Tamiya Supra Project

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Originally Posted by Jaymes

lookin great so far. Tamiya screwed up on their engine paint instructions for the cover I've seen most of the builds painted that way. The middle two tone insert is supposed to go all the way to the head, it's all one piece.



btw are you keeping those rims? I think you'll need wider wheels with all that power, or you'll just be spinning those skinny skyline rims

can't wait to see the result

good point on the plug cover. I'll have to fix that.

No idea what I will use for wheels yet.

[speedphreak]

Badass!

-Chris

[Dr.Gigglez]

What Tamiya supra kit is that?....is it the stock one cause does that come with an engine?...or is it the sard?...does that even come with an engine?...lemme know i wanna get a supra

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Originally Posted by Dr.Gigglez

What Tamiya supra kit is that?....is it the stock one cause does that come with an engine?...or is it the sard?...does that even come with an engine?...lemme know i wanna get a supra

Tamiya Supra kit which comes w/ engine. SARD front bumper.

nothing big, but I painted and blackwashed the downpipe and wastegate. Added Trust (Greddy) emblem to turbine. Started on battery and pwr steering, steering wheel (Raybrig NSX) and shifter.

[Dr.Gigglez]

so does the SARD come with an engine as well?...and that engine looks great i saved your engine pics for when i build mine!!!

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Originally Posted by Dr.Gigglez

so does the SARD come with an engine as well?...and that engine looks great i saved your engine pics for when i build mine!!!

SARD supra is curbside unfortunately.

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<<>>UPDATE<<>>

Started on the dash. I layed a shot of gunmetal down around the drivers instruments, then added some aluminum accents. I will be adding more detail later.







Decided on the wheels. I chose to use the TE37's off the raybrig NSX. The rears were too wide, so I used the two front wheels from two different sets. I painted them with a coat of light gunmetal.

Also, I fixed the valve cover (thanks again for pointing that out Jaymes) so that the whole plug cover was painted the same color.

I painted over the already aluminum brake calipers with tamiya clear red acrylic. I also painted the window borders.

[D_LaMz]

looks great!

[modder]

awsome build there.........i like the interior.......

[Jaymes]

Looking great so far Those rims look perfect on that car. That's the most realistic single setup i've seen on a model.

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<<>>update<<>>

tidy'd up the dash. I'm going to use the poopra decal where you see it now, but that one's crooked, and will be replaced with a properly applied one.



headlights and tails, rearviews, oil and dif cooler fabricated, aded CF stripe down the sides (I may use this idea but change it up a bit before its done, what do you think?). Also, I broke the penis off one of my TE37s, so the R32 wheel is on temporary like.

[D_LaMz]

You needed pics of the diff. coolers?

[blueboost]

Originally Posted by D_LaMz

You needed pics of the diff. coolers?

Yeah I was looking to reference some of the plumbing (nuts/screws/pump)

[jswillmon]

Very sexy build, all the scratchbuilt bolt-ons look great. I like the CF stripe idea, but I think it would look better running from taillight to headlight. Also, great call going wingless , makes it look super-sleek.

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<<>>EXHAUST<<>>

-Materials-



-Finished exhaust-



-Close-up of TE37 finish-