Aoshima Mazda RX-7 FC3S

[galaxyg]

All imges in this first post were completed within one week. I was curious how far I could progress a model kit with a concerted effort in a week. Quite far it turns out.  This Aoshima kit is building well so far. The front bumper joints are a bit small and need reinforcement but otherwise, very good. It's a converted-curbside kit, so the engine parts are all about 3/4 depth and match up (more or less) with the original curbside foor pan and lower engine. Not quite as good as if it'd been engineered from the start, but given how many kits are only ever curbside, the presence of the engine is welcome.

 

It'll be Vauxhall Breeze Blue from a Halfords Rattle Can, and I'm not using the kit wheels. I plan to add extra details where I see it necessary - especially in the engine bay where the converted-curbside nature led to me to construct a filewall/bulkhead behind the 13B engine.

 

 

Below: I do like how it looks in this colour. I'd tested it out on the livery builder in Gran Turismo Sport, then looked for a car paint that was similar.

 

 

Below: Starting to make templates for carpets, which i will do with my usual method of spray painted sandpaper to give predictable and sticky (when used with double sided tape) texture.

 

[Marco F.]

Looks very good so far.

I'll keep an eye on your WIP

Cheers Marco F

[galaxyg]

The end of week 2 of the build. The brake master cylinder and the battery are the only two other in-the-box engine bay parts, but any reference photos shows a lot more bits in there, so I'll be scratch building pipes, electrics and so on.

 

Interior has a half a CD sticking out of the player, though it's so reflective it's hard to see.

 

[galaxyg]

More or less completed work on the engine bay, save for some weathering/dirt I might add later and a couple of decals.

 

 

 

[galaxyg]

This build is all done now. Here's one image, the rest are all in the "completed" section of the site.