widebody celica (tamiya)

Well this is one of the 'redo' kits I got from Jdmhotrod that was already painted. So i decided to have a little fun. I sanded and used styrene to widen the body and make a front lip. First attempt at a kit. And after doing some reasearch I realized this looks like a VERY poor rendition of hiroboy's thusfar. I apologize for my crappy attempt at plagerism but this will definetly be my creation.

now for suggestions...colors scheme?

I want to paint the car 2 colors and the interior another with the rims staying chrome.

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Be different...do it in a shade of orange !!

Do you like this color scheme? Bye Bye and goog work!

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Great mods!

Nice start so far!!:)

Looking good!

now thats a nice widebody.

Nice! Maybe some two tone paint scheme would be nice!
Maybe orange for top and silver for lower body!

here's some progress...sorry so slow. I have to say that I'm pleased with the difference in using Mr. Mark Softer for the decals (from Revell ITR) from whence I used just soapy water, but it's still not as mirror smooth as I'd like. It conformed to the surface nicely, but the decal itself still seams to have some intrinsic 'ruffness'. Oh well. Like always, I chucked the original color/rim scheme. I'm opting for some custom-deep dish xs tuning rims in black and a wing I have left over from my c5-r

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this is looking sweet, i think the decals kinda take away from the quality of you body kit, but still look sweet

Great job, body work looks very clean!!! I am liking the color choice as well.

Very very clean! I dont usually like Celica's but this one is clean... Good Work! :smile:

i likes it. if you wax over the decals the "roughness" goes away. just make sure they have really "set up".

I like it :)

cool!

is this the celica you bought from me?? if so great save, it was in awfull shape. if it was not then good luck with the one i sent ya. it looks very awsome cant wait to see it finished.


Robert L.

awesome! :bugthumb:

i likes it. if you wax over the decals the "roughness" goes away. just make sure they have really "set up".


So will using "turtle" wax make the decals smooth? And should I apply it any differently? I also assume you mean let it sit for like a week when you say "set up"



Also for Jdmhotrod: yep this is the same one you sold me for $3 bucks. It has been a lot bigger of a hasstle to get it to look the way I wanted but it's ok (LOTS' of sanding).

Well sorry so slow, but here's some progress. I've done the front half of the interior. The rear end/speaker set up has just been started. I still have alot to go, but this pick below shows my basic vision. I plan on adding some speaker wire to the 'alpine' amp. I'll have some body picks too...I've finished the suspension and added the wing

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I know the holes for the speakers are a little too big, but no worries, I'll be using some putty to fill it in (besides I'm flocking it anyway)
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p.s. first attempt at using quick type epoxy and I'm not liking it...it just won't stiff up..after about 4 hours, still like putty and I can't sand it

Sounds like you did'nt put in enough hardener. Cool looking project man

you did not mix well...still some white and yellow patches...and minimum time for it to dry is 6 hours depend on the temperature of your country....singapore is a very hot place....so sometimes we can do sanding immediately after 6 hours...

That interior is really looking nice! Keep up the good work! :smile:

Nice. I tried a widebody celica a little bit ago. But it didnt turn out like this. Its not finished yet and in the box in my closet. Nice project

Nice ICE install

Looking sweet! Very nice ICE. Where'd you get the subs/speakers?

THis is DEMO video "car" from Need for speed underground ....

HOT !!!

Good work, very good work.............

Later, Mike. :smokin:

wbk looks hott and the subz look great!

wbk looks hott and the subz look great!

:iagree: for shizzle :icon16:

Looking sweet! Very nice ICE. Where'd you get the subs/speakers?


At my lhs. These are all pegasus items

interior's done. Just need seatbelts.


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the interior looks really good

Lovin' it.
Where did you get the subs from ?

The interior looks superb, great job with the flocking!

that interior looks great, i realy want to get my hands on some of those subs!!! the look amazing.
love the interior details you have added too.
Cant wait to see the 100% completed model

so here it is. not much to say. Pictures talk better than I can anyway.

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here are a list of the final mods

exterior-
Scratch built widebody kit (styrene/squadron putty)
semi-Scratch built deep dish (tuner xs 17's with styrene)
main side decal from revell itr
wing from revell c5-r (cut to fit and side flares shaped with sandpaper)
screen mesh for front grill

interior-
back seats sanded over and flattened out
flocking from lhs
2 10'' subs from pegasus
2 12" subs w/ box also from pegasus (or hoppin hydro)
amp from lhs (decal used off misc. decal sheet)
amp power cord from regular speaker cable


p.s. I uploaded my pics to imagestation... why can't I link to them. When I added them I deleted the orig.jpg at the end. What can I do?

this is and example of what I typed in between the img codes
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kool can we see a pic of the body on the chassis

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the interior... it's just... BADASS... great build man!