Tamiya's WRX kit from P.Man

Well Dan's had this kit all covered in his thread here before.

Thought i'd start a new one so that it keeps his one to the point on making it and i'd do a brief one on what i thought of it.

Looks to be a very basic kit to build. In two days i have almost got it painted (apart from the body) The chassis is the biggest pain in the arse to paint due to it being molded in one.

After looking at heaps of photo's etc i have decided to add different wheels and lower it.

I will be adding wheels the same as i have on my car (primera).
I have spent a lot of today cutting out the suspension arms to lower it...i have no idea how this will turn out....i'm just hoping all my mesurements are correct or i'm going to end up with a shit looking WRX.

Had to make up some small bushers on the lathe at work to get the new wheels to fit as they are totally different in the way they attach to the disc's.

The body i will paint last due to all the handling i will be doing to get the height looking just right.

Will be painted TS50

The wheels.......what colour should i paint them ????
I like the look of the ones i'm putting on to be silver....i have seen a few already done like this and it looks good.......or should i stick with the gold ????

Cant wait to see the finished product! :D Good luck!

Stick with Gold for the wheels Warren, unless you want to go with Titanium grey again like the R34.
This would be inline with the last of the old shape rally cars.
Would look good!
An idea anyway! Silver sounds a bit dodgy to me!
I thought you were going to do it like the 'Mines' version though, white with the gold multi-spkoes?

Originally posted by primera man
Had to make up some small bushers on the lathe at work to get the new wheels to fit as they are totally different in the way they attach to the disc's.
I've got the funny image in my head of you spinning these little wheels on this industrial sized lathe. :D:D

Guiddy....I thought about the white Mines WRX but have gone with the blue as i just "Love the colour". Plus there is one for sale in town that is the same as i want to do.


Jason......LOL...... I did get a few strange looks from my work mates !!

Originally posted by primera man
Guiddy....I thought about the white Mines WRX but have gone with the blue as i just "Love the colour". Plus there is one for sale in town that is the same as i want to do.




So what did you decide regarding the wheels?

Originally posted by Guiddy


So what did you decide regarding the wheels?

Gold.

Have finished mucking around getting the height right. Took lots of cutting/glueing testing ...pulling back apart etc etc. The car will be about 2-3mm lower. The tyres just tuck inside the wheel arches. .....but i think it makes a huge difference.

Just got the rest of the painting to do then the body to sand and paint.

I liked that WRX Guiddy

Well it's all painted and together.
Finished sanding the body over the last couple of days and added the primer.
Hopefully tomorrow well get a couple of finish coats on the body.
Everything has gone together well. Very nice basic kit.

Only thing i had to do that was different was cut the metal rods that went into the wheels in half and took about 10mm out because of the different rims.
Used superglue to glue them in place.

Hopefully get pics soon

Stop all the bloody babble and get on with the pics man!!!!:bloated:

Man how do you finish them so bloddy fast? My WRC Corolla is taking forever. :( And you finished one already.

Originally posted by G-Forces
Man how do you finish them so bloddy fast? My WRC Corolla is taking forever. :( And you finished one already.

He uses Playskool paint!:D

Originally posted by Guiddy


He uses Playskool paint!:D

:p :p ...LMAO....

Hopefully be finished tomorrow and have some pics.
The tail lights are a pain in the arse to get in. They are so tight.

The silver sticking paper they give you for the backs of the tail lights is hopeless.
I ended up using bare metal foil for a better look to the lights.
Just got to get some window tints from a place in town tomorrow, glue the windows in and get the body on and give it a big polish etc.

So far a very nice kit.
It looks so much better lowered down 2-3mm :) :) :)

pic0rs please.......

Kit is all finished. Got the window tint today and fitted it and gave it its final polish and wax.
A very nice kit and the end product is very nice.
Very happy with the wheels and the lowering of the car.
Very nice basic kit to paint and put together. A bit of time spent will give you a very nice looking kit.
Heres a few pics to tell me what you think :) :)

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Last one

Come on, Warren! Are you for real? You're a modeling MACHINE!!! :D :D :D :D :D

http://www.plauder-smilies.de/biggthumpup.gif

I want one! :cry: And I don't mean the kit. ;)

Does it come with different front emblems? Is that a proper STi emblem?

Top notch, primera man! Good show!! :)

DARN I LOVE THOSE KIND OF RIMS !!!

:) :) :) :)

Originally posted by jay@af
Come on, Warren! Are you for real? You're a modeling MACHINE!!! :D :D :D :D :D

http://www.plauder-smilies.de/biggthumpup.gif

I want one! :cry: And I don't mean the kit. ;)

Does it come with different front emblems? Is that a proper STi emblem?

Top notch, primera man! Good show!! :)


Thankyou Jay

LOL....I wish it would grow into a full size one to !!!

It also comes with plates from Japan.
They are the proper STi plates with the kit that i think look really good.

The only thing i would like to change is the silly pick grill logo....we dont get them on NZ ones

Originally posted by primera man
The only thing i would like to change is the silly pick grill logo....we dont get them on NZ ones That's what I was asking about. The Subaru dealer had them for sale, and I'd never seen them before. Pink with an "S," right?

Originally posted by jay@af
That's what I was asking about. The Subaru dealer had them for sale, and I'd never seen them before. Pink with an "S," right?

SILLY OLD ME.....Just as i hit sumit it *clicked* as to which one you meant :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ....doh

It looks more like a *i* with a wiggle in the letter......strange :confused: :confused:

WOW.. :eek: good job Warren.. what do you use to tint the windows? I've tried real car window tint but they don't mold around the rear window's defoger lines too well..

also tried TAMIYA smoke paint.. worked out really disgusting..

Originally posted by pkw1
WOW.. :eek: good job Warren.. what do you use to tint the windows? I've tried real car window tint but they don't mold around the rear window's defoger lines too well..

also tried TAMIYA smoke paint.. worked out really disgusting..

I used real car tint for the first time today on it. Worked really will on the sides but hopeless on the back.
Same problem as you said.
I put it on the out side of the back window but it didnt look right, so i just left it.
No way was i going to use there smoke paint :eek: :eek:

grrr :mad: gota find a way to tint rear windows too :o

Originally posted by pkw1
grrr :mad: gota find a way to tint rear windows too :o

The best would be the Tamiya Smoke though a air gun ????

Originally posted by primera man


The best would be the Tamiya Smoke though a air gun ????

tried that.. paint is still too thin, doesn't cover and bond the plastic evenlly... looks terrible :mad:

Nice job Warren. My buddy just bought that kit yesterday. He keeps asking me what to do like I'm the expert or something. :rolleyes: Anyway I got a good look at the chassis and well, how the hell did you lower that beast? :D

Hell of a fine job. http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_smileys/otn/realhappy/luxhello.gif

As always PM, you never cease to amaze me with your talents in modeling.:D

You know that looks superb warren, you don't need me to say it!!!

BUT I WILL!

That just looks mean in the extreme!!!

Well done mate, and a superb modding job!!!
Nice to see my wheels were used well!!:D

Great job pman! About the "I" emblem though... I believe its for "Impreza" because the WRX is an Impreza. I'm pretty sure.. :)

You know something, if Warren posted his pics like Lau Bak does with the backgrounds, I think even I would think it was the real thing as opposed to a model.:D

Originally posted by G-Forces
My buddy just bought that kit yesterday. He keeps asking me what to do like I'm the expert or something.Get him on here. :D

Is this an "I"? I thought I saw an "S" somewhere... :confused:
http://secure15.dellhost.com/~d30022975/images/emblem/E-i.jpg

Thanks for the comments guys.
Jason.....i had to cut a lot of the suspension out and file etc to get the right look. Heaps of mucking around but with it.
When i made the bushes for the rims i slightly offset them as well....(you would never know).

Thanks again for the Rims Dan....they really *make* the model

Forgot to say...Jay that is the logo but it must be the Japan one maybe ???

We have the subaru logo on the ones here

Do you think it's a model you would have built without all our influence Warren?

Originally posted by Guiddy
Do you think it's a model you would have built without all our influence Warren?

To be honest...no.

I have always done race cars or American Muscle cars. After seeing more and more non-race cars in here like the GTR/WRX etc (thanks guys)...i thought why not.

No decals....sweet for a change :) :)

Is this the "S" you were thinking of? (http://www.optauto.com/webstore/product_information.asp?number=NIS-EM-SB2&variation=&aitem=4&mitem=11&back=yes&dept=486)

If so, its for the S15 Silvia, which I'm sure you've already noticed :silly2: . The logo you got looks wrong, I'm trying to find one that looks more "correct" :).

Originally posted by primera man
Forgot to say...Jay that is the logo but it must be the Japan one maybe ???

We have the subaru logo on the ones here We have the regular star ones, too. I remember seeing the pink emblem in the parts department, but I'm almost positive they had an "S" instead of an "I." :confused:
Originally posted by D16 V-TEC
Is this the "S" you were thinking of? (http://www.optauto.com/webstore/product_information.asp?number=NIS-EM-SB2&variation=&aitem=4&mitem=11&back=yes&dept=486) ... The logo you got looks wrong, I'm trying to find one that looks more "correct" :). I know my Silvias. ;) I'm searching, too... :uhoh:

Edit: I can only find these four:
http://www.isrperformance.com/bodymain.html#BODY%20-%20EMBLEMS%20&%20STICKERS

I guess the "I" must have been what I saw. I don't know why I thought it was an "S."

Originally posted by jay@af
Get him on here. :D

Is this an "I"? I thought I saw an "S" somewhere... :confused:
http://secure15.dellhost.com/~d30022975/images/emblem/E-i.jpg

That is the logo but i have no idea what its meant to be :confused:

It is the I for Impreza because the WRX is an Impreza option. That would be my best guess :bloated: . I know my Silvias. I was just making sure :flipa: :D

Originally posted by D16 V-TEC
I was just making sure :flipa: :D hehehe! :hehehe: ;) :right:

This is something like what I thought I saw: (except less ugly)

Originally posted by jay@af
hehehe! :hehehe: ;) :right:

This is something like what I thought I saw: (except less ugly)

Oh yea, I see those all the time :rolleyes: :finger: :rolleyes: :finger:

It stands for depending who you ask: The I in Fuji Heavy/Hino Motors, the parents Company of Subaru: The I in Impreza, however it's mostly associated with STI the Suabru tuning company. All STis carry the famed pink badge.