widebody itr progress

[daggerlee]

Great job! Some very tasteful mods, go ahead and primer that beast

[D[X]P]

looks great

[appleseed]

here's a shot with some primer on it. this being my first fully customized body, i think it turned out pretty good. i'm happy with the results so far (gave me confidence for the next project ). there are still some ghost lines which needs to be worked on (rear flares). hopefully i'll get to it within the next three days.







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[njh]

Nice work!

[Blowncivic1320]

THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE!...I am in love...If only i had that skill

[ChopinPorkChop]

Originally posted by appleseed


would you believe its my first custom body kit? all the techniques i needed to learn for the mods i've learned on this board. so i guess i should be thanking this forum esp. all those who have contributed to the 'how to's

i plan on having the mirrors and smoothing out done by next week... hopefully all goes well.

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pls share with us id luv to no what resources u used

[supratuner]

hurry up and finish that mother fucker, i cnat wiat to see it done

[ShOrtyOC714]

Damn!! NIce job! I think thats the nicest widebody i saw.

[bah humbug]

YOu are very talented!

I got to admit it I'm jealous.

:bandit:

[ChopinPorkChop]

Originally posted by Shorty4859
Damn!! NIce job! I think thats the nicest widebody i saw.

Bah Humbug() hes rite !

[D[X]P]

comming along nicely

[appleseed]

per porkinporkchop's request... here's a few threads which helped me when i started out this project:

fotw's how to on scratchbuilding an intercooler

cosmo6476's bettle thread

hirofkd's idea on scratchbuilding a air scoop

what these three threads have in common is that they all used styrene to help their scratchbuilding project take shape. styrene basically comes in either round or square tubes or rods as well as sheets.

fly's tutorial shows how to use styrene sheet to help plan out a basic shape and use putty (of any type) to smooth out and finalize the shape.

cosmo6476's build process on his wing illustrates very well how to sandwich styrene sheets for more complex shapes and how putty helps finish the part.

hirofkd's diagram in the last post is what most folks have problems with... envisioning and planning out how to create this 'custom' and complex shape. most people would ask what you used to build this and so forth but everyone on this board knows that already. the question you should all be asking is how would i start planning out to create this shape. that is where you'll get the most helpful responses. ask the right questions... and more specific questions... and the board will answer with creative ideas to scratchbuilding.

you can really see how i did this just by looking at the body itself. the white areas are styrene and the bluish green areas are putty. the styrene is used as the basic building material and the outty is used for the edges for smoothing out. if you look carefully enough, the fender flares are where most of the putty comes in while there is hardly any putty on the front and rear bumpers.

above all else, there's no replacement for trial and error. there's no other way to gain experience than to just jump in and try it. i can probably run on and on but it won't help you until you understand how to use styrene and putty effectively through trial and error. i hope this helps. if you have a specific question, i'll try my best to answer.

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[wkma7six]

All primered up and looking so smooth! Great job on matching up the proportions for that kit.

Now I'm jealous too. I think I'm gonna hide my Integra back in it's box A turbo kit in that would make everyone drool. You've got what it takes to make one after seeing this. Great work and get this one done soon.

-Walter

[chaos]

Well done! That is an awesome 1st you have there!!!

[tazdev]

looking good so far