lghtngyello03 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 8 hours ago, porschercr said: Looks great!. 6 hours ago, mustang1989 said: As I was reading through the first page or so I was wondering if you were going to try and replicate that busy interior and was thinking that a guy would have his hands full in doing so. But it looks like you're pulling that part off really well. Excellent details. Thank you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oPROJECTMAYHEMo Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Please could you tell me what the name of the stand you have this resting on is called please? Skyline is my favorite modern day car and this is a kit i would love to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Amazing work you're doing on this! It is really looking the part. I'm with you. I can't wait to see the outcome. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 hours ago, oPROJECTMAYHEMo said: Please could you tell me what the name of the stand you have this resting on is called please? Skyline is my favorite modern day car and this is a kit i would love to make. Blake, the stand is a Tamiya Painting Stand. It is a really great tool to have when spraying bodies. If you can pick one up, do so and you will thank yourself for it, lol. https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/airbrushesaccessories/spray-work-painting-stand-set/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Modlbldr said: Amazing work you're doing on this! It is really looking the part. I'm with you. I can't wait to see the outcome. Later- Thanks again Tom! I'm hoping to be back at the bench this evening doing some more tedious carbon fiber decal work. I still have the mirrors, and front and rear splitters left to decal in carbon fiber. Then I have the bottoms of the side skirts left to do in Kevlar, and it will be time for all of it to be cleared in some 2k clear. Should really pick up in speed on assembly then. Edited December 11, 2019 by lghtngyello03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oPROJECTMAYHEMo Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, lghtngyello03 said: Blake, the stand is a Tamiya Painting Stand. It is a really great tool to have when spraying bodies. If you can pick one up, do so and you will thank yourself for it, lol. https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/airbrushesaccessories/spray-work-painting-stand-set/ Awesome, thank you very much! I will certainly be purchasing one of these. Skyline is looking excellent by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, oPROJECTMAYHEMo said: Awesome, thank you very much! I will certainly be purchasing one of these. Skyline is looking excellent by the way. Thank you! This is my first big decal heavy build, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, oPROJECTMAYHEMo said: Awesome, thank you very much! I will certainly be purchasing one of these. Skyline is looking excellent by the way. When you buy one and put it together make sure you super glue the two base pieces together. Otherwise, if you pick it up and tilt it the two pieces could come apart and your body will hit the table or the floor. Happened to me twice before I finally glued mine. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Welcome back to the adventures in carbon fiber decaling, lol. I managed to get the side skirts, front and rear diffusers, and mirrors sprayed black. I then got the Kevlar decals on the side skirts on, and the carbon fiber decals on the rear diffuser. The rear diffuser took almost 2.5 hours to complete and lots of pieces. The front one will take longer more than likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 There has been fantastic progress on your build, it's coming along well. Did you buy aftermarket decals? I thought remote shipped a good set with the kit? (Excluding all the carbon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Funkychiken said: There has been fantastic progress on your build, it's coming along well. Did you buy aftermarket decals? I thought remote shipped a good set with the kit? (Excluding all the carbon) Thank you. Yes, I bought aftermarket decals from Shunko. Tamiya's decals are usually great, however this is an old kit, so they pretty much disintegrated when they hit the water to be removed off of the paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oPROJECTMAYHEMo Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 On 12/11/2019 at 2:39 PM, lghtngyello03 said: Thank you! This is my first big decal heavy build, lol. You are doing a great job. Looking forward to seeing the it finished. On 12/11/2019 at 3:43 PM, Modlbldr said: When you buy one and put it together make sure you super glue the two base pieces together. Otherwise, if you pick it up and tilt it the two pieces could come apart and your body will hit the table or the floor. Happened to me twice before I finally glued mine. Later- Thats a good call, thank you. I was thinking of building a sort of open open with no front and top to sit things in whilst i spray them, so i could put the stand in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 I got the front diffuser carbon decaled tonight. This took entirely too long lol. But definitely worth it in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhedir6 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Yep. Worth it. Very nice Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Awesome workmanship on the c-f decals! Do you eyes go skitzo after awhile? ? The Lamborghini Setso Elemento is 100% c-f, in case you wanted a challenge. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Its getting close!!!....cant wait!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 8 hours ago, Jhedir6 said: Yep. Worth it. Very nice Scott. Thanks! 7 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Awesome workmanship on the c-f decals! Do you eyes go skitzo after awhile? ? The Lamborghini Setso Elemento is 100% c-f, in case you wanted a challenge. ? Thank you very much, and it definitely makes you go cross eyed, lol. And I may pass on the 100% carbon Lambo ? 3 hours ago, Dann Tier said: Its getting close!!!....cant wait!!!! Thanks Dann! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschercr Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 7 hours ago, porschercr said: Very nice. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Alright, this is what we have all been waiting for, lol. I got everything sprayed in Splash Paints 2k clear today that is supposed to be clear coated. Let me say, this is my first time using their clear and it rocks. This stuff laid perfectly flat with no orange peel and no fuss. There is only one tiny piece of trash on the 3 on the roof, so this is going to definitely help in the final assembly reducing polishing time. This works out great as my wife and I are leaving Friday to go to visit extended family out of state the rest of the year. So, it’ll have plenty of time to cure while we are gone. All of the spots that were on the decals vanished and this stuff worked awesome with the Shunko Decals. I’ll let the pictures do the talking. It’s hard to get the pearl in pictures, but it’s beautiful. Edited December 16, 2019 by lghtngyello03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Its looking GREAT, bud!!....have a safe, and merry Christmas!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dann Tier said: Its looking GREAT, bud!!....have a safe, and merry Christmas!!!! Thank you Dann. I hope to get a little done this week before we go.....that is if I can get all packed and cleaned before Friday, lol. Maybe I can at least get the wheel lugs detailed, windows masked and sprayed black, and maybe final assembly of the chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 28 minutes ago, lghtngyello03 said: Thank you Dann. I hope to get a little done this week before we go.....that is if I can get all packed and cleaned before Friday, lol. Maybe I can at least get the wheel lugs detailed, windows masked and sprayed black, and maybe final assembly of the chassis. That'd be great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lghtngyello03 Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 I didn’t manage to get much accomplished before we left yesterday, but I did go to the local hobby shop and pick up some racing harnesses. I will definitely be using these on future builds as they add a lot of realistic detail, and aren’t overly complicated. I was very surprised being that it was my first time ever putting one of these together. I also glued the steering wheel on and the dash in the cage, but have yet to get to glue it in due to getting packed to go. In addition I did get the lug nuts detailed and one decal on a tire lol, there is still one more potenza decal to be applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Thats ALL looking FANTASTIC, Bud!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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