Fujimi 1970 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG

[Spottedlaurel]

The first of my Datsun/Nissan Z builds off the bench, before I get on with the more detailed Tamiya kit.

WIP thread here:

 

 

 

Built largely OOB, with Aoshima Bilbo wheels fitted with tyres off another kit (possibly Fujimi). Suspension lowered and a lot of fettling done to get the different wheels sitting in the arches (more or less anyway). I deleted the engine and 'box, as there isn't really any other underbonnet detail and opening the bonnet up would have been a chore. Window trims done with BMF, and on the wipers and headlight fairing surrounds I used a Gundam chrome marker.

Paint was where I wanted to get a little experimental, and it's certainly not a stock 1:1 colour. I used Tamiya TS-37 lavender, then their pearl clear and topped it off with my first use of Mr Hobby gloss clearcoat. After the clear was applied I then did some tedious masking and painted the moulded-in arch flares, rear panel, bumpers, spoiler etc with un-cleared Tamiya dark metallic grey.

I do enough black interiors so I thought I'd have some fun this time. I used TS-59 pearl light red, finished with flat clear to tone it down. Accents were brush-painted light grey enamel, with felt used for carpeted areas - a little overscale perhaps, but it gave a bit of texture when seen through the glass or buried down in the footwells.

Compare and contrast with the Monogram 280Z I built back in 2020:

 

The Fujimi kit is probably more accurate, but it has one or two shortcomings and I'm still fond of the basic Monogram version.

I'm pleased with how the paint turned out. The pearl catches natural light nicely and the Mr Hobby gave it a good shine without being too thick. I attempted to capture it here, but we're not seeing much sun at the moment:

 

Doing this has been a good exercise in learning a bit more about the Z, which will be useful to me when I buld the more detailed Tamiya kit as my CBR entry this year.

Thanks for looking.

[karbuildr]

Very nicely done. I like the Lavender and dark grey metallic combo. Your interior is exceptional and overall, your build is very cool.

[oldcarfan]

I have a nostalgic attraction to Monogram's old 1/24th sports cars. Their Datsun was one of my favorites of the batch. Love your builds.

[Koellefornia Kid]

Very nice! Love the colour!

[Kenmojr]

Love these little Z Datsuns. In the mid 1970s I lusted after these 240Z cars and wanted to buy one. But after many test drives of many 240Zs, I found all of them had a lot of rust issues. So instead I opted for a 1974 Toyota Celica GT

Nice build....

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[XYHARRY]

Cool 240z there Nigel, well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[slusher]

Beautifully done!   

[ncbuckeye67]

That's pretty sweet!