Lotus Europa, Tamiya 1/24
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dubster72
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Ooh that's tasty!
peterairfix
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I found this pic for you,i will be watching this one as i have a spoft spot for lotus.
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The colour (black) is a 'Pichin & Johnson' colour.
Black with a slight brown tint.
I painted a few clients vehicles back in the 70's who wanted the 'JPS' Black/Gold scheme.
Lotus were very helpful putting me in touch with their paint supplier.
Back then, customer service & looking after fans meant something!
Black with a slight brown tint.
I painted a few clients vehicles back in the 70's who wanted the 'JPS' Black/Gold scheme.
Lotus were very helpful putting me in touch with their paint supplier.
Back then, customer service & looking after fans meant something!
I've always liked these cars in real life. It will be nice to see this built. As for colour, your choice of course, but I believe in those days Lotus offered just about any colour you wanted.
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Polux
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Mmmm :rolleyes: nice one.
Will follow this thread with interest
Will follow this thread with interest
PaulTRose
Dazed and confused
finally got to the bench
decided to take the simple route, no fancy detailing..............and the old standby...if in doubt, matt black! lol
the shell comes in several pieces. ive attached the front lower bit of the nose. i wasnt going to attach the side lowers, paint them white (which was common on Europas) and attach them after i had spayed the rest of the shell but in the end it was a case of cba.
its been primed and is ready to get some top coat soon. ive also not decided if im going to make it curbside (which would make the spraying easier) of leave it open to show the engine. ......but the engine cover is a very tight fit!
engine is kept simple......not going to wire it up
front suspension/steering attached to the chassis
and engine inserted
body tub attached to the chassis
decided to take the simple route, no fancy detailing..............and the old standby...if in doubt, matt black! lol
the shell comes in several pieces. ive attached the front lower bit of the nose. i wasnt going to attach the side lowers, paint them white (which was common on Europas) and attach them after i had spayed the rest of the shell but in the end it was a case of cba.
its been primed and is ready to get some top coat soon. ive also not decided if im going to make it curbside (which would make the spraying easier) of leave it open to show the engine. ......but the engine cover is a very tight fit!
engine is kept simple......not going to wire it up
front suspension/steering attached to the chassis
and engine inserted
body tub attached to the chassis
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Polux
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Yep! Very nice work so far 
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Looking good I love the old cars will be watching this build with interest.
Nice work so far Paul
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dubster72
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Excellent, this is a good one Paul
PaulTRose
Dazed and confused
splash of Henley Blue
im not sure what im going to do with the wheels. they are very shiny chrome and look horrible. the real ones are alloy with painted black inserts. no matter what i do i dont think i can paint the inserts accuratly. so i think i shall probably strip the chrome and respray alloy and give them a black wash. i might look thro the spares box and see what there is.......some Minilites would be handy
im not sure what im going to do with the wheels. they are very shiny chrome and look horrible. the real ones are alloy with painted black inserts. no matter what i do i dont think i can paint the inserts accuratly. so i think i shall probably strip the chrome and respray alloy and give them a black wash. i might look thro the spares box and see what there is.......some Minilites would be handy
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dubster72
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Nice neat job Paul
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Andy Mac
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Looks superb, like the classic it is.