ARTA NSX 2005 - Tamiya - 1/24

[Macio4ever]

Putty has made gaps thinner as I built my own wing uprights which are more in scale and therefore thinner than Tamiya's.

Look at page 8 - there are detailed pics of this modification.

Też mam taką nadzieję

[Vladamor]

How did you mkae the new lines?

[Macio4ever]

Originally Posted by Vladamor

How did you mkae the new lines?

Which lines? Did you mean panel lines? This is new body so I had fresh start.

[Balls77]

Originally Posted by Macio4ever

Jaykay - I should read your message before I started painting... Disaster strikes hard:



If I manage to get out of this troubles without repainting and redecaling the whole body I will buy myself BIG vodka.

I think the thinner gets to it, too much thinner such is modelling,

[Macio4ever]

Small update. Body i sanded and I just glued fenders with CA. I have also painted body with black underneath. Next step is to prepare headlights, glue them and finaly prime white whole body.

Keep your fingers crossed

[Macio4ever]

Headlights almost done.

[Emilssi]

Well done Macio, I admire your persistence - if this sort of mishap happened to me, I don't think I would start over with a whole new body shell, I would probably give up... So kudos to you

[rx7king]

Originally Posted by Emilssi

Well done Macio, I admire your persistence - if this sort of mishap happened to me, I don't think I would start over with a whole new body shell, I would probably give up... So kudos to you

I hear ya, but looking at was hes accomplished so far with the rest of it you gotta finish it. Its too good not to

[Macio4ever]

Thank you for your support sirs!
It will be finished at all necessary costs Failure is not an option...

[Macio4ever]

I am trying not brake anything so I dry everything twice as long as usually .

Stiil at paintig stage. I have all painted Gunze Cool White and those headligts...



corrected.



Still thinking about red color. I have made test shots:
Left: Gaia Premium Red + Tamiya TS-36 Fluorescent Red [1+1 layer]
Right: TS-36 two layers
Both on Gunze Cool White.



Left seems more opaque and vivid but right more "fluorescent". Still not sure.

[Vladamor]

I think the right will be right . ARTA colour seems to change when exposed to light. But the problem is that looks too fluorescent...

[Macio4ever]

Maybe I should try TS36 over pink or yellow?

[racer93]

Originally Posted by jaykay640

Very nice and clean work. Sweet!
For the final clear coat i'd go for 2K...and then sand and polish it. I know that some people get a very nice finish with a final wet coat of clear but for me that never works :-)

I'm surprised, Jaykay. I do a mist coat or two and then two wet coats with U Pol (a 1k urethane clear). Works like a dream, as long as it's heated up in a dehydrator...

I hope everything turns out well, Macio. I had the exact thing happen with my Matra MS-11. Extra decals later, I finished...

[Macio4ever]

I stopped painting tests and left with TS-36 alone. Front hood needs some minor corrections (not perfect masking).

[jaykay640]

Sweet! Nice paintjob.