AF World Challenge GT-R

Well i was really excited to read this thread...
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=480331

Then i found out they are planning to enter the 06' Speed Channel World Challenge which is my favorite US series. There is probably going to be a contest of some sort as posted in original thread but i want to do this regardless as i think it will be fun. Plus i need to get my creative juices flowing again so this is a fictional car.

I started with the Tamiya Nismo Z-tune kit which is primed and painted Tamiya Pure White. Then i threw that into Photoshop and ive been playing around with some ideas. This was the first idea i had and im pretty happy with it but im going to try a few different things and see what i like best. Then i will print out decals and build the car. I have some info on the car but i dont know what hood , wing, and wheels they will be use=ing but there supposed to post some pics in a week or two as the cars are at the paint shop right now. Also im trying to keep it some what simple because they would have to use vinyl decals.

Please give me some feed back.... this is new to me and suggestions would be great. Enjoy!


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFZ-tune.jpg

or maybe simple like this... kinda growing on me...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFZ-tune3.jpg

This ones kinda generic but what the hell...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFZ-tune2.jpg

Wow Chad!!! Lookin great so far!! I hope you can make it looks as exact to 1:1 as possible!! Hope Igor and the crew make it easy for ya man. Hehe..That R34 is a sweet ass car. I got to see it in person before all the new decals on it. STill sweet!!

Good news dude... Keep it up...

nice job.....goodl uck
i love to see it done !

Wow, what a quick start. I like the graphics!

Did some tweeking and i kinda like this simpler approach to the first.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFZ-tune3.jpg

And this has always been a favorite of mine.... the broken line. this is really sloppy and i freehanded it, ill tweak this one for sure.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFZ-tune4.jpg

Wow, what a quick start. I like the graphics!

Thanks Igor, this is a real honor coming from you. Feedback is really what i need here guys and gals! More to come soon!

Some pics of the car in progress... the real one..

http://rbmotoring.com/albums/album133/abz.jpg

I like the first scheme in your second post. Simple but attractive. I'm curious, why are you making the graphics red instead of blue? AF has been traditionally blue and white, right?

Red is faster.

I like the first scheme in your second post. Simple but attractive. I'm curious, why are you making the graphics red instead of blue? AF has been traditionally blue and white, right?

Yes red is faster haha. Also, Sean told me that the interior is slated to be red so thats why ive been going with that. The real car was affiliated with Buddy Club which had a red, black and white scheme.

Sweet!

The real car was affiliated with Buddy Club which had a red, black and white scheme.

The real car was actually first the Fujitsubo car running the 23 number in 2001. Then it ran as the Leyjun car - number 63.

The Buddy Club stuff was because we have some friends over there at Buddy Club in the US , and we liked the scheme. Red/Black/ and white.

The real car was actually first the Fujitsubo car running the 23 number in 2001. Then it ran as the Leyjun car - number 63.

The Buddy Club stuff was because we have some friends over there at Buddy Club in the US , and we liked the scheme. Red/Black/ and white.


Sorry i miss interpreted what you had told me. That makes more sense now that i look at the Fujitsubo car. thanks for the clarification.

I'm not a big fan of the bevel.... but I like your ideas. I'll keep an eye on this thread.

I'm not a big fan of the bevel.... but I like your ideas. I'll keep an eye on this thread.


haha, yeah when i get down to the finished product ill probably use a 2 color offset but this was easier and gets the point across. Thanks for the encouraging words.

So Igor and tyndago...Are you guys going to make the car off of Chad's decals now? Hehe..This project is just great!!

So Igor and tyndago...Are you guys going to make the car off of Chad's decals now? Hehe..This project is just great!!

We will pick one style that we like and use it. The car is going for paint on Monday.

Graphics are easy to do. We also actually have certain series graphics that we have to put on the car.

http://www.world-challenge.com/

Like the broken line theme. Probably more like the old 60s/70s Cuda one in red would be the way I would go. May be prudent to wait to see the real one?

Well i stayed up late and did one more. I really like this one. its a theme on the broken line but it has a very Nismo feel to it with the shadow..

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFZ-tune5.jpg

Like the broken line theme. Probably more like the old 60s/70s Cuda one in red would be the way I would go. May be prudent to wait to see the real one?


Actually, we will make the real one look like someones design. So if anyone else has any ideas, or schemes, we are open to some suggestions.

Wait, so you guys stripped a perfectly good race car?

Wait, so you guys stripped a perfectly good race car?

Yes we stripped a race car. Thats the fun part of race cars. You take them apart and put them back together every season.

The car had been painted a few times. We are making some changes to the car. The best way to check everything out is to take it all apart and put it back together.

http://rbmotoring.com/albums/album133/abr.jpg

This is a little more like it would look with number plate.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFZ-tune6.jpg

lookin good so far, I cant wait to get mine and start on it. Ive got a few ideas im thinkin about trying kinda simple but I think they will work. Oh by the way how did you or what did you use to put the designs on the car with. I'd like to try it that way before actually putting it on the car.

Photoshop

I love the number.

I love the number.

...sure you do Igor. Pics or it didnt happen.

Chad, you definately you're building high quality when you get Igor to come out of his cave and actually read or even post something. Hats off to you.

...sure you do Igor. Pics or it didnt happen.

Thats what we all say too.

C when you get Igor to come out of his cave and actually read or even post something. Hats off to you.

Igor doesnt actually live in a cave. I get to see him nearly every day.

Post more pictures of graphic ideas..

Ill have some tommorrow! promise, powers been off all day :(

powers been off all day :(
That sux... I get off at two pm so I expect something then...

Alright guys, now im starting to dig into my personal photography and im going to start getting a little wild. i dont like the lettering with this style but again, i dont have the plain solid color "automotiveforums.com" script yet. I only have the "automotive forums" script from the logo. throw me a bone guys, you must have it around since you had decals on the car already. or better yet, what font did you use.... i cant seem to find it.

This is pretty hot and original.... buckle up!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFZ-tune7.jpg

Mmmm nice, kida funky though. Thanks for the PM, I couldn’t think of a better place for my 1,000th post...

I couldn’t think of a better place for my 1,000th post...


Haha, congrats and welcome to the 5 Star club!

I would like to do my contrubution: I don't know if this should be the right place, I guess the invitation is opened to all members? So I like freackmech graphics, also I like to point in a "3d or gobal" dyrection with a bigger AF logo wich is one of most problem here. I haven't a Ztune redy so be patient with the pics quality.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/n101.jpg

Very nice! I quit, its all you Giovanni, take it away. thats far beyond anything im capable of doing.

Giovanni, that looks incredible.

Very nice! I quit, its all you Giovanni, take it away. thats far beyond anything im capable of doing.

Hey Chad the truble isn't who do it, the solution is to find it toghether: I think you know: 1 head+1head=a lot of heads. I ask you to use mine as an inspiration like I done with your, if you like, to do it better. You know what said Enzo Ferrari when someone asked him what was the better car: he answered the next. So you could make something better mixing my ideas with your. What we have right now is a fantastic chance: make that awesome car (wich we love a lot) a little bit "our" only helping/advising with the livery: isn't? No one said that it's a contest. Burn your mouse, Chad:naughty:

And after we could to do our replica:eek:

Well this is what i was working on but Giovanni has giving me new ideas on how to go about this. the proces ive been using has been limiting me alot so back to the drawing board.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFGT-R00.jpg

Chad,

Dont quit. We are looking at them all equally.

I wonder if Igor is ever going to make that other annoucement...

Hey Chad, does the color have to be pink/white?
If not then how about these examples for a fire scheme, digital scheme, etc?
http://www.lauerweaponry.com/item-detail-colorchoice.cfm?colorchoice=CPR16.jpg&colortype=pattern
http://www.lauerweaponry.com/item-detail-colorchoice.cfm?colorchoice=CPR15.jpg&colortype=pattern
http://www.lauerweaponry.com/item-detail-colorchoice.cfm?colorchoice=CPR14.jpg&colortype=pattern
http://www.lauerweaponry.com/item-detail-colorchoice.cfm?colorchoice=CPR17.jpg&colortype=pattern

Does anyone make this livery in 1/24? SMS? Studio 27?

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/n101.jpg

Does anyone make this livery in 1/24? SMS? Studio 27?



LOL Klutzy i think you need to read the whole thread. But hey, maybe they will some day.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/freakmech/AFGT-R00.jpg


Actually now that im looking at all these... this ones kinda mean looking and gives a face to the Skyline.... Evil villian maybe...

I become to enjoy this thread: I leave my Ztune (aoshima old kind) from the box but it's blank silver styrene: I try to make it white on PS. Redesigned lyvery with a more "Chris Bangle" look on headlights (may be awesome see those in the mirror LOL)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/n102.jpg

Another great design! This looks like it could be a future Mitsubishi Rally car design. Lets see some more.

Another great design! This looks like it could be a future Mitsubishi Rally car design. Lets see some more.
It's true: I haven't understand the mitsu feeling but those stuff remember me something strange. I have some other ideas but not time just now: maybe in the WE (here there's a lot of snow now from yesterday so ... not airbrush but shovel works required:banghead:)

(may be awesome see those in the mirror LOL)
If I saw that in my rear view mirror, I'd run off crying to the pits before I got bumped off the track!

PS Am I allowed to post in here? :uhoh:

If I saw that in my rear view mirror, I'd run off crying to the pits before I got bumped off the track!

PS Am I allowed to post in here? :uhoh:

Only if you begin from your J.P. with the AF livery:grinyes:

Yes Klutzy this is open to all. Though there is supposed to be an official thread.

*cough*Igor*cough*

I'm perplexed:my design tend to become quetly complex:I would like to try the sipmlyest way: one of my favourites car of everytime is the '95 LM NISMO, perhaps. Mhhh istart to fill my time on the computer and not on my workbench: my '80 entry is really in delay, my God!:banghead:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/n103.jpg

Man Giovanni, you have good ps skills!
No one likes the ideas from the sites I listed?

Man Giovanni, you have good ps skills!
No one likes the ideas from the sites I listed?

I didnt really understand the links, i saw camo machine guns. dont think camo would look to good on a race car.

Camo can work in the right places. Refer photo.
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9841/save8ti.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=save8ti.jpg)
I think that the first design Giovanni did has my vote.

Yes Klutzy this is open to all. Though there is supposed to be an official thread.

*cough*Igor*cough*

Igors up at Laguna Seca this weekend. He stickied this up in the model forum, but it should be AF wide.

Its open to everyone, the team will pick the design they like, and run it on the actual car.

I didnt really understand the links, i saw camo machine guns. dont think camo would look to good on a race car.

Not really camo, but like the "stripes" or "lines" in the camo pattern as stripes for the car, if you get what I mean.

This needs work but I think you can get the general idea..

http://www.kelfin.com/af.jpg

Another great design! This looks like it could be a future Mitsubishi Rally car design. Lets see some more.
I've a look on the previous liv. design: your words made me to think that we need a design which enhance the car shape: my 2nd work (like mitsu) make this skyline not a skyline and this is wrong: I'll try to work in this "enhanced typeR" dyrection ..