WIP-ae86 levin

evil_hanzel

05-17-2007, 09:07 PM

hi here's my WIPs right now, and i have created a separate thread for this.
i bought the ae86 for a dollar at a hobby store, unfortunately it doent have a rear hatch glass, so im gonna fabricate one from acrylic sheet. this is also the first time i did custom work for front bumper and spoiler.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31532.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31529.jpg

the story:
anyways, the build had taken a turn. originally it will be a black body/ red bumpers-trimmings paint scheme, but my editor (i work at a car online magazine) saw this ae86, asked if i could somehow paint it in our magazine's battle colors. so it will be blue with red and white trims.
oh, the plan is to build the ae86 as a budget daily driver/weekend drifter/racer. so expect to see some scratches and zip ties

this model will be on display for our magazine's street party next month, so most of my builds are halted.

here are some updates on my build:
fitment of rear glass hatch(the kit didnt have one)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31620.jpg
hood vent
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31619.jpg
rear spoiler all smoothened up.muffler i will be using. yes th muffler is dirty, and has a lot of scratches. i'm going for the used kinda battered look of a battle car.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31618.jpg
side view, stance of the ae86
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31617.jpg
front bumper. a little more sanding and putty to smoothen it, then it will be ready for primer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31616.jpg
interior shot 1, half cage and fuel cell
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31615.jpg
interior shot 2, bucket seat with 4-point harness and stock seating
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31614.jpg

thanks for looking.

C & C welcome!!!

hanzel.

MidnightWangan

05-18-2007, 04:35 AM

Twin Hachis are lookin' good, nice work on the front bumpers & hood vent. U gonna putty the edges of the rear spolier to 'merge' it into a singular piece with the rear hatch?

evil_hanzel

05-20-2007, 06:14 AM

nah, the spoiler will not be merged with the hatch. it will have lxan windows. oh, BTW, the hachis are actually quadruplets. :D im gonna build them in different styles. :D:D

evil_hanzel

05-24-2007, 08:58 PM

zak78

05-25-2007, 06:43 AM

Hey, that's the first time I've seen a Starion! Front spoiler on the 86 looks quite good as well.

gtidude

05-25-2007, 09:09 AM

can we get some close ups of the cars on the shelves?

MidnightWangan

05-25-2007, 02:29 PM

Yeah clearer pics of the collection please. :p :)

i luv drift

05-25-2007, 08:19 PM

Nice to see you working on the AE86! The interior looks really good, a harcdore race car! You have to tell me where you got the seatbelts from, or did you make them on your own? Anyway it looks good! Defenetily want to see more. :grinyes: The FC3S looks really good to! looks like the one from Inital D

evil_hanzel

05-26-2007, 07:18 AM

i made the seatbelts from vynil sticker and some metal tape. i dont have any access to PE parts so custom fabrication is the way to go.

to everyone else, ok, i'll get clearer pics. most of my collection consists diecast and assorted scale cars

evil_hanzel

05-31-2007, 09:01 PM

update time:
FC3S near completion. about 80 percent:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31720.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31718.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31715.jpg
i still dont have the tailights im looking for...this would do for the meantimt. i
still have another set of these tailights, unpainted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31717.jpg
the rims, RS watanabes. left it unpainted. real watanabes have the same finish.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31723.jpg
started a new one, a rebuild of a civic hatch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31721.jpg
impul rims
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31722.jpg

zak78

06-01-2007, 06:49 PM

Nice job on the rollcage, Hanzel!
Nick

evil_hanzel

06-02-2007, 10:45 PM

disaster struck the FC3S......\

the black paitn for the window trims reacted with the clear i was using, totally messed the body. the car is now being stripped, i gutted the hood and transplated a hood vent from a JGTC R34 skyline. it now looks like a RE amemiya hood. :D:D:D

evil_hanzel

06-04-2007, 08:44 PM

UPDATE time:
mazda FC3S interior pics. teat fitting only. need to detail the interior a bit more. just a basic and smple interior
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31752.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31751.jpg
the FC3S' new hood
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31746.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31748.jpg
the evo 6: now painted body:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31753.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31755.jpg

zak78

06-04-2007, 09:48 PM

Whoa, that Evo is eye-popping! The RE-type hood on the RX-7 looks great! Really sorry to hear that the paintjob went bad. What types of black trim paint and clear were you using?

evil_hanzel

06-04-2007, 10:45 PM

i was using automotive clear. :D:D:D, i think the clear was too strong.

evil_hanzel

06-05-2007, 09:18 PM

that FC3S is testing my patience. it just wont cooperate with me. so i'm just gonna
finish this body, and build it as it is now.. anyways, i headed back to the shop last
night and got another FC3S kit for 3USD. i'm going to this over again. i'm not giving
up on my white FC3S. :D:D:D
so here she is now. a blue FC, mismatched wheels, and some bumper tap scratches. im
going to build this one as a typical JDM drift car, scratches and all.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31766.jpg
we'll just have to wait for the ressurection of the white FC sometime soon.
and update on my ae86 levin. just got it painted with a layer of blue also.another coat
and i'm fine. just have to fabricate lexan windows. :D:D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31767.jpg

MidnightWangan

06-06-2007, 08:05 AM

Lovin that deep electric blue on the FC and of course the deep-dish rims too. :)

zak78

06-07-2007, 12:30 AM

I dig the FC's mismatch wheels, but I think I would strip the paint off the front wheels and paint them either silver or black.

evil_hanzel

06-12-2007, 09:20 PM

i felt the need to hack at something, and this is the result. a crazy skyline
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31904.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31905.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31906.jpg
a R32 skyline pickup. my cars need a service truck anyway, and i dont have a truck kit, so i made one. :D:D:D. only, i dont have a front bumper for this skyline yet. i seem to have lost the bumper and the dash.:(:(:(:( anyways anyone want to donate a bumper? ill just tint the windows for this build.
and some updates:
my ae86, just a preview, just finished painting the body
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31790.jpg
the mazda FC, unfortunately, got shelved. i'll just continue it some other time, or make a new one, since i bought a new FC kit.

evil_hanzel

06-13-2007, 10:45 PM

update on my levin:
nearing completion. i know the way i painted the front corner lens is wrong, and is not really how the levin lights are, but i like it this way, orange all around. :D:D
the color scheme is blue, with dark blue bumpers, spoiler, skirts and side mouldings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31908.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31909.jpg
i think i still have to dro the car, don't you think? or the stance is just right?

zak78

06-14-2007, 10:37 AM

Whoa, good job on the color combo! The only thing I'd add is a black door pull. The drop is just right, in my opinion.

evil_hanzel

06-14-2007, 08:58 PM

thanks. yup, i still need to paint the door handles. still a lot of work to do> :D:D

i luv drift

06-16-2007, 08:04 AM

that ae86 is looking good! It looks like a time attack car. Good job! Makes me want to get back into it after a busy term of school! :grinyes:

evil_hanzel

06-26-2007, 09:18 PM

MidnightWangan

06-26-2007, 10:15 PM

I like the staples 'holding' the AE86's bumper in place. :biggrin:

evil_hanzel

06-26-2007, 10:27 PM

heehee thanks. BTW, wat happened to katoots? cant get in...:(

MidnightWangan

06-26-2007, 11:20 PM

No idea man, they keep having glithces & crashes and all. :(

evil_hanzel

06-27-2007, 12:04 AM

oh i see. you also noticed the wires holing the front bumper eh. :D:D:D

energon

06-27-2007, 12:20 AM

to this, 15" enkeis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31979.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC31980.jpg

Where did those come from?!?!?! Those look SWEEEET! I WANT!!!

evil_hanzel

06-27-2007, 01:29 AM

Where did those come from?!?!?! Those look SWEEEET! I WANT!!!

i got them from a fujimi group a mitsubishi starion kit. on the fujimi catalog its listed as 15" enkei tarmac wheels and is already discontinued. its avery rare set, so if you find a set, grab it. :D best chance is for me to rummage around in the kit sale we have here for another set:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC32007.jpg
here with some 14" panasports, 15" enkeis, and 15" SSR reverse mesh

here's another rare set of wheels:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC32004.jpg
17" OZ wheels, 17" RS watanabe, 17" impul RS two piece

RS watanabes in three different widths
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/evil_hanzel/SUC32000.jpg

energon

06-27-2007, 09:20 AM

Are these them? http://www.hlj.com/product/FUJ19240 Those 14" Pansport's look awesome too!

evil_hanzel

06-27-2007, 08:26 PM

yup. thats the set. :D:D

evil_hanzel

07-04-2007, 10:42 PM

Fabbri_Guy

07-05-2007, 04:55 PM

where the heck did you get that 345 tunning kit! I have two of the them but in the super aero version, i never seen that kit anywhere not even in japan! And what type of putty are you useing???

evil_hanzel

07-05-2007, 11:11 PM

i got it in a kit sale here locally. just 3USD. its an old kit actually, and the store is having an inventory sale. all 345 tuning cars are priced 3USD. also got a S12 silvia 345 tuning. :D:D :D:D
actually im using epoxy putty. i like to use it. when its not yet cured, i can still shape it a bit.:D:D

Fabbri_Guy

07-06-2007, 01:40 AM

hey i can take that silvia off your hands for you. Trade? maybe triple what you payed???? Contact me please.I've been searching for these kits to add to my collection.....

evil_hanzel

07-06-2007, 02:34 AM

^^you got PM

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