Tamiya 1/24 Nissan R390 GT1 - Paint It Black GB

[Mr Bowcat]

Afternoon all,

Finally back to work on this after a 2 month break.

Lots of things have been snipped, sanded and primed, but that doesn't make a particularly interesting photo.

However the first bit of paint is down on the body.

[Nicko]

Nice to see this one back on the go Bob.

Nick

[scottie3158]

Looking good Bob.

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Bob 👍

[Jim R]

Lots of things have been snipped, sanded and primed, but that doesn't make a particularly interesting photo.

- but all necessary to get a good fit and finish. Important on a shiny car

[Mr Bowcat]

Morning all,

Got the black sprayed on the body this weekend, about 2 hours masking and 15 minutes spraying.



I also sprayed a few of the other body parts black, but couldn't do the engine cover as there were a few dust spots in the red, so had to flat that back and will give it another coat of red.

[papa 695]

Looking good.

[flyjoe180]

Nice masking job Bob

[Jim R]

Really coming together now

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers guys.

I've been pushing on and finished painting the body and engine cover. These just need a day or so to fully cure before flatting back and decals.



And I also got the floor pan painted so was able to install the cockpit, firewall, engine and running gear.




Still need to add a wash to some of the engine parts to make them pop.

[Jim R]

Coming on a treat.

[Stefee]

Looking very realistic.

[flyjoe180]

Loving the colour scheme Bob, and that engine really pops

[scottie3158]

Bob, this is really looking good mate

[Mr Bowcat]

Afternoon all.

Quite a lot of slow work to move on with this build. The decals took quite a while, but once down and a couple of days to fully dry I got the gloss coat on today.



I will give this a few more days to fully cure, then flat back and polish. After that I can get on with the glass work, lights, etc and the build shoudl be pretty much done.

[Geoffers]

That look lovely Bob, nice work 👍

Geoff.

[papa 695]

That’s looking great Bob.