350z - W.I.P

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:40 pm

Here's my 350z, she's still a work in progress but I thought what the hell, why not share it with the pimps.

I pretty much have to play the waiting game for a least 24 hours to allow the coats of clear finish to dry and harden. Then I'll be cool to continue on.

I removed the tape. btw, I didn't need to score the tape edges with a knife. The paint didn't chip as it has done before. It might have to do with the fact that I know more about what I'm doing now than before, oh wel......

So here's the shell pretty much done (drying on a pullback chassis)save a few finer details.

I'm keeping the light fittings clear (like on my gloria) so I may install some headlights/rearlights.

ph2t.

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:30 pm

Man, that looks great. You did a perfect masking job and the panel lines are clean as hell... did you paint the lines black? Nice work in progress, can't wait to see it lit up.

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 11:12 pm

thanks man

The lines aren't painted at all. I actually had done a dark perl blue base coat. Well, it was gonna be that colour but the fricken spraycan ran out! So I used some tamyia paint for the first time ever and I gotta say it's bloody good! The tamyia paint is a pearl light blue and it seems that the colour of the darker blue undercoat highlighted the lines and contours of the shell.

Also, did you notice the back of the car? *subtle*

ph2t.

brendan123 · Post by **brendan123** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 3:25 am

nice work man, nice masking job to. It looks like you can see some of that dark pearl blue on the top of the car in some photos, u might be getting a transperant affect.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 8:11 am

Lookin' good. I really dig that color. It's kinda grayish, but it really sparkles.

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:49 am

the 350z is the best painting shell that tomy has put out. love em all.

grnmachnracr · Post by **grnmachnracr** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:12 pm

why isnt there a back window?

barto_85 · Post by **barto_85** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 3:59 pm

ph2t puttied it out. Guess he didn't want a rear window.

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 4:15 pm

you got it barto! I wanted to try my hand at putty and bogging up the back. It's a pratice mod, learning how the putty handles.

There's more pictures and info here:

http://www.ausmicro.com/topic.asp?TOPIC ... +Technical

ph2t.

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 5:56 am

Hey Dave, you will be happy to know that I took your suggestion and got a proper handbrush to do detailing with. Never done it before 'cause I never thought I'd have a steady enough hand for it! Sofar i'm quite happy with the results. All I'm waiting on now is to install the head lights and rear lights.

ph2t.

brendan123 · Post by **brendan123** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 6:14 am

nice work man, love the number plate.

barto_85 · Post by **barto_85** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 7:36 am

thats a phat ass looking car now ph2t. looks awesome, great work.

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 2:30 pm

Thanks fellas

. All I need to do now is some work installing the headlights and rear lights and then I'll pop a 1.6 inna tha chassis and it's time for some crusin!

ph2t.

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:53 pm

finally fixed the pictures, all should be fine now. bloody webhosting punks!

ph2t.

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:29 pm

lookin sweet ph2t! i agree with brendan, love the plate. how'd ya do it?