Updated NSX Pics

Yes and No. The Front and Rear Bumper assemblies are supposed to be painted blue, and do not get covered completely in decals. The main body piece (the piece before you assemble it) gets painted white. The white shows through on the doors mainly, and it kind of highlights a few of the decals. I'm not sure if you could get away with just decaling it, as I've never heard of someone not painting first. You got a link to the site? I'd like to check that out. Oh also, the headlight pieces are supposed to be painted blue as well as the Wing pieces. Basically only the body piece is supposed to stay white.

Hey guys!
Here's what I did to my NSX, No primer on the body or anywhere else for that matter, just Humbrol paints all over in appropriate colors. I dont know what kind of problems you encounterd with Micro sol, I haven't had any problems what so ever on my NSX-decals!? But if you feel it's gonna foul the decals try using only Micro set and maybe some hotwater on a rag, the heat usually gets the decal a little softer and lets it snuggle down easier.

Good Luck on your project, please show us som pictures as it's coming on!
Niclas

Its interesting reading about how other people decal. I'm quite brutal with decals. I flood the area with MicroSet (and occassionaly sol) keep the brush I usd to flatten the decal down very wet with the stuff. If its a compound curve I will often use a hot hair drier directly on the decal and if its a real problem then I will wet a finger in Set and rub my finger across the decal to get it to conform (heat and pressure). Works for me but its about 20 years practice now.

Hey Kik36, I dont remember the link to that page, but now that you explained how the painting goes im sure the builder did paint the body. I was under the impression he did not because I did not realize that some of the body needed to be painted white. Did anyone find any refrence material on this car, especially pictures of the interior?

I found a few different pics of NSX's, not all of them are the NSX in the kit. And good luck with those interior pics. I couldn't find any, and I had to fly blind!!!! If you e-mail me I can send ya some of those pics (you can't send pics through the FSM link and they don't give out your e-mail address, until you send a message to a person).

Here you have some pictures of different NSX's. Very little of the interior though, but some useful pics afterall. Just check the gallery, it's mainly in japanese but that doesn't matter if you wan't pics http://www.museumcollection.co.jp/

Niclas

thans for the link proosen, those are much better pictures than what I found.

Hey kik,
Pretty sweet lookin man..!!! Theres something about the NSX w/ that paint job. She sure does look good in those colours!!
By chance do you have any pix of the interior and especially the engine area. From the pix of the engine, it looks tough!!
Overall how is the build besides the decals?
Flaps up, Mike

Hey Mike, how ya been? Ain't seen ya around in a while!! Here's a pic of the engine and interior.



close-up of eng



I'm going to be putting up some finished pics next weekend of her as well. Everything else was a very pleasing build. Unfortunately while trying to strip the chrome from the rims and firewall, I destroyed the pieces, and I had to order another kit. Which was good, 'cause I had to replace a couple of decals (I'm entering box stock). It's tough building straight out of the box! This will be my first completed kit ( and first decaling job) since I started back modeling. My 2nd complete in my whole life!! I think overall, I learned a tremendous amount, and I will treasure the build, even if it didn't turn out like I had hoped. Now, I just have to wrap it up!!! LOL easier said than done!!!

looks great heath. cant wait to see the finished kit

joe

i remeber when i built a nsx, gloss black, its the revell one. everything was black, rims, calipers, disks, interior, tinting, exaust, tires, spoiler, lights, everything except engine, that was chrome