Toyota Crown Athlete

just a boring ol toyota thats been sitting around my shop for a year or two, i opened the trunk to show a friend how easy it was to open the hard part is hinging it.
i reversed the wheels i hate positive offset
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after modifying the tires i got the stance i wanted in the back
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Nice start. What are you goint to fill the trunk with?

just a sub and a amp nothing crazy

chopped the pillars off the car felt too short
http://i.imgur.com/ssICm.jpg
finished the front wheels
http://i.imgur.com/9CX4G.jpg
did some more body work
http://i.imgur.com/P67cO.jpg
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I love stance. VIP style rules !! HA

thanks


layed some color today. not sure if it was the best choice but im sticking with it.
http://i.imgur.com/KYdDi.jpg
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can you believe i painted it with this stuff
http://i.imgur.com/ELGYu.jpg

It'll darken right up after clear. Such a sexy color.

It'll darken right up after clear. Such a sexy color.

thanks, its a nice color but im not sure if its ok for what im building out of it, indeed i plan on using it on my SLS

If the color turns out something similar to this it will be a stunning looking model.

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4929/img0562qb.jpg

Regardless, I'm eager to see the end result.

If the color turns out something similar to this it will be a stunning looking model.

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4929/img0562qb.jpg

Regardless, I'm eager to see the end result.

i tinted it with some testors clear red not close that color but im much happier with the second result
http://i.imgur.com/Qg0Hn.jpg

Nice, that looks much better on that car.

http://i.imgur.com/8aHxt.jpg
i made a error in judgement using the pen instead of chalk
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What modern day car is the closest to the Toyota Crown?

Stateside?, nothing:frown:

The leather finish looks like it turned out quite well.

Stateside?, nothing:frown:

Pretty much, all the cool FR sedans stayed in Japan. But I would say a late model Lexus LS is about the closest thing you can find to it.

nothing major today also did the speaker deck in a similar fashion
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I have the same kit i think is it the woofer one? I like how you did the trunk and in back of the headrests, kinda reminds me of my old snowboard. Are those decals? Cool progress.

no this is the newer crown non vip, i dont know why i opened the trunk im assuming boredom at the time. thanks yup all decals.

thanks and thanks for the idea i might do a snowboard or a longboard to bring something else to it

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Nice progress. I sort of like the "sticker bomb" look on a model. I think because I could never bring myself to do it to a 1:1. Certainly looks unique.

finally hinged the trunk and made the interior pans im not putting a stereo in it just some stickerbombed longboards im gonna scratch build.
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itll be off my hair tomorrow
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Love the extreme camber! Nice build! Really vip style!