e30lover Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) Hi everyone, I finally finished my latest project. It’s an older kit from Tamiya and as usual was fantastic to build - everything fit perfectly and small parts number made the overall process easy. My goal for this kit was to do a clean JDM build with 18” staggered BBS LM, and I wanted to simulate one of NSX’s rare colours called Midnight Purple. To achieve that, I used Mr color’s Amethyst purple - it’s a clear pearl that addes different shade of assigned colour (it gets more vivid by applying on top of darker colour) - I picked this colour because it’s similar ot the actual midnight purple showing different hue depending on the lighting and the angle. It is though, touch brighter than the actual midnight purple and in retrospect I could’ve added bit of black and clear deep blue to get closer. Here’s my build process: Exterior 600 grit wet sanding to remove mold lines Sprayed Tamiya white surfacer 600 > 1500 wet sanding to remove flashes and uneven surfaces Airbrushed Mr color’s black as a base coat Masked off the roof then airbrhsed 2 coats (one mist, one wet) Mr color’s Amethyst purple Added 3 layers of Mr color’s super clear III and left it for a month to fully cure the lacquer Wet sanded with 2000 grit > 3000 grit Polished with 3 stage Tamiya compound Chassis & interior Used TS gloss aluminum, Mr color’s aluminum, stainless steel, and chrome silver in various suspension and underbody components Painted the BBS LM wit Mr color’s aluminum and added enamel wash around lug nuts Removed all the mold lines of the interior, sprayed grey surfacer Airbrushed semi gloss black then airbrushed dark grey very lightly on the leather seats to bring out the texture Used vallejo white for buttons Added flocking for the carpet Lights, etc| Masked off reverse and turn lights on the taillight, airbrushed clear red, removed the masking and airbrushed clear red very lightly BMF’d all the light reflectors Masked the windows and airbrushed surroundings in flat black Here are the photos - thank you for looking! Edited September 19, 2021 by e30lover 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Great work as usual from you Chang!!!!!! Beautiful color and paint work👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Pretty slick looking Honda. That midnight purple looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Nice model, nice photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BVC500 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Great color choice and your photography is spot on - really capturing the NSX nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Came out great! Good work looks super! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Driver Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Your NSX is quite stunning. Superior workmanship and attention to detail as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 AMAZING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Extremely nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Excellent build, the best of that NSX kit that I remember! Great photos and I really like all the details that you give about the colors and your procedures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoRover007 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Beautiful! I actually just thought about making one in this color the other day. Outstanding job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw_Pitbull_0411 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 I’m not into Japanese cars generally but I have always loved the NSX since I saw my first one around 12 years old. Honda got the lines right from every angle. The only thing I don’t like is the 1st Gen wheels so your switch to larger BBS looks AWESOME! Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship throughout and the color is killer. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Very nice! Great finish on the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Very nice! I love the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Another beautiful model from your workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkybritches Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Super clean build. I dig it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckyg1 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Gorgeous build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 19 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said: Looks fantastic! agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Immaculate paint job as we are used to see from you Chang. Excellent work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/19/2021 at 4:33 PM, TransAmMike said: Great work as usual from you Chang!!!!!! Beautiful color and paint work👍👍 Thank you! On 9/19/2021 at 5:59 PM, Zippi said: Pretty slick looking Honda. That midnight purple looks great. Thanks a lot! On 9/19/2021 at 6:47 PM, cobraman said: Nice model, nice photos. Thank you! On 9/19/2021 at 10:02 PM, BVC500 said: Great color choice and your photography is spot on - really capturing the NSX nicely. Thanks! On 9/20/2021 at 4:06 AM, Mattilacken said: Came out great! Good work looks super! Thank you! On 9/20/2021 at 6:03 AM, Dodge Driver said: Your NSX is quite stunning. Superior workmanship and attention to detail as well. I think I'd keep the 2000 grit process in between the clear coat next time to reduce waviness on the body panels! On 9/20/2021 at 7:01 AM, FLHCAHZ said: AMAZING! Thank you! On 9/20/2021 at 7:50 AM, PappyD340 said: Extremely nice, well done! Thanks! On 9/20/2021 at 8:55 AM, Tommy124 said: Excellent build, the best of that NSX kit that I remember! Great photos and I really like all the details that you give about the colors and your procedures! Thank you! I have a thing in unusual colours and think that's what makes the model making fun! On 9/20/2021 at 10:08 AM, DiscoRover007 said: Beautiful! I actually just thought about making one in this color the other day. Outstanding job. Highly recommend and I'd probably mix to darken the paint a bit! On 9/20/2021 at 10:31 AM, Outlaw_Pitbull_0411 said: Nice!! Thank you! On 9/20/2021 at 11:46 AM, Dennis Lacy said: I’m not into Japanese cars generally but I have always loved the NSX since I saw my first one around 12 years old. Honda got the lines right from every angle. The only thing I don’t like is the 1st Gen wheels so your switch to larger BBS looks AWESOME! Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship throughout and the color is killer. Nice job! Thank you! NSX looks fantastic in real life, I think much better than in photos and magazines. I'm not into Hondas but I love driving 90 ~ 00s Honda cars. On 9/20/2021 at 12:59 PM, Hi-Po said: Very nice! Great finish on the paint. Not my best paint job but the colour hides the flaw pretty well! On 9/21/2021 at 9:09 AM, Intmd8r said: beautiful! Thank you! On 9/21/2021 at 9:55 AM, Dragonhawk1066 said: Very nice! I love the color! Thanks a lot! On 9/21/2021 at 12:40 PM, Roger U said: Another beautiful model from your workshop. Thank you! Next one will be something unusual On 9/21/2021 at 7:07 PM, stinkybritches said: Super clean build. I dig it. Thank you! On 9/21/2021 at 9:11 PM, Chuckyg1 said: Wow! Thanks! On 9/21/2021 at 9:22 PM, AlbertD said: Gorgeous build. Thank you! On 9/22/2021 at 9:57 AM, ChrisR said: Looks great!! Thanks a lot! On 9/22/2021 at 10:33 AM, iamsuperdan said: Looks fantastic! Thanks! 5 hours ago, ATHU said: Immaculate paint job as we are used to see from you Chang. Excellent work!! It's far from immaculate but it's getting better! On 9/22/2021 at 10:53 AM, Dominik said: agreed. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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