Nissan Fairlady 240ZG BuildView: Slideshow Mosaic List 1December 31, 2021Desk cleared and cleaned in anticipation of the build 2January 3, 2022Defining colors (translating Tamiya to Vallejo) 3January 3, 2022Meow 4January 4, 2022Chassis painted grey and washed in a black filter with extra dirt in the hood area 5January 4, 2022Chassis painted grey and washed in a black filter for subtle weathering underneath 6January 7, 2022Shocks painted 7January 12, 2022Engine assembled and weathered 8January 12, 2022 9January 12, 2022In situ 10January 12, 2022 11January 14, 2022Top view so far 12January 14, 2022Bottom view so far (partially weathered) 13January 15, 2022This is an adhesive metal sticker stuck to the bottom of this plastic overlay. I'm lining it up... 14January 15, 2022...and stick it down! Fiddly and requires tweezers and nearsighted vision but I got 'em! 15January 15, 2022Side view of wheel with hubcap from previous pic in situ 16January 15, 2022Wheels on (but not weathered yet)! 17January 15, 2022Undercarriage with wheels on (not weathered) 18January 17, 2022Masking off the interior... 19January 17, 2022...for paintin 20January 19, 2022Interior assembled... 21January 19, 2022...and installed 22January 19, 2022 23February 11, 2022After several light coats of Tamiya spray paint the body is ready... 24February 11, 2022...as are its other component parts 25February 14, 2022Front of window spray painted and grille painted black to dirty it up a bit 26February 14, 2022Putting together body parts. Scraping off areas for dabs of glue. 27February 14, 2022Ahh... The unique joy of a part that fits just perfectly. Cheers, Tamiya. 28February 14, 2022This was fun. A tiny metal sticker to fit around the light. Needle nose tweezers, held breath, it went on pretty easily, actually. A rare case when my otherwise humiliating nearsightedness was actually a help! 29February 14, 2022Headlight assembled. Clear plastic part glued in with some thinned PVA. 30February 14, 2022Edge delicately scratched off for gluing 31February 14, 2022Mating edge cleaned off as well 32February 14, 2022Glued from the back. Tamiya Reverse Action Straight Tweezers helped immensely in placing the piece precisely. tamiya.com/english/p..t_tweezers/index.htm 33February 14, 2022She's in! Forgive the cat hair. It will all get dusted soon enough 🙂 34February 16, 2022Nose attached 35February 17, 2022Taillights in 36February 17, 2022Mudguards on 37February 17, 2022Rear window installed 38February 17, 2022Front window installed 39February 17, 2022Coming together... The glass is so clear you can't even tell the front headlight is encased in it! 40February 17, 2022Headlight chrome installed 41February 17, 2022Side windows fitted in 42February 17, 2022Rear spoiler and bumper in 43February 17, 2022Placing interior into body... carefully... 44February 17, 2022...carefully... 45February 17, 2022Fit perfectly! 46February 18, 2022Final build complete! 47February 18, 2022 48February 18, 2022 49February 18, 2022 50February 18, 2022 51February 18, 2022 52February 18, 2022 Comments22 November 2024, 22:40 - Project infoNissan Fairlady 240ZG52 images1:24CompletedAll albumsView all albums »