R32 GTR Midnight Purple

[euro_z]

Started this Tamiya r32 last week as an experiment in shooting nail polish through an airbrush.
Nail polish of choice was OPI Lincoln Park at Midnight. This is described as a midnight purple so I went ahead and bought it.
I mixed it 1:1 with Tamiya lacquer thinner. This stuff dries extremely fast! Within 5 minutes can't smell any trace of it! Which actually caused me problems when airbrushing it as it was basically impossible to lay down a smooth wet coat. Tried many different pressures and thinner mixtures but the super fast drying effect didn't change

Shot ts-13 over the top and gave it a solid sanding, then more clear, then polishing with Tamiya compounds. During polishing i managed to rub through on the rib on each door, so I'm going to have to touch these areas up.



It looks almost black normally

But when you bring a bright light close to it the purpley colors start to show






and in direct sun light the purple is very evident

[UKPonchoMan]

Wow - that's a GORGEOUS colour - I love the way it "pops" when the sunlight catches it

[Shelby 427 1965]

Gorgeous colour indeed! Is this the Group A kit or the road car?
- Tomo

[cjsbosox]

I love colors like that! Nice start so far. U should shoot 2k clear over it instead

[da_ashman]

Great Colour!!

[blubaja]

Nice job on the mixing and application!

[ShadowBroker]

Very interesting, impressive result, even my sister thinks so, and she does not care much for car painting

[euro_z]

cheers guys
Shelby, the kit is the road car
cjsbosox, as much as I love the results of 2k, I just can't spray it in here due to poor ventilation, and I could not afford hundreds of $ on a respirator that is rated for 2k.

Some progress!
I resprayed the areas that had been polished down to primer, and painted the windows, rubbers and front lip black. Also painted the stock wheels white, followed by black then gunmetal. I felt the white looked too much like a race car, and the black didn't really stand out. Sorry there is no pictures of these options!

Quick mock up:










watch this space

[cjsbosox]

[quote=
[URL="http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/member.php?u=599694"]cjsbosox[/url], as much as I love the results of 2k, I just can't spray it in here due to poor ventilation, and I could not afford hundreds of $ on a respirator that is rated for 2k.

You don't need hundreds. If you were spraying 1:1 cars sure. For two to three cars in our scale per year all you need is a 3M Half Facepiece Respirator - 3M 7500. But that's just me

[euro_z]

^^ Don't worry I'll get into 2k when I get a better place to spray, actually using the same respirator myself.
Progress:
I tinted the windows using automotive tinting film. Installed the lights, and decided to go back to black wheels after I had a disaster with the gunmetal being eaten by tamiyas acrylic clear (the one from the jar, not ts-13!)
Also did the majority of the interior, nothing too flash as its going to be pretty hard to see through the tinting. Will install seatbelts soon.



Mock up..









Still waiting for overnight parts from Japan (Italy )

[Ryko]

This is great! Funny thing...when I starting doing my first car in years (R32 GTR) I already knew I wanted it in midnight purple. Now what .



But your car looks great.

You should be goin to MIT or something ))))))))

[Emilssi]

Even though I'm not the greatest skyline fan, I love the way your model looks. This color really suits it. I will follow this wip with interest

[euro_z]

Thanks guys. Some goodies arrived today!
I don't think this engine needs explaining lol, basically a kit in itself so its going to take a while to build it

excuse the crappy photos, dslr is out of action for a while..







Also got some seat belt material


and a new muffler


test fitting, looks a lot tougher then the standard

[da_ashman]

Nice work! I LOVE the colour!

[MPWR]

Yeah, that color looks terrific. Nicely done.

If you haven't seen it yet, here's my guide on how to get Gio's RB26 to fit in the Tamiya R32. Takes a bit of epoxy, but it looks terrific in the engine bay. Someday I will finish it, I am certain....