airea Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Hi all, bought this kit to regain my "mojo" and completed in 3-4 weeks time. Since the body of the car is printed in one piece with all its bumpers and spoiler and etc, masking was quite difficult, even though it seemed like an easy kit at first glance. Front lights' washers and dashboard frame (not visible though:)) were scratchbuild. Rest is out of the box. Thanks for your comments... salih 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Lovely Porker, beautiful paintjob, and black isn't the easiest colour to get looking that good! Very nice work! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 2 hours ago, airea said: Since the body of the car is printed in one piece with all its bumpers and spoiler and etc, masking was quite difficult, even though it seemed like an easy kit at first glance. I agree - not an easy kit to detail paint but well worth the effort, as you have shown here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 That is a mojo restorer if I ever saw one. Very nice rendition of a classic! The black looks great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Looks Great.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffy Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Very nice .... good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High-Lander Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Cracking shine on that paintwork 👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Well Ain't she pretty. All shiny like !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 That paint finish is outstanding. Every time I see one built it reminds me that I want to get one of these kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamGarage Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Amazing finish. I assume that you use an airbrush. Or do you use aerosol? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Great 911, nice combination black body and red interior. Please tell us how did you paint it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Very nice! And outstanding shine on that body! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airea Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 11 hours ago, DreamGarage said: Amazing finish. I assume that you use an airbrush. Or do you use aerosol? Thanks for kind and encouraging words.. The black base is decanted from Tamiya's spray can and shot with an airbrush at 13-15 psi (I guess). Tamiya spray paints are amazing with very good coverage and very short curing durations. For the gloss final coat, I used Standox 2k clear varnish, which is actually a 1:1 size car gloss varnish used in automotive body paint shops. The gloss is mixed with its own hardener and tiner. I shot the mixture in one session in my home-build paint booth and as quickly as possible because the gloss coat catches lint and dust very easily. I left it for a day or two to fully cure. Corrected a few spots with 2500-3000-4000 grit sanding papers and applied a polish compound, which was again produced for 1:1 car polishing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamGarage Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 3 hours ago, airea said: Thanks for kind and encouraging words.. The black base is decanted from Tamiya's spray can and shot with an airbrush at 13-15 psi (I guess). Tamiya spray paints are amazing with very good coverage and very short curing durations. For the gloss final coat, I used Standox 2k clear varnish, which is actually a 1:1 size car gloss varnish used in automotive body paint shops. The gloss is mixed with its own hardener and tiner. I shot the mixture in one session in my home-build paint booth and as quickly as possible because the gloss coat catches lint and dust very easily. I left it for a day or two to fully cure. Corrected a few spots with 2500-3000-4000 grit sanding papers and applied a polish compound, which was again produced for 1:1 car polishing. thank you. great advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 That's the best gloss black I have seen for a long time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohchx Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Beautiful machine. In my opinion this is one of Tamiya's greatest classic kits. I've built three over the years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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