WIP - Skyline R34
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The usual start: getting rid of mould lines
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Opened the seatbelt holes
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Ready for primer
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Black!
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First colour of x colours
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Two hours later, wetsanding with 1000 grit
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Masking time!
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A mirror image?
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A first coat of Zeropaints Pagani Huayra red
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Chrome silver
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The final colour
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Demasked!
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Carbon louvres
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Carbon rockers
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Carbon diffuser
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Carbon on the splitter
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More carbon
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Masking time
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Measuring the size of the speakers
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Determining where the hole should be
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Finding the right size
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Masked!
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Painted grey on the seats for contrast
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Underside painted aluminium
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Masking to colour the metal transfer
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The lovely behind
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Sprayed the 2k clear at just under 2 bar pressure. It needs some more!
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Better than before
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After wetsanding with 3600 grit sanding cloth and polishing with the three Tamiya compounds
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Much better!
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A new adventure: Seat belts. Without much of an instruction, let's get going!
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Something like this?
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Looks about right?
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Need to cut excess length
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Yeah baby!
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Some assembly work done
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Wheels!
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The dash looks fine to me
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Takin' in the view
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I like those seat belts!
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I was ‘advised’ to get rid of the orange peel. This is after 4000 grit sanding cloth
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Miles ahead of the last attempt
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Hi!
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Mesh and headlights do ne
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Rear lights
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Glueing the windows
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Mirrors are getting some glass on
Comentarii
29 31 March, 08:03
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I think I found what's going wrong lately. I usually prime with mr surfacer thinned with self-levelling thinner. Because I'm using Zeropaints now and then, which is quite hot, I used 2k primer. Even after a quick sanding, the 2k primer remains rough. I judged didn't sand my primer enough, which showed in the base coats and subsequent gloss coats.
6 April, 17:00
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Attempt #2 went much better. After a lot of masking work, I sprayed Zeropaints Pagani Huayara red over the black for a deep red.
8 April, 06:18
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Beautiful colors 👍 I can't wait to see what it looks like after the unmasking!
8 April, 07:14
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She is unmasked!
And also a bit of carbon decals added. First time cutting these things to size from a large piece. That is hard to do!
12 April, 18:56
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What would we be without our beloved Tamiya tape! Your son made a good decision and you a great paint job 👍
12 April, 20:59
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Good evening gentlemen. Thank you for your patience while waiting for an update. In the last two weeks I finished the carbon decals. What a ***** jub that is on al the curved pieces. Then it was time for some more paint and the 2k clear. Apparently spraying the 2k at just over 1 bar pressure led to my issues. Just under 2 bar is better, but not enough. I'll try 2,5 bar on a future project.
That led to some sanding and the polishing. Still not perfect, but getting closer. 😄
30 April, 19:12
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Oh yes, to build such cars needs much different skills. Those glossy paintings are not easy but you managed it 👍
30 April, 20:16
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So Martin just raised the bar.
Now we have to build glass models!
That's a frigging Wicked paint job! I'd better stick to Matt Black and Camo 😉
30 April, 22:19
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Welcome my friends!
As Peter won't allow me to finish the car body as it is, I did some work on the interior. First time ever with these seat belts. It is a bit fiddly (probably not for Lode) but I love the end result. 😄
The body has been sanded and polished and Honest Peter gave me a stern telling too. Well deserved I might add. So whenever my mood is there, I will add a few extra layers of 2k clear to get it even better.
THANK YOU Peter! 👍
5 May, 18:16
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The ends of the hardware on the shoulder straps should bend to 45°. You are a better man than I. I just have no patience for doing harnesses anymore.....YUCK!
5 May, 18:44
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I sprayed some extra 2k last week, less peel but stille some. It took only 8 hours of wet sanding with a 4000 grit cloth to get rid of most of the peel.
Polishing is next
20 May, 09:02
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Amazing what you can do when you try! A much more fitting result than the first attempt. Blown me away this time Martin!
28 May, 08:56
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Thank you gentlemen, especially Peter for the encouragement.
Completed - Skyline R34 | Album by Mahoo76 (1:24)
29 May, 18:44
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Fantasy paint job decided by my son