*Finished: RX-8 19"rims, PE parts, etc...8 pics*

Hey guys...Long time lurker (about 6 months) here. Just want to show you guys my latest work. This is my 4th completed model, not counting my other failed attempts when I was about 12-13 years old, im 25 now. I actually found this place by accident, ever since than ive been hooked again. I have about 65 kits in my closet in the 6 months that ive been lurking, so expect to see Projects from me every once in awhile. I can make a list and supply pics of all my kits if you guys want. Ill also be posting my other finished projects soon (Ducati 916, 41 Willys, and Ford Flipnose)

Also want to say...Thank you! to all of AF for inspiring me to return to this hobby. Thank You! for the FAQ, its where I learned lots of stuff on modeling. You guys all seem like a really cool and talented bunch.
Hope I dont dissapoint to much. I know this Project has room for improvement, so any Comments and or Suggestions are welcome! I built this car for my Girlfriend and she says she loves it, hope you guys do to.

Thanks to JoecwLaw for the 19"s...awesome guy, Highly Recomend.
Thanks to HiroBoy for the window masks.
Thanks to my friend Gunther for the Sparcos seats

okay, sorry for the long, boring intro...hope pics work.

Fujimi Mazda RX-8 Type-S
Tamiya Light Gun Metal
Red & Black interior w/ Carbon Fiber and BMF
Junction Produce Scara's 19" (soon to be 19" Racing Hart Type CR's)
Turbo Intercooler w/ NOS IC Fogger
Front Lip (air splitter)
Saleen wing
Lowered
Ti style mufflers with heat discolorations
NOS bottle
Sparco racing seats
Sparco steering wheel
Takata Racing harnesses & shoulder pads
Model Car Garage PE tuner pedals
SMS Carbon Fiber Decals
Detail Master PE Hood Pins
2 15" subs with custom enclosure.

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JeFF

Holy shit, great car man !!!

Wow...fantastic work. Cant wait to see your next one.

Looks wicked man!

Love the carbon :D

Welcome! :)

That is simply AMAZING !!!!!!!
I love that CF hood and those subs !!!!!
Great job man !!!!!
:evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :evillol:

So Cool!! :smokin:
impressive work with nice detailing.

That's HOT. :eek2:

Fantastic job :eek:
I really like :bigthumb:

Xav

damn!!!! thats one of the best models i've ever seen!!! great work! cant watit to see the rest of ur models.

Very clean build, nicely detailed.

Superb work! :thumbsup:
Hoping to see more models from you soon.

WOW !!!.........that's a mighty impressive re-entry to the hobby.. :eek2:
Xcellent work mate, love the interior treatment :evillol: :evillol:
Look forward to more of your work

cheers stump :aus:

well that is the best rx8 i have ever seen. extremely impressive.
you just set the bar extremely high for any future builds

That is absolutely elite! I have yet to see a botched job when someone uses SMS carbon fiber, is it that easy to use?

Great model man!!

Very nice build. I wish my models looked as great as your. Good job

Amazing!! :thumbsup:

Question: did you made those speakers? If so, how? If not, where did you get them?

VERY NICE!!!
Looks totally awesome. I love how the carbon fiber looks on the Gun Metal body. Just has a really nice effect. Great work dude.

OH... MY... GOD... period...

WOW!!! The best RX8 ever seen on this forum!! Also one of the cleanest interiors I have seen in a long time!!

BTW - you have team Hybrid is your siggy??? Does that mena Will and Hank helped you? hehe I came out to see you guys a bunch of times (mine is the BRABUS SLK 3.2 from Bnzsport.com) Nice to see you here!

AWSOME!!! thats the best rx-8 ive seen on here, the subs are sweet and very creative!!

That car is beautiful.
All of the mods are very clean.

The CF hood is a nice touch. It compliments the gunmetal well.

I look forward to seeing your future builds.

thagts hott!! those dont happen to be the white metal seats///??

also is that the nitrous express n-tr cooler on the intercooler...what do those things do??

Awesome work, Jeff! The NOS and the rotary will kick ass fast on the road if ever have this 1:1. :naughty:

woah...... Im not usualy into CF and body kits but that looks sweet! Those wheels!@(*U$@KJJH ED@ @@!!!!! :eek2:

Awesome RX-8!
Can't wait for the next one. :thumbsup:

Nice work.....

ITS AWSOME!! that is insane bro i have a feeling your future models are gonna be awsome! plus your like the first person to complete a modded Rx8 ( andy jones is still working on his i think) TRULY AWSOME

That is some kick ass work, seriously. 2 questions though. Where did you get those racing harnesses they look awesome?
Can we please have more than 8 pics? I would love to see some more of this model. Excellent work.

Simply stunning :eek:

hey if you dont mind sharing could you tell me where you got the seats steering wheel, and how u did the carbon so well. thanks

Flawless. You obviously have talent, man. simply amazing job :thumbsup:

Jeff from TeamHybrid hmm... Are you the guy from the old HPI Forums
who made that silver rx7 like that other dude from Team Hybrid. Not
sure if you remember me or not, I was Dark2g from HPI.. You said you
were going to make me a dash and some other interior parts but.........
never heard from you again :disappoin :eek: ... But its ok, I understand
your a busy :lol: . Anyways, nice mazda, like the CF.

Brilliant!!! thats one squeeky clean RX8, im still not a big fan of this car but after seeing this model its starting to grow on me :biggrin: ]

Well done its a definate 10/10 on my books, that interior sets this car apart.

Nice model mate.

weapon eh..? lol , VERY impressive model, might i ask how you did the seat belts?

also is that the nitrous express n-tr cooler on the intercooler...what do those things do??

as you might or..might not know, nitrous is VERY cold, it simply sprays nitrous onto the intercooler to make the air temp inside cool down even more.

MORE MORE WE WANT MORE! dam, that is great stuff, i love the takata's your work is very impressive, i am eager to see more from you!

Great work, clean build an d good work on your cf

Holy shit, great car man !!!
Those were my words exactly!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: It's gorgeous!!! Thank you for sharing with AF!!! :sunglasse :sunglasse

wow! thats one sweet model u got there great job

this is my first post here, and i have to say the I LOVE IT!!!!! ITS AWESOME!!!!

pd: im from chile, so my english its a little difficult to understand.... :biggrin:

that looks insane!!! great car! i'd so buy that in real life and even as a model!

Nice RX-8
One of the best models I've ever seen

DaAAaAAaAAaAAAAAAaaaaaAaMmmMmmMmmMMNNNnNnNnN!!!

That's an ultra sick build, looks sweet. I don't share the love and enthusiasm for the RX8 but, your model is the best modded example of the car I've seen. I'm also a long time lurker here, maybe soon I'll show something current.

Keep up the nice work!

OMG!! looks soo sick!

Hey Guys, Thanks for all the comments! you guys/gals are awesome! im glad you like the RX-8. now to answer some Q's

Spoolin: thanks for the welcome! i remember you from the HPI forums. I was TeamHyBriD with the Silver RX7 with full interior and system. How are ya dude!

tc3house: yes, decals are very easy to use, first time using it and got it right the first time.

exhaust smoke: speakers are from pegasus hobbies, they might be oop though.

slk320: yup representing Team Hybrid here! so you know E320 Jumbo Jet (hank) and Will, thats cool. nope they didnt help me. does that mean they are into 1/24 scale cars too.

Zcaitha: nope they are courtesy of my friend Gunther, off his WRC older Suby.

Jowcwlaw: dont forget the J-Spec 3 rotor 950hp we dropped in right after we bought her from the dealer. :wink:

harlock: more pics soon, and ill elaborate on the Harness later too.

crazyheck; steering wheel is off of my friends trashed castrol supra, paited it red, applied BMF to the center and viola!
the CF was applied using the technique in the FAQ, super helpful. Than i applied Future floor wax to clear coat it.

Camber: hey Dark2g haha, I still got the RX-7. Sorry about the interior thing, its hard to make without the chassis on hand. Good to see you guys here, anymore HPIForum refugees?

Again Thanks everyone!
JeFF

BTW: no suggestion on how i can better my skills...from seeing all the high-end builds on this forum, i know there is room for improvement, please let me know.

Ok on to the Harnesses.

It starts with Detail Master Photo-etch racing harnesses cam type. Since it was my first time using PE like this, I simplified it by using minimum parts. The green belt material is Ribbon used to hold balloons down. Trimmed down to size (by my Girl, its her car, so she wanted to do something to it, right?). The ribbon is abit hard to use, ill admit, but the color was the closest to Takata's. Detail Master does supply paper for the Belts, but in this case I opted for the Ribbon. The Takata Decal is courtesy of my Friend Gunther again, from his WRC Subaru. Just cut it out instead of using as water-slide and glue to belts.

now the tricky part, taming the ribbons so they will stay put. Ribbon material love to fly everywhere. simply use thin double sided tape. if your an RC guy like me, you should have plenty. Ive seen people use Super glue with Ill effects (hazing), something i was about to do, Thanks to my friend Gunther, who works at a LHS for the tip. I even used some to place the Takatas on and give them some depth. just painted the sides and tops green.

Hope this can be of some help to AF.
JeFF

btw: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Joe! (joecwlaw) I hope you have a blast!

that is so awesome i cant even put it into words....

wow, very very nice....i liek the detail on the seatbelts

Awesome!

Thanks for the reply, again nice work.

I like it! Nice detail and finish!

this show us what you can do with this kit

a reference model you made there.. perfectly made !

more pics of your new projects! (And post some 1:1 pics of your car)

Yeah Jumbo Jet Hank sounds about right ;) I need his KLEEMANN !

Thanks! You guys Rock!
Vric: sweet avatar dude! I got the same pic on the BG of my cell phone.
SLK320: my daily driver is stock (I wanted to throw Brabus rims on and lower it, but Im getting a new car in less than a year...undecided yet) and my project car is still in the works. BTW: your car looks hot. The pics of the next projects are gonna have to wait as im just using my AOLhomepage to host pics. need more space. I hate the AF upload minumum of 80k. My pics would start to look like Sigs.

BTW: do you guys think I should put Tuner decals on it. Not in a messy way, as I hate tacky cars, but in clean places. Kinda like company show cars in SEMA. I have some red and black decals coming from Joecwlaw. Im thinking Black, Lets hear some opinions please.

JeFF

that model is really COOL!!!!


keep going dude :sunglasse

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BTW: do you guys think I should put Tuner decals on it. Not in a messy way, as I hate tacky cars, but in clean places. Kinda like company show cars in SEMA. I have some red and black decals coming from Joecwlaw. Im thinking Black, Lets hear some opinions please.

JeFF


don't even think about it... it's perfect, don't do anything to it !

wow, great job, nicely done.
1st time back to model car forum since 2003, this one made my day !!

also is that the nitrous express n-tr cooler on the intercooler...what do those things do??

some of the systems actually use compresed CO2 to spray onto the air to air intercooler to drop the temp of the air within ...

on the ribbon one thing that can also be done to make it keep its shape a little more ... iron them ... yeah, ... fold them where you want it .. then lightly press a steam iron onto it ... they will keep shape afterwards...

Very well done!

In the wire,
J. Barry