WIP Revell Eclipse (Tuners)

[g00eY]

haha... nice job on that hood... at first i thought it was some kind of referance pic(the close-up of the hood showing the hood pins)... good job on this build so far!

[Feint Motion]

This is hot, I love the details youve done. You made me pick this kit up today.

[ImolaEK]

Great job!

[autobot 101]

Excellent work! I really love the color!

[Alfa 147]

Looking awesome, very nice interior and a love the body color , great job on the hood pins and muffler

[bhop73]

This isn't really much of an update. I haven't had much time to work on the model, but I did a little of the suspension work and while testing the wheel fit and the wing, I took a couple pics. The exhaust is just sitting on the ground under the car..

[HellsDRifteR]

Really looking nice bhop! I love the paint, impuls are lookin killer, and youre scratchbuilding skills are insane. Hood pins and exhaust are just a little out of proportion IMO but still awesome. Good luck with that sunroof.

[bhop73]

Originally Posted by HellsDRifteR

Really looking nice bhop! I love the paint, impuls are lookin killer, and youre scratchbuilding skills are insane. Hood pins and exhaust are just a little out of proportion IMO but still awesome. Good luck with that sunroof.

Thanks.

Although, I will agree about the hood pins, but I think they are acceptable.. maybe the owner got some cheap ebay pins.. , I think the exhaust is "almost" right on as far as size. It may be the pic that makes it seem off, since it's not attached yet, plus I think it's a little closer to my camera than it should be in relation to the car.. FYI here are some reference pics.

[modder]

looking great there man.................

[bhop73]

How about an opinion peeps.. I was thinking of painting the spokes on the wheels gunmetal. What do you think?

Gunmetal Wheels

[Jaymes]

lookin great so far. I'd say keep the gunmetal centers

[injecting]

Holy shit dude looks really dam good, Keep the wheels how that are

[HellsDRifteR]

Originally Posted by injecting

Holy shit dude looks really dam good, Keep the wheels how that are

what he said. ^ wheels are sweet as they are and u were right about the exhaust i guess it was just the picture but it looks sweet newayz

[Dz!]

nice

[bhop73]

Been awhile.. but here I am with some stuff. I've been working on small details and the engine compartment. Anyways, here's what i've done since the last update.. not as much as i'd like, but i've been pretty busy..

Painted the back lights.


Painted a Blitz logo on the intercooler using a masking tape stencil cut from a downloaded logo, which was printed out to size. In this pic, you can also see that i've modified the headlights. The kit originally had some "sticks" in the clear piece that you just stuck in two holes. This looked unrealistic, so I cut them off and filled the holes, spraying the final piece with Alclad chrome. I think the result looks pretty decent.


Here's another shot of the new headlights


Here's a shot of the engine. It's still got a long way to go. Lots of wires and hoses in an Eclipse engine bay, plus some pieces are left out, like the coolant overflow container, and clutch fluid reservoir, among a few other things. I was going to try to add the letters that are cast into the valve cover, but decided against it since the thing is so small...


Built the brakes and painted the calipers and centers of the disks.


Tinted the back windows with Tamiya Smoke paint


Carbon decaled the wing


Heh.. i had been drinking a little and couldn't think of the correct term (Valve Stems), even though I have known it for decades.. so that's why the pic says "air nipple" The lesson here... don't drink and post..


That's about it for now....