Nissan Fairlady 240ZG Tamiya 1:24

Let's start with the engine

Engine block was painted with Tamiya X-14 and not X-4 as Tamiya says in the instructions ... X-4 is too dark

The engine next to a Porsche 917 5 lt 12 cil. engine ..... it's really a compact engine this one from Porsche

"Spark plugs" added. Oil filter painted with a lighter shade of X-14

Ignition wires added part 1

Ignition wires added part 2

Oil filter was painted in a lighter shade of Tamiya X-14. Radiator fan was painted in Ivory

Most of the parts in place, air filter, carbs , plug wiring and so on ...

Painting the recesses with brush before painting with a rattle can

TS-11 Maroon Spray painted , first coat

Second coat. Front and rear struts glued in place ... the kit is so good that these parts almost don't need to be glued. Radiator also glued at this stage ,,, deviating from tne isntructions.

Transmission in place ... Wonderful engineering by Tamiya ,,, with no glue it stays in place. I glued it anyway .....

Detail of the engine bonnet without the accessories

Front brakes also in place and brake lines added.

Brake and clutch pumps with lines added

Also the battery has it's cables added ,,, but more anon

Engine in place ... so far complete ... but wrong battery

As can be seen, the battery is placed too low ... That's beacuse I thought it was the top of the battery, but in fact it's the support for it. Allways read the instructions ,,, some pages in advance ... that's my advice 😉

But I noticed it when the scratch-buid terminals , claps and the wiring were glued in place .... and it took me quite an effort

This is the "new" battery . I've put the battery below the support I detailed thinking it was the top of the battery

Managed not to break the wires

New battery in place. Also brake and clutch pumps in place.

Scratch-building the coil

Coil in place , with all the wires also in place. Calling the bonnet done for now.

"cockpit"
First attempt to paint the seat "vents" ,,, Not a very lucky one
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"cockpit"

Dashboard

Tryed several ways to paint the "vents" in the seats ,,,, No way ,,,, In the end I punched silver decal discs from my old amd trusty Waldron set ,,,,

Seats in place .... I think the result is quite fair

Dash completed with steering wheel and vents. In the backgroud my other project ... engine for a Porsche 917 K from Heller ... which is taking more effort than I thought in the begining ,,,,,

Seat belts made from tin foil from a bottle of wine , and plastic card attachements... which I already drunk ...,, the wine of course , not the anchor plates.
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And ... then ,,, searching for something in the stash ... I found this kit.

Full of seat belt attachements and latches ..... hummmm ... I'm making my mind up wether to use it or go on with the self made items ,,,,,,, I guess not much will be seen when the body work is in place ....May be is better to save the parts for another project ......

Moreover .... this very kit also has a 240Z engine ,,,,, and is not a bad one by the way , What a surprise .....

Pedals, dashboard , gear lever ans some other things in place.

Also adde seat belts

Ans the wheels

The way Tamiya has manages to gte the look of the wheels is IMPRESSIVE. It's been a bit difficult to get the metal decal rims in place ... but the result is amazing.