Honda NSX Tokyo Street Racer

FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Honda NSX Tokyo Street Racer

Posted by FingersEddie on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:29 AM

Hi, i've jus' joined this forum, and have been modelling mainly, 1/24 auto's! This is somethin' i've finished jus' recently! This is one of Tamiya's old NSX kits, all i've done is to change the rims, I used Aoshima's Gartmaier 18" set! Tell me what you think?

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:06 AM

Wow! Superb finish! How do you get such a nice shine, Eddie???

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:34 AM

It's down to, first and foremost, gettin' a good lay down of paint, then polish out any imperfections and the dreaded 'orange peel' with Micromesh Polishing Cloths, basically at this stage I only use the 6000, 8000 and 12000 grit papers! Thanks!

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:06 AM

What paints do you use? I normally use automotive acrylics for my occasional Ferraris. I know there's a fine limit between high gloss finish and runs all over, so I tend to get an orange peel and polish the paintwork with turtle wax, but that very tedious work, and messy too.

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:18 AM

I use Tamiya TS sprays, I start by layin' down two mist coats of paint, and then two heavy or wet coats! What the Micromesh cloths do are basically sand the finish down, they are cloths, and on one side they're coated with a diamond edge grit, specially formulated! As for the wax, sometimes I use good old Beeswax furniture polish, to buff it up! This is how I did my NSX!

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:37 AM

Brilliant (and that's not a pun). Thanks for that. I'll give this technique a go.

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:55 PM

Thanks! All my work is here http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:05 PM

Gosh! What a collection you have there! The Alpine Renault must be my favourite out of the lot; it is is really, really nice. What kit was that?

Here's a link to my site, if you want to see the sort of stuff I'm up to... I haven't got to post pics of my few Ferraris yet, but seeing your work makes me want to do a car again... A have quite a few in my stach...

http://www.djmodels1999.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

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archangel571

Member since
June 2005
From: NJ 07073

Posted by archangel571 on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:30 PM

holy cow. that gallery of cars is awesome. and for the nsx, aside from the beautiful shine it has, those rims really do look better than the appearance with the stock ones.

-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks

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gulfstreamV

Member since
October 2005

Posted by gulfstreamV on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 6:22 PM

Love that car Eddie, EXCELLENT work! The NSX happens to be a favorite car of mine. Driven quite a few model years of that type.(My Bro-in-law is a big shot with American Honda, He "gets a loaner from time to time) Sweet car and Great build! Thanks for sharing!

Stay XX Thirsty, My Fellow Modelers.

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 11:41 AM

Thanks for your comments!

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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MBT70

Member since
March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Friday, May 12, 2006 1:53 PM

Very nice work. Can we see the engine and interior, too? I couldn't open your link on my work computer, so I'll check the rest out when I get home where the firewalls aren't so bad.

Life is tough. Then you die.

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