Body kit question

Can I just put a slab of putty on the body and work from there, or should I use the drawing on styrene method?

well ya u can just blob it on. your car will be heavy and you will find you use alot of putty. best bet is to get basic shape from styrene and then putty

its best to build out of styrene and do some kind of putty. i use tamaya basic putty for my works, havent tryed epoxy yet

Styrene first for the shame, else you will get hard time

I agree with everyone.. You can get complex curves from a styrene base.. cant really from a big blob of putty.

Anyone have any pics of body kit forming? I need the whole thing. Bumbers, side skirts and such. Can I also make scoops out of putty?

well you can take a look at my S2000 Progress Thread. I used Styrene and Putty:

Progress:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=202574

Result:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=208726

Awesome work Vric! Got any pics of the styrene on the body? How would you mount the styrene?

Wait, do you cut the styrene into the shape you want or simply mount some styrene on the body and draw from there?

Awesome work Vric! Got any pics of the styrene on the body? How would you mount the styrene?
Yes first pic of the progress thread show you the styrenne on the body.

you cut the shape you want it (thin styrene are easy to curve, but are very fragile, so you need to have different type to work with different part of the body)

Plastic glue work perfectly with styrene, it'S easy to work with.. and it cost only about 1$/sheets

Ohhhhhh! I had a completely different idea. Thanks for the help!

I have had a little experience in the styrene and putty department myself, maybe this thread will also help you out.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=87673

Nice job!! How do you curve it like that? I'm assuming that bending the styrene is one of the most important parts by looking at you guys models.

Another question: Do I leave the styrene on the body?

If you did it right you won't be able to get it off.

I haven't done anything. I'm just preparing for my next project.

The only way to really get good with it is LOTS of practice. No matter how much taltent you have to start with, you always get better with every new build! If you look on my site at some of my older builds vs. my more current ones, you can really see how much improvement I have made (much more so since being on this forum) over the years. So start hacking away!!!!

I'm gonna start as soon as I can! My first custom-bodykit project will be a VeilSide style Scion xB. It's pretty simple so I think I can get it. Thanks for all the help guys!

Alright guys I need some help with putty. I know HLJ has it so I'm wondering what brands and such.

Also, how do I make the styrene all curved and such? I see lips and lower ends of bumpers that have curves and I'm wondering how i get it to do that.

http://www.veilside.com/veilsideusa/frames.html

Look for the Toyota bB bumper and you'll see what I mean. Also what thickness of styrene will I need?

errrr, hate to sound picky, but can't you learn to use the edit button? replying to yourself 3 times isnt that much different...

Try to get the BEST shape out of styrene that you possibly can! I'm learning the HARD way NOT to just slab putty on! :lol2: If you want to see you can search for one of my GT350 Widebody threads.

Good luck

Alright then. Looks like this will require some serious T&A.