Funkychiken Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 The dash looks perfect. Would they have painted the steering wheel spokes blue or is that something you wanted to do ??Well, the instructions say that the whole steering wheel is blue, however, it's a much darker blue. I did the outer part of the wheel in Black, just to make it look interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 The Chassis is now complete, the only issue was the exhaust position, it was too high & offset to one side. I made a simple washer out of plastic & it sorted it out. I conducted another spoon test. The photo is not good, but the spoon on the right is under-coated with Tamiya silver spray, and the paint has been filtered through some tights, and thinned with Lacquer thinner. There are some large dark spots, but it'll do... The tyres' flash was removed with this dremel thing, it made a bloody mess everywhere, and I almost lost the thread. A bit of diluted Indian Ink lifts the details on the wheels... just the body left now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Interior tub complete too. Very basic, I didn't add any seatbelts or flocking this time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmathew1us Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) Coming along very nicely, you don't see a lot these kits completed. Looking forward to the finished product.It looks like you are getting a lot of splatter and dark spots on your test spoons - is the paint being thoroughly mixed? Spraying at about 25 PSI? Just make sure to test again on the spoons before spraying the paint onto the body. Edited August 7, 2017 by tmathew1us misspelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 That interior really pops!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Looks great!That kit has nailed the shape of the Beemer, perfectly.good wheel / colour choice, too.I'm looking forward to seeing this finished ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 The body shell has been a battle. I've been trying to deepen the panel lines, and ended up having to fill my mistakes. You can see how it turned out in the sun roof... not great. So I've decided just to paint it as is. It's Zero Paints primer, then a couple of coats of Tamiya spray can silver - with a light sanding in-between coats... I'll let this sit for a few weeks then go over it with the boston green... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 I still think it looks good.......maybe the paint will help fill-in a bit and distract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Excellent so far, my friend!Simón P. Rivera Torres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) This is the body with the Boston Green Touch up paint applied. It's Filtered through some old tights - due to heavy dark sediments. Not sue if that's part of the colour, or it's a defective mix. It is also diluted quite a lot with lacquer thinner (Tamiya brand) It has 1 mist coat, then 2 medium coats, then a few days drying, a light sanding with 6000 grit cloth, which went through to the silver substrate, then 2 more medium coats. It's a strange colour, it looks really dark, but held up to the light and after a photo, it looks great. Not so great in real life, it's too dark. The spoon is coated with Zero Paints 1K clear. It's had 1 mist coat & 2 heavy coats. Looks great to me. give it a week & I'll be applying the clear...! Edited September 25, 2017 by Funkychiken mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 LOOKING GOOD!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 So applying to a spoon is one thing, but on a body, an entirely different kettle of fish... I tried to coat the 1K over the body, using the same technique as I did with the spoon, and it was a bit patchy. Plus I had a bit of dust embedded. I tried to sand too soon, and ended up ruining the clear-coat. I tried to recover it, but it didn't work. SO I keyed the whole body again, and re-sprayed the body. a few shots of that to follow. Only need to clear coat again now... but it'd getting cold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 And the final clear coat is down. 1 light coat and two heavy ones. Looks like it will need a polish, I don't think I'll be trying to sand it out. Would be good to finish one this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 Masked & sprayed Tamiya Acrylic Black, I lightly scuffed the gloss prior to spraying. just the final detailing now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 That colour came out well in the photos. I've had a few cars that look better to the eye, than a camera and that's no good when I'm posting them here! You got a nice finish on the clear, too. Looks like a buff-up is all it needs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Nice looking paint job!,glad to see the masking came out nice and clean,i;ve had to repaint countless times because of bleed through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 8 hours ago, geetee66 said: That colour came out well in the photos. I've had a few cars that look better to the eye, than a camera and that's no good when I'm posting them here! You got a nice finish on the clear, too. Looks like a buff-up is all it needs ? 2 hours ago, kelson said: Nice looking paint job!,glad to see the masking came out nice and clean,i;ve had to repaint countless times because of bleed through. Thank you sirs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemszi Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 nice! i like the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmathew1us Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 On 12/10/2017 at 5:02 PM, Funkychiken said: Masked & sprayed Tamiya Acrylic Black, I lightly scuffed the gloss prior to spraying. just the final detailing now... Masking came out great! What is the white stuff you are using under the Tamiya tape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
935k3 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 8 minutes ago, tmathew1us said: Masking came out great! What is the white stuff you are using under the Tamiya tape? I think it's the new flexible trim tapes from Tamiya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 On 12/12/2017 at 3:58 AM, 935k3 said: I think it's the new flexible trim tapes from Tamiya Yes it is, and they work a treat for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skid896 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Really impressed with that colour and the masking, nice build, I will echo the comments of everyone else 90s Bimmers awesome. I used the same tape the other week but still got bleeding with brush painting. I guess you get less pressure on the tape with spraying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Bought a Molotow Chrome Pen (1mm) and used it for the chrome. It's not easy, but much easier than BMF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 On 12/16/2017 at 9:35 PM, skid896 said: Really impressed with that colour and the masking, nice build, I will echo the comments of everyone else 90s Bimmers awesome. I used the same tape the other week but still got bleeding with brush painting. I guess you get less pressure on the tape with spraying. Thanks Paul! yes I've used brush before & has it bleed (on window frames) so I do avoid that and go with the AB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 On 26/02/2017 at 10:13 PM, Funkychiken said: And thanks to Mr Espo, It got me thinking, and I decided to go for Boston Green. Got this little bottle off eBay for about a fiver. The pic is the colour I'm aiming for It's the same colour as our 7 series we had a few years ago, nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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