Well, its that time again - update time!
Finally I managed to paint the body.... Here is the process:
After a coat of white primer, I carefully sprayed all "hard to reach" places with Italian red - sort of pre-shading of the panel lines, etc. After the paint was dry, I sprayed my 3 mist coats and one wet coat and let the paint to cure. Next day I sprayed second wet-coat.
Doors, hood and trunk lid were also painted using the same scenario. After the paint has cured for a few days, I have polished it with Tamiya polishing compounds.
The body was carefully waxed with Treatment model wax.
At this point, I have invested about 25 hours in this paintjob, but I was satisfied with the results.
Next, the body was decaled, window trim was foiled with BMF, and few body details added.
There are still few decals missing, but I'm waiting to put on permanent hinges for trunk lid and hood so I could allign decals properly.
I'm quite satisfied with the results.
Wheels were assembled and painted blue. I think the shade is a bit dark... so I'm still contemplating stripping them and re-painting - we'll see.
Seats were cleaned and upholstered with Model Factory Hiro adhesive cloth. I also painted front suspension and started working on the rear.
Chassis was cleaned and painted flat black. And finally, I did a mock-up to see how everything fits together - check the stance and ride heights, etc.
Looks good to me!
Thanks!