Nissan GTR

[Scale-Master]

I had to put a long term project aside for some paint to cure, (and not being one who can just wait for paint to dry), this kit looked like it would be something that would benefit from some detail painting (which I was in the mood to do) since the engine is molded as part of the main body. I apologize for the diminished quality of the photos as almost all the work is being done while it is dark and I don’t feel like setting up a proper studio for each wild hair I get to shoot pictures of its progress.


Standard body prep for finish paint was done first. I did remove the ejection pin marks from the under side of the hood. On the other side of the hood above where the hood prop boss is located a sink mark had to be filled with a little CA.

Here is a shot of the body and engine molding after clean up. It has been primed with Tamiya white fine primer.

Next, I sprayed the engine bay with the body color.

[rx7king]

Cool project, I think Ill need to follow this one to learn some new techniques

[Scale-Master]

Once the red dried (overnight) I went in by hand and painted the black, dark metallic grey, silver, gold and white details.

[xpeed]

Ooh, I'll be following this.

[Ferrari TR]

I'm sure there is a simple way to paint white over red and not get...
pink.

[countach79]

so far,so good!

[Scale-Master]

The chassis is similar to many of Tamiya’s other offerings, much of it molded in one piece in curbside fashion, but with some patient detail painting it can be brought to life relatively easily.

I sprayed the body colored parts of the chassis…

Then started hand painting the details…

[gtidude]

that is so cool. What paint are you using for the hand painted stuff? Especially the silver paint.

[Scale-Master]

Originally Posted by gtidude

that is so cool. What paint are you using for the hand painted stuff? Especially the silver paint.

Mostly Testors enamels. Black Chrome Trim, Silver Chrome Trim... Some colors straight from the bottle, other colors mixed. A little Dullcote lacquer too. Also I used some Tamiya acylics, but they are used more in the washes and transparent tints, except for the dirtier metallic gray color I mixed using them... - Mark

[Scale-Master]

I masked off the red and detail painted areas and sprayed the flat black.

A little shading, washing and dry brushing were done to provide some depth and hopefully life. Some areas were picked out by freehand brushing with varying degrees of grays to break up the monotony of the black. And the other chassis parts were finished too… The exhaust pipes are plated so the chrome was toned down and tinted a bit.

And here it is finished…

[Drift F.C]

This is looking great! I am guessing you are painting it in red?

[Scale-Master]

The rear wing was cleaned up and the bottom painted first.

Once the paint was dry it was assembled. Temporarily mounting it to the car while the cement sets assures proper fit will not be an issue during final assembly.

[Kila2000]

Now thats a good idea with the spolier, might have to pinch that

[Scale-Master]

Pinch away, I am honored when I hear someone was able to take something away from something I posted... Thanks.

After a final round of washes and drybrushing to accentuate the molded in details, the engine bay was masked off and the underhood surrounding area was shot with a very dark gray.

The rubber seal between the two areas was hand painted black. The contrast is not high, but in better light it is enough to differentiate the seal from the panels. I plan to shoot “real” pictures in daylight once it is finished, hopefully it will look better…

[Scale-Master]

Moving right along…

Time to mask the underhood area off and shoot the body… I chose TS-49 Bright Red although the instructions call out TS-8 Italian Red. I like the look of this color better and depending on the lighting, an argument can be made for both looking correct.
Usually I use the airbrush and sometimes supplement the last full coats with the can, but this time I opted to try just shooting from the can. Light coats, let them flash for 5-10 minutes (maybe 15…), shot about six coats. Also did the hood, top of rear wing and front fascia at the same time… (The mirrors were shot red when I did the engine bay by airbrush.)