Today I decided to start a new project.

It's the Honda Odyssey from Aoshima with Absolute bodykit.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_001_%28Medium%29~1.jpg

Let's take a look inside the kit. It's curbside, but there are a lot of parts :)

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_002_%28Medium%29~1.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_003_%28Medium%29~1.jpg

Smoked windows for the back of the car.
http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_004_%28Medium%29~1.jpg

Bodykit:
http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_005_%28Medium%29~1.jpg

The very nice OZ Opera wheels
http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_006_%28Medium%29~1.jpg

I can choose about 2 different rearbumpers. They look very simillar, but 1 is clean, and 1 have a place for reflectors or lights. I like the clean bumper, so I'll use that one.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_007_%28Medium%29~0.jpg

The same is with the frontbumper. 1 is with hidden foglights and the other have foglights in a bulb or something like that. 1 bumper also have a nice mesh grille, so I'll use that one.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_008_%28Medium%29.jpg

I also got a bit of bmf in the kit, and a piece of sanding paper... :roll:

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_009_%28Medium%29.jpg

I started to fit the bodykit on the body. Frontbumper and sideskirts are not a problem, but the rearbumper doesn't fitt good at all. I always have this problem with Aoshima.
While I used some extra force to glue the rearbumper, the whole thrunk came from the body :evil: :banghead:

Now I glued the whole rear with some extra heavy glue. You can see it on the pics because I used a lot. This will be sanded away when it's complete dry.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_010_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_011_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_012_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_013_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_014_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/inhoud_015_%28Medium%29.jpg

The exteriorcolor will be Tamiya Dark Deep Metallic Blue. And I'm thinking about 2 grey colors for the interior.

Kris.

Nice to see another project from you! I like the choice of kit. Very cool.

That looks awesome!!! very cool subject, very "pimpn"

may i suggest sanding down the rings in the front to make it look like a stagger set?

Yesterday I started with painting the body. After I had sanded all the putty I first sprayed some grey primer on it.

When this was dry, I sprayed 3 or 4 layers Dark Mica Blue on it.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/kleur_%281%29_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/kleur_%282%29_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/kleur_%28Medium%29.jpg

It's now waiting for some decals (maybe) and his clearcoat.

Kris.

Yesterday I clearcoated the body after putting the few decals on it.

I used 3 layers of TS-13 and I'm sattisfied by the result. The dust you see is just on the surface and not in the paint :wink:

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/blanke_lak_001_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/blanke_lak_002_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/blanke_lak_003_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/blanke_lak_004_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/blanke_lak_005_%28Medium%29.jpg

Now I'll have to wait a week and than I can polish the body!

Kris.

Nice job so far, keep up the good work! Somehow I like this car but never enough to build it...

Today I completed the chassis. After painting some details I wheatered the whole chassis.

The suspension was also placed. Aoshima did the're homework by making a lowering system, so I don't have to make my own lowering.

After finishing this, I tryed a dryfit with the wheels but they stick out to much. So I had to remove some spacers behind the discbrakes.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/polish_001_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/polish_002_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/polish_003_%28Medium%29.jpg

I also polished the body. This time no sanding but only the 3 Tamiya compounds and a bit of carwax. I love the shine 8)

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/polish_004_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/polish_005_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/polish_006_%28Medium%29.jpg

And I dryfit with the wheels. Here you can see the wheels which stick out to much.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/polish_007_%28Medium%29.jpg

When I find some time I start with the interior and go further with the body....

Kris.

Nice progress, the shine is excellent!

Last week I started with the interior. I tryed different color combinations but nothing works for me.

I asked my girlfriend for a color combination and they said. Light Grey with Medium Blue. I painted the details with polished aluminium. The interior was improved with some details like silver interiorflocking and some magazines and a iPod.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/interieur_001_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/interieur_002_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/interieur_003_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/interieur_005_%28Medium%29.jpg

and a dryfit with the body.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/interieur_006_%28Medium%29.jpg

Now it's time for the bodywork. I'll start with the windowtrims.

Kris.

I like the interior color combo - we all know women decide everything...

New update:

First I painted all the windowtrims and windowrubbers. I had to mask the body because I wanted smooth trims.

Than I painted the lights. I painted them full red because I like that the most on this kind of colors.

The grille and frontbumper got some racingmesh which looks very nice in my opinion.

The mirrors are placed. I first drilled a hole in the mirror and body, and than added copperwire to glue them. Now I do'nt have to re glue the mirrors every time I polish the body :)

The windows are a pain in the ass to fit right. The clear front windows are good but the smoked glasses on the back are really hard to fit. Now I have used a lot of glue to place them but it isn't good quality from Aoshima.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_af_001_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_af_002_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_af_003_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_af_004_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_af_006_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_af_007_%28Medium%29.jpg

The OZ Opera wheels got the logo's on the centers.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_af_008_%28Medium%29.jpg

This is the only thing that's left over:

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_af_009_%28Medium%29.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_af_010_%28Medium%29.jpg

Meanwhile I finished the car, except for the frontbumper. This must be placed tonight and than I have to wax the car one more time before I can take the final pictures.

Kris.

damn, it looks great as it sits. and it's not even put together.
im digging it more every time i see it.

purple purple! you can attract a lady in that color! very cool and its a VIP car!