Honda NSX (Tamiya 1/24) - Progress PICS

[Captain Mark]

Howdy folks,

OK, next up for show and tell is a Tamiya 1/24 Honda NSX. It's my first "starting from scratch" kit since I stopped building about 6-7 years ago, and while it's taking a little bit to get the ball rolling again, I'm starting to get back into the swing of things. (I also have a Tamiya 1/20 Jordan 191 F1 to complete that was left 80% done all those years ago...)

The body is giving me a few troubles, although with some odds and ends on order from Micro Mark, the body should be sorted out in a few weeks or so. But until then I thought I'd show you all how the rest is coming along.

1. I'd built an NSX about 8-9 years ago, and dug it out for a look-see when I opened my new NSX kit. One of the first things I noticed was the very dull, all black interior. So I decided to spruce it up a little. First up, a two tone interior... matt/satin black and Nato Black (a Tamiya acrylic, which actually comes out a nice grey). The seats proved a horrible job to mask up, so I tried using some Blue-Tac (and Australian product, a little like plasticene) to mould around the edges of the area that was to be sprayed Nato Black, and it actually worked very well! You can see the start of the "alternative masking" below...




2. The two tone interior starting to take shape. The two colours compliment each other quite well. No other detail added in yet.




3. Now we're starting to get somewhere! I've done the main colours I want to, now the details... as you can see on the center console, I've put in some clear red and clear orange on the radio faces, and then some Future/Pledge over the top. Looks quite good I think. I've also dry brushed (actually just a little wetter than dry brushed) on some German Grey (Tamiya enamel) to the dials and switches around the radios, which you can just make out if you look closely.




Even at this early stage it's the best interior I've ever done. Probably because I've broken away from the norm a little... I'm even happier with because it's been sooo long since I've made a kit! Anyway, more pics to come soon. Constructive comments welcome.

Cheers,
Mark

[Captain Mark]

Plastic floors just don't cut it... I needed some floor mats/carpet. I grabbed some small cuts of fabric from a local fabric store, and after a little experimentation I settled on this particular type. It turned out the be the best to work with, and also added a new colour to the interior which matches well with the other colours.




Mark

[Captain Mark]

Nearly done…

1. Lookin’ good now with the seats, dash and carpet in. Not to mention the “NSX Owners Magazine” on the seat as well.




2. The pedals were given a fairly thin/dry coat of gun metal, just to help them stand out. I’m fairly particular with having the details stand out these days, as it always seems to make the finished product that much more visually appealing.




3. I think the colour combinations for the interior have come up quite well. Hopefully the effort will still show once the body is on!




4. Bagged up and ready to go – just waiting on the rest of the kit to be completed.




I’m going to make the buckle ‘thingos’ the seat belt connects into at the bottom corner of the seats, just scratch build them from scrap plastic, which will add a little more colour (a touch of vivid orange/red). But for now that can wait…

It’s time to start work on the suspension and my first attempts at plumbing an engine and scratch building some more engine bay parts.

Mark

[white97ex]

looking good. can't wait to see more

[jgmodelcars]

wow, very nicely detailed

[joeyko2000]

omg
it is probably the best interior work for NSX ever!!!
the bagging up thte the stuff is a great idea~!!!

[carnut04]

good job. the material for the carpet looks good.

[primera man]

Good looking detail work going on!

[thaidiecast]

Very nice details!!!! Get more pics please.

[Spitfire7]

Great interior.

[Tikiman]

Nice interior. When we gonna see the body?

[DJPaul]

NIce build. I like your idea on bagging. Keep it up.

[ol' dude]

Looks like a promising build!! Keep us posted on the progress!!

[rx7king]

love the interior, you dont seem to out of it

[blackf40]

The interior's subtle, just enough to add some interest, much better than all black. Can't wait to see the rest!