[kaho]

Long time no see guys!

After a bunch of Mitsubishi builds, I am finally taking a break from it. I wanted to build something small and quick, and I thought the small size of this car would make painting a breeze....well not anymore after what I did to the chassis!

This is a kit made by Tamiya. It was made to be battery powered, but I cut off all those features on the chassis and replaced them with a more realistic floor pan. The right rear wheel well has also been narrowed to match up with the other side. The stock interior piece is not used, instead I made inner panels, rear seat, and carpeting to put in creating a realistic interior. I am solely treating this project to be a past time and inaccuracies would be inevitable, although I have always wanted to build one of these things a long time ago before it got reissued.








Here I am testing this new method: wet wipes carpeting. Seems like it would look good for replicating old carpets. I soaked it with white glue while I was forming their shapes. It stays stiff to the shape of the surface after it dries and became much easier to trim to shape.


Mock up of body and new interior pieces.






Painted




Thanks for looking!