ARTA NSX 2005 - Tamiya - 1/24

[Macio4ever]

Second attempt and now I'm happy. I think that mine is even better than Tamiya's



Painted with Alclad Magnesium, screws: Scalehardware (threaded) and Tuner Manufactory (simulated)

New computer box is milled:



Dry fitted and painted. Sockets (Top Studio) will be glued and painted later.

[Borjacho]

Great ideas that you have presented here.
More impressive results.
Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences.

[klutz_100]

Nice mill

[Robi J]

Very clean hand and execution. I like your approach to scratchbuilding.

Bravo Maciek

Robi

[lovegt40]

which gloss did u use for the lower chassis?

[702VegasLife]

ya those wheels look remarkable, Very nice job ! stencil ?

[KevHw]

Love the detailing. Can't wait to see what you have planned for this next!

[Macio4ever]

Thank you for watching and your nice comments.

Wheels painted with Tamiya's PE stencil. Chassis painted with 2K clear Dupont Duxone.
There will be more scratchbuilding for sure. Hope you will like it.

[Macio4ever]

Electronics is done. Only blue part is from Tamiya. Cables will be added later when interior will be assembled with the floor.

[DerXL]

Very nice work.
Although I'm no fan of the NSX series of cars, I do appreciate all the work you're doing and hope to pick up a trick here or there.

Looking forward to the next update.

[da_ashman]

Great Work so far, great attension to detail. Its nice to see someone detail a NSX, they too often get over looked

[Adam Baker]

Very nice!!

What do you have for a milling machine? I very much want to get a desk top lathe & mill, but just cant come up w/ the money.

[Macio4ever]

Originally Posted by Adam Baker

Very nice!!

What do you have for a milling machine? I very much want to get a desk top lathe & mill, but just cant come up w/ the money.

I use Proxxon Micro MF70 desktop millig machine. It is reasonably priced and veru usefull in modeling jobs. I use it as a drill also.






Precision vise and rotary tool are optional.

I still collect money for a lathe

[Macio4ever]

Decided to give a little break from detaling and continue with carbon decals. I have to carbonize interior first to finish cabling and other details.

For those who are interested a short how to.

Templates – I make them for repeating decals or difficult shapes. I am working on Raybrig version as well and that’s why cockpit needs templates.
Tamiya tape and pencil

Tamiya tape put on paper and cut off.

Dry fitting before decal is prepared.


I prepare only one template for mirrored shapes. Just flip and cut.

I take special care about the part of shape which has to fit perfectly. In this case bottom of the decal is important, the top will fold down on the cockpit edge.

While cutting decal it is worth to remember a few things.

- Shape drawn on decal paper is a bit bigger than the template at least it's wider for a pencil line width
- Check carbon fibre pattern to mach it on each part of decals
- Draw shape on the decal paper not on the decal itself. Doing this this way saves the rest of the decal from damage
- When shape is curved I cut a bit bigger decal

I try to simplify shapes. I think it is much easier to cut two simple shapes than one more complicated. It saves your nerves especially while laying them down on the model.

Some progress pisc:
Decal: SMS 1024 (they have new shade and it is imho perfect), Microscale and Gunze decal solutions used.

[jaykay640]

Very nice details and clean execution!