Aoshima RX-7 Veilside Combat II

My Aoshima RX-7 Veilside Combat II as promised :)

This is my first finished car model. Next one is the C-West then hopefully the Greddy9 (if I ever get my hand on that). :devil:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/781775rx7_veilside_1_small.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/729101rx7_veilside_2_small.jpg

*Edited Nov 16 - updated pics*

Another one...

another angle:alien2:

paired with a 1/18 Kyosho RX-7 (diecast)... :frog:

whoa, that rx-7 is cool, I plan to get an rx-7 in the future, probably the veilside, your var is very nice.
the color of the body, did you mix it or is it out of a can? it's a nice color

It's as nasty mix of: Tamiya white primer + Testor Aluminum Plate Metalizer + Tamiya Pearl White + Lacquer Gloss Coat :D

Nasty because it's a pain in the butt to repaint / respray any flaws :mad:

Nice car!!! Loved the RX7... I ordered mine like 2 weeks ago thru Best 1 Hobbies... but dued to harber strike.. my C-West rx7 won't be here till at least the 23rd... *sigh*

Originally posted by tomazws
Nice car!!! Loved the RX7... I ordered mine like 2 weeks ago thru Best 1 Hobbies... but dued to harber strike.. my C-West rx7 won't be here till at least the 23rd... *sigh*

Err... they settled the harbor strike, no? Should this affect stuff ordered now? Mmm... damn strike costed the economy billions a day :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Oh wait... I used the air shipping option :D

VERy nice model!
BUT.........you should have sanded more! ican see orange peel

nice Rx7. you must be a big fan of RX7. BTW, where is the orange peel? I cannot find any from the pics......:confused:

Great looking model, I guess you are kinda like me, have a thing for rotaries...

BUT.........you should have sanded more! ican see orange peel

Give him(?) some credit Its his(?) first model.
but anyway sanding is kinda dangourous to a paintjob, cut and polish would of been better.

Originally posted by mentel
VERy nice model!
BUT.........you should have sanded more! ican see orange peel

He's referring to the 1st photo, rear bumper :)

It's not an orange-peel. I had to do a touch-up paint but since the original color was a mix of 3 different color sprays, I had to use a slightly different color for a handbrush touch-up. :mad: :mad:

It's one of those freak accidents that's really %$@%#$%#$ :mad: :mad: :devil:


btw, what's with that "him(?) ... his(?)" :flipa: :flipa:

(j/k)... the use of "him" is correct :smoker2:

Love that RX-7
Great job on it ~:)

It looks great, thats a really cool colour - what is it?

Cool job, looks right and tight!:flash:

the use of "him" is correct

Phew...didn't wanna sound Sexist...

Check it out IN STOCK! http://matrixcollectibles.site.yahoo.net/mazfdcwesrx7.html[/URL]

Nice!!!:cool: Are those the stock wheels?:smoker2:

looks good. i love the paint. im planning on building a rx7, but not sure which one yet.:confused:

Originally posted by flyonthewall
It looks great, thats a really cool colour - what is it?


Thank you for all the nice comments :ylsuper :ylsuper

For the color I tried to recreate the one shown on the box photo. First I used Tamiya white primer as the base coat then I sprayed Testor Aluminum Plate Metalizer. The next day I sprayed several (2 cans :mad: :mad: ) of Tamiya white pearl. Then everything clear cloated with lacquer.

Yes, the wheels are stock. :smoka:

Congrads on your fist kit....looks good to me.
May it be the start of many more to come.

i wish my veilside rx7 looked like that

Beautiful! I also love RX-7s.

Hiver77, whats the darker car in your sig? I wonna build it!

Looks Awesome. Hope to see many more models from you. In your sig. what is that black RX7?

Originally posted by Camber
Looks Awesome. Hope to see many more models from you. In your sig. what is that black RX7?

My RX-7 collection so far...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/431435rx7_row.jpg
Left to right: C-west, Mazdaspeed GT-C Concept, Mazdaspeed A-spec, Greddy9, Veilside.

Closer view of the A-spec. Rims are 19" Hoppinhydros.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/436741rx7_aspec_1_small.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/614934rx7_aspec_2_small.jpg

Closer view of the Greddy. Not finished yet. Never got the decals from the seller :mad: . Finally got him to send them (still waiting). You might notice some blue-tac holding the rear wing and rear-view mirror :)
Rims are 18" Enkei NT-03.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/174519rx7_greddy1_small.jpg http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/541216rx7_greddy2_small.jpg

wow.. i really wish I could find this kit !

awersome job... I WANT IT :D

i think im in love with those rx7s

good job

Greddy9 is beautiful dude. good job. makes me want one...why the blue tack though? could you possibly post up some pics of your C-West?

Originally posted by S13_Iketani
Greddy9 is beautiful dude. good job. makes me want one...why the blue tack though? could you possibly post up some pics of your C-West?

I haven't glued the wing because the car still needs some work which requires the chassis to be handled a lot. Don't wanna break anything :)

C-west pics will come later :cool:

Those are superb pieces of work, awesome collection!

i cant get over how good those look

i would like to put some pics on my site
www.2nermodelcarclub.20m.com

Wonderful job for a first kit! The other kits look well done as well!

C-West pics....??:D :D :flipa: :flipa:

:finger: :finger:

Can't post pics if I cant even access the board (damn server busy message :mad: :mad:).

Anyway, here are the pics...

The C-West was (and prolly still is) a cursed model. Cursed I tell ya!!! :mad:
So many things went wrong during the making; mostly simple things that ruined perfect paintjobs, car fell down during detail painting, scratching the roof :mad: :mad:


http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/924316rx7_cwest_1_small.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/890684rx7_cwest_2_small.jpg

The rear-wing is Chris' (fly on the wall) GT-wing. Looks 100 times better than the puny stock wing. Thanks Chris!!!

Might as well post these too...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/215466rx7_mazdaspeed_1_small.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/724012rx7_mazdaspeed_2_small.jpg

wow, I want to get a rx-7 how much are the kits??

beautiful job on your C-West dude, i love the black lip on the front. never would have thought of that.

Originally posted by S13_Iketani
beautiful job on your C-West dude, i love the black lip on the front. never would have thought of that.

Pssst... dont tell anyone... :D

That CWest is no more... :confused:

Ya... no more... I tried to fix something, ended up ruining the paint job... stripped the paint off... diassembled everything... chose new color

Now it becomes the one in my sig... :cool:

great job on all those RX7's

i've got two to build for my self the tamiya rx7 r1 and the Greddy9 that you've got.

BTW: i thought you were doing a recessed headlight conversion for your Greddy9. And did the C-west rx7 come with the recessed headlights?

Originally posted by tc3house


BTW: i thought you were doing a recessed headlight conversion for your Greddy9. And did the C-west rx7 come with the recessed headlights?

You meant this?

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/546158current_project5.jpg

The CWest RX7 came with the CWest "light pod", not the recessed.

Those look amazing! Shame about the C-west, i thought it was black?

Well, sorry to hear bout the c-west, but hey, It looks nice in red also...

and those are amazing RX-7s especially the mazdaspeed one:)