Progress: FC3S RX-7

Hi All,
Had a bit of a break from modelling and returned with a replica of my real car. It's progressing, I've taken a couple of progress pics, more tommorow when it's complete. Building it box stock, It's a Fujimi kit with Aoshima 19" Racing Hart Type CR wheels. Colour is Tamiya Gun Metal with two heavy coats of clear. I'm quite proud of the shine it has with NO cutting and NO polishing yet :)
Tell me what you think of the body so far!

http://www.antilag.com/ryan/mycar/replica/2.jpg
http://www.antilag.com/ryan/mycar/replica/3.jpg
http://www.antilag.com/ryan/mycar/replica/4.jpg
http://www.antilag.com/ryan/mycar/replica/5.jpg


Cheers,
Ryan

very nice....no problem at all . . .

Any pics of the real deal to compare it with?? ;)
Looks awesome so far. That shine is bitchin.

No decent pictures of my real car at the moment, it's in the shop getting some little gremlins sorted out. Dash illumination issues, running way too rich, keeps snapping alternator belts due to misaligned pulleys.. Pain in the butt, havent even had a chance to give it a good polish since I took delivery before it started mucking up! :/

But heres one pic of it with it's crappy rims on, got 18" Buddy Club P1 Racing II's on the way.

http://www.antilag.com/ryan/mycar/new/4.jpg

I thought rotaries were more reliable lol.
Cant wait to see it done anyways. Get some decent pics for us when its back and running.

Awesome work on the rx-7. I just got a fujimi cr-x kit so I can make a model of my car as well.

Welcome back!:D That paint is awesome!!

looks great. i love the older rx-7's!

Id love to see this kit with a tamiya race rx7 motor in it! Yours looks hot. what you pay insurance wise? There's one for sale here, its a custom red (faded clear, birdshit camouflage) paint for sale for 1200...with a factory turbo. Just curious, thinking of getting rid of my corolla for somethin faster.

love the oldskoolness of it

Id love to see this kit with a tamiya race rx7 motor in it! Yours looks hot. what you pay insurance wise? There's one for sale here, its a custom red (faded clear, birdshit camouflage) paint for sale for 1200...with a factory turbo. Just curious, thinking of getting rid of my corolla for somethin faster.
Insurance wise, well no point telling as we're in different counties. Mine cost me around $10,000 Australian Dollars to import from Japan, Modify and Register. It's a 1988 GT-X Turbo model, with lots of factory options. Only thing its missing off the option list really is leather and sunroof. Got a few little mods done at the moment but I haven't had much of a chance to do alot to it yet..... Still, when I'm done with it, it should be pretty nice for an 18yr olds first car which isn't funded by parents or drug money :)

it should be pretty nice for an 18yr olds first car which isn't funded by parents or drug money :)

haha nice thats funny. but your real car looks great

QUick update
Nearly finished just painting up suspension and finishing off interior
then i gotta decal the outside, stick mirrors on, polish it up

anyways heres a quick pic of the body so far sitting with the wheels under it
http://www.antilag.com/ryan/mycar/replica/6.jpg

tell me ur opinion of it so far

daaaaaaaaaamn nice! very kool colour/wheel combo.

Nice car, the wheels suit well!

Cool. I like the color matched wheels.

Got a bit more done, it's one of the most awful Fujimi kits I've ever come across. It didn't even come with brakes. I've had to modify the suspension heavily, and the front wheels needed massive spacers (even with the extra brakes!) to sit out properly. In the pics you will notice the front brake caliper is sitting at the bottom, it's cause I havent glued the brakes on yet so they're hanging freely, anyway here's a couple of quick pics. Still a fair bit to do but getting somewhere....
http://www.antilag.com/ryan/mycar/replica/7.jpg
back..... nothing special..... btw no it's not a white mark on the rear bumper just some sorta reflection..
http://www.antilag.com/ryan/mycar/replica/8.jpg

Thats soo sexy. seriously i just wish i had that in real life :icon16: better yet a liscence :mad: looks perfect.