Forget the VI - Evo VII Progress

[integra818]

It's coming along VERY nicley. It looks original and fresh, I've never seen that paintjob on an EVO VII so it's new to me and I love it!

[OZracing]

Its coming along well.....good luck on this baby!

[RallyRaider]

Originally posted by Vyacheslav
Sorry for OT, but ive been looking for small drill and this thing to buy. Is there any place to order them online with some bits and add ons?

Depends what you want to do. If just drilling holes then a pin vise might be the way to go. Tamiya make them, along with a selection of drill bits, should be available from HLJ and R10. Or your local hardware store can probably get you something similar.

The power tool is another kettle of fish. Like Ray said your best bet would be to look for a dremel. What I've got is an electric tool, much like a dentist's drill, it is used for excavating printed circuit boards.

[RallyRaider]

Originally posted by F-40
Heres another picture of the car. I know its not the same as the Artic Lapland Rally version, but I thought it might help.

By the way, great idea I cant wait to see it done.

Thanks for the picture F-40 yes the car I'm building is a bit different to the one in this pic, still a WRC2.

Please feel free to pass on any Arctic Rally Evo VII pictures everyone. Got a few (thanks Ray!) but am always happy to find more. Particularly high res ones.

[RallyRaider]

Originally posted by potsie
Hey Phil,

I can't believe that I only just found this thread - your work so far is absolutely awesome. It is always great to view your work as it is a great inspiration take the plunge and go a step further in terms of realism, detail etc.

BTW, what is happening with the Evo VI build up - I was looking forward to see the "open door look" etc.

Good Luck,
Pots.

Thanks Pots, the Evo VI is still lurking on my shelf, will return to it some time, along with all the other half begun projects I have. For some reason I have a real problem finishing Mitsubishi kits. That's why I've decided to do the Evo VII - it's practically stock compared to the others.

[RallyRaider]

Originally posted by freakray


Phil,
Everything is looking good on the Lancer and looks to be prgressing well, to be honest, I don't see anything wrong with the intakes, but I also don't have a variety of photos in front of me to compare it to
Keep up the astounding work, I look forward to your next addition to this thread.

Ray

Ray,
They're still not clean enough and the inside, top and bottom edges need to be curved more. The front vents are difficult to see on photos. Mitsubishi seem to be disguising them!

No joke, after modifying the front end on the WRC2 they painted all the black bits in the same place as the vents on the original WRC. Perhaps they want to keep it looking like the road car as much as possible. Even though the WRC is not based upon the Evo VII, rather the garden variety Lancer, as per WRC rules.

[RallyRaider]

Originally posted by huudo
cutting the light pod is a very brave modeling move. I'd never have the nerve to do that. Very impressive!

Brave? It's just a light pod!

Wouldn't be silly enough to cut up anything major, like doors and bonnets. Oh hang on... there was that Evo VI wasn't there?

Thanks for the encouragement everybody. Will report back with progress next week!

[mel79]

Great work Phil, but that's what we expect from you

You can find quite a few pictures here: http://www.arcticrally.fi/galleria/2...a/galleria.php

And here's one too:


HTH

-Mikko

[Bangai-o]

Where did Mika finish in the rally?

[mel79]

Mika was 29th in final results, 20min 2sec from the winner. That wasn't too high considering that he was driving a WRC as even some Honda Civics and Opel Astras from FWD categories were faster than him. But it was his first rally ever I believe.

BTW Another Finnish F1 driver JJ Lehto finished 15th. He was driving a Mitsubishi Carisma GT.

-Mikko

[RallyRaider]

Thanks for the compliments and link Mikko, much appreciated. Reveals several interesting details.

There was a third ex-F1 driver in the field too, namely Keke Rosberg in a Group N Evo VII, he finished 45th.

Aparently Mika said he started off slow on the first day then accelarated as he gained confience. He had to stop and change a wheel at one point, and fell way down the leader board. He recovered to 29th, 12th in class. Not an earth shattering debut by any means. I wonder if he will do any more events?

[RallyRaider]

Been a long time since the last update, and having to work next weekend may be a while till the next one . Anyway here is my meagre progress thus far.

Had a few decal problems, I found out the real car has a MITSUBISHI logo underneath the rear wing, S27 only provide one for the top, so I've had to order a second sheet for just the one decal! Second some of the scripts are printed in the same silver as the flashes down the sides, on the bonnet etc. Not a problem when they go over red areas, but some of them are supposed to be placed on the silver. Being the same colour they most likely will disappear into the background! Don’t know quite how to solve this yet, having a second sheet to experiment with should help

I raised the suspension by gluing two pieces of 1mm card into each upright recess. Easiest way to raise ride height I've ever tried. Here is the front...

...and the rear.

Result is thus:




A few pieces are supposed to be painted red or blue (an aid in identifying handed suspension components). Rather than use just straight red and blue, I tried to achieve an anodised finish. To that end I sprayed them silver Leaf followed by Mica Red or Blue. This metallic finish is correct for some components like the seat rails, not so sure about the suspension bits - but it looks better to me


Lastly a few pieces painted gloss black prior to Alclad-ing. Will also use Alclad for the reflectors on the light pod, but since they will be chromed they will need an enamel base, not lacquer like all these parts.

Back with more soon (I hope).

[integra818]

I like the anodized like suspension, I dod that fro some of my parts too exept I use flat aluminum and apply clear red/blue over it. you get a better effect than me though.

I know I'm not gonna be the only one to say this but I think you need another coat or primer.

[ales]

Looks very cool! Love the anodised look. I know it will be another jaw-dropper, so I can't wait!

[RallyRaider]

Originally posted by integra818
I know I'm not gonna be the only one to say this but I think you need another coat or primer.

I think you might be right
Still trying to get the body mods right. Most of the car only has a very thin layer of primer to check for irregularities. When everything is spot on (or a close as I can manage) then I'll give it a proper coat of primer, a white base, then Red. Decals will be applied the several coats of clear lacquer to finish off.

Still wondering what the right shade of red is. Planning to use TS-49 Bright Red but wondering if a slightly darker shade may better? Perhaps Italian Red?