TA22 Celica, OLD SKOOL BAYBEEEEE!!

hey, picked this model up recently, walked into a model shop i didnt know existed, and came out with this,
ive wanted to do one of these for a long time, what with being the owner of a celica and all, the old skool ones have always ment something to me(come to think of it,they all do) the colour was a hard choice for this, i wanted to keep the old skool look, but with a hint of new skool retro. i ended up choosing black, if im lucky i will be able to get a set of long-champs from the hobby shop in 2days, if not, ill have to have a look at whats available, im considering putting an intercooler between the headlights, but behind thick mesh, so that its not to obvious, im making a drop tank for it, they are really popular here is Australia on those damn V8's, but wioth this build, i looked at every style for inspiration, my friends all call this the wannabe mustang, i call the mustang, a wannabe-a-real-car, but not meaning to offend anyone here,each to there own:icon16: i looked at the muscle car scene, taking influences from that,i looked at the jap car scene, hence the car is receiving a popular rotary exhaust down here in Aus called the Rota-Flo, this has no engine detail, but im gunna pretend its rotary powered, im also unsure whether to put a set of recaros in it, and whether to put a roll cage in, or keep the back seats, your opinion??anyways, hope you like my pics, the car neeeds a serious dust off, so sorry bout the dust.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica22001.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica22003.jpg



http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica22002.jpg

WOW!!! ,3, yes 3 exclamation points. that paint looks phenomenal. I can't wait to see what the rest of the car looks like.

Don't you love finding local shops that are right up your alley of interests? I have yet to get so lucky.

:sunglasse i fell so special now, i got 3 exclamation marks :licka: heh heh, thanks, and you know whats funny with that paint job? there was no undercoat, no sanding, and it hasnt been clearcoated OR polished.
and yeh, i do love finding hobby shops close by with everything i need, im actually in a really good area, there is one 5 minutes down the road, one half an hour away, and the official tamiya and aoshima importers, about an hour away.so suplys arent to hard to find round here,unfortunatly,
and thanks for the comment and the exclamation marks, made my day, woo!!! :licka:

you gotta be careful when you paint over unsanded, unprimed plastic.
The reason it comes out so smooth and flat is because that's how it comes out from the moulds. Normally, you'd want to give it a good wash to make sure any release agent is removed. Just a warning but it has been known that paint that has been layed on, let's just call it "untreated" plastic doesn't always hold onto the plastic as well as it could/should and has been known to crack/chip more easily as it cures and shrinks.

In short, handle with care.....

hmm, maybe i should clear coat it? ive done alot of my models like this and ive been lucky, but this is one i dont want to risk it with.:uhoh:thanks for the advise at any rate.

those photos are 2 days after ppainting,(48hr) will it still be shrinking?
and also, there are a fair few coats, would that help at all?
and you mentioned washing it, this will help? how should i go about that?hot soapy water? and one final Question, if i polished it, would it act as a sealent at all?to help protect it at all?

honestly?
no idea.
some say that tamiya paints are hot enough to bite into the plastic by themselves so you might be fine without doing anything extra.
If anything, if this is how you've been doing it and everything's fine then chances are nothing is going happen.

It was just a little word of caution of what could happen.

paint looks very well done! keep up the good work

honestly?
no idea.
some say that tamiya paints are hot enough to bite into the plastic by themselves so you might be fine without doing anything extra.
If anything, if this is how you've been doing it and everything's fine then chances are nothing is going happen.

It was just a little word of caution of what could happen.
heh heh. ok, im going to pray that its enough, but thanks for the advise on this anyway, ill make sure i do the rest of my models properly now, just in case:grinyes:
and i found a set of wheels, im considering, they are Gram lights, unsure which ones, they are off the aoshima imamura RX7 kit

interior almost finished, painted interior floor gloss black, no rear seats, two recaros are in, half-cage, boost controller, chrome centred steering wheel from an old Mclaren M8D or something like that, pics up tomorro morning, im going to bed, its 3:30am.

here are the update pics, roll cage and fire extinguishers still to come, behind the seats, but for now, here it is, also, what do you think of these wheels? C & C welcome as always,the seats were painted along time ago, i will be tidying them up before i put the in
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/ta22001.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/ta22003.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/ta22004.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/ta22012.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/ta22006.jpg

and, no, the rear will not be quite as low as it is in that pic.

went to the LHS today, picked up some 18' Work Meister's, they look quite good i think, keeping with the japanese origin of the car, heres the pics, take a look and tell me what you think.
wow, just realised how blurry that pic is, hope you can make the car out, im absolutly hopeless with the camera.sorry
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica038.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica037.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica035.jpg

AGAIN,no pics up, but im using calsonic skyline(r34) brakes for the front, and a set of nissan R89C rear brakes on the back,they may be a little big, but i think they look good, im also debatinng hanging the intercooler down lower, so you can see it better, thoughts on this??

looks good.

just my opinion but those 18's are rather large for that car. i personally don't like putting anything larger than 16's on old japanese cars, whether 1:24 or 1:1. the other wheels don't look too bad, they're different from what you might usually see on an old celica like that. your model looks great so far, i need to get started on both of mine. i have both a 1600GT 2-door and 2000GT liftback.

18" dont blend with old skool cars, IMHO. 13's or 14s with dish is the way to go. but it is your model and have fun with it.

i myself am a toyota lover, especially toyota old cars, and those cars are plentiful where i live. your kit eminds me of the celica i use to drive some time back. running with 2tg and 13x8 SSR rims. now im driving a 1975 ke35 corolla with some 13x8 enkeis. :D

here are my two babies(before the ta22 was sold)
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/338/1/0/my_KE35_corolla_nd_TA22_celica_by_evil_hanzel.jpg

hmmm, im in partual agreement with youi both, 18' do look a little big, ill have another look at my wheel stock and get back to you,and evilhansel,that celica is absolutly beautiful,, i wanted to buy a ta22 as my first car, but the need for air conditioning, power steering etc< was to great, and i got a 1991 model, but im actually looking for one at the moment, forgive me for asking, but are those australian NEW SOUTH WALES plates on them?anywhere near campbelltown if so?

hmm, dont worry, just noticed the side of the road you guys are driving on, sorry:icon16:

hey guys, help me out, here are the wheels it has narrowed down too, if you read this, please tell me which you prefer
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/ta22004.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica037.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica041.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica042.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica045.jpg
and i found a good place for the work meisters :P what do you think?
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica040.jpg

looking good so far i would say the 3rd rims look best for it.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica041.jpg


which wheels are these? it's hard to tell from the pic but i think those or the spider looking wheels in the first pic look best. and those works look great on the skyline!

they are i think 16's from the initial D fujimi 180SX< the spider wheels are modded AMT ford focus wheels, and yeh i love the owrks on my skyline :D thanks for the comments all :iceslolan

i like the 3rd one(even if i cant see it though) or the fourth one, watanbe rims. :D

i live in the philippines. :D

The Meisters look great!

hey all, i have, at long last, finally made up my mind on the wheels, i like the meisters, but they look at home on the gtr. i picked the 3rd set of wheels, deep dish, 5 spoke wheels, lookin alot like old-skool simmons wheels, as i painted the centres gold, pics soon :D

yes, go with the 3rd ones!
eventhough the picture is bad
Ithink the rims are perfect for the car
show us better pictures please

p.s. I LOVE THIS CAR !!!

so do we all agree with the wheels???
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica22003-1.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica22002-1.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/The_St_jimmy/celica22001-1.jpg

i actually like that! and the stance is perfect.

you seem to like it :sunglasse,now all thats left is for to pul my finger out, build the roll cage, and finish it up, im trying to collect all generations of celica, next is a model of my 1:1 ST184, and a ST205 GT4

All finished, heres the completed pics,thanks for looking:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=5033955#post5033955

YEEEES !!!!!!

thats what I m talking about !!!

those wheels are great!
(and the pictures much better)

keep on!