WIP - Skyline R34
The usual start: getting rid of mould lines
Opened the seatbelt holes
Ready for primer
Black!
First colour of x colours
Two hours later, wetsanding with 1000 grit
Masking time!
A mirror image?
A first coat of Zeropaints Pagani Huayra red
Chrome silver
The final colour
Demasked!
Carbon louvres
Carbon rockers
Carbon diffuser
Carbon on the splitter
More carbon
Masking time
Measuring the size of the speakers
Determining where the hole should be
Finding the right size
Masked!
Painted grey on the seats for contrast
Underside painted aluminium
Masking to colour the metal transfer
The lovely behind
Sprayed the 2k clear at just under 2 bar pressure. It needs some more!
Better than before
After wetsanding with 3600 grit sanding cloth and polishing with the three Tamiya compounds
Much better!
A new adventure: Seat belts. Without much of an instruction, let's get going!
Something like this?
Looks about right?
Need to cut excess length
Yeah baby!
Some assembly work done
Wheels!
The dash looks fine to me
Takin' in the view
I like those seat belts!
I was ‘advised’ to get rid of the orange peel. This is after 4000 grit sanding cloth
Miles ahead of the last attempt
Hi!
Mesh and headlights do ne
Rear lights
Glueing the windows
Mirrors are getting some glass on
Hozzászólások
28 31 March, 08:03
Martin OostromI think I found what's going wrong lately. I usually prime with mr surfacer thinned with self-levelling thinner. Because I'm using Zeropaints now and then, which is quite hot, I used 2k primer. Even after a quick sanding, the 2k primer remains rough. I judged didn't sand my primer enough, which showed in the base coats and subsequent gloss coats.
6 April, 17:00
Martin OostromAttempt #2 went much better. After a lot of masking work, I sprayed Zeropaints Pagani Huayara red over the black for a deep red.
8 April, 06:18
bughunterBeautiful colors 👍 I can't wait to see what it looks like after the unmasking!
8 April, 07:14
Martin OostromShe is unmasked!
And also a bit of carbon decals added. First time cutting these things to size from a large piece. That is hard to do!
12 April, 18:56
bughunterWhat would we be without our beloved Tamiya tape! Your son made a good decision and you a great paint job 👍
12 April, 20:59
Martin OostromGood evening gentlemen. Thank you for your patience while waiting for an update. In the last two weeks I finished the carbon decals. What a ***** jub that is on al the curved pieces. Then it was time for some more paint and the 2k clear. Apparently spraying the 2k at just over 1 bar pressure led to my issues. Just under 2 bar is better, but not enough. I'll try 2,5 bar on a future project.
That led to some sanding and the polishing. Still not perfect, but getting closer. 😄
30 April, 19:12
bughunterOh yes, to build such cars needs much different skills. Those glossy paintings are not easy but you managed it 👍
30 April, 20:16
BozzerSo Martin just raised the bar.
Now we have to build glass models!
That's a frigging Wicked paint job! I'd better stick to Matt Black and Camo 😉
30 April, 22:19
Martin OostromWelcome my friends!
As Peter won't allow me to finish the car body as it is, I did some work on the interior. First time ever with these seat belts. It is a bit fiddly (probably not for Lode) but I love the end result. 😄
The body has been sanded and polished and Honest Peter gave me a stern telling too. Well deserved I might add. So whenever my mood is there, I will add a few extra layers of 2k clear to get it even better.
THANK YOU Peter! 👍
5 May, 18:16
bossy122The ends of the hardware on the shoulder straps should bend to 45°. You are a better man than I. I just have no patience for doing harnesses anymore.....YUCK!
5 May, 18:44
Martin OostromI sprayed some extra 2k last week, less peel but stille some. It took only 8 hours of wet sanding with a 4000 grit cloth to get rid of most of the peel.
Polishing is next
20 May, 09:02
Peter HardyAmazing what you can do when you try! A much more fitting result than the first attempt. Blown me away this time Martin!
28 May, 08:56
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Fantasy paint job decided by my son
