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Interior is done 😁 well, almost

So, first the bad news......... Noticed that the area just below the windscreen is supposed to be black. Somehow i thought the windshield itself will cover it and left it unpainted. So i taped the area and decided to paint it black. This was at the time i was having some issues with my airbrush. So, the end result came out badly - the paint itself was really grainy and uneven. Also noticed that the clear coat dry At the time, i couldnt figure out why (later found out it was duy to some paint in my airvalve and nozzle). When i took the tape off, i nicked the clear a bit too. To say i was bummed out is an understatement...... After some digging around, taking it apart, cleaning etc, i got my airbrush to spray nicely again. It had wrecked the paintjob of two of my models already so didnt want to pick it up for awhile. But decided not to give up - so i'm going to do the paintjob again. Got another kit for decals and started again. This time, with a properly working airbrush. So, stripped the paint, sanded it again and reprimed it. Feeling pretty good

The engine bay lacks details so i have to improvise a bit. Played around with the carbod decals a bit. Will have to search my parts box - maybe i can add some more stuff to it. Also did the first coat of paint - this time, came out nice and smooth And did some test fitting of the interior tub. Looks pretty cool already

"Not today, buddy"

Seems like a nice solid kit. A bit lacking in details on the engine side, but the body looks so nice. Finally got a new brush - the tamiya's modeling Pro II. So had to try it out on the interior 😁

Yup, the very same one from gravity colors. Theres two versions of it - the older one had a pearl silver with clear orange and newer one had pearl gold with clear red.

Thanks! Paint is called volcano orange. Its actually clear red over pearl gold

Didnt get much done this week. Work took its time 🙃 But did the windows/glass trim painting 😁 Not much left to do

Had some major airbrush issues this week. My airbush started sputtering ever so slightly - didnt noticed it at first, but felt like something was wrong when i did my second coat of paint. It left a really rough surface on the paint. Took it apart, deep cleaned everything, but was still the same. Eventually found out that a bit of paint had leaked into the air valve compartment. So after another deep cleaning session, everything was fine again... But not without some damage You can see it on the engine Decided to leave it as is - it'll get covered later anyway. Unfortunately, i had to redo the bodywork. So the body got stripped and another sanding-priming session. This time, everything went smooth as butter. Then did some tape work on the interior And some painting And this is how it turned out

Day 2 of painting Some daylight pictures Then the second part of this paint Looks like a brick of toffee 🙃

Decided to redo the interior. The custom mix wasnt as good as i wouldve liked. Was just too yellow. I wanted it to be a bit more like a lamborghini cream leather. So i did another mix 😁 First, i did some more sanding - there was still some flashing left from before. After that, i dipped everything into the DOT4 oil Then i resanded and sprayed everything with white primer And i resprayed it 😁 Then it was time for bodywork. I found a small dent on the rear deck. So i used some putty and sanded it smooth Then reprimed it with white primer And then it was time for some painting 😁 Dont worry, it wont stay this yellow for long

Theres a new one coming out in october too 😁

Thank you! Yup, exactly. Just over tape and trim back with x-acto blade. Afterwards I usually follow along the cut lines with a plastic pick from a Victorinox Swiss army knife 😁 Its a nice soft thin pick - works really great. Better than using fingernails

Got the body clearcoated 😁 Definitely worth it Will let it dry for a while now.

Did a bit of wetsanding And some painting And started doing the interior

A bit of tape work And some paint work And did some progress

Aaaaaaand............. its painted Definitely not the easiest paint to spray - quite a challenge to get it down smoothly. But oh boy does it look good in the end

I can re-create the issue pretty easily. It seems it has something to do with <img> tag. For me, the "oops, that page cannot be found" appears when i copy the <img> address from one browser to another. So, for example, i copy the <img> (from my case, imgur) address using one browser and pasting it to the thread on another browser. It works fine if i copy and paste it from one tab to another.

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So, into the booth it went Did my first coat of paint. Very first layer or paint: Then another, and another, and another..... And heres how it came out Will let it dry for a day or two before it goes back to the paintbooth again and gets its final coat of paint

Hi! Picked this one up from Facebook Marketplace - should be a quick and fun build. So lets see how this one goes

Painted the headlights Then did some scribbing And then.... 2 hours of trying to get the white lines straight

Still havent decided about those carbon decals. Maybe i'll use a satin black paint or tamiya carbon decal instead. The decals from the kit has a bit grayish color which i'm not a big fan of.

Thats actually a really genius idea Will definitely keep it in mind

So, Day 2 of painting the body First, a quick wash with dishsoap. After that, into the booth it went Two more coats of primer later And then two coats of black primer. Came out pretty nice. Although, found some very tiny scratches still visible, but nothing serious. The paint and clear should hide them pretty well Seems like i can finally get to the painting 😎 Although, it looks pretty evil in satin black