WIP Tameo CPK004 MP4-1C

[vanhookvintage]

Hi All,

I've been away from the bench for about 7 months because it's just been so cold, and some health problems, but I'm back. I've started several WIPs and only completed a couple over the past few years, so I hope I can finally finish another one.

Just got my workbench cleaned up and the parts out of the bags, so here's where we start. This is my first CPK kit, and it's weird for a Tameo kit because there's almost no photoetch, only the seatbelts. I noticed that, even though it's a CPK kit, it came in a SilverLine box.

And, this will be my first use of the new Tamiya LP-5 Semi-gloss black that I got from an EBay seller in Taiwan a few months ago.

A couple of sad things are that this kit is the last thing I bought from Mac's and I also got the Gravity Colors paint before they went away. I hope Mac's and Gravity Colors can both come back.

So, here's the start:

Cheers,
Greg

[dgwoodward2]

Looking forward to your progress on this!

[gp-models]

Good to see you back on the bench, highly interesting cause i don`t have any CPK kit, but playing around with the idea of buying some. Keep it comin Greg!

[cesar418]

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[turboF1]

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[ewestra]

Good luck with your build Greg, but what do mean that Gravity Colors is no more?? They are still here https://www.gravity-colors.com/ Last month I ordered the Eagle Blue and 2K clear coat.

Eric

[vanhookvintage]

Good luck with your build Greg, but what do mean that Gravity Colors is no more?? They are still here https://www.gravity-colors.com/ Last month I ordered the Eagle Blue and 2K clear coat.

Eric

That's good to hear, Eric. I ordered a couple of bottles of Rosso Corsa a couple of months ago, and had them within a few days, all the while other people were saying that they never got their orders. Then the Gravity Colors FB page went away. I'm still able to log into my account on their website, though.

[vanhookvintage]

Hi All,

Not much progress here, with my son home between his Masters Degree and PhD program. The body, mirrors and rear wing have been primed with Tamiya metal primer, then White Surface Primer. The tray and wheels were sprayed with TS29 from the can, even though I have a couple of bottles of LP-5 that I'm itching to try. It's been so hot and humid that I don't want to use the airbrush. Hopefully more soon.

Cheers,
Greg

[vanhookvintage]

Hello All,

Well, it's been a hell of a hiatus. I won't go into my health issues, but hopefully they're resolved for now. Law school for our son, not PhD. I'm back on this model, and hoping winter won't be so long, now. Since the last post, I painted the body with Gravity Colors (USA) Titanium White a couple of weeks ago when we had a warm-ish day here in the northeast USA, and I'm ready for the fluoro. Conundrum: should I mask and paint, or use the kit decals (I'm so afraid of the fluoro bleeding under the tape).

Thanks and cheers,
Gregf

[gp-models]

Great to see you back on this Greg, i would go for a paint job, after masking i spray another light coat of white to protect the edges of masking tape from getting red under it. This should bring you sharp edges.