mrmike Posted January 3, 2020 Author Posted January 3, 2020 Thanks Tom! I had never really thought about what the body was made of until I had watched that episode of Overhaulin", too! I suppose I thought it was steel like many others. I suppose that if you want light weight and fast performance, fiberglass is one way to go...
beeRS Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 6 hours ago, mrmike said: Tamiya sprays are a very forgiving paint and they have some great colors! Did you use a spray can for the interior (TS-46 light sand), or are you airbrushing? I've never used Tamiya paints, but they look really good. I will have to give them a go. Great work so far - that green really stands out!
mrmike Posted January 3, 2020 Author Posted January 3, 2020 7 hours ago, beeRS said: Did you use a spray can for the interior (TS-46 light sand), or are you airbrushing? I've never used Tamiya paints, but they look really good. I will have to give them a go. Great work so far - that green really stands out! Thanks Sonny! Yes, I did use the Tamiya TS-46 Light Sand Spray Can Paint for the seats and the rear panel. The console was painted by hand over the black plastic which resulted in a darker shade of Light Sand. This provided a contrast to the other colors used in the interior.
mrmike Posted January 3, 2020 Author Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) I had to move the Lotus body out of the way for another pressing project and I had placed the body on top of the chassis and it reminded me of an episode of "For The Love Of Cars" where the host, Philip Glenister interviewed a man who has a stockpile of Delorean parts and several unfinshed projects including a Delorean on a 4X4 chassis. Sort of like a monster truck-like vehicle. More Lotus to come... Edited January 3, 2020 by mrmike
mrmike Posted January 4, 2020 Author Posted January 4, 2020 I foiled the window frames, added the metal lettering and the mesh to the front grille and the hood openings. Then I added the lower body panels. More Lotus to come...
mrmike Posted January 5, 2020 Author Posted January 5, 2020 I applied the decals this morning and it took me a while to do it. Some of the color stripes came off which could be attributed to the age of the decals or the decals are that fragile. I'll see if I have any gold decals that I can use or I'll get a gold gel pen. Now to let this dry for a day or two before I add any clearcoat. More Lotus to come...
Nells250 Posted January 5, 2020 Posted January 5, 2020 Looks good so far! My very first Lotus kit arrived here and I am sorta afraid to try it out after seeing your build! ?
mrmike Posted January 6, 2020 Author Posted January 6, 2020 Thanks Jonelle! Nothing to be afraid of here. Easy kit to put together. Just be careful handling the decals as they are old and they don't really need any setting solution.
Bucky Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 I agree with Mike. If it's the Tamiya kit, you should have no real problems building it. Mine went together very well. I remember wishing some of the AMT, MPC, REVELL, and MONOGRAM kits from my past would have built up that nicely! LOL
mrmike Posted January 6, 2020 Author Posted January 6, 2020 17 hours ago, Nells250 said: Looks good so far! My very first Lotus kit arrived here and I am sorta afraid to try it out after seeing your build! ? There has really has been nothing bad happening since I started building this kit. Anything that could have gone wrong has been of my own doing. I have a bad habit of going out of sequence in my builds, so the instruction sheets are key to getting myself back on track. And, my own ingenuity. Don't ever be afraid of building a Tamiya kit!
MrObsessive Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 Wow! I truly LIKE this color! The Doyusha 1/12 scale one I have just might get painted this shade of green when I can get the ambition to build it!
mrmike Posted January 7, 2020 Author Posted January 7, 2020 The Tamiya TS-52 Candy Lime Green is a fantastic color and a fantastic paint! And, a very forgiving paint, too!
mrmike Posted January 7, 2020 Author Posted January 7, 2020 I clearcoated the Lotus this morning with 2 mist coats and 2 wet coats of Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear. Now to let this dry and harden and then on to some polishing. More Lotus to come...
mrmike Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 I have finished my Lotus Twin Cam Special and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.
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