Jonathan Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 The old motorized kit from circa 1979. Tamiya paints used throughout. More subpar phone photos here:https://southernfriedherring.weebly.com/scale-stuff/tamiya-124-datsun-280zx-finished 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asfastasu Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Nice buildup. Was watching your WIP on this one and it suddenly appeared here!! Did you use Tamiya light blue pearl on the body? Anyway the color suits it. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Nicely done. Always liked the 280ZX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 23 minutes ago, asfastasu said: Nice buildup. Was watching your WIP on this one and it suddenly appeared here!! Did you use Tamiya light blue pearl on the body? Anyway the color suits it. Good job. You are correct! Tamiya Light Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Beautifully done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Guess I should have mentioned - I totally buggered the "glass" by trying to tint it with Tamiya smoke. I've had great success with this in the past, but for whatever reason this was diaster and I wasn't able to salvage the kit's glass. So, I cut new pieces from clear K&S plastic sheet. The shiny bits are all Alclad II; although the wheels are as they come in the kit - sort of a flat aluminum plating (which is quite nice). I lost one of the pins for the front wheels, so I fashioned one from styrene rod. Decent, I guess. At least from a few feet away. I ended up stripping the original paint. I used Tamiya red oxide primer and Tamiya light metallic blue for the exterior. If you look closely, you'll see some trash in the paint around the rockers and the tail panel. Since the red oxide shows through slightly, I think it ended up looking like a car that is being driven daily, but needs some work. I decided to let it ride. I have one more of these - in Pace Car markings, although the decals are shot. The Pace Car version includes T-Tops and different wheels. Uhm....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 A good way to start the new year off right. I like to finish a kit on Jan 1. Tamiya is usually my first choice. Very nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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