Tamiya 1/24 240ZG Fairlady build

[TransAmMike]

Oh yeah Chang, fantastic work as usual from you! 👌     I have a bit of history with the "Z" as I owned one of the first 260Z's to hit the US.

[e30lover]

On 3/28/2025 at 8:12 AM, nickfzr61 said:

Another beautiful build. Really love your work and presentation. Thanks for sharing. 

Thank you! 

On 3/30/2025 at 9:44 AM, slusher said:

Beautiful color choice and such very clean work, enjoying following your build!

Thanks a lot!

On 3/31/2025 at 2:26 AM, Spottedlaurel said:

Looks fantastic Chang, you're really doing this kit justice.

Wheel colour looks spot-on. Where did you source the Watanabes?

It's a Fujimi 15" RS Watanabe! It's got a nice dish but way too wide for most street cars.

On 3/31/2025 at 8:38 AM, Justin Porter said:

Such a sharp build so far! The orange you mixed for the interior really jumps out.

I tried mixing a lot of variants but most browns just make them dull - primary colors are way to go!

On 4/2/2025 at 3:46 PM, Badge73 said:

Chang! You have outdone yourself, meh friend. The color on those Watanabes, unreal. 

Thank you!

On 4/3/2025 at 4:25 PM, adamelvis said:

Clean Details ! Love the Wheels and Garage Dolly for the car body ! 

TCB,

Adam

One of best accessories I bought!

On 4/3/2025 at 4:31 PM, SpeedAndViolence said:

Looks fanstasic!

Thank you!

On 4/3/2025 at 5:10 PM, TransAmMike said:

Oh yeah Chang, fantastic work as usual from you! 👌     I have a bit of history with the "Z" as I owned one of the first 260Z's to hit the US.

That's very cool! 

[e30lover]

Once paint was fully cured (+1 month curing at minimum) I started wet sanding with 3000, 6000 and 800 grit .

Then I polished with Tamiya 3-stage compounds and Hasegawa Ceramic compound.

This is what the surface looks like under the natural lighting. Not too shabby!

[TransAmMike]

Oh man, your paint jobs are always impeccable!! 

[e30lover]

Final assembly was actually somewhat challenging as there were so many parts involved! Brake light assembly is like 10 parts, all chrome trims are separate parts but it's now finished.

[e30lover]

Here's the full post for the finished build:
 

 

[happykyle]

Lovely finish.

Would you mind telling how do you remove the mold lines on the rubber tires so clean?

[e30lover]

On 4/14/2025 at 2:12 AM, happykyle said:

Lovely finish.

Would you mind telling how do you remove the mold lines on the rubber tires so clean?

Thank you. I used sanding file to remove all the mold lines.