civic progress

here's what i've been working on since taking a break from the itr. as the airbrush is being used by a friend of mine, i can't do any painting... just bodywork and prepping. so... i decided to work on this: a civic si from revell. in my opinion, this kit could be alot better. then again, that's what i thought about the itr too. i just don't think it captures the lines on the civic quite right. i can't put my finger on it but it just donesn't have that 'look'. anyway, i've just been playing around with the kit and trying to figure out what to do with it... then i came up with this... not really fond of the rear bumper but we'll see how it evolves:rolleyes: this thing still need alot of work, as with the itr, but here it is. i placed the itr next to it just for comparison.

personally, i think the civic is kinda blocky, long and narrow. maybe its just me and that its currently sitting next to my widebody itr. anyway, comments welcome.

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wow, very nice! Got any tips on making body kits for us? :p

Great work so far!!:eek: You work fast!!:cool:

Very nice work indeed!

Nice work. Do keep up updated.

dang


that is so cool
i wish i could do that

:eek2: that looks so good both cars look amazing
r u going to make the civic a widebody too:devil:

Nice work!~
I like the ITR Butt :D

Very Nice! Where did u get the R34 front bumper? Or did u make it from scratch? It looks really nice.

Thats coming along nicely! I wish my supra was comin along like that!/
ANY TIPS?

i guess i just got bit by some inspiration and motivation:D thanks for the comments. it's good for a beginning customizer (i'm aspiring to be like FOTW!! you're my hero!!).

but anyway, i'm just not too fond of the rear... looks kinda big... maybe i'll start work with the other bumper and see where that takes me.

as for tips, just jump right into it and start that learning curve!

a.

got a chance to spray some primer on the front bumper. still some sanding needed but here it is thus far...

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a.

wow

I can see that the holes on both sides are out of proportion. other wise, i like it.

thanks for pointing it out the holes... i'l take a closer look and see what i can do to correct it.

a.

edit:

i took a closer look at it and it seems that there are variations in the thickness of the plastic. that's what's giving the impression that they're off. the edges are there and i *think* they're proportional. maybe after the next primer coat i'll be able to make a better call.

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how u make everything so square? pls tell cuz i would like to start on kits

i just used a plain old file to level off anything that's bumpy. simple as that.

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wow, nice work there :)

itr in csc = more time for the civic :D

wanted a simpler body kit for the coupe that wasn't too curvy nor elaborate... i think this looks good while maintaining simplicity...

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a.

WOW. that looks soooooooooooooo good. :D :D :D :D :D

Now that is pure class! I could probably do something like that! Great work! Chris, look out!:p

Man, I love seeing your projects! so clean and creative!!keep us posted.

very nice..and clean

Nice clean body kit.

well.. two reasons for this update...

first i think i got the final look of this kit dialed in. the rear end needed a bit of something so i shaved the badges and added a rear lip on the trunk lid. it now has a bit of a european look to it.

secondly, the digicam is going away for an uncertain length of time so i decided to get as much use out of it as i can;) so until i get the urge to work on this kit again or the digicam 'magically' reappears in my proximity, this kit is going back up on the shelves in its current state :sleep:

i know its a lot of pix but what's a progress thread without pix right?:D

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Originally posted by appleseed


secondly, the digicam is going away for an uncertain length of time so i decided to get as much use out of it as i can;) so until i get the urge to work on this kit again or the digicam 'magically' reappears in my proximity, this kit is going back up on the shelves in its current state :sleep:



That sucks.....hope you can work on it again sometime soon...

Clean tuning! Awsome!!