Tamiya Mazda Savanna RX-7 (24016)

[Jay!]

A sneak peek: (read: my only pic )


This is an awesome kit. I picked it up for $5 at a recent swap meet. Mine includes the motor as well as all the electric parts like switches and wires. The only thing not included are the light bulbs for the working headlights. I kinda think the driver figure looks like Judge Reinhold. LOL! I may save the figure for another kit....

I prepared and primed it, then put on several coats of TS-33 Dull Red. Believe it or not, "Dull Red" is a flat color. That's what you see in the pic. I'm using it as a basecoat for Tamiya X-27 Clear Red. It's got a few coats now, and it's a wonderful deep, dark red, but it needs a lot of polishing...

Updates to come...

edit: I forgot to mention my methodology for this kit. Since the body paint and polishing takes me so long, I will not even start on any painting or assembly of the rest of the kit until the body is done. :o Should keep me motivated, since I can't wait to get that motor hooked up!

[turbos86]

Jay! You're finally making something
Emm~ Nice RX7~ that's very smart how you're using a clear red over a dull one.

[flyonthewall]

Very nice, its something different. Be sure to stay motivated and post regular updates.

[erix7]

Originally posted by jay@af
A sneak peek:

This is an awesome kit... I may save the figure for another kit....

I prepared and primed it, then put on several coats of TS-33 Dull Red. Believe it or not, "Dull Red" is a flat color. That's what you see in the pic. I'm using it as a basecoat for Tamiya X-27 Clear Red. It's got a few coats now, and it's a wonderful deep, dark red, but it needs a lot of polishing...

Updates to come...

edit: I forgot to mention my methodology for this kit. Since the body paint and polishing takes me so long, I will not even start on any painting or assembly of the rest of the kit until the body is done. :o Should keep me motivated, since I can't wait to get that motor hooked up!

Hi Jay,

Looking good sofar!
Be careful with using Tamiya clear acrylics as a top coat:
apart from a long curing time (several weeks or more),
the coat on my model started developing small cracks after 10 years !

If you plan to use the 'rotary' wheels in the kit, the recesses between the
rim and the rotor are painted in a dark brown metallic color on the real car.



Do you really wint to fit that electric motor ???
Be careful not to damage the model when 'driving' it !

If you have a set of Fujimi drivers, the spare heads in that set will fit the
Tamiya driver figure prefectly

Best,
-- Eric.

[primera man]

Birthday plate in the back ground :licker: :licker: ..lol

Be nice to see you get "into" some model and see it finished.


PS......Look after the windshield :finger: :finger:

[daggerlee]

Jay, is that a Star Wars Action Fleet base in the background? :alien2:

An idea to make the acrylic topcoat tougher would be to cover it in a lacquer or enamel clearcoat, just a thought..

[ales]

Originally posted by primera man

PS......Look after the windshield :finger: :finger:

Ahh, isn't it sweet to poke Jay once in a while? Almost as fun as making fun of you, mate! :finger:

Originally posted by daggerlee

An idea to make the acrylic topcoat tougher would be to cover it in a lacquer or enamel clearcoat, just a thought..

Why not acrylic clearcoat? Chances are that an acrylic clearcoat will not yellow with time.

[Jay!]

Originally posted by primera man
Birthday plate in the back ground :licker: :licker: ..lol

I think you're looking at my mixing pallete. I try not to eat paint for my birthday.

Originally posted by daggerlee
Jay, is that a Star Wars Action Fleet base in the background? :alien2:

In fact, it is! There should be enough of the vehicle in the pic for you to guess what it is.

Eric, thanks for the tip on the wheels. I haven't decided which set I like better yet, so I was planning on preparing both and switching them out at will.

Originally posted by erix7
Be careful with using Tamiya clear acrylics as a top coat:
apart from a long curing time (several weeks or more),

LOL... You're not familiar with my "pace" yet. :right:

And I'm gonna have to say the giant spoiler is a no-go on this one...

[Honoturtle]

haha, everyone comments on the stuff in the background! Say is that a S2K I see?

edit: Ok I just saw your old thread on the S2K which was orginally posted on 11-24-2001. You do have a loooooooooooooong working span on a car.

[Jay!]

A newer shot of the color, still unpolished. It was overcast, so I need to get a pic in the direct sunlight.

[ales]

Jay, any news on this one? :right:

[Jay!]

Originally posted by ales
Jay, any news on this one? :right:

Sorta. It's actually on my list of things to do this weekend.

It's been stripped, since I didn't like the effect of using clear red as the over coat. The CSC took off most of the paint below the windowline the first time it was dunked, but I put it back in the CSC upside down to get the rest. It's still soaking.

I'm waffling now between this dull red color with a simple clear coat to polish, and black with a dark red stripe. There's a black FB with a red pinstripe in the parking lot at work, and I kinda like it. But then on the other hand, plain dark red plus all the black trim may end up with the same effect. So I think I'll stick with dark red...

...I think....

[Midnight Racer]

Looks good Jay.Can't wait to see this RX7 done.

[Jonno]

How did you get those pics?

Can't wait to see it finished, although not many people would have a life span of that long!!!

P.S, do you still have the windshield? :finger:

[Jay!]

I got most of the rest of the paint off tonight. Primer tomorrow.

Originally posted by thug_9_6
How did you get those pics?

Check the dates.

Originally posted by thug_9_6
P.S, do you still have the windshield? :finger:

I better check...