Honda Takata NSX

[Nacho Z]

I finished this Tamiya kit of the Honda Takata Dome NSX on Christmas Eve.  You can check out the build thread here: Tamiya Honda Takata Dome NSX - WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers - Model Cars Magazine Forum

All information about the build is in the link above.  The build took me 80 hours.  A lot of that time was in masking and painting.  For the body I used Gravity Colors - Spain's Honda Takata Green Effect, Zero Paints' Pure Brilliant White and Tamiya LP-5 Semi-Gloss Black.  Other items were shot with AK Interactive Xtreme Metals and Alclads.  I used Tamiya's PE set for this car.

I could not decide which background I liked the best, the black or the white, so I'll post them both.  Let me know what you think!

[Rich Chernosky]

John...that really did turn into  a masterpiece.  Really enjoyed the WIP.  The white background looks the best in my opine.  Shows off the car more with less reflection.  You did a great job...time well spent.

[Venom]

John, everything appears to be flawless ... Really great work, and great photos too!??

*And I like the black background more

Edited December 28, 2021 by Venom

[89AKurt]

That is a killer build!  I like the white background better too.

[slusher]

Beautifully done!

[RancheroSteve]

You really aced this one - just perfect! I have the Avex Dome version that I hope to get to one of these days.

[TarheelRick]

That is one wicked looking Honda, beautiful build.  I prefer the black background, IMHO the reflections add to the sinisterness (?) of the photos.

[ChrisR]

Awesome and great photography as well!

[Venom]

Well on returning for a second look I’ve now decided I like the white background better ... I can understand why you couldn’t decide. I think I’ve decided the white looks more clean and crisp, whereas the reflection in the black makes it more busy and seems to dull the green a tiny bit ... Both are winners however?

[PappyD340]

Extremely nice!!

[Nacho Z]

21 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said:

John...that really did turn into  a masterpiece.  Really enjoyed the WIP.  The white background looks the best in my opine.  Shows off the car more with less reflection.  You did a great job...time well spent.

I appreciate the kind words, Rich!  It is such a nice kit.  I don’t think I could have screwed it up even if I tried…lol.

[Nacho Z]

21 hours ago, Venom said:

John, everything appears to be flawless ... Really great work, and great photos too!??

*And I like the black background more

 

7 hours ago, Venom said:

Well on returning for a second look I’ve now decided I like the white background better ... I can understand why you couldn’t decide. I think I’ve decided the white looks more clean and crisp, whereas the reflection in the black makes it more busy and seems to dull the green a tiny bit ... Both are winners however?

Thanks, Josh!  I think that I agree with you about the backgrounds.  I like the black for the artistic qualities.  I think the white better captures the true color/hue/tint of the paint.

[Mattilacken]

Beautifull work! Looks very good! Great work!

[Nacho Z]

On 12/27/2021 at 11:09 PM, 89AKurt said:

That is a killer build!  I like the white background better too.

Thanks, Kurt!  I am definitely pleased with how it turned out!

On 12/27/2021 at 11:49 PM, slusher said:

Beautifully done!

I appreciate it, Carl!

[Nacho Z]

On 12/28/2021 at 12:55 AM, RancheroSteve said:

You really aced this one - just perfect! I have the Avex Dome version that I hope to get to one of these days.

Thank you, Steve!  I will be looking forward to seeing yours.  I have all but one of these.  I forget which one I am missing.  I wasn’t sure how I would feel about that diecast chassis plate and I’m still not sure…lol.  There is really nothing to see on the underside of these cars anyhow so it wasn’t a deal breaker for me.

On 12/28/2021 at 9:30 AM, TarheelRick said:

That is one wicked looking Honda, beautiful build.  I prefer the black background, IMHO the reflections add to the sinisterness (?) of the photos.

Thanks for the kind words, Ricky!  You and I are on the same page regarding the black base and reflections.  It doesn’t work on all of my models but I think It looks pretty cool with this one.

[Nacho Z]

On 12/28/2021 at 9:55 AM, ChrisR said:

Awesome and great photography as well!

Thanks, Chris!

22 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Extremely nice!!

Thank you, Larry!

[Nacho Z]

14 hours ago, Mattilacken said:

Beautifull work! Looks very good! Great work!

Thanks, Anton! And thanks for following along over in the WIP thread.  I really do appreciate the kind words.

[Silver Foxx]

A great looking build , you do really nice work .

[majel]

That is a fantastic build!!  Both backgrounds look good, but i prefer the white, it's less busy.

[Nacho Z]

On 1/4/2022 at 2:54 PM, Silver Foxx said:

A great looking build , you do really nice work .

Thank you, Bruce! I appreciate it!

On 1/4/2022 at 9:47 PM, majel said:

That is a fantastic build!!  Both backgrounds look good, but i prefer the white, it's less busy.

Thanks, Jim!  I hear you about the backgrounds.  I really like the black for the artsy-fartsy aspect but I like the white for the cleanness.

[galaxyg]

Fantastic clean build. I prefer the darker background.

[TonyK]

Perfect! Tamiya kits are the best and your skills matched the kit. I like the black background with the reflection as it highlights your great photography.

[PatW]

WOW! Well done. I'd seen them race on numerous occasions. 

[Nacho Z]

15 hours ago, galaxyg said:

Fantastic clean build. I prefer the darker background.

Thanks, Michael!

12 hours ago, TonyK said:

Perfect! Tamiya kits are the best and your skills matched the kit. I like the black background with the reflection as it highlights your great photography.

I appreciate the kind words, Tony!

11 hours ago, PatW said:

WOW! Well done. I'd seen them race on numerous occasions. 

Thanks, Pat!  That would be so cool to see them run.  I’ve watched a few videos on them.  Pretty cool cars, IMHO.

[Funkychiken]

Nacho, this is an amazing build, and I prefer the black background, but prefer the faint reflection of the white background. Killer build tho....