Tamiya 1/24 Nissan R390 GT1 - by popular vote

[Dave Ward]

Next build


by an overwhelming majority ( well one! ) of votes cast by the esteemed forum members! I really couldn't make my mind up between this & the Revell Ford GT

Now, I'm not going to repost the sprue shots etc - as I did an inbox review of this in April, just after I acquired it you can find it here:
https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/tamiya-1-24-nissan-r390-gt1-inbox-review.39132/
This was an ebay auction swoop, at just over £21 delivered
Construction will start shortly
Dave

 

[Jim R]

Looking forward to it Dave. I imagine the biggest issue is getting a perfect gloss finish.
Jim

 

[tigersteve]

That was my second choice ! Will be following along - have fun ...........

 

[stillp]

Oh well, you can build the GT40 next!
Pete

 

[Dave Ward]

Oh well, you can build the GT40 next!
Pete

Pete,
it's not the GT40 - its the 2017 Ford GT Le Mans car
Dave

 

[PaulinKendal]

Well I saw the original poll at an early stage, when the Ford was a spoiler ahead and thought "No point in voting for the Nissan, it'll be the Ford all the way" - yet the Nissan won! I'm so elated, I won't deny there have been a few tears shed as well as corks popped. Awesome result!!

*Caution: this post may contain hyperbole.

 

[Dave Ward]

Parts clipped off sprue, glue applied - construction started

Apologies for he pictures, but all the parts for far are black ( apart from 3 ) & contrast isn't too high. Most of this is dry fitted, so I can prime & detail paint more easily. It's actually much bigger than I realised
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

Having to take things a bit slowly at the moment, still not firing on all cylinders!
Here's were the build is at the moment,

The engine bay still has a lot more bits to add, exhausts, turbos, intercoolers etc

I've looked at quite a few pictures of the engine bay, and I don't think any of them have the same detail colours! So I'll go with the Tamiya suggestions with a few of my own tweaks
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

My change of medication finally seems to be having an effect ( also with the big drop in temperature ), and I've actually been at the bench & planning ahead for the painting of the body.......
The chassis is completed, and I can put it aside while I pay attention to the body work

The body work is red and black, I'm going to spray the red first, and mask off. Just as well the temperature has dropped, as I wouldn't dare to airbrush when it's really hot.
I'm going to carefully prep the bodywork, and leave much longer for the primer and basecoat to harden off before moving on & masking the black - the finish is really important for this beauty
Dave

 

[Allen Dewire]

Great work and glad to hear you are feeling much better Dave. I agree and can't wait till our temps drop here. Can't spray anything when it's over 30°C everyday with no relief in sight. Even brush painting is a prob in this heat....

Prost
Allen

 

[stillp]

Pleased to hear your medication is working Dave. Congratulations to Matron!
Pete

 

[outrunner]

Glad to see you are back at the bench Dave, and doing a good job there.

Andy.

 

[adt70hk]

Dave

Sorry, missed the start of this. That's coming on nicely.

More importantly, glad to hear your feeling a bit better!!!

ATB.

Andrew

 

[Code no 10]

I'm very sure the red & black colour combo gonna be very striking. I can't wait to see when it's finished, Richard.

 

[Dave Ward]

The bodywork makes an appearance - after a wipedown with IPA, a primer coat and a basecoat of Vallejo Blood Red laid down

It's all the same colour, just the light causing them to look different. I'll leave that to really dry overnight, then decide whether it needs another coat of red, or I can go on to masking for the black areas.
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

It didn't need another coat of red, so I sat down & added the masking tape - a little fiddly in places!
Then a coat of black primer, then a topcoat of Vallejo Black mixed with Vallejo Gloss Varnish.
After a nervous wait - peeling off the masking tape!

Phew - that's turned out better than I hoped - I had one area of minor bleeding, on the underside of the rear wing:

I'm going to leave this overnight, then look to see if any areas need any attention, before going on to applying the first varnish coat.............
Dave

 

[Valeron]

Looking really good Dave. The back and red are showing up very well.

 

[Dave Ward]

2 coats of Vallejo Gloss..............................

I'll leave this overnight, then I think I can start the decalling process, which may take some time, as there are rather a lot!
Dave

 

[stillp]

Looking good Dave, but did you miss a bit of masking on the LH side, behind the top corner of the door?
Pete

 

[Dave Ward]

Looking good Dave, but did you miss a bit of masking on the LH side, behind the top corner of the door?
Pete

Had to go and have a look - but nothing there - just a trick of the angle the photo was taken from!
Dave