Modified Mazda RX-8 Progress

[thizishkenny]

That front is lookin very good!!!! GOOD JOB. Is that putty hard to sand for you once it dries because when i use it i can never sand it.

[chaos]

Taking shape! Keep the progress pix coming along!

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Well I got a little more sanding done today, no point posting pictures as it looks the same as the last progress pic but smoother. I've got some more sculpting and such to do, I'll do some when I get home from school today. I haven't had time to do much in the past week, only around 1hr's work on it, but hopefully I can get this project finished within a month (yes, a month, I'm gonna make sure I'm 100% happy with everything on this car.)
This won't be an exact replication of the mazdaspeed front bar, but something similar. This is due to two reasons, 1 being this is my first scratchbuilt bodykit and my skills aren't great, 2nd being I want to make mine a little more individual as I'm sure Fujimi or similar will release a Mazdaspeed variant at some stage.

My fingers are copping a hiding, I've cut myself three times so far due to carelessness, gotta be more careful in future..

I'm also working on three other projects at the moment which is slowing down this process a little... being a Nissan Cefiro, WRX Impreza STi (MY98) and an AE86...

I'm going to try and complete the skirts tommorow also so hopefully I have some more progress to show within the next few days. Fingers crossed

Well that's it from me sorry to dissapoint with lack of progress but I'd rather take my time than muck things up anyhow

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Quick update!!!!
Front bar is starting to take shape. got a heap more work to do around the vents tommorow, spent about 30 mins tonight sanding..
then ill apply some more putty - gotta make the vents deeper also, so apply some putty to the back of the bar. Also I'll put styrene sheeting on the bottom of the bar to get it nice and flat, then we're in the final stages of front bar construction.
After this I'll finish the sideskirts which are very simple, and the rear diffuser which is also pretty close to standard so won't require much work

See attached pic for front bar progress....

[fujimituner235]

nice goin...eh!

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yay finally some decent progress

front bar is ALMOST done just gotta make things symmetrical and make the front lip even along the bottom. I just put styrene sheet under it, once the glue on that dries ill apply more putty to make things even, cut things symmetrically, and then get to work on the skirts!!



sat the rims there so u can see roughly what they look like
Im gonna paint the centre spokes black, leave the dish chrome, and the car's body will be black also - and i decided to add a GT wing.

also i've gone nuts - i ordered a R1 RX-7 so that I can use the 13BT in this car, also im ripping off the boot lid to do a nice install in there.

stay tuned as this slowly progresses!

also, the vents in that picture look a little odd and uneven due to the putty, but they actually are even/flat

[Sebstar]

gee man, you are racing ahead!!! hopefully i get my package from HLJ soon and my mum will let me make it (y12 exams in 6 weeks).

but damn, nice going!


Ps: check other thread for 13bt pic

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Things would get done much quicker if i didnt keep cutting my damn fingers! my index finger copped it bad tonight thank goodness for band-aids!

[Sebstar]

lol. my parents bought me this awsome knife from sweden like 5 years ago. I was carving around on a stick of wood, and the knife slipped and I cut about 1cm into my finger. almost hit bone....
man u should feel lucky. at least your parents let you build. mum doesn't want me to start doing these kits until i finish exams in 6 weeks

[RyanGiorgio]

Looks like its coming out excellent. Update us soon.

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Long time no update. I've had a bit of modellers burnout and my mind's been elsewhere, however I'm in the mood to get back to it. My order from HLJ should be here in a bit over a week, I've ordered everything to finish this car off.

From HLJ I ordered:

* Tamiya Black Spray
* Tamiya Clear Spray
* Tamiya Epoxy Smooth Putty x2
* Fujimi GT-Wing set
* Tamiya Mazda RX-7 R1 (to use the engine)

Also I bought a bunch of red LED's, two 3mm xenon globes, some button batteries and wiring. I'm feeling ricey, so I'm going to put undercar neon/LED's, engine bay LED's, 3mm xenon globes in the headlights as the projectors, tail lights, and interior underseat red LED's and perhaps a clear interior roof light for a bit of contrast. The red light should go well with the black paint.

Will post pics when my stuff arrives

[86_SR5]

How'd I miss this??? Looks damn good. BTW is that an impala SS in the background?

[515]

damn that's looking really nice soo far.. good job good job

hmmm.. it's going to be lots of lights eh.. cool man..
me like it

did u buy all the LED lights off HLJ??

just a suggestion: go all the way man.., put some sound system on the boot to make it a complete show car

[Camber]

Coming along nicely!!

[EMAXX]

That looks pretty good. Good work man, keep us posted on the build, and post some more pics.