Subaru 22B progress pix
Asurada
10-09-2003, 05:20 AM
Tamiya's subaru rally car,impreza wrx'99, not just trying to make it into a road car but also make it looks like as 22b as possible ~~ give me some suggestions ~~ :grinno:
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_835_
10-09-2003, 06:50 AM
hum, i don't know if it can help to have a suby as close as 22b but david @ www.scaleracecars.com sells many transkit made by s27 to modify suby.
Do a seach with "s27mo" word.
Do a seach with "s27mo" word.
Sebstar
10-09-2003, 08:19 AM
nice! i was looking for a 22b model but couldnt find one, so I thought about doing something like that as well sometime in the distant future. Your main concern will be to find/modify a different STI interior to match the 22b. The badge on the back you can either paint or photoetch or even just carve out of a small piece of styrene. Also, dont forget the 22b never came with a stereo so you will have to remove all traces of that if you want to retain authenticity. Lastly, you will have to find some 17in BBS rims and paint them in the same golden colour as the STi, as those were the specially made rims for the 22b.
dont forget the interior is two tone, black with blue inserts!
hope this helps a bit
-Seb
dont forget the interior is two tone, black with blue inserts!
hope this helps a bit
-Seb
Asurada
10-09-2003, 06:10 PM
thanx ~ guys.. but finding a 17in BBS rims is hard ~~ geeeeez.. i was looking for aoshima's rim but i can't find it anywhere ~~~ it's all sold out ~ i have asked my aunt in jap... ask her to find me one.. but it's all sold out too ~~ :( . lastly ... the interior part... i was thinkin to use fujimi's interior .. but it doesn't seem fit on it, so gotta thinkin a way to figure out wut to do...
supramike420
10-09-2003, 07:01 PM
lookin good. only one thing-i think too many wrx's r blue-we need a grey one or a black one
Asurada
10-09-2003, 07:04 PM
well ~~ too bad ~~ 22b only has blue ^^"
supramike420
10-09-2003, 07:05 PM
well ~~ too bad ~~ 22b only has blue ^^"
u could always PAINT it
u could always PAINT it
Sebstar
10-09-2003, 10:09 PM
but you wanna keep authenticity!!!
22b is a one of a kind car. fastest Subaru production car made!!!
22b is a one of a kind car. fastest Subaru production car made!!!
Tea
10-09-2003, 11:19 PM
You have touched my favourite.
I have prepared everything for converting a 22B and everything has been planned out. Excpet for the wheels.
I think the best donor car is the Hagesawa Impreza WRX sedan.
Its rear seat is a seperate piece from the interior tub, and its dash fits perfectly in the interior.
plus it has a center piece where the shiftknob and handbrake are located,
Its mirrors, unlike the fujimi ones, which only have a mirror set and not bases, come in as a complete piece with both mirror bases and connecting bases (like Tamiya WRX STI)
And add a 3rd LED brake light on the base mount of the rear spolier.
Along with subway and limited24, there is another very talented modeler from Taiwan who does a PERFECT job in recreating a 22B from WRC99 and fujimi GC8, whose name is sarafia 25.
You might want to check out his website
www.serafia25.com
I have prepared everything for converting a 22B and everything has been planned out. Excpet for the wheels.
I think the best donor car is the Hagesawa Impreza WRX sedan.
Its rear seat is a seperate piece from the interior tub, and its dash fits perfectly in the interior.
plus it has a center piece where the shiftknob and handbrake are located,
Its mirrors, unlike the fujimi ones, which only have a mirror set and not bases, come in as a complete piece with both mirror bases and connecting bases (like Tamiya WRX STI)
And add a 3rd LED brake light on the base mount of the rear spolier.
Along with subway and limited24, there is another very talented modeler from Taiwan who does a PERFECT job in recreating a 22B from WRC99 and fujimi GC8, whose name is sarafia 25.
You might want to check out his website
www.serafia25.com
Asurada
10-10-2003, 01:49 AM
You have touched my favourite.
I have prepared everything for converting a 22B and everything has been planned out. Excpet for the wheels.
I think the best donor car is the Hagesawa Impreza WRX sedan.
Its rear seat is a seperate piece from the interior tub, and its dash fits perfectly in the interior.
plus it has a center piece where the shiftknob and handbrake are located,
Its mirrors, unlike the fujimi ones, which only have a mirror set and not bases, come in as a complete piece with both mirror bases and connecting bases (like Tamiya WRX STI)
And add a 3rd LED brake light on the base mount of the rear spolier.
Along with subway and limited24, there is another very talented modeler from Taiwan who does a PERFECT job in recreating a 22B from WRC99 and fujimi GC8, whose name is sarafia 25.
You might want to check out his website
www.serafia25.com
wow ~~ i didn't notice that much detail ~~ BTW, which hasegawa WRX are you talking about ??? what yr ?? guess u can't find the wheel too eh ~
I have prepared everything for converting a 22B and everything has been planned out. Excpet for the wheels.
I think the best donor car is the Hagesawa Impreza WRX sedan.
Its rear seat is a seperate piece from the interior tub, and its dash fits perfectly in the interior.
plus it has a center piece where the shiftknob and handbrake are located,
Its mirrors, unlike the fujimi ones, which only have a mirror set and not bases, come in as a complete piece with both mirror bases and connecting bases (like Tamiya WRX STI)
And add a 3rd LED brake light on the base mount of the rear spolier.
Along with subway and limited24, there is another very talented modeler from Taiwan who does a PERFECT job in recreating a 22B from WRC99 and fujimi GC8, whose name is sarafia 25.
You might want to check out his website
www.serafia25.com
wow ~~ i didn't notice that much detail ~~ BTW, which hasegawa WRX are you talking about ??? what yr ?? guess u can't find the wheel too eh ~
///Beck
10-10-2003, 03:12 AM
I have a pretty useful link (but in chinese), this guys did the same thing. and it turns out that the car is really amazing! check it out :)
http://home.kimo.com.tw/serafia25/new_page_21.htm
http://home.kimo.com.tw/serafia25/new_page_21.htm
Tea
10-10-2003, 03:56 AM
wow ~~ i didn't notice that much detail ~~ BTW, which hasegawa WRX are you talking about ??? what yr ?? guess u can't find the wheel too eh ~
Hasegawa only releases 1 kind of WRX, the GC8 sedan/wagon
since you(we) dun need the body we can use both interchangably I suppose
I forgot to mention
dun forget to remove the starter kill and change the wiper location
and exhaust outlet sits at a different location as well.
For the wheels, check out the link I posted, or the other guy's
which is exactly the same thing.
I think when I get my hands on the project I want to leave it as if it had gone through a brake/wheel upgrade =)
And "Asurada"
Is that name what I think it is ? The all-mighty racecar??
Hasegawa only releases 1 kind of WRX, the GC8 sedan/wagon
since you(we) dun need the body we can use both interchangably I suppose
I forgot to mention
dun forget to remove the starter kill and change the wiper location
and exhaust outlet sits at a different location as well.
For the wheels, check out the link I posted, or the other guy's
which is exactly the same thing.
I think when I get my hands on the project I want to leave it as if it had gone through a brake/wheel upgrade =)
And "Asurada"
Is that name what I think it is ? The all-mighty racecar??
Asurada
10-10-2003, 04:47 AM
Hasegawa only releases 1 kind of WRX, the GC8 sedan/wagon
since you(we) dun need the body we can use both interchangably I suppose
I forgot to mention
dun forget to remove the starter kill and change the wiper location
and exhaust outlet sits at a different location as well.
For the wheels, check out the link I posted, or the other guy's
which is exactly the same thing.
I think when I get my hands on the project I want to leave it as if it had gone through a brake/wheel upgrade =)
And "Asurada"
Is that name what I think it is ? The all-mighty racecar??
yea.. i'm goin to leave the brakes as upgraded too, but i don't think it fits in any of those aoshima wheels.
HMM ~~ dat's rite ~~ this name is from animation called cyber formula. duno if u seen it b4 tho ~ :naughty:
since you(we) dun need the body we can use both interchangably I suppose
I forgot to mention
dun forget to remove the starter kill and change the wiper location
and exhaust outlet sits at a different location as well.
For the wheels, check out the link I posted, or the other guy's
which is exactly the same thing.
I think when I get my hands on the project I want to leave it as if it had gone through a brake/wheel upgrade =)
And "Asurada"
Is that name what I think it is ? The all-mighty racecar??
yea.. i'm goin to leave the brakes as upgraded too, but i don't think it fits in any of those aoshima wheels.
HMM ~~ dat's rite ~~ this name is from animation called cyber formula. duno if u seen it b4 tho ~ :naughty:
flyonthewall
10-10-2003, 05:37 AM
You have touched my favourite.
I have prepared everything for converting a 22B and everything has been planned out. Excpet for the wheels.
I think the best donor car is the Hagesawa Impreza WRX sedan.
Its rear seat is a seperate piece from the interior tub, and its dash fits perfectly in the interior.
plus it has a center piece where the shiftknob and handbrake are located,
Its mirrors, unlike the fujimi ones, which only have a mirror set and not bases, come in as a complete piece with both mirror bases and connecting bases (like Tamiya WRX STI)
And add a 3rd LED brake light on the base mount of the rear spolier.
Along with subway and limited24, there is another very talented modeler from Taiwan who does a PERFECT job in recreating a 22B from WRC99 and fujimi GC8, whose name is sarafia 25.
You might want to check out his website
www.serafia25.com
I've been looking into this project for a while too, I wouldn't recommend the Hasegawa kit as a donor for the interior. Apart from being a 4door, their kit is narrower than Tamiyas. The Fujimi WRX interior however is a near perfect fit.
I have prepared everything for converting a 22B and everything has been planned out. Excpet for the wheels.
I think the best donor car is the Hagesawa Impreza WRX sedan.
Its rear seat is a seperate piece from the interior tub, and its dash fits perfectly in the interior.
plus it has a center piece where the shiftknob and handbrake are located,
Its mirrors, unlike the fujimi ones, which only have a mirror set and not bases, come in as a complete piece with both mirror bases and connecting bases (like Tamiya WRX STI)
And add a 3rd LED brake light on the base mount of the rear spolier.
Along with subway and limited24, there is another very talented modeler from Taiwan who does a PERFECT job in recreating a 22B from WRC99 and fujimi GC8, whose name is sarafia 25.
You might want to check out his website
www.serafia25.com
I've been looking into this project for a while too, I wouldn't recommend the Hasegawa kit as a donor for the interior. Apart from being a 4door, their kit is narrower than Tamiyas. The Fujimi WRX interior however is a near perfect fit.
Tea
10-10-2003, 06:22 AM
I've been looking into this project for a while too, I wouldn't recommend the Hasegawa kit as a donor for the interior. Apart from being a 4door, their kit is narrower than Tamiyas. The Fujimi WRX interior however is a near perfect fit.
This is completely correct if one is trying to tackle this project's interior by fitting the tub onto tamiya's chasis. I was thinking of building the interior directly on the chasis. That race-filled floor could be covered by dark color coarse-grit sandpaper which, in my experience, is better simulating carpet than flocking (or better yet, Hasegawa WRX gives you a piece of carpet sticker), the rear seat is to be placed right on where package shelf and the seat meet, test-fitting shows this to be a good match. Dashboard and center console would sit very nicely in between the 2 door panels.
Biggest reason I am recommending this is that both Hagesawa's and Fujimi's door panels are SUPER flat and un-detailed, while Tamiya, even tho having gone through minor race-car mod, still stands out better-looking than other 2 brands.
I can snap a few photos upon request.
Moreover, in order to get the tub sitting on top of the chasis, the chasis needs to undergone a lot of cutting and sawing, which may not sound too good to some of us, including me.
just my little :2cents
yea.. i'm goin to leave the brakes as upgraded too, but i don't think it fits in any of those aoshima wheels.
HMM ~~ dat's rite ~~ this name is from animation called cyber formula. duno if u seen it b4 tho ~ :naughty:
What are you talking about?
I was crazy for it while I was young
This is completely correct if one is trying to tackle this project's interior by fitting the tub onto tamiya's chasis. I was thinking of building the interior directly on the chasis. That race-filled floor could be covered by dark color coarse-grit sandpaper which, in my experience, is better simulating carpet than flocking (or better yet, Hasegawa WRX gives you a piece of carpet sticker), the rear seat is to be placed right on where package shelf and the seat meet, test-fitting shows this to be a good match. Dashboard and center console would sit very nicely in between the 2 door panels.
Biggest reason I am recommending this is that both Hagesawa's and Fujimi's door panels are SUPER flat and un-detailed, while Tamiya, even tho having gone through minor race-car mod, still stands out better-looking than other 2 brands.
I can snap a few photos upon request.
Moreover, in order to get the tub sitting on top of the chasis, the chasis needs to undergone a lot of cutting and sawing, which may not sound too good to some of us, including me.
just my little :2cents
yea.. i'm goin to leave the brakes as upgraded too, but i don't think it fits in any of those aoshima wheels.
HMM ~~ dat's rite ~~ this name is from animation called cyber formula. duno if u seen it b4 tho ~ :naughty:
What are you talking about?
I was crazy for it while I was young
KP60
10-10-2003, 06:50 AM
Very nice modification!
I can't wait to see it finished!
I can't wait to see it finished!
flyonthewall
10-10-2003, 07:23 AM
This is completely correct if one is trying to tackle this project's interior by fitting the tub onto tamiya's chasis. I was thinking of building the interior directly on the chasis. That race-filled floor could be covered by dark color coarse-grit sandpaper which, in my experience, is better simulating carpet than flocking (or better yet, Hasegawa WRX gives you a piece of carpet sticker), the rear seat is to be placed right on where package shelf and the seat meet, test-fitting shows this to be a good match. Dashboard and center console would sit very nicely in between the 2 door panels.
Biggest reason I am recommending this is that both Hagesawa's and Fujimi's door panels are SUPER flat and un-detailed, while Tamiya, even tho having gone through minor race-car mod, still stands out better-looking than other 2 brands.
I can snap a few photos upon request.
Moreover, in order to get the tub sitting on top of the chasis, the chasis needs to undergone a lot of cutting and sawing, which may not sound too good to some of us, including me.
just my little :2cents
Nice idea! My direction is a little different to yours though coz i was leading towards a transkit of some sort. Your approach will certainly work for your own one off project but can't be duplicated many times.
Biggest reason I am recommending this is that both Hagesawa's and Fujimi's door panels are SUPER flat and un-detailed, while Tamiya, even tho having gone through minor race-car mod, still stands out better-looking than other 2 brands.
I can snap a few photos upon request.
Moreover, in order to get the tub sitting on top of the chasis, the chasis needs to undergone a lot of cutting and sawing, which may not sound too good to some of us, including me.
just my little :2cents
Nice idea! My direction is a little different to yours though coz i was leading towards a transkit of some sort. Your approach will certainly work for your own one off project but can't be duplicated many times.
Asurada
10-11-2003, 07:58 PM
here r some more updates .......... i didn't boost up the spoiler becuz it looks better the wrc way ...... but still ... i'll try to put the led brake light on.....
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/86922b-1.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/23322b-2.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/30322b-3.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/86922b-1.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/23322b-2.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/30322b-3.jpg
Sebstar
10-11-2003, 11:36 PM
hey. looks nice
btw, how are you gonna make the 22b badge on the bootlid?
-Seb
btw, how are you gonna make the 22b badge on the bootlid?
-Seb
Asurada
10-12-2003, 04:20 AM
u mean .. that ?? the resolution is not that high... so can't see too clear... but it actually came out good
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/83322b-c.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/83322b-c.JPG
Sebstar
10-12-2003, 04:38 AM
i meant on the bootlid. theres a small badge saying
22B
Subaru Technica International
what was it you were showing me in the last pic? Note that you will also have to put the signal light on the top if thats what you were getting at.. :iceslolan
22B
Subaru Technica International
what was it you were showing me in the last pic? Note that you will also have to put the signal light on the top if thats what you were getting at.. :iceslolan
Asurada
10-12-2003, 04:52 AM
ooooooooooooops ~~ wrong pic :iceslolan
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/554DSCF0004.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/img/554DSCF0004.JPG
Sebstar
10-12-2003, 04:56 AM
how did you get that?!?! :eek7:
Asurada
10-12-2003, 04:59 AM
how did you get that?!?! :eek7:
haha ~~ wut i did is..... get a pic of the badge and then .. put it in photoshop..... adjust it somehow.... and then .. just print it out with super fine resolution...... but notice... u have to put a clear tape on top of it......... so it'll looks more stand out like a real badge, since decal is only flat .. doesn't look like a real badge :grinno:
haha ~~ wut i did is..... get a pic of the badge and then .. put it in photoshop..... adjust it somehow.... and then .. just print it out with super fine resolution...... but notice... u have to put a clear tape on top of it......... so it'll looks more stand out like a real badge, since decal is only flat .. doesn't look like a real badge :grinno:
Sebstar
10-12-2003, 05:10 AM
AHHH, clever man! What you could have also done is take a piece of very thin styrene, and then put the decal on top of that. then it should look like a real badge :D
btw, have you decided on an interior yet?
btw, have you decided on an interior yet?
Asurada
10-12-2003, 05:15 AM
true .. but it's hard to get a styrene (lazy to buy) and plus ~~the decal won't shine as much as clear tape. :grinyes:
nope.. i havn't decide what my interior is going to be, it's hard to make a decision
nope.. i havn't decide what my interior is going to be, it's hard to make a decision
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