*Finished: RX-8 19"rims, PE parts, etc...8 pics*

[WeaPoN [X]]

Hey Guys, Thanks for all the comments! you guys/gals are awesome! im glad you like the RX-8. now to answer some Q's

Spoolin: thanks for the welcome! i remember you from the HPI forums. I was TeamHyBriD with the Silver RX7 with full interior and system. How are ya dude!

tc3house: yes, decals are very easy to use, first time using it and got it right the first time.

exhaust smoke: speakers are from pegasus hobbies, they might be oop though.

slk320: yup representing Team Hybrid here! so you know E320 Jumbo Jet (hank) and Will, thats cool. nope they didnt help me. does that mean they are into 1/24 scale cars too.

Zcaitha: nope they are courtesy of my friend Gunther, off his WRC older Suby.

Jowcwlaw: dont forget the J-Spec 3 rotor 950hp we dropped in right after we bought her from the dealer.

harlock: more pics soon, and ill elaborate on the Harness later too.

crazyheck; steering wheel is off of my friends trashed castrol supra, paited it red, applied BMF to the center and viola!
the CF was applied using the technique in the FAQ, super helpful. Than i applied Future floor wax to clear coat it.

Camber: hey Dark2g haha, I still got the RX-7. Sorry about the interior thing, its hard to make without the chassis on hand. Good to see you guys here, anymore HPIForum refugees?

Again Thanks everyone!
JeFF

BTW: no suggestion on how i can better my skills...from seeing all the high-end builds on this forum, i know there is room for improvement, please let me know.

[WeaPoN [X]]

Ok on to the Harnesses.

It starts with Detail Master Photo-etch racing harnesses cam type. Since it was my first time using PE like this, I simplified it by using minimum parts. The green belt material is Ribbon used to hold balloons down. Trimmed down to size (by my Girl, its her car, so she wanted to do something to it, right?). The ribbon is abit hard to use, ill admit, but the color was the closest to Takata's. Detail Master does supply paper for the Belts, but in this case I opted for the Ribbon. The Takata Decal is courtesy of my Friend Gunther again, from his WRC Subaru. Just cut it out instead of using as water-slide and glue to belts.

now the tricky part, taming the ribbons so they will stay put. Ribbon material love to fly everywhere. simply use thin double sided tape. if your an RC guy like me, you should have plenty. Ive seen people use Super glue with Ill effects (hazing), something i was about to do, Thanks to my friend Gunther, who works at a LHS for the tip. I even used some to place the Takatas on and give them some depth. just painted the sides and tops green.

Hope this can be of some help to AF.
JeFF

btw: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Joe! (joecwlaw) I hope you have a blast!

[sweetwhiteCAV]

that is so awesome i cant even put it into words....

[ZiggyRA64]

wow, very very nice....i liek the detail on the seatbelts

[yellow15]

Awesome!

[Harlock]

Thanks for the reply, again nice work.

[Veyron]

I like it! Nice detail and finish!

[Vric]

this show us what you can do with this kit

a reference model you made there.. perfectly made !

[slk320]

more pics of your new projects! (And post some 1:1 pics of your car)

Yeah Jumbo Jet Hank sounds about right I need his KLEEMANN !

[WeaPoN [X]]

Thanks! You guys Rock!
Vric: sweet avatar dude! I got the same pic on the BG of my cell phone.
SLK320: my daily driver is stock (I wanted to throw Brabus rims on and lower it, but Im getting a new car in less than a year...undecided yet) and my project car is still in the works. BTW: your car looks hot. The pics of the next projects are gonna have to wait as im just using my AOLhomepage to host pics. need more space. I hate the AF upload minumum of 80k. My pics would start to look like Sigs.

BTW: do you guys think I should put Tuner decals on it. Not in a messy way, as I hate tacky cars, but in clean places. Kinda like company show cars in SEMA. I have some red and black decals coming from Joecwlaw. Im thinking Black, Lets hear some opinions please.

JeFF

[z_dutchie]

that model is really COOL!!!!


keep going dude

[Vric]

Originally Posted by WeaPoN [X]

BTW: do you guys think I should put Tuner decals on it. Not in a messy way, as I hate tacky cars, but in clean places. Kinda like company show cars in SEMA. I have some red and black decals coming from Joecwlaw. Im thinking Black, Lets hear some opinions please.

JeFF

don't even think about it... it's perfect, don't do anything to it !

[gunluvS14]

wow, great job, nicely done.
1st time back to model car forum since 2003, this one made my day !!

[Flea]

Originally Posted by Zcaithaca

also is that the nitrous express n-tr cooler on the intercooler...what do those things do??

some of the systems actually use compresed CO2 to spray onto the air to air intercooler to drop the temp of the air within ...

on the ribbon one thing that can also be done to make it keep its shape a little more ... iron them ... yeah, ... fold them where you want it .. then lightly press a steam iron onto it ... they will keep shape afterwards...

[JBarry]

Very well done!

In the wire,
J. Barry