Nissan Fairlady 350Z Nismo Tuned (4)

Progress has been quite fast for the past couple of weeks.
The interior has been set and done with some little details added.

First are the seatbelt buckles, which are scratch built with plastics sheets. I have followed a coulpe of reference pictures, noticing the seatbelts actual hangs out a little from the b-pillars. So I have replicated the hangers.

These are painted handfully with Gunze flat black and then tinted with Andrea red.


The door panels were also done. This can be compared with the original parts in the last update.


So the cockpit is then ready and I have moved on to the little parts yet to be finished.


I have added some sets of etching wipers which are handfully from Crazymodelers.


After that, the body is tinted with the window frames and clear parts are set.
But noticibly I have messed up the rims on which I tried to add some details. So I have not take any finished pics yet. But all it is all ready nevertheless.
Let's see when I will get a proper rims set so I can have it finished and pictures taken.
Thanks for reading this progress.

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Nissan Fairlady 350Z Nismo Tuned (3)

Leaving the clear coatin on the body to dry out for a couple of weeks, I have started the polishing work in the weekend so I can keep up with the progress. And I have this some particular pics as a referne on my steps.

The picture below is the surface being dried for some weeks. You may spot the orange peel with ease.

And then I have sanded the surface with wet #1500 sand paper. Those orange peels were leveled off, while a flat and rougher surface is left.

Then it comes with wet #2000 sand paper sanding, which smoothened the surface and give a little more gloss to it.

And finally, I have polished the surface with compound, this time from Ricebox. The gloss of the surface is achieved and the polishment steps are done.