Race Spoon S2000 Thread

I've decided to drop all my current projects and put all efforts into semi-scratch building the Spoon S2000 Race Car. Here is a picture of the body with all badge guide lines, gas tank doors..etc removed or filled in with putty. Also Spoon front lip added with epoxy putty.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/482065spoons2000_003.JPG

Should be an interesting one! Will the paint job be like the Gran Turismo 3 car? What wheels will you use?
Tell us more?

Hopefully it'll look like this when its finish:p
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/25820595-2.jpg

The wheels will be Work Emotion CR mod from the Mugen MF-10 that came with the model. Click here to see the wheel (http://www.work-wheels.co.jp/wheels/index/)

The body is all prepared...should I prime it? its going to be a race car, is it really nesseary?

Forgot one thing....White sponsers stickers!!! What to do?!?!?!? There's no way I can find something that prints white!! Any ideas?

Excellent choice of wheels.
Yes...prime the body. Doesn't matter if its a passenger or race car, they all need to be primmed.

Not sure on the stickers. What about computer cut ones?
I've had the odd one done and they dont turn out to bad. Can look a bit thick though.

White sponsers stickers!!! What to do?!?!?!?

A tricky one! i would suggest gettting a white decal sheet and cut out each letter by hand - a tough job!!! maybe u could print out the lettering in reverse on the back of the sheet to give u the guide???

Failing that my other suggestion would be to see if a high street printers could print the white letters onto a clear decal sheet.

Originally posted by turbos86

The body is all prepared...should I prime it? its going to be a race car, is it really nesseary?



Oh man! this question is getting ridiculous!!!

PRIME THE THING DAMN IT!!!

Jay, can we change the banner at the top of the page to "All car bodies must be primered!!!"

What race series is it from? I used to have a bunch of pics of a different Spoon/GT S2000, but I lost them all.:(
Originally posted by Guiddy
Jay, can we change the banner at the top of the page to "All car bodies must be primered!!!" :devil:

Painting model car bodies! Full instructions! (Yes, you have to use primer!) (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14192)

Originally posted by jay@af
Painting model car bodies! Full instructions! (Yes, you have to use primer!) (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14192)

GENIUS!!! :D

Ouch~ primer....that's expensive! What will happen to the paint if I don't prime, just curious.

Originally posted by turbos86
Ouch~ primer....that's expensive! What will happen to the paint if I don't prime, just curious. Guiddy will come to your house and stomp on your cars!!! :eek:

:p :silly: :silly2: :hehe:

Originally posted by jay@af
Guiddy will come to your house and stomp on your cars!!! :eek:

:p :silly: :silly2: :hehe:

Oh man, I don't want that to happen!! hahahaha
but seriously, I've never prime any of my models and they still look the same after 5, 6 years

Um....question, if I spray on 1, 2 coat of dark blue and then 1 or 2 coat of light blue, would the end result be a midmun blue?

OR am I better off using a white primer with the dark blue and hope it'll be a lighter shade

Originally posted by turbos86
Um....question, if I spray on 1, 2 coat of dark blue and then 1 or 2 coat of light blue, would the end result be a midmun blue?

OR am I better off using a white primer with the dark blue and hope it'll be a lighter shade

You're better off getting a can of paint of the exact colour you need :rolleyes:

Too late, brought the paints already..and the color that I want is not available as normal spray....automotive paints would work, but I don't want to buy more paints now

Originally posted by turbos86
but I don't want to buy more paints now

That attitude will never work in modelling! Either do it right or not at all!
Any skimping will show, so you need to decide if you really want to do that race S2000 or just a road car! If you haven't got the right paint, go for the latter!

I agree, dont do things by halves when it comes to modeling. If your going to make the effort do it properly and do it right especially when it comes to the car body - you wont be satisfied otherwise!

OK, found the freakin' blue after searching in 3 shops...going to refund the light blue tomorrow

I have a bunch of pics of that Spoon S2000 if you want them. :silly2:

originally posted by Guiddy
PRIME THE THING D*MN IT!!!
http://www.plauder-smilies.de/wavey.gif

Originally posted by Twist
I have a bunch of pics of that Spoon S2000 if you want them. :silly2:Even if he doesn't, I do! :D Go make a thread in the S2000 forum, then put a link here! :) :) :)

Twist: I want pics I want pics!:D
Was sick the last 2 days (still sick actually) so couldn't come online or do any modeling:(

I read on HLJ that Fujimi Is going to be making a set of Work Emotions....I think it was under the Future Car and bike Section.

Micromark (www.micromark.com) sells printable decal sheets, but they're quite expensive!

Right now their site appears to be SNAFU (situation normal all fouled up) but when they are back up look udner HARD TO FIND ITEMS or do a search.

Hope this helps :)

Originally posted by turbos86
[Forgot one thing....White sponsers stickers!!! What to do?!?!?!? There's no way I can find something that prints white!! Any ideas? [/B]

Actually, an ALPS printer will print white, along with silver, gold, and
other metallic colors. Surely, someone on this forum
has one. The model mailing list that I was on had about 5-10 ppl who
had one and would print decals very cheap.

i really want to get one of those alps printers, theres always some on ebay, which would be the best model to go for? excluding the top of the range one thats about $500

From what I've read, a model 1000 and up will do.
Ebay is the way to go since (as far as I know) they
have stopped selling the alps printers, at least here
in the US.

I'm actually bidding on one on ebay right now.

Turbos86...really nice
take me out for a ride in ure 86 sometime!!~:D

take me out for a ride in ure 86 sometime!!~

haha me too me too~

Nice, my thread is back from the dead

Progess report on the S2000: Yellow paint is on for front half section of the car.

i'd like to see pictures :)

i'm planning on doing something similar on my S2000...