Tamiya RX7 problem

[Donny]

Hey guys I have run into a problem with this build. I have just started the RX7 whilst paint dries on the Chrysler. The RX7 has, for me, a serios problem on the roof that I can't work out how to fix. Thought Tamiya was better than this. Check out the pic of the roof, the huge ripples/waves. I don't have enough experience to know how to fix this or if it is fixable, so if you smart guys with all the clues, can help me out here, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

 

Don

[STU111]

G’day Don. For starters, yes, that’s very unusual for a Tamiya kit. Depending on how you acquired the kit, a replacement body from Tamiya or the distributor may be an option. Failing that, you could fill the dips in the roof with Tamiya putty, l recently had to do this with a Revell Camaro with a similar problem. It’s time consuming as you need to sand back, apply primer to check the repair then repeat the process until you’re satisfied with the results. Trying for a replacement body may be easier. Hope this helps Don.  Cheers, Stuart. 👍🏻

[STU111]

G’day again Don, before you do anything with the kit, check images of the actual car as the wavy roof may be supposed to be there. Got this image online of an RX-7 roof, looks like it has the wave in it.Perhaps forum members more familiar with the RX-7 could weigh in. 

[Cool Hand]

As Stu has pointed out, that is the shape of the roof.

Edited 15 hours ago by Cool Hand

[WillyBilly]

Not a warp. That is how the roof flows on the real car.

[NOBLNG]

Good catch guys!👍 Reminds me of the time I sanded the fender welting off my Jag e-type thinking they were mould seams.😳 I probably spend as much time googling images now as I do actually building.

Edited 9 hours ago by NOBLNG

[Donny]

16 hours ago, STU111 said:

G’day Don. For starters, yes, that’s very unusual for a Tamiya kit. Depending on how you acquired the kit, a replacement body from Tamiya or the distributor may be an option. Failing that, you could fill the dips in the roof with Tamiya putty, l recently had to do this with a Revell Camaro with a similar problem. It’s time consuming as you need to sand back, apply primer to check the repair then repeat the process until you’re satisfied with the results. Trying for a replacement body may be easier. Hope this helps Don.  Cheers, Stuart. 👍🏻

Thanks Stu, I'll check out the 'net as you suggest, would be great if I didn't have to do a heap to fix it. Worst part is the time not so much the fixing. 

[Donny]

Thanks for the replies guys, sorry for the slow responses, our internet went down yesterday afternoon about three, and when I checked didn't come back up until about 3 AM when I checked again. Bit pissed at that, missed the footy semi final. Good thing is, I can get the replay on Kayo, sometime today, if I don't have to fix that roof. 

Don

[Donny]

14 hours ago, Cool Hand said:

As Stu has pointed out, that is the shape of the roof.

Thats pretty unusual for a manufacturer to put out a car with that "defect", but then again having spent my life in the motor industry, the last part as Customer Service(complaints) manager in a franchise dealership, I saw a lot, and thought I'd pretty much seen it all, obviously not, and nothing to do with Mazda, only Holden, Nissan, Subaru, & Hyundai, to name a few.

Don 

[Donny]

11 hours ago, WillyBilly said:

Not a warp. That is how the roof flows on the real car.

Good to know mate, thanks, I'll go look at some real ones.

Don

[Jonathan]

As others have said, it is not a defect.  It is how the actual car is designed.  

Edited 13 minutes ago by Jonathan