350 Zster

I took a break from modeling for a while but now I'm back into it. I just started this project today when I was trying to come up with something new to do to a 350Z so I decided to chop off the top and make it a speedstur.
Before cut:
http://www.phamworks.com/~jacksoncreation/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=489
http://www.phamworks.com/~jacksoncreation/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=490
After:
http://www.phamworks.com/~jacksoncreation/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=491
http://www.phamworks.com/~jacksoncreation/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=492
The "bumps" Are from the revell saleen mustang kit, they still need to be puttied up.
http://www.phamworks.com/~jacksoncreation/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=493 What do you think?

Looks like a good start. I'll be watching your progress.

Looks like a good start. I'll be watching your progress.

Ditto

i dunno about the "bumps"... but are you baseing it on the actual 350z roadster? but otherwise it looks really good so far, keep it up

looks good

Seems like a nice one to me!!

Looking good, nice start !!!

Mike :smokin:

Nice work so far, not to sure about the Mustang Parts. I'm sure you'll prove me wrong :)

look better than real 350Z Roadster

Seems to be a cool project, keep us posted on the progress!!

Great Idea. Keep it up

NICE! :smokin:

nica man cool idee
looking forward to see more

look's sweet so far! Keep it up.

Interesting!

I expected if I attempted one that Tamiya would release a kit about the time I finished the body work (lol).
:p

I'll be antisipating this one. A drifter convert 350z would be so
sweet. Kinda makes me want to model again :eek:

ill like the idea, i doubt when its primed and finished, the mustang parts wont be recognizable

Thanks everyone. after looking at it for a while I decided to change the style of the "bumps". The new ones are langer and drawn out more. There will be 2 but the other one is still drying so i have to wait. I also pancaked out the mustang deck lid thingy. what do tou think?
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=3178/137012body3-med.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=3178/137012body4-med.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=3178/137012body5.jpg

looks better than the original

Looking good!!!!!!!!!

Looking great. Nice work

Nice putty work, keep it going !!!

Mike :sunglasse

Looking alot better

Nice. Can't wait to see it done. I'm amazed that that particular piece fit almost perfectly! Nice find!

Hey,
Are you trying to make it like the stock roadster or something you came up with? Either way it looks awsum so far! Keep up the great work!

Frank X.

Can't wait to see more progress.Your off to a great start.

looking good so far

Thanks for your comments everyone. For those who were wondering wether I was replicating the factory roadster, I'm not this is just my interpretation. As you can see I've done alot more body work on the back to make it flow better. The deck has been streched and pancacked to the back of the car and I made it a little longer by adding some styrene. Now I'm just waiting for the putty to dry. What do you think?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body8.jpg

nice idea...

pics make it kinda hard to tell IMO

Here are some more pics, this time with the bumps.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body11.jpg

Hey,

Ok, so ur not going for stock, but I like where this is going. This looks great! Are you going to cut out a space for a trunk? Good luck wiht the rest of it.

Frank X.

Thanks man, I'm not sure if I'm going to put in a trunk yet or the lines for one. So far I've been molding in the bumps.Puttied:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body13.jpg
Sanded:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body14.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body15.jpg
Puttied:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body16.jpg
What do you think?

Hey,

I love it still!! Eh..is that wing going on there? The love may dwindle...but its your model after all..and I'm an anti-wing person....But, build for yourself, as they say.

Frank X.

No this will be wingless I was just tearing through another kit.

I finally got some primer so I can start fine tuning the body work. You can now get a better idea of what it looks like too. What do you think?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body17.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body18.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body19.jpg

looking good!

Looking Very good, Im doing a Convertible Supra, with the same style back as yours. Keep us updated.

Still looking great :)

Still looking great :)

Yup! That was alot of work!

looking pretty good

Hey,

It gets better and better every time I see it. Hope it looks as good in person. Keep up the great work.

Frank X.

looking good. a little fine tuning with some spot putty and it'll look awesome

wow that babys gonna look so tight wen its finished esse

(sorry playing GTA too much)

Well done! Hope to see some color on it soon.

[QUOTE=resinboy2040 esse

(sorry playing GTA too much)[/QUOTE]
Its esae btw...

I admire your patience, great putty work !!!

Mike :sunglasse

Thanks everyone, I did decide to do a small body kit after sanding. I'm waiting for the putty to dry now so that I can start to carve it out. As far as paint goes I do have something interesting planned if I can pull it off.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body23.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body22.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body21.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body20.jpg
What do you think?

Putting a lot of work into the body. Looks to be turning out good, should look pretty cool once primed and painted.

its going to look awesome when its finished, great work so far

Thanks everyone, I got the skirts sanded down and I started on the front lip with some quarter round.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body26.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body25.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body24.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body27.jpg
What do you think?

Can't wait to see it finished!! :naughty:

Thanks, For paint I'm probably going to go with HOK snow white pearl flames and a tru ble base color. Hopefully I can get everything sanded and start on the paint tommorrow. Here are the rims I am going to use I think they fit the car well:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body30.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body28.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/speedstur/350Zster/body29.jpg
What do you think?

those wheels look awsome on there :smokin:

Didn't care for the convertible when it came out, kind of boring compared to the coupe, but what you're doing has some style. I like it so far... - Mark

wow lush rims!

Looking good - love those rims

Hey,

Better be ready for the nnl man. Keep up the great progress, even if it is sooo slow. lol. Lookin better every time though.

Frank X.

Hi,

the result looks good up to now, however I think you could save some time if you use less amounts of putty at one time, sand it and then perhaps use some more putty.

I made some heavy body modifications in the last weeks and found it easier to work this way.

Micha

never been a fan of the 350z but i love the convertible, i say some bad ass deep dish wheels are on the cards for this project! will be keeping an eye on yuor progress.