Tamiya - 1:24 Porsche 959 progression report (part 1)

I was rushing my class assignment last week, so I stopped all production.  Now, it's time to start the engine again.  As I look at the models piling up in my upper bungle bed, I got a headache, I unconsciously bought a lot of models in the past, mostly 1:24, I doubt if I could finish them all in my life.  I try to clean up those which have been started but not completed and found this at the bottom of the stack.

As I recall, I buy this model because one of my friends who like the car very much and ask if I can build one for her.  As the building  proceed, I got stuck with the rear hood and aero-wing.  In the real car, both hood and wing are in one-piece, whereas the model is made up of two parts.  The connection gap between the both parts is so obvious and wide.  Although it can be covered by putty and sand smooth afterward, it is so difficult to render a best result especially the gap underneath the wing.  So I put it aside and forget about it, and so is my friend...

The model has already started, the engine, chassis, front/back suspension have been completed.  Since this is an aged model, the door panels and rear seats are molded to the cockpit (tub-liked cockpit), it would be difficult to color the interior, especially the rear seats which should have different color strips.  The tub-liked cockpit make the coloring works more challenging.  Nevertheless, I was thinking to change the color usage in the interior because the interior looks very 70's in the real car.  I am thinking to "modernize" it, let's see.

[Progression]

Somedays ago: The engine, chassis, and fromt/rear suspension have been assembled.  they have been put in place.

Day 1 [12/7/08]: Apply putty to the connection line between the rear hood and wing.

Day 2 [13/7/08]: Sand off the excessive putty.  As I mentioned previously, the excessive putty underneath the wing is hard to reach to sand.  However, I finally manage to sand it with a great effort and time, the result is not satisfy (pic 1), as you can see in the below photo, air bubbles formed when the putty dried up, so I have to repeat the putty process.  While waiting for the putty dry, I wash the rest in soap water and paint the small parts.
pic 1

Day 3 [14/7/08]: Sand smooth the rear hood and ready to prime all the parts with gray putty.  However, when everything is set up for spraying, I found the air pump is not working properly, which might need to replace.  However, I don't want to replace it as it already the second pump so far and it has not been using for very long.  I really doubt the durability of this kind of pump.  Anyone who plan to buy the mini aircompressor for the first time, the one below is not an ideal choice, although its price is at the low side.  The air compressor can be found in many model shops, including Tri????? and Wa? L?.  The spray works need to be stopped until I get the pump's problem solved.  Damn!!
pic 2

TBC.

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