"custom contest" Civic sedan

Hi!

Plz notice and tell me what to do if photos don't work.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/p4f127323c84eb878ddcf5e6eda72e72c/f93bf53c.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/p182dc1bf74eed11b1790db45f9a33080/f93bf536.jpg

Spoon style lip spoiler filled with first layer of putty.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/p9e8e6dc68f887147aa81d51f74be2484/f93bf52c.jpg

Rear trunk side crack repaired. IMO doesnt look as bad as before the repaint anymore.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/p58cb8e4da40d07ace1ea1958ab70487b/f93bf526.jpg

As of what clem suggested, I used mesh to make speakers opposed to putting revel civic speaker decals on the back.

Thank you.

Only first pic works for me.

this is gonna look hot first pik don work second pik work third pik dont work fourth pik work

no pics work for me

Magnificent work man. Glad to see that you were able to repair those things. The pictures worked fine for me.

that looks good

more pics

tail light housing

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/pba1016ea7208f162a314ba299a6e7163/f934dbbe.jpg

when its put onto body

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/pb33c02d5614eed0eb35326b7e8009f52/f934dbc5.jpg

Tail light was done by bending thin clear styrene, then painted. Im planning to airbrush the inside of them with XF-56 through a mesh. What im trying to do is to make them look more like lights come from model kits which are somewhat rough in the behind.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/pb51599ffe56a316caa296076d359df11/f934dbba.jpg

These are what Ive got so far. An unpolished body, butchered and extended chassis, lowered + cambered suspension, straight exhaust, interior, unpainted windows(polished away the rough outline at the sides), taillight + housing + head light, spoon lip with 2nd layer of putty, spoon mirrors (have to be cut to make its angle correct), spoon-ish wheels. Almost all parts of the car except head lights were either modified, scratch built or borrowed off other cars ^_^. The car is finish only when I can get all these parts painted ,then put together, and body polished. Im very very far from complete.

Also thinking if i should give the car a rear wing...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/pf9bca002957fdc5aa6a81eba224ef907/f934dbc0.jpg

It would be great if anyone can help me on this:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/pebb2a3032f3c523147d21f532a1744a4/f934dbbc.jpg

This is a rear window. I need to paint the edges black and also detail it with defrosters. The problem is that I dont have any guidelines to paint, and it is hard to make defrosters even close to how fine when it came from the kit.

Can anyone give me ideas on doing those? Thank you.

I can't see your latest pics. Where did you get this kit ,and who makes it?

I am not seeing any pics either :mad:

P']I am not seeing any pics either :mad:

ME TOOO! :mad:

tail light housing

http://nurspec.20m.com/images/f934dbbe.jpg

when its put onto body

http://nurspec.20m.com/images/f934dbc5.jpg

Tail light was done by bending thin clear styrene, then painted. Im planning to airbrush the inside of them with XF-56 through a mesh. What im trying to do is to make them look more like lights come from model kits which are somewhat rough in the behind.

http://nurspec.20m.com/images/f934dbba.jpg

These are what Ive got so far. An unpolished body, butchered and extended chassis, lowered + cambered suspension, straight exhaust, interior, unpainted windows(polished away the rough outline at the sides), taillight + housing + head light, spoon lip with 2nd layer of putty, spoon mirrors (have to be cut to make its angle correct), spoon-ish wheels. Almost all parts of the car except head lights were either modified, scratch built or borrowed off other cars ^_^. The car is finish only when I can get all these parts painted ,then put together, and body polished. Im very very far from complete.

Also thinking if i should give the car a rear wing...

http://nurspec.20m.com/images/f934dbc0.jpg

It would be great if anyone can help me on this:

http://nurspec.20m.com/images/f934dbbc.jpg

This is a rear window. I need to paint the edges black and also detail it with defrosters. The problem is that I dont have any guidelines to paint, and it is hard to make defrosters even close to how fine when it came from the kit.

Can anyone give me ideas on doing those? Thank you.

There you go Marco. Looks fantastic.

Thank you RB26.
Spoonman dos: I got this kit from Hong Kong. It is made by fujimi. #04036. They have no sedans for sale.

I wont be able to take any more pics for the next week because my parent is going out of town with the digicam.

Once again, any suggestions on the rear window would be appreciated :) thank you.

teh kit originally started as a hatch correct? wow....awsome bodywork, looks like it came out of the box like that

Yeah!
really outstanding!

lookin good :smile:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/74366Picture_127.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/74366Picture_128.jpg

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More progress! Painted window rubber and light housing.

I polished the body using sandpaper, tamiya compound and turtle wax.

I masked the grill with bare metal foil matte aluminum, only to see how it would look with chrome grill. Please give some input on if I should keep the chrome on the grill or just keep it body color (green)

Also should I paint the light housing black to mimic a jdm look? please input. Thank you.

Pictures are not showing. Did you try using AF's upload for pictures?

The chrome grill looks pretty good.

Even one pic exceeds the limit of AF...

shrink them down

Does it show to everybody now?
Shrunk the pics and used AF photo host

looks good, take some outside pics maybe. Sweet build!!!!

Beautiful job on those windows Marco, cant wait til its done! This one sure is one to remember. Im in soo much love with your Carbon Fibre Bonnet that its not even funny :lol: < lol.

The paint looks soo fresh now that its polished!

whens the custom stuff gonna come

teh kit originally started as a hatch correct? wow....awsome bodywork, looks like it came out of the box like that

maybe, but looks way to long to be a hatch converted to a sedan. the door arear looks way tot long a Hb is super short

maybe, but looks way to long to be a hatch converted to a sedan. the door arear looks way tot long a Hb is super short
But it is. Didnt u read the first in progress thread?

Looks great, go for gunmetal housing, and body color grill... looks cleaner. :smile:

Slo,
Good to see you fixed that crack!
Nice smooth paint too.
Noticed the tach wired, cool!
I like the chrome grille as it contrasts with the CF hood. I would definitely blackout the headlight trim ala other Civic posted here...if the chrome grille surround is too much go with gunmetal like shorty said, but I wouldn't leave it body color...
and as far as I can tell, the proportions looked right from day one.
Keep it comin'!

cool civic!
Is it tamiya racing green or what?
nice choice of rim colour as well.

Masterpiece, got some very nice shine there.

'Good to see you fixed that crack!'

I feel sorry that I could not fix the crack afterall.
The crack dissappeared when i sanded it down and applied the green. However it showed up again days later, also as coats of tamiya TS-13 hardens. I had no idea how this could happen...maybe tamiya lacquer reacted with gunze mr. surfacer??? ~.~"

Anyway, It was inconvenient to flatten the crack again as Im running out of time for the contest, and i must finish another project before May. The crack will be covered with sponsor decals near final assembly.

Im thinking i will gunmetal the head light housing, and keep the chrome grill. Looks good you guys think?

tsuchiya, The green is mixed from parts of yellow, blue. clear yellow + blue was added too, but they won't make a difference i don't think...these are acrylic paint (tamiya/gunze)

tamiya TS-13 was on at the end. It darkened the green I used to have.

I can see the pics now. :) I say keep the chrome grill. It is just like the real 4dr's. Only the coupes had the color matched ones. Awesome job on the polishing. The finish looks like glass.

maybe, but looks way to long to be a hatch converted to a sedan. the door arear looks way tot long a Hb is super short


yea your right...he must be lieing

ughhh... :screwy: :screwy: :screwy:


:evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :sunglasse

yea your right...he must be lieing

ughhh... :screwy: :screwy: :screwy:


:evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :evillol: :sunglasse

I cant tell if youre being sarcastic. If you look through some of the old progress threads you will see the transformation.

Sweet build, Im still in awh of the conversion! What are you doing about taillights?

yes, i was being sarcastic because supermod is always acting like a pro about everything he posts in

yes, i was being sarcastic because supermod is always acting like a pro about everything he posts in

I know what you mean. Asks for help and then he turns it away like he knows more than anyone else here.

Is this model curbside?

civic is looking nice and clean! :smile:

maybe, but looks way to long to be a hatch converted to a sedan. the door arear looks way tot long a Hb is super short

shut up it was a hatch converted into a sedan its not way too long its fine

yes, i was being sarcastic because supermod is always acting like a pro about everything he posts in

i agree , supermod stop acting like a pro your not ok.
no sarcasim in that

really man. supermod needs to start doing a little research before posting stupid stuff like this,lol.

Guys, chill out!! It's just plastic!!:p

teah your rite tonio but this kid supermod needs an attitude change

Progress and some outside photos. Thank you for looking.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_130.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_131.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_132.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_133.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_134.jpg

Car is around 85% complete i think..It is missing front lip and decals.

The left side of the car has bad paint job, especially near the gas door where the crack is. I was desperate hoping to remove that shallow crack by rubbing away paint until its level. No luck. I got a few more spots burned through instead....

Painted tamiya X-18 for the head light housing. I ran out of gun metal paint. Still looks good now.

I also made rear window defrosters by lightly scribing the window using masking tape as a template. Thank you flyonthewall for the advice.

Awww man that is sweet. 100% Clean. :iceslolan

Looks great. Fantastic conversion, you've got mad putty skills for sure. Great work!

danm thats nice!! putty skills are off the chain!! I wish i was that good. the door lines look so real..well not real..but like "stock lines". keep it up man

Man, That sedan looks so pimp. Good Job!

Finally I finish the lip spoiler. It was smoothed, grey primer, X-18 + XF-56 + X-19 for the carbon effect. Same goes for the rear spoiler below it.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_150.jpg

By next week it should be safe to do a little polish on them, I will glue them on right after polish. Then the car becomes 100% complete. Cheers!

very nice. Can you just take good pics of the car?

Now, I don't know how, but I missed this. To account for everybody's at least 20 posts, I've added these remarks:
"damn"
"wow"
"sweet''
''oh shit!''
''that's mad''
''wicked''
''yowzers''
''it's a 4dr, but it's soo cool''
''mad putty skills''

And, finally as he would say


"EXCELLENT!"

"EXCELLENT!"

man its come a long way from a civic hatch to a 4 door sedan....once again slo, great stuff

Thank you
My signature shows the car in most current stage.
I guess ill take more pics after the spoilers are put on ok?

aight! :smile:

P']very nice. Can you just take good pics of the car?

Actually...never mind about the wait. I checked the parts and their paint had dried enough to touch, and since taking pictures is fun, i decided to snap it with spoilers held on using blu tack. gonna have to wait for outdoor pics though...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_151.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_152.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_153.jpg
The pic of the back of the car is my favorite. It shows all my hard work.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/74366Picture_154.jpg

This model has little mistakes everywhere such as paint rub throughs, broken decals, and i keep seeing squadron putty shrinkage from certain angles. the left spoon decal got badly melted from mr.mark softer. This is my first time screwing up a decal this way and i surely learned my lesson.
Looks like I still got a lot to learn...

Simply amazing! :eek:

Are there matching decals for the right side as on the left?

nice, the color is odd, grass green........but it looks nice

Are there matching decals for the right side as on the left?

I put the decals on the left side solely to cover a putty crack after painting the body twice already. The right side however seems smooth and I never thought i needed decals. But would it look better if i put decals on the right side too? What decals should i put on?

I wanted to keep the car as clean as possible with few spoon sports decals...too bad the crack happened and im not good enough to fix...

nice, the color is odd, grass green........but it looks nice

I chose green because I havent built green cars for a long time...

I was trying to match the stock dark green found on usual civic sedans of that vintage on the streets. What I did to match was copy a pic of a civic of that green onto my comp desktop, mix my color on old cds, let dry, then put the paint right next to my monitor. It looked fine comparing it that way.