BODY
It's gonna be a slow build ... juggling my full time work, part-time study and this hobby. This is likely to be a "box-stock" project. I usually get to do it only on the weekends (a Saturday or a Sunday), and only get to do painting if that weekend is a warm sunny day. I feel lucky as I got to do the final coat of spraying painting the body on a very freaking hot sunny afternoon, last Sunday.
Here is the body spray painted with Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue.
1) Mr Surfacer 1200 - 1st mist coat
2) Mr Surfacer 1200 - 2nd coat
3) Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue - 1st mist coat
4) Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue - 2nd coat
5) Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue - 3rd coat
6) Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue - 4th thicker coat
I used the white "magic sponge" (which has become available in recent years in the supermarket for cleaning stubborn stains) which I found to be equivalent to being a fine rubbing compound for cleaning any dust particles in-between coats. I find it better because there are no rubbing compound stains to remove which become stuck in the panel lines.
In my first model car project I never clear coated. So I plan to clear coat this project for experience.
Tentative plans:
7) Rub it down using white magic sponger or 2000 rubbing compound.
8) Paint the side signal lights
9) Tamiya Clear Coat
10) 2000 rubbing compound
11) Paint the semi-gloss black areas (window frames and the "front bottom part")
12) Decals
13) Tamiya polishing wax