Hello, this is Blue22, AO-san. This is Aoshima's 1/24 Lamborghini Huracan Performante work process. I've filed the entire body last time, so this time I'll paint a surfacer. When the surfacer is applied, the thickness of the coating increases accordingly. If you don't paint as much as possible, you can have sharp edges. However, this time, I will apply a surfacer to fill in the small scratches that have been filed. I use a gray surfacer instead of black for the convenience of painting bright colors. Mask the chassis. Last time I painted a gray surfacer. Then the center was painted with Tann. So next I'll paint silver. Mask the part that will be painted with Tann. The masking method is the same as usual. A masking tape that has been cut into thin strips is pasted as a contour first, and the other portions are appropriately filled with tape.
The surface of the contour part is slightly uneven. Press firmly with a bamboo skewer. Also pay attention to the tension of the tape. If the tape is applied with a strong tension, it may float with the force of the tension even if it looks close when pressed with a bamboo skewer. Apply silver after masking. Apply the suspension arm as well as the silver on the bottom of the chassis. The suspension arm may be painted with a brush, but it is also applied.
According to the instructions in the manual, Creos No. 8 silver is to be applied. However, Tamiya lacquer paint flat aluminum is used. Further masking after this. Finally I will paint matte black. Assemble the engine. The kit engine has been reproduced in its entirety, including the lower part. Recent kits often omit engine reproduction. I think it ’s a very good kit. Since the whole is well reproduced, it is necessary to paint it finely. Assemble while thinking about how to apply. Whether to apply after bonding or before bonding. Depending on the part, it may be easier to apply before bonding than after applying. However, this time I didn't think of any particular method. For the time being, the engine body and the exhaust manifold were separated.
Bonded using Creos's casting adhesive SP. Depending on the part, it will be poured into the areas where the surfacer is applied, but this time I don't care. Paint the engine with semi-gloss black. According to the instructions, the parts to be painted with matte black are painted with Tamiya Lacquer Paint semi-gloss black. Apply the black part first, then mask and apply silver later. In addition, I will also apply other small parts at the same time. According to the manual, the air cleaner box should be painted entirely with matte black and partially painted with silver. The actual vehicle air cleaner has a unique color for Performante, which is different from the normal one.
I will follow the actual car. These parts are not specified parts to be painted with matte black, but parts that will be painted with silver. Apply semi-gloss black together as if it were an undercoat. Glossy black is ideal for the undercoat of silver. Better than painting silver on a gray surfacer. I'm painting it just like that. When the surfacer on the body is dry, apply white. The body color will be finished in orange with pearl. Paint white as the primer. If you want to make it white easily, the best way is to use Gaia Notes Ultimate White. However, there is a drawback that the coating tends to be thick. In this kit's body, the door handle mold is very delicate. Use Ex-White to avoid being filled with paint. The door handle mold is thin and slightly shallow. You may have to re-carve yourself so that it won't be buried. However, I thought it would be difficult to re-engrave. Leave the mold as it is.
I tried not to make the coating as thick as possible. Apply other parts to the bumper and body at the same time. Now it is painted separately from the body. As the painting process progresses a little further, I will paint all together to make the tone of the color uniform. At this stage, priority is given to ease of application, and it is applied separately. Paint the brake rotor with Tamiya lacquer paint metallic gray. The instructions are to paint in a mixed color of silver and black. In short, it reproduces the color of carbon ceramic. I thought Tamiya's metallic gray was somehow like that. So I'll use it instead. Some say it was awkward to mix silver and black. This will be masked later and the caliper will be painted in black. Thank you for watching. See you in next video. Blue22, AO-san..
