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[appleseed]

thanks guys. the back end is very similar to the original. i just made them extend a bit lower. kinda subtle. i didn't like the way the first changes were made when i revisited this kit. tastes change i guess...

for those who care, i really messed up with the location of the filler cap... it should be on the left hand side rather than the right hand side... as it turns out, i checked the insturctions for the original location for the filler cap and guess what... the tamiya instructions contradict themselves... on the side view, it appears on the left hand side... however, on the overhead view, it appears on the right hand side... it didn't occur to me that it was a boo boo until i put in the headlights and polished up the body... oh well... we'll call it artistic interpretation

the color... eh... i stole another bottle of nail polish from my fiancee's stash... shh... she doesn't know it yet... the color looks like a dark cranberry / wine type deal... come to think of it... i haven't seen it in the sunlight yet...

the plan to finish it off (when i pick it back up again...) is to have the original wing put on in black. i think that should compliment the body color well.







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[Jay!]

I bet Tamiya just flipped the overhead view for the LHD Acura kit ...

Edit: You might think about the NSX-R II wing, maybe, to suit your other changes? Seems like it would flow well with the other vertical extensions you've made...

[robrex]

That look's awesome. Great bodykit and the colour is great!

Rob

[Alfa 147]

i have a question, hopefully you can understand me

when you put on the styrene sideskirt, you cut off the place were it goes or you just glue it above? (im sorry about the crappy english, but i don't use a translator)

btw, i love the paint job, awesome work!!

[tonioseven]

Thank God you're still around!!

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do you use tamiya epoxy or squadron white?

[ShOrtyOC714]

Damn nice build man, clean as hell.

I could imagine this car being on the street........

[jgmodelcars]

how dare you give us pictures like that then not finish it!!! looks so damn nice!!

[niamod]

Cant wait to see more progress

[Asmenoth]

Looks awsome! Can't wait to see the rest of the build up. I have a silly question...when you use nail polish...do you airbrush it (if so, at what PSI) or handbrush it, since it kinda self levels (or would appear to do so on past girlfriends finger nails).

[appleseed]

thanks guys! the putty is automotive grade polyester putty bought from the auto supply store... good stuff... kinda hard to get used to at first but works out great.

the nail polish was shot through an airbrush at a relatively low psi... probably 20 or less... as i used automotive lacquer thinner for this, i was a bit scared to lay it on wet. the whole paint job was done through countless mist coats (can you imagine how long that took me!?). i'm realtively new to working with nail polish so i'm most likely working very inefficiently and being overly cautious. one thing that i found out is that nail polish is not as opaque as hobby colors. just an observation.

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