Tamiya Honda City

[008]

Sorry for the dark pics but it's night time and our chandelier is 3 bulbs short. This el-cheapo snap kit has been staring at me for a while so I thought I'd dust it off and do something with it. Can you see where this is going? The windshield header bar is gone because I'm shortening the glass then making a new header bar.


This is how far I got tonight. I stared long and hard between all the ITR wings and like this one the most since it is as wide as the car. Or should I just form a lip at the edge and dump the wing? It's my little secret what's going under that rear engine cover -ooops- I mean backseat cover. Note the ant on the door, checking it out.


Next up is sculpting the rear deck with some back-of-the-head-aero-thingies (can't think of the name at the moment), rollbar hoops, and air ducts. The current flat aircraft carrier-look is boring.

More this weekend since I'll be out all day tomorrow. I've already got the finished idea in my head with this car and I hope I can pull it off. The idea that is, not my head.

edit - For those who don't know, here's what the car is supposed to look like.

[turbos86]

Um, to me, the wing doesn't really suit the car. Maybe try the lip like you said or another wing that's more squared off.
Looks good so far

[IwannaDRift]

The wing looks pretty cool IMHO.. but thats just my 2 cents... I'm liking the progress..

[008]

Hey, it fits!


I knew that Testarossa kit would come in handy someday. The firewall behind the seats is a mockup made from a business card. I will trace it onto styrene and cut that out. I will cut out what's left of the original trunk and mold it onto the decklid so they can open in one piece.

The rear will have strut suspension for simplicity; I don't think there's room for a short/long arm setup in there. The front will be the stock kit suspension (i.e. nothing) but I'll add some details to make it look presentable since I will open up the hood. As an added bonus I will keep the kit's metal axles but make it hard for someone to point them out.

I'm going to ditch the stock Ferrari intake setup to something more wild-looking. The exhaust will come out the center, right below the bumper in a dual tailpipe layout.

Etc etc, of course none of this might happen since I change my mind often during a project.

[cepat]

Pretty cool man.

[subyfanatic]

I vote for you to follow through with this idea. That thing would be capable of some sick 1/4 mile times.

Bigg "E"

[-Pille-]

Nice work, looking very good so far! Not sure about the wing though...

-Pille-