Started on the Silvia R.....first pic too !!!

Well......after the poll that was taken for the next kit to build....its underway :sun:
So far i've had a play to see what sort of ride height and wheels i want to go with.
The stock wheels have been chucked in favour of some aftermarket rims.
It does piss me off how the drawing on the box makes the car look so good. The wheels are really crap and look nothing like the box....the tyres look like bloody truck tyres...lol
I'm sure its just a plan by fujimi to make crappy ones with the kit so you have to buy there nice new rims and low profile tyres:(
Anyway, heres a pic with some 18's that IMO look pretty good....i have another 6 sets on order from HLJ that will hopefully be here in the next few days to see what they look like.
Colour....no idea as yet:confused: :confused:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/450263MVC-023S.JPG

That will be very nice car!
Maybe to leave it in that silver color?
You people will drag me to make one street car! :D

yeah, im diggin that car in silver too.

Silver! :D

:devil: ....trust you guys to vote for the one colour i hate trying to paint
:finger: :finger: ...lol :D

Looks cool to me! Which kit is it? I looked and found several from Fujimi. As for the color.....BLACK would look pretty slick IMO.

Just saw your other post and now I know which kit it is.....there I went rushing into things again. :D

P-man you are a freakin' machine!!! Holy crap. You're a one-man model factory. Every week something new comes from you. That's the same one I'm working on right now. I got the S15 Mine's version painted w/ purple pearl. :eek:

looking forward to see another p-man project.

Cheers

hmm.. another option would be black then the spoiler get one GT wing... :)

Kin hell Pman you dont waste any time do you. You've got this time management thing down to an art, whats your secret? or does your Primera do wonderous things when it reaches 88mph?:D ;)

Anyway great choice on model and wheels, how about something completely different for the colour? Check out some import sites for inspiration.
http://www.speedoptions.com/
http://www.urbanracer.com/index.html

warren paint it pink it gonna be a little difffferent than the other model color you have done.:p


mario:D

Originally posted by patate
warren paint it pink it gonna be a little difffferent than the other model color you have done.:p


mario:D


lol pink with purple racing stripes and yellow lip and skirt's........roflmao, dont forget those damned cute teddy bear rims! ROFLMAO

...and throw in a big beefy driver wearin a wife beater

How about Tamiya light gunmetal with a carbon-fiber hood? You're skills are tight, by the way!:sun:

Bright Blue or Yellow would look really nice :)

:eek: Ahhh....!!!!! Those are nice rims! What kind are they? With my crappy memory with rims, I am guessing they are similar to F&F Eclipse rims.

I have the Veilside version of the Silvia stalled because I want to mod it extremely to make it at least look like the veilside version rather than an ugly thing...i can't find a good word.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by XenoKryst
:eek: Ahhh....!!!!! Those are nice rims! What kind are they?

http://www.hlj.com/images/fuj/fuj19213box.gif

where did you get the rims??? and how much do they cost???

have to agree with turbo86.


YELLOW. you may think this strange but the s15 actually suits yellow:eek:

Originally posted by fullbloodchop01
where did you get the rims??? and how much do they cost???

www.hlj.com
When you buy them they will tell you the cost in your currency

Originally posted by tazdev
have to agree with turbo86.


YELLOW. you may think this strange but the s15 actually suits yellow:eek:


Ill 3rd this.
Of all the real ones Iv seen on the road, they look best in Yellow.


(and its easier to paint that silver :) )

Started on the parts today....getting them sanded and ready for painting and spraying. As you can see from the first two photo's there's not much to this kit.
The last pic shows the two different tyres/rims.
The body will take the most of the time as it has skirts that dont fit to well. So a bit of time will have to be spent getting them just right.
For a new kit, the molding is not that good. Has quite a lot of "flashing" and most parts have quite heavy molding lines through them.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/507968MVC-043S.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/876387MVC-044S.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/278721MVC-048S.JPG

What the.....is that PINK I see on those clothes pins?!?!?!?!

Da PINK Pman......lololol :dogpile:


Looks to be coming along nicely!

Originally posted by rhmatt
What the.....is that PINK I see on those clothes pins?!?!?!?!

Da PINK Pman......lololol :dogpile:


Looks to be coming along nicely!

I wont comment on the pegs :p :p

I say do it Yellow (75% of S15's on NZ roads are yellow and they look awesome):finger:

Have "we" decided on a color yet? A smooth black finish would look sweet on that car....but if you choose another, I'll just have to buy one and paint it black!

-Rick

Originally posted by rhmatt
Have "we" decided on a color yet? A smooth black finish would look sweet on that car....but if you choose another, I'll just have to buy one and paint it black!

-Rick

Not yet...either Silver/Black/Yellow :confused: :confused: :confused:

TS-47 Chrome yellow!!! This is the best!

Do it yellow with Gunmetal TE-37's HEHEHEHEHE

TE37s are great. who wants to lend me some money to get them for my 1:1 car

Originally posted by primera man
[B]
The body will take the most of the time as it has skirts that dont fit to well. So a bit of time will have to be spent getting them just right.
For a new kit, the molding is not that good. Has quite a lot of "flashing" and most parts have quite heavy molding lines through them.



Hey Pman, just wait until you get your hands on the s15 veilside it took me days just to get the left hand side skirt to fit! those really are some bad fitting skirts, I'll get some pics up as soon as I get my hands on a digi cam again.

Well here's the very first pics with my new camera (see thread below)
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t56633.html

I'm only just getting to grips with this new camera so bear with on the pics !!!
Interior almost finished
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/634000interior.jpg
These lights were a pain in the arse to paint and get right....took me a whole day of masking/painting etc to get right
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/717889lights.jpg
Now.....the car.....not the best photo for 11pm at night, so i'll get another tomorrow in the daylight.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/847267Paint.jpg

Awesome!
Very nice, I'm sure the finishing outcome would be GREAT!

Your car is going very good.

Hope to see it finished soon.

Orlando.

:sun:

damn, looks nice, and nice rim selection too.
B.

Looking very nice!
You building it very fast. I don't know when i will finish my projects. :)
And I just dig up one 1/32 beast from unfinished projects.

1/32 biggg??? No, it isn't car. :D

Outstanding, as usual!:)

This is going to be one of your best yet, it looks stunning!!!

FLY adds Fujimi silvia kit to the long list of FLY wants.

Looking good, mate.

Chris ... Varietta ... drooooool ... ;):licker:

Nice so sweet hey man what color did you use for the inside of the seats for the silvia

WOW..the only way it could look better is if it were BLACK. :D

Great work!

-Rick

Heres a daylight pic to get a better idea of the colour
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/159195Dscf0028.jpg
The seats are painted in flat black and Tamiya light sea grey(XF-25)

Mmmmmm.........Silvia. This is lookin' good already! Keep up the good...i'm sorry did I say good? I meant Bloody awesome job!

Well after getting all the suspension done, its going to need a lowering job:p
It ended up looking nothing like what it did in the photos earlier with the wheels just sitting there. Dont think you would like a 4X4 Silvia..lol
Here's a bottom pic after getting it done.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/712124Bottom.jpg

The interior is 99% done...just the centre to finish off.
Love those white face gauges :cool: :cool:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/394020dash.jpg

wow!!!! That looks freakin great. It looks pretty nice as a yellow car. I personally thought the light gunmetal would look nice too. The rims looks really nice too. DAMN, those taillights look nice. What kind of paint do you use for the lights? I need like a red color, wat kind do you use? Thanks

Originally posted by tenzoracerevovii
wow!!!! That looks freakin great. It looks pretty nice as a yellow car. I personally thought the light gunmetal would look nice too. The rims looks really nice too. DAMN, those taillights look nice. What kind of paint do you use for the lights? I need like a red color, wat kind do you use? Thanks

They are Tamiya Clear Red and Clear Orange
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/899587DSCF0018.JPG

Creamy :D

Underbody looks clean! Is it better to do in body color?

Originally posted by turbos86
Creamy :D

Underbody looks clean! Is it better to do in body color?
I wonder myself at times why to. I thought most cars are done in a flat black....mybe this can be a show car only :) :) :)
Most kits seem to ask for the chassis to be body colour :confused: :confused:

yo pman
u are good
u da greatest

now tell me.. are those tamiya acrylic 23ml bottles???

WOWSERS i want to get some
are they common where you at.

ooops

those look more like those never before seen Enamel bottles?

Yep they are enamels.
Hey....congrads....100 posts !!!!

Originally posted by primera man

I wonder myself at times why to. I thought most cars are done in a flat black....mybe this can be a show car only :) :) :)
Most kits seem to ask for the chassis to be body colour :confused: :confused:

I usually paint it black for road cars. I've been under a few 1:1 cars and it is black down there. But body color underbody help the exhaust and engine detail to stand out. I guess it is up to personal preference.:)

Nice work Pman.

I must get off my butt and continue the R32 GTR sitting on my desk:(

Originally posted by tazdev
Nice work Pman.

I must get off my butt and continue the R32 GTR sitting on my desk:( .
I was starting to wonder how it was getting on

Originally posted by primera man
Yep they are enamels.
Hey....congrads....100 posts !!!!

hehe
thanks man!

congrad me when i actually finish a KIT! i've been working on the same kit for 2 months!
AHK!
re did the body many times
because i found AF!

DJMR2: what kit are you working on?

Pman, you should shave off the front license plate mount frame. I did this to mine and it smooths out the front well. Also, you should open up the front bumper intake holes on the left and right. I put small scale wire mesh here and placed intercooler parts behind them. Its really easy to do (even with the bumper painted) and makes the whole car look more aggressive and realistic. Nice work!:bandit:

Last update !!!

Almost have it finished...hopefully tomorrow. Just got lots of small detail left to do like the rear wing/wipers/mirrors etc etc.
I'm going to leave the side skirts off as IMO they dont suit the car or fit to well either :( :( ...so they have joined the "Spares Box"
I think the car has cleaner lines without them

YUK :bloated: :bloated:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/710078Sideskirts.jpg

Almost finished
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/771542Almost.jpg

I prefer it with those skirts on, but u know me and bodykits!!!:D Your right about the fitment though, looks a bit off and its too late to mess about with filing and puttying now you have it all painted.

Oh mummy!~ I love that silvia!

NOoooooo... i love skirts...