Eclipse Turbo Progress thread

I bought the Amt FNF eclipse yesterday, despite all that bull $hit ive heard about it.

WHen i bought it i bought some Black N Blue pearl paint by Boyds to put on it, not knowing that i would be going to walmart later that day, when i did go to walmart i found some Krylon paint, thats Cherry Red, i decided id try to paint the eclipse that color. When i painted it, the paint was way too flat, so when it dried i put on that Black N BLue pearl, and now its just ugly as the pics show

THe only thing that i see wrong with this model is the engine, so in short im gonna make it a True turbocharged Eclipse and make the engine look like one that would have originally been N/A but had a turbo kit bought for it

ANd im shaving the doors, and filling in the place where the license plate would be

heres the pics
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/47082HPIM1083.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/47082HPIM1085.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/47082HPIM1089.JPG
pics are a bit blurry, sorry im not gonna take an hour to try to get the light rite for taking a few pics of a car thats all blistered up and an engine that isnt any thing special right now

Comments and suggestions please :smokin:

The paint is scaring me....

youre not the only one, but in time it will be better :naughty:

plans sound cool, but that paint :sly:

cant wait to see more progress. dont you hate when that happens with paint happens a lot to me

thats testors paint for u

wow... lot of sanding to do to remove this paint.

still not a garbage kit, just need more time to get it right ! (and better paint hehe)

should have sanded and primed before you applied the midnigh blue, and if that is a metallic paint appluy silver underneith to bring out the metalic flake. l

i sanded it, i think the sand papers just a bit too gritty, so im gonna have to wait till i have more money to go get some more sand paper

never heard of putting a coat of silver on a car before putting on a paint with a pearl, ill be investigating this even further

thanks

The underlying silver brings out the metallic flakes/ pearl flakes.

Looks good. Although, the kits engine is trash. It's not like the 4g63... but you're doing a good job to represent the neon turbo motor.

Good luck...btw, all you needed was some clear on the krylon and it would've looked great.

since the hood never really blistered in the first place i sanded it down, painted it silver, then put on the pearl, looks pretty good
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/47082HPIM1099.JPG
thanks for that tip

Looks good. Although, the kits engine is trash. It's not like the 4g63... but you're doing a good job to represent the neon turbo motor.

Good luck...btw, all you needed was some clear on the krylon and it would've looked great.


so when im done with this motor its gonna look like a neon motor :uhoh: :rolleyes: :nono: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:



oh well i got a RB26DETT that im dieing to put into some thing


just kidding i think the motor will be just fine, even if it resembles the car's motor that was sent to hell and Satan himself said it should never be fixed up

Yeah, put the rb26 in it :lol: . just kidding. but will the engine only recieve a turbo or will there be more custom details on it :naughty: ?

Boyds/ModelMasters/Testors is so sad, such nice colors, but such terrible paint...

p.s. 86_sr5 is right, all the krylon needed was some clearcoat, polish, and love...

Ahhhhh why do people polish model cars? honestly, i love my cars as much as the next guy, but shit happens, you can spend weeks building a model car, and a cats sweep of the paw can ruin ALL your hard work, so whys the use going to polishing and waxing???

I do clear coat here and there, only if i want some thing more shinnier

done preaching


about the mods, do u mean other mods to the engine, or the car in general?

i have made my own straw exhausts, and will use one of those on the car, besides that i dont plan on any thing else except for an inter cooler, and of course that turbo done properly


i did some interior painting, and the cars coming to gether now that i can see what the interior will look like, ill take pics tomorow,
after that all i will need to do is get this body going together, but the putty must dry

Bad luck about the paint dude

I polish all of my models; I no longer have a pet that can ruin them though.:lol: Fish are pretty much harmless.:)

I polish all of my models; I no longer have a pet that can ruin them though.:lol: Fish are pretty much harmless.:)


I hear that about the fish! I have cats, but they only had 1 time to slip up! they did, and never did it again, if you know what i mean! they wont even think about goin up there now!LOL

I no longer have a pet that can ruin them though.

No, instead you have children to do that.

youre not the only one, but in time it will be better :naughty:
haha, so true. I know the final result will be better than that. Can't wait to see it finished!!

Ive gotten a lot of work done, ive got most of every thing sanded down except for the left side mirror area needs more sanding, and the back of the car where the license plate is at needs more sanding, besides that it will be ready for primer tomorow if all goes as planed

heres a few pics
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/47082HPIM1127.JPG
Interior needs a few more details but will be done by monday
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/47082HPIM1126.JPG
The engine looking good so far, i need to make the intercooler pipes some time soon, probably on Sunday
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/47082HPIM1125.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/47082HPIM1121.JPG
mom probably thinks im snorting crack after all theres all this white stuff on our dining room table

nice progress;)
and i know what you mean with crack;) it is the same on my table:P

one thing i thoght about is that the engine looks like having to mutch silver on it.. i mean... it looks like the same color al over the place:P but hek it is your model;) and good luck with it!

nice progress;)
and i know what you mean with crack;) it is the same on my table:P

one thing i thoght about is that the engine looks like having to mutch silver on it.. i mean... it looks like the same color al over the place:P but hek it is your model;) and good luck with it!

i hear ya about the silver, i dont have any money to go get some black paint and i wont for about 2 weeks, so i might change it later on.

i applied a coat of primer to it a few hours ago, not too bad, just need some sanding on the bumber a bit more and more work on shaving the license plate thingy, then here comes a good coat of silver, then one good heavy coat of black n blue pearl :evillol: :evillol: :evillol:



ahh yes the shinyness of a heavy coat

not too "heavy" lol

looking foward for progress

You guys wouldnt know a nice car if it came up and bit you in the ass

Cool. Good to see your stil going to use black n blue pearl. That's one of my favorite boyds colors. Almost like a purple if I'm correct.

Supra, the car is coming along well. I hope it comes out as shiney as your sleek sleeper-styled R34. Good luck.

Looks good so far man.. Glad to see your back.
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Sorry to go off topic, but the Eclipse motor isn't the same as a Neon. All they share is the block, and thats it. If you'll notice, on an Eclipse the Exhaust is at the front, intake at the back, visa-versa for a Neon. NOT the same. D4Re != 4G63 OR 420A.

Good luck with the model though man, hope it turns out good.