Esso Supra Started

Oh well, here goes, my first resin kit.

Hopefully it will look a bit like this:-

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So far I have been doing some cleaning up of the parts, the main resin parts are done and some metal work, though not much. Here are a coupla teasers showing the built wheels balanced in the arches to give you an idea.

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Will post more pics as it progresses.

Richie.

Lookin forward to seeing the progress on this beastie

Can't wait to see more pics. Looks great.

Looking good...dont mess up :biggrin: :biggrin:

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Can you post a pic of all the part in the kit??

Is that a Studio 27 Kit?
I would love to see close up pics of the wheels and the rear wing.
Sound like it will be nice when done :cool:

Can't wait to see more progress.

man, thats looking awesome, i love it!

looks like it'll look great:iceslolan

oh no not another supra :bloated: but it won't be stock! makin decals yourself or buying some? looks like it will be good. what kit is that?

sweet so far.

pics!!!!!!!!!
i love it!!!

awesome:bigthumb:

Originally posted by rsbousquet
oh no not another supra :bloated: but it won't be stock! makin decals yourself or buying some? looks like it will be good. what kit is that?

Studio 27... check out this link to his initial purchase thread... $$$ (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t110558.html)

Hi folks, been a while but had to go get a bit of sun the last couple of weeks!

Anyway, been doing a bit of work on the interior recently. Still an awful lot to do regarding detailing and tidying up etc but thought that I would share my current progress.

The kit is a real challenge, but all is going well so far.

A lot of the detail work will have some 'artistic liscense', detail pics of these cars are very rare.

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Richie.

Hi, back again.

Been (still am) stuck on a long lonely night shift so I was able to get a bit more done to the interior.

Next will be the rear suspension etc (tomorrow night shift :frown:).

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damn... looks nice...
a bit small though...
how the hell are you supose to fit inside of that thing?:confused: :confused:
Goran

It's looking very nice so far, Do you think it's worth the money?

looks great. Should be awesome when its done dude!:thumbsup:

I so envy you for having that cool Supra! The interior is looking good!

Looking Good!

Studio 27 kit? With all these 'night shifts' you'll be finished before long. Look forward to it.

Wow, all of that interior detail came with that kit. Great buy.

Modeling at work? Sounds good! :bigthumb:

Originally posted by Hiroboy
It's looking very nice so far, Do you think it's worth the money?

I got this too... believe it, it's really worth the money. Alot of parts and spare too. (1 spare GT wing):bigthumb: :bigthumb:

UKSupraboy...Which GT wing you doing? I know there are 2 version to choose. Early or late? Thanks...
I'm watching.... very nicely done...
Rtuned :worshippy :worshippy :worshippy

Keep us updated, lookin forward to see it finished :bigthumb:

All I have to say is :22yikes: that car is a thing of beauty.

could u maybe scan the instruction for me?

nver seen a S27 instruction and i need the drawings of the car for doing a 3dmodel :bigthumb:

Thanks for the kind words guys.

In answer to some questions:-
yes, if you like Supras you will love this, the body casting is excellent although some of the metal is a bit rough and needs some work.

As for cost, as above really. If you want new Supra this is the only option.

Not sure which wing as yet, probably the larger high downforce version.

I'm sorry OPM, I dont have a scanner, but here are some photos. Bigger versions can be found on the Fotki link below.

Anyway, back in work again now, doing some more painting:iceslolan , will post any progress I make later.

You are right Jonno, modelling at work is good, dont really do to much at home, only any spraying work. The only bad side is the 12 hours I am stuck in here. (A clue to my job can be seen in the last but one set of pics for anyone interested!)

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thanks.great pics

damn i want this kit:loser:

:bigthumb:

Well another day (or night), another doller:bigthumb:

Spent the night finishing up in the cabin detail but may add a bit more to the rear yet.

Also got the photoetch fins etc onto the body ready for painting (will scratch like hell if you try to do it afterwards)

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:mad: how the hell are we supose to compete?:mad:
lol

Hi all,

not a lot too report this week although, yet again, I am starting a long stint of nights (5), this means that I can't get any spraying done but does mean that I can start work on the second car, the 2002 Sard version.

The chassis is now complete and the body has had all fins etc attached and is in primer waiting for a light sand down and first white (rear end and side skirts) and then the blue. After hours at the paint rack in my local hobby store, I finally decided on (if I recall correctly) TS15. The problem with the ST27 kits is 'blue' is all the instructions say:confused:

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Man, don't know how I missed this thread. Awesome project you've got coming along!

This Esso Supra is looking friggin sweet !!!!! Man I want one bad, but I must have will power to wait until I finish the 5 tamiya's and 2 resin testors I have to start and finish.

I think the color is more similar to TS-44 Brilliant Blue...just my :2cents:

Rtuned :worshippy :worshippy :icon16:

A hell of a kit... A lot of details, well done my friend. A beauty with long legs and short skirts !

Hi folks,

It's been a while since I updated so I thought I would put the latest 'news' up.

Sorry the pics are bad, done using flash and bad batteries :frown:

The story so far:-

Interior. The entire interior has been carbon fibred, floor, tunnel etc, as has the outer edge of the dash. Various tubes, cables etc have also been added. All of the ventilation tubes come with the kit. The switches on the dash were pretty poor so they were sanded off and new positions drilled and wire pushed through.

Rear/Trunk. Not much done here, pipes added to the coolant(?) bottle and the thin tubes put on the shocks. The rear suspension is one molded piece so the springs were filed away and replaced with solder.

Bodywork. The fins at the front of the skirts are PE stuff, very fiddley, these were added before painting, as were the optional front fins. The body has been painted blue and will soon have the rear, skirts and front lip done in white. No polishing has been done yet.

Problems. The main problen so far has been in attaching the wheels/brakes. The hubs, if that's the right word, that come out the back of the brake disks were all too long and required shortening by about 3-4mm to get the wheels inside the arches. Another problem that I foresee is the clearance between the front of the rollcage and the windshield. This should be easily solved by sanding/filing the roll cage slightly, no problem.

I will get better pics up after I have done a bit more to the body.

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Coming along very nice.

How are you enjoying this build so far?

so all that detail came in the studio 27 kit?


Damn thats lookin mean

I want 1:smile:

tremendous detailing! keep em coming! :thumbsup:

Looking very good so far. We need an update.

Hi,

Been a while since I updated this, not a lot happening recently, just slowly working on the white areas, not all decals fit and new pieces need to be cut and worked on.

Here a some (bad) pics showing this weeks progress.

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Will get better pics once the decalling and detail painting is complete.

Richie

That is the baddest Supra I've sen yet! What detail and great work on putting it together!
Chris

Thats coming out sweet. Keep us updated. :bigthumb:

I just LOVE that Supra!! Well, both of them, actually :D

Hi folks,

Time for my weekly update.

Starting to get there now, one side almost finished.

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Richie.

looking good so far

while the kit rocks i say those wheels are some of the poorest i've ever seen by s27...very small,looking noozly lol and they don't fit the car :headshake

I must agree that the wheels look a bit odd in these pics but I think that is more to do with the pics than the wheels themselves.

If you check the first pics on page one you will see that the design and size is actually spot on, where as in the last pics, the light is bad and you can also see from the front of the front arch that the body isn't quite alligned correctly, not screwed into place yet.

Richie.

I agree the wheels do look alittle small, but the model looks great.