Custom S2000 in Imola Orange

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This is the latest project, the body kit is very simular to the JS Racing one. and the colour scheme is as the amuse S2000 being Honda Imola Orange which is a Limited Edition Colour for the S2000

Looks great. I love the paint job. Keep us posted on the build.

I didn't know that there was such thing as Imola Orange. I knew that BMW had Imola Red though.

Nice work, great colour choice.

http://www.jsracing.co.jp/pages/race/suzuka20030521/large/Dsc09814.jpg

FYI this is the J'S Racing S2000

man you are just pounding out models like gingerbread men with a cookie cutter... mmm ginger bread men... anyway! Look real good when i saw it my jaw dropped :eek2: I really like the body kit and wheel choice and the two tone paint looks sooo finee. :bigthumb:

Thats lookin soo nice man, did u custom mix the from Halfords? Thats the color i have been looking for my Signal Auto Sil1580.

Awsome .. I love the color

Very nice color, you have a new project every week almost, and they're all sooo perfect, your are extremely talented, all of your work is absolutely flawless. very nice paintjob hiro, are you planning on putting the wing on the trunk aswell (like the one in the pic?)

That's an absolutely drop dead georgeous color scheme :eek7: How do you keep coming up with these cool models!!!

I'd be interested to know where you source the orange too. Up until now I've been using Tamiya sprays but I now have an airbrush so the worlds my oyster when it come to paint now :naughty: :naughty:

Awesome Steve, simply awesome!! :sunglasse :sunglasse :sunglasse

Looks awesome Steve :iceslolan

Thanks Guys
The paint is mixed by Halfords, and airbrushed,but it's expensive, you need a primer, a special base coat (mustard colour) then the pearl top coat then clear coat.
The Base coat and top coat piant cost me 16 pounds (but there is enought to do 4 cars)
On the real S2000 this paint is an extra 750 pounds (US$1250) over the standard metallic paint cost.
Not sure about a wing yet, depends on my mood.

Ahh i saw this on your site and was wondering when we would see it!

Not to sure about the car....but your work is amazing as usual! :)

that s2k is hot

like very hot
im in love

WOW Steve nice Job !! The Hood is cool , you make it by your own or buy it ??? The Color mix is great i think the money you spend on the paint was it worth ! Are you planing to make the hood and trunk in CF ??
And also cool wheels !

I would leave the wing , it looks a little bit to much **** !!

WOW Steve nice Job !! The Hood is cool , you make it by your own or buy it ??? The Color mix is great i think the money you spend on the paint was it worth ! Are you planing to make the hood and trunk in CF ??
And also cool wheels !

I would leave the wing , it looks a little bit to much riced !!

It was all made by me exept the hard top which a SAS resin item.:)
I like Riced if you have to call it that :mad:

Sorry Steve maybe it was the wrong word for it but from some angle the white S2K look better with the wing like the Orange (original Pic) i think at he orange one every airplane would be JEALOUS at this WING .

I also like some Streetracing style . So i think it was just the worng word , so don't take it serious !

Nice colour!

I also like some Streetracing style . So i think it was
just the worng word , so don't take it serious !
No offense taken :) I just hate the term Rice

Damn steve. Another amazing project from you. All that I've been seeing from you lately is constant progression. Keep it up. Can't wait to see this done. Excellent job.

Glossy paint, Steve! Nice Work!

I like the "nose" opening on the front bumper.

And good choice of Junction Scara 19" by Aoshima.

Looks awesome, are you gonna do carbon fiber hood aand trunk or just leave it black?

Looks awesome, are you gonna do carbon fiber hood aand trunk or just leave it black?
I can't find any carbon decals I like the scale of so far so it'll be gloss black this time. :mad:

Thanks to Joecwlaw for the Scara's :smile:

No offense taken :) I just hate the term Rice

me too, can we get a word eraser thing that replaces rice or ricer with **** like on the lexus owners club website, it removes swearwords etc.
im totaly fed up of people using that word as a derogatry term. just say jdm style ok!

i love this car, the s2000 is such a cool car, and that hood is great.
gotta love halfords new paint mixing people. providing us here with thousands and thousands of colours from ferrari - lamborgini - skoda!

Nothing much to say except top job as usual :biggrin:

Stunning work as usual.:bigthumb:

That's tight! Love it, can't wait to see the finished model. I like black paint better than C/F anyway :iceslolan

beautiful job as always steve! and tht color is WOW!!!
keep up the awsome work :)

No offense taken :) I just hate the term Rice

Hehe...I don't dislike the term. I think the term "rice" is a great one ...when used appropriately. There's a line between Japanese Styling and rice...knowing where to draw the line is the key.

Hiro's S2000 stops waaaay short of rice territory ...rice is HKS and Blitz stickers on a Metro or Escort with neon washer jets and a dummy air scoop glued on the hood. Rice is Japanese tuning/styling done by someone who just doesn't understand what it's all about. :screwy: As a derogatory term, "rice" is most appropriate for that kind of vehicle. Unfortunately I think it's become a more generalised term for a modified Japanese car which is a shame.

Even on the kind of cars I like most, old Japanese stuff... the same applies. I like true JDM style cars so if it's modified it's gotta be right. Fat rims, bolt on flared arches, spoilers and fender mirrors are the tuner style of their day yet the same thing done to a Mk3 Ford Cortina was ,well ...Rice! But on the Japanese cars it loos oh-so-right. The same is true today. It's a matter of appropriate modification for the kind of car and I think Hiro's style is spot on.

Is this 1970's rice??.... NO! JDM style! :iceslolan :iceslolan

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Very nice , thats one of the best 2000s I have seen

More pics, please!! It looks fantastic, as usual..

...rice is HKS and Blitz stickers on a Metro or Escort with neon washer jets and a dummy air scoop glued on the hood. Rice is Japanese tuning/styling done by someone who just doesn't understand what it's all about. As a derogatory term, "rice" is most appropriate for that kind of vehicle. Unfortunately I think it's become a more generalised term for a modified Japanese car which is a shame.

Exactly.

I am sad to hear the term "rice" being described JDM cars.

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Almost finished

Oops......Passenger mirror is just about to fall off, glue was still wet.

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Love it Steve :eek:
Awesome stuff as usual

fantastic! very good paint work!!!

Congratulations, very realistic.

great work and you work fast !!

great work and you work fast !!
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Excellent work!

nice s2k, steve!

:sunglasse :sunglasse :sunglasse :sunglasse
too cool for words

Impressive, I love it, that color is just gorgeous!, nice muffler, did u make that yourself?
Your build quality is simply stunning, congradulations on another beutiful build. :sunglasse

you know, as much as I dispise all honda's (because dumbasses buy civic h/b's and such but giant rims a loud exhuast, stickers of no such product in their car and think they're the shit) I actually like that S2k it's very appealing and sexy...ish looking??

yesh, it's pure sex... btw, i saw the funniest thing yesterday on my way to my LHS to buy another kit...

there was this baby blue prelude with a nice body kit driving by, and i noticed how slowly he drove over a set of railroad tracks, "must be concerned about his exhaust" i thought, and we ended up following his frequent spurts of throttle... eventually, he went to turn into the parking lot of a hotel, now, our streets arent flat, so there was quite a dip before the ramp into the lot... he slowed down to about 2mph trying not to break his front bumper on the sidewalk, but broke it off anyway... it was hilarious... i wanted to stop the car and laugh at him, but i was desperately in need of a new kit (Mistu GTO)... just thought i'd share

Beautiful !!!!!!, just amazing :thumbsup:

beautiful job!! I love that color, worth every ounce? (cent?.. nevermind :rolleyes: )

yesh, it's pure sex... btw, i saw the funniest thing yesterday on my way to my LHS to buy another kit...

there was this baby blue prelude with a nice body kit driving by, and i noticed how slowly he drove over a set of railroad tracks, "must be concerned about his exhaust" i thought, and we ended up following his frequent spurts of throttle... eventually, he went to turn into the parking lot of a hotel, now, our streets arent flat, so there was quite a dip before the ramp into the lot... he slowed down to about 2mph trying not to break his front bumper on the sidewalk, but broke it off anyway... it was hilarious... i wanted to stop the car and laugh at him, but i was desperately in need of a new kit (Mistu GTO)... just thought i'd share
Well, you know, that would suck no matter whether it was rice or not. (same reason I didn't buy a body kit (like the cusco sift car) for my corolla because I considered it.

It looks very good, Hiroboy, but there's one thing nagging at me.

On the rear bumper there are exhaust cutouts for two exhaust tips, but you only have one exhaust pipe on the car. I like the single exhaust. It's very appropriate for the car, but the empty second cutout is a little sloppy looking. Just my :2cents: I still wish I could turn out models as fast as you.

I think it looks great.....the single exhaust has a perfect street/race look.

It looks very good, Hiroboy, but there's one thing nagging at me.

On the rear bumper there are exhaust cutouts for two exhaust tips, but you only have one exhaust pipe on the car. I like the single exhaust. It's very appropriate for the car, but the empty second cutout is a little sloppy looking. Just my :2cents: I still wish I could turn out models as fast as you.

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The single exhaust is done on purpose as the above photo shows.

Looks absolutely perfect as always.

Oh, I've got no problem with single exhaust. It's what the car should have as it is an inline engine car. It's just that the bumper has cutouts for a dual exhaust setup and it's my opinion that the cutout on the driver's side of the car should have been filled.

WOW!!! That looks so awesome. I hope that I can build as good as you, and as fast as you when I'm older.

Looks great as always .. awesome paint job

Wonderful as always!
Looks that you have the highest production on AF. :-)

Another great car and another top finish project at all levels Steve. Simply brilliant.

Wonderful as always!
Looks that you have the highest production on AF. :-)

Thanks, but now I'm stuck with Modellers Block opened 5 kits but no inspiration.:mad:

What do you have?? I could dig up some pics and such for them if you'd like.

Hiro, Im only gonna say this once... everyone on AF excites me with their model cars and inovations... but your cars are.... inspirations to me, i love you... hahaha =D yes a hiro fan right here! hats off to another good project. If now I can keep up with you... while you shoot models out like hotcakes... im still in the background mixing the batter.

Cheers,
Peter

Thanks, but now I'm stuck with Modellers Block opened 5 kits but no inspiration.:mad:

finish the R33~!!! i want to see it, it'll be my next kit

finish the R33~!!! i want to see it, it'll be my next kit
Oh you mean the Midnight Puple one ?
I finished that a while back, I'll post some photo if I have some otherwise it be the weekend before I see daylight here.