dude, that beetle is kick ass! like seein somethin different every now and again. looks like everything is comin along good. keep it up!

I love the RX-7 :D

Where can I get clear deal paper for a Lexmark Z25-Z35 printer? :confused: These are the things I hope to use on the car. The hood one doesn't look quite right yet, but the other ones look good. Hopefully I can get them done and printed before the 14th. Big Car/Model show coming up on the 18th. Any comments would help.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/718159Decals.JPG

I know www.hlj.com sells them, I'm not sure if ur printer is an inkjet or what not, but u have to have a "heat-transfer" printer. Here's a link: http://www.hlj.com/cgi-local/hljpage.cgi?WAVOF-01

I have a Lexmark Z32 and its an inkjet.So yours must be too.

the Model looks awesome... can you post some more pics?! The only thing is I think the decals you want to put on look kinda scetchy... did you make them yourself?! Otherwise it looks awesome... and where did you get your subs???

All the decals were hand drawn on Paintbrush, thats why they look sketchy, only way I can get them. The subs were from Hoppin' Hydros, Item #1012. They were in angled boxes and then were cut down to the circle sub. I'll post some pics with my new camera sometime today.

Heres some new pics.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/116329aug04_10.jpg
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http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/153769aug04_12.jpg
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Looks good!:D ... are u makin it like the F&F RX-7?? If so where are the wheels?? and any progress on the system??

here's some more pics with the interior. Still waiting on the rims and to get different decal paper. What do you all think?
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/860410aug06_05.jpg
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I just love the GT wing :)

The interior at the back is the speaker?

Looks great man!... exept I believe that Dom's RX-7 in F&F had yellow doors and carpets too.... just a thought, but it looks awesome!:sun: