Tamiya Acura NSX

[Jhedir6]

This just came in today. I've got a couple detailed builds going, so I absolutely need to start something else cause there's so much room on the bench at the moment. I need a quick and easy build and Tamiya's are usually that, as far as fit and finish goes. Kit will be box stock with the Studio 27 CF decals set. Paint is from Gravity Colors, right now I'm going with McLaren Volcano Orange, it might change, but I think I'm 95% sure this is the colour I'm sticking with. Since I have the day off today I'm going to start on this one right away. 

Should have body and many components ready for primer in a few hours. Time to start.

Thanks for looking in.

David

Edited April 24, 2017 by Jhedir6

[Samuel S]

have fun with the build! 

I did enjoy the build but I think this kit was below tamiya's standard.. so I was a bit disappointed... I hope they come out with some new ferrari! 

 

cheers,

[DiscoRover007]

Excited to watch your build. I'm probably going to hold off buying one until a PE set is released.

[Jhedir6]

Excited to watch your build. I'm probably going to hold off buying one until a PE set is released.

There's one available, been out for some time. http://www.hiroboy.com/124_Honda_NSX_Acura_2016_Detail_up_Set_PEResin--product--10657.html

I thought about getting it too, but lately I've been spending too much and not building nearly enough so I plan on doing some mostly OOB builds for a bit. 

Update. I didnt take any progress pics as I was build because I had some serious issues with the mold lines on the body. No matter how many times I sanded them out and prepped the body they kept showing back up under primer (3x's I sanded and reprimed). I even had to strip the paint twice and start all over. All in all I spent far too much money on the paint on this thing so I got the point of " good enough" and have left it at that. 

Interior is painted with Scale Finishes Flat Black Base coat without any clear. I wanted a blacked out interior. The only accents are the chrome parts from the kit and some CF decals from the Studio 27 sheet. I forgot to detail paint the center console but I'll get that done before final assembly

Engine was painted with Valejo paints as was most of the suspension and exhaust. I didnt do much in the way of detailing or washes as none of it is visible once its assemble. I did weather the exhaust some, but again, kind of a waist since it cant be seen at all.

Engine deck is covered with CF from the Studio 27 set. This is a really nice set. Everything is precut and fits perfectly. The only gripe I have is, although numbered. they aren't really in the order the decals should be placed. Taking some time you can sort of figure out which order they should be done it, but it would of been nice to have better instructions on which order to do them.

Hood, roof and reardeck are covered with the Studio 27 CF as well. Went on really nice, all pieces were to the right size and shape, but again, a proper installation order would of been good. There are a total of 7 decals for the hood, 3 for each of the vents and one large one for the hood. Roof and rear deck are one each though the rear deck one didnt wrap all the way over the back so I just coloured mine in black. The Ontario licence plates are from an Ebay vendor here in Ontario. They're actually stickers but look pretty good, they even include the coloured sticker that goes in the top right corner of the plate denoting the expiry Month and Year.

The body colour is McLaren Volcano Orange from Gravity Colors. As always, really nice paint, went on easy and looks good even without clear. Wheels are painted with Scale Finishes Black Base coat without clear for a more matte finish. The body will be cleared, shortly. The Acura symbols on the wheel centers are the metal transfers from the kit and worked perfectly, however the metal stickers for the hood and rear deck would not come off the clear protector paper and before I ruined the CF decals I decided to scrap them. 

I should be doing the clear here after lunch. 

Thanks for checking in, Comments and criticisms welcome and appreciated.

David

[DiscoRover007]

Looks terrific

[da_ashman]

Man thats looking Good! Love the CF & the Colour!!!

[NYLIBUD]

Very nice car.Great color too

[Bennyg]

Very nice. With the metal transfers, would it be better to clear coat before applying them? Just a thought as I'm not sure how people have been doing the Ferrari script on top of the carbon fibre intake on the fxx-k and LaFerari?

Ben