A milestone reached after many months: the colours on all of the body parts has been applied - orange, green, silver, black. The asterisk in the title is because some further colour will be needed after some of the decals have been applied - you may notice that the black section of the front cover … Continue reading [Episode 30] Body parts are painted*
Hopefully, possibly, maybe - the final test fit with all the body parts primed, ready for colour. 'All' small defects have been fixed, including some fit issues with between the rear clam and the airbox. I will probably find many more defects during the painting, but for now, here it is:
Some more photos of the - hopefully - last full test fit of the body. The body parts have been primed again to cover the bodywork repairs from last time, repaired a bit more, primed a bit more, etc. The last coat of primer is white where the body cover will go over. Its not … Continue reading [Episode 26 1/2] Bodywork continues, nearly nearly done
Build Flow Having identified all the paint/treatment options in the Colour Table (see my last post or the Documentation page), there is just a little more prep to do for painting. First off, here is the 'Build Flow'. This set of diagrams describes how I plan to prepare and paint each part, by showng how … Continue reading [Epsiode 3] Proper Planning Part 3 – More Painting Prep
In my last post I described creating a database of every part used in the kit, connected to an anotated set of instructions. The next step is to research the real Mazda 787B and decide on paints and/or other treatments for every part. The most useful references I found are two books: Photograph Collection Volume … Continue reading [Episode 2] Proper Planning Part 2 – Colour Me Prepared
Jason's Mazda 787B Build 