c-west rx-7 paint?

hey peeps!
wad up
i reciently got a 1:24 scale c-west rx-7 modle and i was wondering what color should i spray it?
any idears are welcome!
right now i finished da interior and suspension,
all i have 2 do is the body and im done, also any tips for body wrk are welcome!

and if anyone has done one of these kits befor can you plz post pics of it!plz

when im dont i'll paost picks,

p.s. i was thinking red with black hood,lights,mirrors,and tail,
the interior is red and black 2!

thanks 4 all ur help
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Don't paint it red, because I'm painting my C-West kit in red. :D :D :D
Black looks good. Silver resembles the Japan's Super Endurance racer.

Speaking of the CWest RX-7, anyone know what color adorns the real life CWest RX-7? I thought it was pearl white, but now I think it's some sort of light titanium silver.

it is indeed a light silver. if you look at the box art, then that will give you an idea. that is basically an art version of the real car. try going to www.c-west.co.jp to look for pics of the real car.

Originally posted by hirofkd
Don't paint it red, because I'm painting my C-West kit in red. :D :D :D
Black looks good. Silver resembles the Japan's Super Endurance racer.

Dont paint it black either coz that's my color (see signature) :finger: :finger:

So to sum up, black and red are reserved!!! :biggrin2:

I've claimed orange for mine ;)

http://freespace.virgin.net/johnc.freeride/images/Img_0632.jpg

http://freespace.virgin.net/johnc.freeride/images/Img_0610.jpg

I think the 'real' car is really light silver, not sure what paint I'd use for it though.

Damn, I'm running out of ideas for mine! Might have to do it in white then seeing as I have a few cans of it from all the Type R's I'm doing!:mad:

ok,
im got the silver with the black hood,lights,tail, and mirrors,
sounds good?
btw any 1 got any good tips 4 spraying this modle?
any hard parts i should no about, and what did you use to cut the body to fit in the light conversion?

thanks

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p.s. ill post pic's soon!:D

i've claimed yellow for mine!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/461403smallcwest.jpg

soon to be stripped and redone. the paint changed colors on me on the left front fender, but the entire paint job was poorly done anyways, so it needs re-doing. also left masking tape on the hood for too long and adhesive remained behind :rolleyes: . complete overhaul of this car to be undertaken soon, and i'll be following chris's ideas for filling in the fender gaps etc.

PS sorry about the white crap. i can't figure out how to trim it.

hey s-13 is the gap between the c-west bumper and ur fender is u rault cause u didnt paste it well or is that jus how it is?
i hope its not like dat!
and can u fix it if it is?
otherwise the car lookes great
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sr20 - the bumper isn't glued on yet, it's just dry-fit in that picture (no glue), so that's part of the reason why such a big gap is there. there is, however, a small gap when you push the bumper all the way in (which is how it would be sitting when glued), so i'm going to have to fill it in with some putty and/or plastic card. if you do a search of the forum, chris (flyonthewall) posted a thread a long time back about how to make improvments to this model to fill the gaps etc. i'm going to try to follow his instructions to fix these small problems. as i said, i'm completely stripping and re-doing the paint soon. this car was my first attempt with an airbrush, and, needless to say, i'm not very good with it. there's massive orange peel, the paint is thicker in some spots then others etc. etc. i plan to spray paint it the same color.

how about this orange to purple color shifting paint from dupli color. looks nice on the rx-7:
http://www.nopi.com/nn2002/carshow/mazda/Miata%20Color%20Shift%202.jpg
http://www.duplicolor.com/gallery/gallery_images/mirage_bike2.jpg

looks sweet

Btw, seriously, are we always going to restrict a color to whoever uses it first? :alien:
(and yes, black is still reserved ... :smoka: )

Originally posted by hiver77
Btw, seriously, are we always going to restrict a color to whoever uses it first? :alien:
(and yes, black is still reserved ... :smoka: )
No, not at all, but when we have a thread like C-West FD3S meet some day, it'd be visually enjoyable to have as many colors as we can gather.
To be specific, mine will be Porsche Guards Red (actual factory paint), so other shade of red is still unclaimed, such as dark blood red of some Alfa.

Forget the ITR comp we should have a C-West RX-7 one:D

I've not made a final decision on the colour of mine, i was thinking red as below, but i might have to pick something else now!:rolleyes:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/7308410205tur_codered_03.jpg

Mine shal be a custom shade of purple I mixed up ;) Don't worry! I'll make you guys proud! I like the C-West Comp idea, anybody else?!:confused: :D

the idea of a comp sounds good to me, although i'd probably lose...but that's half the fun. lol.

chris - that exact car was at an import car show in Toronto last year that i attended. he's done a beautiful job on it. some guy in California owns it. i was thinking for a while of making a replica of it, using the Z1's from my Chaser kit, but that never came to be.

sorrie red is taken by hkrofkd,
and so is black silver n orange


jus joken

lets have a contest

im down if u'll is yo
if u r serious well do it
jus post up n tell me whos down n we go get it poppin!

btw im going silver

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I have to go completely stock, whitish-silver :o :)

finally done!!!!!
took me 3 wks but i did it!
my c-west rx-7 is complete!
i chose platium silver n i went with black n silver rims with black headlights conv,spoiler, and mirrors! i 'll take pics soon as i get a digi cam from sum 1!

btw i messed up on da back glass!:(
i got sum glue on it n now its white does any 1 no how 2 fix dis problem??

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could anyone teach me how to mix this COOL ORANGE color? What is the mixing forumla?

1. ??% of orange
2. ??% of Gold
3. ??% of other color?

thanks in advance

Originally posted by lotus_man
I've claimed orange for mine ;)

http://freespace.virgin.net/johnc.freeride/images/Img_0632.jpg

http://freespace.virgin.net/johnc.freeride/images/Img_0610.jpg

I think the 'real' car is really light silver, not sure what paint I'd use for it though.

Gotta take the blame for that one, joeclaw.

The base color is a mix of Tamia colors - orange, yellow and red mixed quite bright, more redish-orange than yellow-orange if you know what I mean.

The first four clear coats are Tamiya clear with the addition of Wave yellow/white pearl, and some Pearl-Ex powders (Interference Gold, Shining Gold, and Macro-pearl).

Those photos are before I put on the final 'pure' clear and polishing. Should have some new pics later this week with the paint work all sorted (I hope).

i'm thinkin about building one of these C-West RX-7 prolly by janurary 15th (pay day) hahahah so if no one has taken Light Gun Metal yet, that's my color =), with Gold Rims

good luck,
this kit is a simple kit, no real problems
eaisy n simple, good luck
n have fun,

btw i need a digi cam 4 pics of my c-west!!!:mad:

we should have a C-West RX-7 competition! I would be willing to participate!!:D Anyone else?!:confused:

im down if more peeps are but sum 1 else got 2 organize it!
maybe a medator or sumthin?