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Toyota Prius – part 2

First all chassie parts got some black paint.

Chassie parts painted black
Chassie parts painted black

Then the interior parts got some light gull grey.

Interior parts painted grey
Interior parts painted grey

Actually the gull grey ended up a bit thin in some areas. And I need to touch up that.

The instrument panel was masked and painted with RLM 74, and in the pic the seats and panel parts are dry fitted.

Interior painted and test fitted
Interior painted and test fitted

Tires and rims assembled

Tires assembled
Tires assembled

The glass seems to fit very well and even have a masking set included.
Those crosses in the roof that fits in the glass might create a bit of a problem if I want to paint the inner roof.

Dry fit of main glass section
Dry fit of main glass section

The exhaust pipe was painted aluminium.

Exhaust pipe painted
Exhaust pipe painted

Also the brake discs got some paint with Molotov Chrome.

Disc brakes painted
Disc brakes painted

It shows a bit in the pic that I hadn’t done a proper work sanding the discs neatly anough.
I just have to sort that and re-paint.

I’ve checked the body for mould seams, and surprisingly haven’t found any except on the inside, which in my mind is very strange. Never seen that before!

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Toyota Prius – Fujumi 1/24- part 1

I bought this kit a while ago, and thought it would be fun to build, and I’ll also participate in a Civvy group build.

Toyota Prius box
Toyota Prius box
Opened box
Opened box
Glass parts
Glass parts
Body and wheels
Body and wheels
Accessories
Accessories
Interior parts
Interior parts
Chrome parts
Chrome parts
Chassie, brakes and suspension
Chassie, brakes and suspension
Roof and roof light parts
Roof and roof light parts
Decals
Decals
Window masking set
Window masking set

I will not do it as on the box cover. So I will omit most of the decals and the emergency light on the roof. Instead I bought real car paint in lime green metallic.
That sure will be interesting to try out.

I’ve started by removing all the parts for the first two steps and also sorting the ejector pin marks on the brake discs with some putty.

Next I’ll clean up the parts and paint most of it black. The discs will be painted with chrome and a few parts in aluminium.