Next Project......S.A.S Celica.

Well, this should keep Chris happy :p

Started it today with the cutting and removing of the bumpers.

Here's a quick look as to what i'm thinking off doing.

Well be lowered with VIP 18's.....probably the ones in the photo.
Got plenty more to do.

The SAS kit from Chris is fantastic.Fits really nicely and only need a small amount of tidying up and the edges to look good.

I've still got plenty of filling and sanding to do before the body gets undercoated.

I'm thinking of filling the join's where the new body kit fits to give it a nice smooth one piece look at the front and rear.

Looking at painting it Black so it also highlights the chrome wheels.
Updates will follow as progress gets made.
PMan

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You're off to a great start so far! :cool:

i'm eager to see how this one turns out :D :D :D

Originally posted by tc3house
i'm eager to see how this one turns out :D :D :D

Me too!

Can't wait!

this should be fun:smoker2:

I agree Pman, the fit of this kit is excelent I plan on posting progress pics also, just so you dont feel under any pressure I wont be doing mine black and chances are it wont be as good as yours but its nice to be building in tandom with you I hope it will inspire me:) :)

hey what color is it gona be?
or is it 2 soon 2 tell?
good luck on it and can't wait 2 see the results!!

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Originally posted by Verminator
I agree Pman, the fit of this kit is excelent I plan on posting progress pics also, just so you dont feel under any pressure I wont be doing mine black and chances are it wont be as good as yours but its nice to be building in tandom with you I hope it will inspire me:) :)

LOL, i'm working on mine at the mo too, at long last!

Here we go again with the :eek: s

j/k ;)

I'm sure Pman will do a great job, looking forward to the finish.

This is going to be a great one for sure. BTW for future reference, what did you cut the bumpers off with? On my civic i used a dremel, but it melted a lot of the pastic away.

oh man , pman gets boring, every kit he finishes is sooooo good... we don't need to see the result, we already know that it will be perfect


nah :D

looking forward to see the result :)

Can't wait to see that one.. I have a Nisan 350Z SAS Kit on my desk, just waiting the Kit itself and some Crasy Glue :D :D

The Celica at last!
I will be looking foward to see this buildup. specialy how you lower this one.

here he goes again!!! :D can't wait, but i think those rims are a little small or the tires are somewhat thick for it.:rolleyes:

Is i just me or does anyone else think that those rims are butt, yes butt ugly!? :silly2: Surely some gunmetal 5's would be a lot better :)

i love that car, cant wait to see it finished!
get more pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now!

Got the bumpers and skirts on today after a bit of extra sanding etc to get them to fit. Luckly for me i found out today that Tamiya glue will not make a strong bond with resin. So i brought some new super glue called hotstuff which is meant to be really good.
It sets in 10-30 seconds, so you have to be quick.
I used it to attach the bumpers and i have to say the PMan is very very impressed by the stuff.

RyanGiorgio....i just used a sharp modelling knife, running back and forth through the panel line untill it was cut though. Takes a while, about 30 minutes for each bumper.
The front turned out really well, but the back is harder and i stuffed one side up which will need a bit of putty to fix up. Didn't think i went to bad as this was the first time i've done this kind of job
Body is sanded...just waiting for the putty to dry before a final sand then prime

Good looking pman.

Planning to use these wheels, Warren? :bloated:

Why don't you show pics of the back, see what needs filling.

Originally posted by bah humbug
Why don't you show pics of the back, see what needs filling.
Here we go !! The gap was to large for my liking so i've filled it and it will look like a "one piece panel" with no seem line :p :p
This is the second coat of putty. The first one was layed on as thin as i could get it to fill the hole then sanded. The second one is now ready to sand when dry. I lay this coat on pretty thick so i get an idea as to were i'm sanding etc the panel to get it looking right.
The side skirt has been filled to take up a slight gap at the rear also.

The gap was to large for my liking so i've filled it and it will look like a "one piece panel" with no seem line

You could always scribe those lines back on there for more realism, and to your liking!:)

Same thing happened to me when I was doing my SAS S2K filled up the gaps and re scribed the panel lines. One day I will sho picks, maybe on April or something.

What I did was filled the gaps with putty then before the putty completely dried I put the blade of the exacto knife ino where the original panel line was. Works pretty well, I just made sure that the lines I made were straight edges.

A good tip here is to use .010 plastic sheet to fill the gap a little. Because you are actually removing plastic when scribing your way through, you need to replace it some how and there's no better way to replace plastic than with plastic now is there?:D

The gap at the rear of my Celica is ok for me but i did need to add some plastic at the front, i'll post pics 2moro.

Can't wait for more updates. :)

And he's off!!!! :D Looking forward to the build report.

Incidentally what putty do you use? And what grit do you use to do the sanding of the putty?

Day count:2

What about the colour setup? I think black or dark red would suit the lines well.

chaos.....the putty is called squadron
Once it was dry it was lightly rubbed with 600, followed by 800, 1000,1200 then finally finished with 1500

Coming along nicely dude.

This is where mine has got to, but still waiting for the replacement clear parts, as I tried to open the sunroof carefully and crack....
Pic are a bit bad quality as i was inside at night.

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The decals have gone now as I didn't really like them.

That is sweet looking :)

Your project looks good so far. Are you going to put a wing????

Dave

good job on the kaminari celica looks sweet

and p-man can u show us the chasis and other pics too? cause i saw a lil shock in the wheel well and got kinda curious :D

All i have done to the back is cut about 1.5mm of the shock so it sits higher in the wheel well. The frame that goes across the chassis has been sanded down to about half its thickness which should give it a good enough drop

lookeal good as usual Pman:p also good job on ur celica hiroboy;)

yo hiroboy are those the hoppin hydro vortex 20's???
i jus ordered them for the wrx wrc rally version that i will be makin a street car in automobile paint (orange pearl) and wondered wut they looked like on an actual car

Here's a few pics of mine. I'm just trying to decide how to lower it too, i will look into your method too Warren. I've already made a start at narrowing the track at the front by filling down the face of the hub that comes into contact with the rim - similar to how i did it on the S2k. The rims are from an Altezza kit, they are 17" - shock, horror!!!:eek: I've decided not to use 18" coz i feel the car still sits a little too high with them even after lowering, i think the 17"s look fine on it IMO

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Looking really good Chris. Its quite funny as i was thinking of useing the same wheels before changing my mind :p

Although I'm absolutely not into Celica's, I do like to read you guys reports! Coming along nicely Warren and Chris ;)

i want progress!!!!!!!!!!

lol damn nowadays cant even wait for p-man to finish ..........but im probably not the only one ;)

damn those celicas are tight... Hey Chris i think your right about the 17's because i like my cars low and for car like that i wouldnt put 18's on them... Well good job guys keep up the progress
-Kenny

What color is the body going to be?

Well its primmed at long last...but i really screwed up the first two goes at it :mad:
First time....didn't use enough tape to hold the body on my paint jig...half way though the third coat it fell off onto the floor :( ...had to re-sand the whole body
Second time....Painted it and the phone went...put it down on the bench to answer phone and when i got back the wife had opened the door on a nice windy day and it blew crap all over it :bloated: ...strip and re-sand again :bloated:
They always say third time lucky :p :p
Anyway it primmed at long last

Awesome!

What color are you going to paint it?

Originally posted by bah humbug
Awesome!

What color are you going to paint it?
yea what color? please dont paint it red:( ive seen too many red celicas:rolleyes:

Well be a very dark blue :cool:

Originally posted by primera man
Well be a very dark blue :cool:

sweet!!!!

Originally posted by primera man
Well its primmed at long last...but i really screwed up the first two goes at it :mad:
First time....didn't use enough tape to hold the body on my paint jig...half way though the third coat it fell off onto the floor :( ...had to re-sand the whole body
Second time....Painted it and the phone went...put it down on the bench to answer phone and when i got back the wife had opened the door on a nice windy day and it blew crap all over it :bloated: ...strip and re-sand again :bloated:
They always say third time lucky :p :p
Anyway it primmed at long last
Pman, I guess it wasen't your lucky day! Anyways it's of course looking good!

Update.
The car has been painted in TS-55 and is ready to be polished.
The interior has been painted in matching blue/black.
Kit is almost ready to be assembled in the next few days.
I'll get some pics up soon. Had no camera all week :mad: as the wifes been away on holiday...(PMan likes having the house to myself....i can make as much modelling mess as i like !!:devil: :devil: )

I CANT WAIT!!!!!!

im getting scared.......its been a while since an update .....whats wrong p-man

Pman you rock that is all i have to say Chris also rocks:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Originally posted by Modelcargarage
Pman you rock that is all i have to say Chris also rocks:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Let's not forget Hiroboy!;) :bandit:

Yes...all looking very nice
Brian

Hi PRIMERAMAN,

Always a pleasure to see your progress........and very please that now you made some modifications on your models car kit.......
Thanks for pics..........:D :D :D :D :D :D
Laurent from FRANCE

Warren,
be careful as The Squadron's "white putty" WILL shrink over time...if you did not give it enough time to gass out, it could damage the paintjob by spidercracking the topcoat over the putty.
Bill
:bandit:

Got my camera back at last....and here's a few pics.
The TS-55 Dark Blue looks almost black in the pics :)

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Inside painted in flat black and blue
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Very Nice Warren....very nice finish.....
Brian

Dude the car is not even done and it is a jaw dropping site geez i would vow down to you if i could:ylsuper :ylsuper