Matt Bacon Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 A great kit of probably the best-looking, if not best-driving, supercar ever... It's very green... Tamiya Lime Green from a can, polished with Novus. Interior just getting started... bestest, M.
Rob Z Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 This car in my opinion is the finest looking car to come out of Italy. You have really captured the beauty of it very well, great looking paint work...
walt francis Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 The paint looks real good and smooth.
GeeBee Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Very nice, that paint looks superb, which Novus did you use ?? I have the #1 and #2, but never tried it on paint
Monty Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 One of my all-time favorite sports cars. Lookin' good so far. I've never built a Hasegawa kit, so I'd appreciate your insights as the build proceeds.
Scalper Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 Nice paint. This is going to be a sweet model.
Jantrix Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 Oooooo. I love that shade of green. Very nice.
surfjunke Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 Nice paint, looks cool. Great looking car.
Dr. Cranky Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 Love the color and the clean lines. Very good, hope to see it finished soon.
Matt Bacon Posted November 18, 2011 Author Posted November 18, 2011 Thanks, chaps... It seems like a million years since I did anything on this: building Box Art dioramas for the Classic British Kits SIG display at Scale Modelworld 2011 (UK Nats ++++) has kept me busy... Anyway, there HAS been progress: ...a Symphony In Black. This is all OOB, including metal "transfers", and painted with a variety of different textures of "black" including Halfords Satin auto spray, Plastikote "Velvet" for the carpets, Vallejo German Grey for leather dash and console, and Citadel "Chaos Black" for seats etc... The decals are excellent, although the carrier film is too big and misaligned, so the dials need trimming so they'll fit. The "engine" clicked into place (it needs to pop out again to fit the rear suspension). It's very well thought out - it looks great where you can see it (behind the wheels, through the window behind the seats) but isn't over engineered, given that the engine bay cover doesn't open. It's not exactly "kerbside", as you can see, but it's not loads of hidden, wasted, detail... either. bestest, M.
Peter Lombardo Posted November 18, 2011 Posted November 18, 2011 Nice job....interesting color choice............I have this kit and have yet to settle on a color for it.....the line green actually looks good.....I will have to go a different direction now so as to not copy yours. Very nicely done so far...the paint is nice and smooth.
sjordan2 Posted November 18, 2011 Posted November 18, 2011 Unbelievable awesomeness. What are you going to do to indicate the body panel lines?
weasel Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 coming along nicely!! i built the ex Shah of Iran version... dark blue and silver with some Jota parts...
Erik Smith Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Great looking build of a great looking car. Looks like a nice kit.
Matt Bacon Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 Thanks for the support, gentlemen... The chassis is now completed: It all fits together very well indeed. I followed the numbered sequence so that everything fits around and through everything else, except that I added the poly caps and brake discs to the wheel bearings right at the end. The back end looks the part - it's exactly detailed enough, and no more. What a contrast to that Fujimi "Enthusiast" 288 GTO... The eagle-eyed among you will note that I've highlighted the panel gaps a little -- thanks for the reminder, Skip. I happen to have a full set of Citadel coloured washes that are intended for wargaming figures, so I thought I'd try the transparent dark green to wash the lines with. I think it looks OK... not too stark a contrast, but clearly there... bestest, M.
RodneyBad Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Paint is looking Great. Interior and Engine also looks Great..
Matt Bacon Posted November 23, 2011 Author Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks, Rod... I've completed window trims using BMF: ...and oh, look! There's a bit that needs touching up... grrrr. ...and started to add the grilles and lights I need to decide whether this one is going to have external rear view mirrors or not... bestest, M.
sjordan Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 I think those sleek lines hold up better without the rearview mirrors.
Matt Bacon Posted November 24, 2011 Author Posted November 24, 2011 I think you're right, Skip. I'm definitely on the home straight now: The chassis ready to go in. Take a good look, especially at that engine, because this is the last time it'll be visible! And together... in the end I did it three times (forgot the mirror the first time, doh!) but it snaps in really precisely, with only a little bit of "springing" the bodyshell sides to clear the cockpit. I only fixed the transparent window shell at the roof, so that it was free to flex away from the body at the lower edges, to minimise the risk of cracking the windows as I flexed the shell to get the chassis in. NB... you DO need to fit the wheels to the chassis before putting it in! By a quirk of lighting, the last two images are the most accurate representation of the true colour that I've managed to post yet. And finally... I like this one because it does give a sense of peering into a real car, somehow... Metal badges and decals now, then the final breakable details! bestest, M.
GeeBee Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 That turned out very nice,I love the colour, I have a few to build, but don't get time at the moment, too much magazine work on the bench !
Matt Bacon Posted November 25, 2011 Author Posted November 25, 2011 Thank you, gentlemen. I'm calling this done, now: Better pictures in decent light to follow tomorrow, weather permitting... bestest, M.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now