Tamiya 124th Eunos Roadster Step By Step Full Build

Tamiya 124th Eunos Roadster Step By Step Full Build

So To start off a month of model car building, here is the Tamiya 1/24th Scale Eunos Roadster Mazda MX-5. This is one of Tamiya cheapest car kits so looks like a great place to start and hone my skills.

Tamiya 124th Eunos Roadster Step By Step Full Build
Tamiya 124th Eunos Roadster Step By Step Full Build.
Tamiya 124th Eunos Roadster Body
Tamiya 124th Eunos Roadster Body.
The Tamiya Mazda Eunos Roadster Wheels And Tyres
The Tamiya Mazda Eunos Roadster Wheels And Tyres.
Sprue Of Clear Parts For The Tamiya Mazda Eunos Roadster
Sprue Of Clear Parts For The Tamiya Mazda Eunos Roadster.
Main Body Work And Seats For The Roadster Model
Main Body Work And Seats For The Roadster Model.

It is a very simple kit with only a few parts. Most of the parts are precast on the base of the model, there is no engine to build but you do have the axles and suspension. Also, the interior parts, they aren’t very detailed, but we will see what we can do.

Main Sprue Of Parts For The Tamiya Mazda MX-5 Scale Model Car
Main Sprue Of Parts For The Tamiya Mazda MX-5 Scale Model Car.

First Job is to clean the main body and attach the wing mirrors before giving it an undercoat.

Mazda Eunos Roadster Body With Wing Mirrors Fitted Ready For Painting
Mazda Eunos Roadster Body With Wing Mirrors Fitted Ready For Painting.

So making a departure from my normal style of model making, with this project I am going to paint all of the parts before assembly, luckily there are not too many parts so shouldn’t be too difficult to keep everything in check.

Parts Trimmed And Ready For Undercoating
Parts Trimmed And Ready For Undercoating.

Now that everything is trimmed and cleaned up I can give everything a coat of black primer ready for painting.

Got Some Orange Peel On The Red Gloss That will need to be Fixed
Got Some Orange Peel On The Red Gloss That will need to be Fixed.
Taken Off Some Of The Paint With Paint Thinner
Taken Off Some Of The Paint With Paint Thinner.
Sanded Back To A Smooth Base To Start Again
Sanded Back To A Smooth Base To Start Again.
The Tamiya Scale Model Mazda Completely Stripped Back And Ready For Fresh Primer
The Mazda Completely Stripped Back And Ready For Fresh Primer.
The One Broken Wing Mirror
The One Broken Wing Mirror.

So that was it. A real big screw up. I lost the wing mirros but managed to recover the body. This is a learnng procees and I have learnt it is a lot hardeer tospray gloss than matt.

Repaired The Window Column And Re-primed The Body
Repaired The Window Column And Re-primed The Body.

So that is it, stripped re-primed and ready to start again.

Painting The Disc Brakes On The 124th Scale Mazda Scale Model
Painting The Disc Brakes.

Painting the disc brakes, two types of silver.

The Parts Of The Mazda Scale Model Are All Painted And Ready For Assembly
The Parts Of The Mazda Scale Model Are All Painted And Ready For Assembly.

For this model I have painted every part prior to assembly, which should make the next stages quite quick and easy.

Front Suspension Completed
Front Suspension Completed.
The Front Suspension For The Mazda MX5
The Front Suspension For The Mazda MX5.
Front Suspension Fitted To The Car
Front Suspension Fitted To The Car.
Mazda MX5 Rear Suspension
Mazda MX5 Rear Suspension.
Rear Suspension Fitted To The Mazda Under Carriage
Rear Suspension Fitted To The Mazda Under Carriage.
Exhaust Fitted To The Underneath Of The Tamiya Eunos Roadster Model
Exhaust Fitted To The Underneath Of The Tamiya Eunos Roadster Model.

So the underneath of the car has come together very nicely. Pre-painting the parts has left the underside looking really clean and tight, very happy with that.

Fitted The Interior Parts In The Model
Fitted The Interior Parts In The Model.

I have kept the interior of the Mazda very simple, just a grey and black finish.

Top View Of The Cars Interior
Top View Of The Cars Interior.
The Resprayed Mazda MX 5 Scale Model
The Resprayed Mazda MX 5 Scale Model.
After Respraying The Scale Model Body In Blue And Giving It A Clear Coat It Has A Lot Better Finish
After Respraying The Scale Model Body In Blue And Giving It A Clear Coat It Has A Lot Better Finish.
Eunos Roadster Repainted And Gloss Varnished
Eunos Roadster Repainted And Gloss Varnished.

The second attempt at a gloss finish has gone so much better. Still not perfect but for my first model car a decent finish.

The Eunos Roadster Nearly Finished Just Need Windscreen Wiper And Rear View Mirror
The Eunos Roadster Nearly Finished Just Need Windscreen Wiper And Rear View Mirror.

Below are more photos of the Tamiya 1/24th Scale Mazda MX5.

Tamiya Mazda MX5 Roadster Plastic Scale Model Kit
Tamiya Mazda MX5 Roadster Scale Model Kit
Tamiya Mazda MX5 Roadster Completed Model
Tamiya 1/24th Mazda MX5 Roadster Completed Model
Tamiya 1/24th Eunos Roadster Completed Model
Tamiya Eunos Roadster Completed Model

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