e30lover Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Hi everyone, After building Fujimi EM series B7, I needed an easy kit to build so I started Tamiya's 240ZG kit. My build concept is to keep it OEM+ by adding wider period wheels & tires, weber carb, and some nice seats. As usual I started off by wet sanding the body and scribing body panels. Fujimi's watanabe wheels I prepared were so wide I had to cut them to fit. I chose Tamiya NSX tires to achieve staggered setup that has some serious tire walls. I painted the body in silver (great way to check for small scratches and completely seal the body while keeping the paint super thin - but the painted surface isn't as sticky and strong as surfacer) then lightly sanded the body with 3000 grit to make sure I have a clean, flat body to lay base coat. 19
Spottedlaurel Posted March 8 Posted March 8 It'll be great to see you work your magic on this one Chang!
catpack68 Posted March 9 Posted March 9 (edited) Looking good! I would like to know what scribber you are using too. Edited March 9 by catpack68
STU111 Posted March 10 Posted March 10 I’ve got one of these in the stash. Keen to see how yours turns out and to pick up some build tips for when l do mine.👍🏻
e30lover Posted March 12 Author Posted March 12 On 3/7/2025 at 9:08 PM, DJMar said: I'm always, always down for a Z car! Always! On 3/7/2025 at 9:22 PM, Nacho Z said: This should be fun! I'm along for the ride. Thank you! On 3/8/2025 at 2:39 AM, Spottedlaurel said: It'll be great to see you work your magic on this one Chang! Thanks! On 3/8/2025 at 7:05 AM, James2 said: Making popcorn..... 🍿 On 3/8/2025 at 9:09 AM, Zen said: Cool project! What brand are your scribers? I use Wave materials carving needle and Funtec scriber with interchangeable blades. On 3/9/2025 at 2:36 PM, catpack68 said: Looking good! I would like to know what scribber you are using too. These two are what I use! https://www.plazajapan.com/4580488730751/ https://www.plazajapan.com/4943209382538/ On 3/9/2025 at 10:48 PM, STU111 said: I’ve got one of these in the stash. Keen to see how yours turns out and to pick up some build tips for when l do mine.👍🏻 Thank you! 1
e30lover Posted March 12 Author Posted March 12 Hi gents, here's the build update! I started painting the body with maroon colour. I mixed red, blue and black until I got the shade I wanted and laid two base coats: After that I laid the first clear coat (mr color super clear III with self leveling thinner) Once the first coat dried, I wet sanded with 3000 grit sandpaper until all the surfaces especially around the panel lines are completely flat. Then I laid 2 additional clear coats, with non-metallic colours I can go pretty wet without disrupting the metallic flakes. Next up will be engine bay and interior! 11
Badge73 Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Looking great! Excited to see this one and it's progress. Thanks for all your help on the forum, keep up the great work!
Spottedlaurel Posted March 16 Posted March 16 I see you're spraying with the tailgate and fuel filler flap in place, are they permanently fitted? I wasn't brave enough to cut out the roof supports before polishing, I thought I needed a bit more robustness - those front pillars are so delicate!
e30lover Posted March 18 Author Posted March 18 On 3/12/2025 at 8:20 PM, Bainford said: This is looking great. Classic colour. Thank you! I love maroon. On 3/14/2025 at 4:40 PM, Badge73 said: Looking great! Excited to see this one and it's progress. Thanks for all your help on the forum, keep up the great work! My pleasure. Thank you! On 3/15/2025 at 12:24 AM, beeRS said: Nice job with the maroon. Thanks a lot! On 3/16/2025 at 7:22 AM, Spottedlaurel said: I see you're spraying with the tailgate and fuel filler flap in place, are they permanently fitted? I wasn't brave enough to cut out the roof supports before polishing, I thought I needed a bit more robustness - those front pillars are so delicate! I usually glue all the non-movable body panels (as long as I can actually assemble bottom without breaking) first to make sure I don't rub any paint or get glue marks. Cutting the roof support was dicey but looking at the spruce location I had to cut it to make sure none of them are visible after painting. Sometimes I break A pillars but this time I was super careful!
happykyle Posted March 19 Posted March 19 enjoy following your build, photos you took are very satiating.
e30lover Posted March 26 Author Posted March 26 On 3/19/2025 at 4:27 AM, happykyle said: enjoy following your build, photos you took are very satiating. Thank you!
e30lover Posted March 26 Author Posted March 26 (edited) I bought this kit before Tamiya released the street custom version that had weber throttle body.. so I used resin weber and made my own intake manifolds using leftover parts, and added ignition wires. Then I used couple of small brackets, drilled them and put thin metal rod across to simulate throttle cable, and added radiator overflow hose as well as fuel line. I also made ignition coil as kit didn't come with one. I mixed brown, red and yellow to create saddle brown colour for the interior. Seats are aftermarket singer-style recaros. I used leftover GT2 shifter boot instead of stock one, masked the interior to get two-tone look then flocked the trunk area. Watanabe wheels were painted with mixture of gold, silver and flat black to get titanium-like finish. Edited March 26 by e30lover 9 1
nickfzr61 Posted March 28 Posted March 28 Another beautiful build. Really love your work and presentation. Thanks for sharing.
slusher Posted March 30 Posted March 30 Beautiful color choice and such very clean work, enjoying following your build!
Spottedlaurel Posted March 31 Posted March 31 Looks fantastic Chang, you're really doing this kit justice. Wheel colour looks spot-on. Where did you source the Watanabes?
Justin Porter Posted March 31 Posted March 31 Such a sharp build so far! The orange you mixed for the interior really jumps out.
Badge73 Posted April 2 Posted April 2 Chang! You have outdone yourself, meh friend. The color on those Watanabes, unreal.
adamelvis Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Clean Details ! Love the Wheels and Garage Dolly for the car body ! TCB, Adam
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