Progress: Mitsubishi FTO (newbie)

[rx7king]

nice project, and a good attitude!

[DiGiTaLEcLiPsE]

I think the veilside is too hard for me.. I don't have the right tools.
But I'll give it one last try for the front bumper and the sideskirts.

Need to buy more styrene sheets. Update won't come too soon.

[dread_darven]

Dont give up on this one, it may be hard now but if you are doing it wrong you have learned something
Maybe this could help.
The way i did the bodykit :
First grind, sand and cut it in a rough looking shape (keep everyting symetric) kinda bold looking.
Then you make the lines come out (make every corner correct). The last thing is to make every detail like intakes and so forth. (maybe for some insperation you could check my thread . Hope this will help and goodluck.

[blueboost]

you may need to go buy a sheet of styrene plastic. its basically a flat piece of plastic about the size of a piece of paper but thicker. not too thick. you can use this to form some of the front facia/bumper. and a sheet of styrene is cheap, like $1. source sheet styrene at your LHS (local hobby shop)

[DiGiTaLEcLiPsE]

Yeah.. I have styrene but it's too think. So I just try sticking 2 or 3 pieces together. I didn't give up yet. I took off all the putty and puttied it again.
Also. I have a question, I noticed when I try carving out the shape I cut into the plastic (alot of times) do I fix this when I do the primer?

Also. I am not sure which tools I need, all I have now is a modeling knife and some finishing abrasives which I think are too fine to sand the putty I have 600 and above. I have to stop by the hobbyshop to buy some more styrene and some sand paper maybe? So which tools do I need besides the modeling knife?

[dread_darven]

Originally Posted by DiGiTaLEcLiPsE

Yeah.. I have styrene but it's too think. So I just try sticking 2 or 3 pieces together. I didn't give up yet. I took off all the putty and puttied it again.
Also. I have a question, I noticed when I try carving out the shape I cut into the plastic (alot of times) do I fix this when I do the primer?

Also. I am not sure which tools I need, all I have now is a modeling knife and some finishing abrasives which I think are too fine to sand the putty I have 600 and above. I have to stop by the hobbyshop to buy some more styrene and some sand paper maybe? So which tools do I need besides the modeling knife?

You will need some files

You need some 300 or 400 grit sand paper to sand the large flat areas smooth. It is also advisable to have different formed knife bits for your hobby knife (does this sentence make any sense )
And i would advice you to buy a dremel cause with some fine engraving bits you could make some good looking intakes and so forth.
And you can putty the cuts in the plastic cause primer wont make those nasty cuts dissapear. But don't cut to much, use needle files and use the knife to "scrape" the putty into form.

[DiGiTaLEcLiPsE]

Alright thanks dread_darven. I'll make a trip to my hobbyshop and try again

[Hiroboy]

Sound like a cool project, FTO looks sweet with the Veilside kit on them. If you want more ref pics look at my FTO website here : http://www.mitsubishi-fto.org/aero/veilside/index.html