S13

I was really excited when this kit came in the mail today. However, that excitement was short lived. As it turns out, the body of the car received some pressure at the roof resulting in the body panels flaring out just a bit. Well... not really... alot. It was close to an eighth of an inch on either side that was pulled away from the chassis of the kit. I tried to use a blowdryer to coax it back into place but i only achieved to bow the A pillars. Needless to say I got a bit frustrated and decided to make it into a wide-body kit to *hide* the already flared out body (I still have to figure out a way to fix the bowed pillars as they do not sit well with the clear plasitc windows in place.)

Four to five hours later, Here I am. I only wish I had a better body to begin with.

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a.

Sorry to hear what happen, Good luck looks like you got it handled though.

That bumber is nice.

Off to a fantastic start

sorry to hear that, but that bumper looks sweet! :smokin:

Great to see you in action!! Don't feel bad, mine came like that as well:(

Too bad about the body but atleast it did not break. You'll be able to fix it.

Ouch, my EG6 came like that from HLJ and they sent me another body. Did you get it from HLJ?

I like the shape of the front bumper, looks like its going to be another sick body kit. What kind of filler are you using there?

Thanks guys. The putty is Eurosoft Glazing for autobodies. Its some pretty good stuff. Its a bit messy as you can see from the dabs that I lumped on but it sands quite well. But it works out in the end as most of the front bumper is styrene sheet.

Still deciding what I want to do with the rest of the bodykit. I don't really want to make it a widebody but if that's the only way to hide the bowing of the body, then that's the route I'll have to take... ahhh... the joys of online auctions... :icon16:

a.

At least the front bumper is turning out nice. Good job thus far.

At least the front bumper is turning out nice. Good job thus far.
:iagree:

Your custom body kits kick ass. Keep it up.

JeFF

Wow, that looks very good! Sad to here about your little problem.

I'm still trying to figure out what to do to hide the body warp. On the other side, the front bumper is mostly done. A couple of body lines needed to be put in and the front end should be done. However, if I decide to go the widebody route, I'll end up modifying the bumper again.

This is probably the fastest I've done any custom work to a kit :icon16:

So any thoughts about how to fix the warped body other than heat from the hair dryer/hot water? Maybe rear flares would do just the trick in hiding the body panels :eek7: .

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a.

Just Incredible! Looks Perfect. I have no idea on how to hide the bodywrap. I think you should take the widebody route.

Wow! That front bumper came out perfect! Any pictures of the damage on the body?

Sounds like the same problem i had with my S13. But i buckled the left A pillar and warped the roof trying to fix it!
The from bar looks sick, and the widebody idea sounds excellent
Later, WIDE

Damn nice progress you have in there!!! :smokin: I think you are faster complete your s13 that my own s13 project. :biggrin:

Nice Front end, I wish I could do something like that to mines.

Got a chance to finish one of the sideskirts. Made an attempt at exaggerating the bolt-on look for the bumper as well as the sideskirts. I think it looks good for a first attempt :wink:

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a.

your bodykits look so nice, first attempt looks excellent, any progress on your 911?

:iagree:
ur bodykits are phenomenal!! Keep up the good work. :smokin:

Holy crap that's one CLEAN kit. Great job so far.

very impressive work. nicely executed.

Whoa! I am loving the way you made the plastic from the car and the styrene flow together!!! Those are some serious skills! So when are you going to build a Honda?:lol:

:iagree: ... you beat me to it lol .... but man your kits is mint ... nice and smooth ... hope your paint turns out nice! what colour are you going for?

Thanks guys. I've finally been able to fix the warped panel that was bowing out. What I did was tape thetwo body panels together so that there was tension on it and then applied some auto lacquer thinner to the offending panel's pillars. This sofened up the plastic and when the thinner evaporated, the body panels held enough to correct the bowing. That was the only reason I started the sideskirts. If I had to do that now, the putty might crack from the body. Definite no no.

You guys are way ahead of me in terms of color. I haven't even decided on wheels just yet. I don't have very many to choose from. I have a set of the 19inch Aoshima TE's and CE wheels. They just look too big on the car. Almost monster truckish. A nice set of 18inchers would probably work out. I might even go the route of some wide 15inchers that I have bought from way back.

I'm thinking of maybe a nice black or a silverish blue (okay... I have this nail polish color... :loser: ) but really undecided until I figure out the wheel situation.

Hmm... the 911, to be honest, I don't know when I'll ever get that one. I typically have alot of models that I start but never finish... (and one of them is an NSX which I don't know when I'll get to) That Porsche really doesn't have much appeal to me right now thus the quick how to on the rear flares.

Thanks again for the interest!

a.

You have some of the cleanest bodywork! Very good!

And I thought the front looked awesome... Ur skirts are fantastic. Everything flows so nicely, and to think it's ur first time. It would probably take me 2 yrs jus to get the bumper right!

Super clean impressive stuff................:thumbsup:

Mike

OMG!! That is beatifull! Man, that "bodykit" fits perfectly! Teach me how to build one :icon16:
:eek2::eek2::eek2:

WoW.
The most fastest, simpiest and amazing front bumper build.

Thank you. I just leard something for myself aswell.

Sweet as! keep it up dude!

the king of styrene :ylsuper: :worshippy

awesome styrene-job!! :sunglasse

Keep it coming!!:sunglasse

Unbelievable job on the Body Kit. I'm in awe.

Here's the rear bumper. I think it needs something though but I can't tell what just yet.

I'm thinking of adding flares to the rear wheel arches. Not quite sure yet. Any thoughts?

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a.

great work put it on some deep dish rims for a few shots would ya? :)

Looking awesome! You've got some skills!

Amazing work as usual. I get chills looking through this thread.

Bumper is amazing - did you just fabricate it from flat styrene sheet?
I had a crushed 911 delievred recently (A pillar) but managed to ull it out during build up!

Goodness! The kit looks sooo evenly done! Your body work has motivated me to buy some Evercoat Euro-Soft and try some body work myself! Flares would defenitely look good on that car! Are you going to put a wing on that baby!? Any colors in mind? A really light gold would look soo classy with some Deep dish wheels! Man i wish that was my model!!!!!!:lol:I LOVE IT!

It's gonna look awesome with the right wheels!!;)

:naughty: that's awesome. Nice and clean.

I typically have alot of models that I start but never finish...
Yes, what about that FTO :banghead: :smile:

This is looking very sharp :)

Just a little bit of progress. I haven't done much to this kit as I'm waiting for a set of wheels to come in (Thanks Tonio!!!).

However, I have taken a bit of time to change the front just slightly. I think it makes quite a difference in the outward apperance of the front end as opposed to stock.

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I had some downtime so I started on my 80's stash of model kits starting with this older Supra. I kept the bodykit in line with the 80's look (front bumper is kit supplied while the arches and sideskirts were scratchbuilt). The arches are small which lends itself well to the Fujimi 345 line of wheels.

I've seen a few pics on the internet with these older Supras but yet of all of them, I have yet to see one with a modified rear bumper. As it is, it looks a bit high due to the sideskirts but I don't know if I want to do anything to it, if at all for that matter. What do you guys think?

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a.

Old school Supra. I like it.

I also like the grille on the S13. It looks a lot like the East Bear grille (have one on my G20).

This is one bad ass build,love the body kit it looks so seamless, well done!

That is one sexy bodykit
Cant wait to see the final product

The perfect wheels for this kit finally came in the mail today!!! (Thanks Tonio!!! :sunglasse ) I think they look right at home. They really complete the look of the car!

Life is getting kinda hectic right now and progress has stalled to a standstill. So there won't be much progress in a while. Tonio, if you have some free time, the Supra pictured in the above posts is yours if you want it. I certainly don't have the time to finish it and I'm more than willing to part with it for your generosity for the wheels! Let me know and they'll be on their way this weekend :sunglasse

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a.

Tonio doesn't want the Supra :disappoin . You might as well send it to me, I could always think of something to do with it. :naughty:


:lol2:

That S13 is awesome. I love those rims. What color are you planning
on painting it? That green color the body is molded in would look hot!

that supra is kick ass plz give us a thread for it im begging you! awsome job on the s13 i love the rims!

I like both of yours projects. That s13 is awesome. Sleek and awesome. Not too NFSUG:ish

your like a god with that plastic

Tonio doesn't want the Supra :disappoin . You might as well send it to me, I could always think of something to do with it. :naughty:


:lol2:
Actually if he wants it, go ahead since I got an unexpected pleasant surprise in the mail today!!! :smokin: I'm so backed up with stuff in progress and it's only going to get worse when GT-4 arrives next week!! :eek: :iceslolan

GT-4....I'm pre-sleeping for all that I'm going to lose later. :naughty:

those wheels look sharp! :sunglasse

I made a rear bumper for my MKII Supra.

GT-4....I'm pre-sleeping for all that I'm going to lose later. :naughty:

:lol: Me too

Hey appleseed, the grill on the S13 is sweet. The MKII Supra is soo sexy. Can't wait to see both finished!