S15 Sylvia Drift Project

Hi Guys

In between my other plastic model projects i do a little bit of touring car racing as well. Ive given it a bit of a break and havent been to a local club meet for quite sometime. I own a few touring cars both nitro and electric.

Just like most guys out there you ocassionally get burned out racing and so on and take a bit of a break. Well.... until recently I noticed that theres been a huge resurgence in RC car drifting. Ive always known that it exist but didnt know how big it really was. A few guys i know have left the track and go back to justr plain old having fun meeting up for drift expression sessions in the car park. i had a drive of my friends drifter and it was really awesome.

I decided to have a dig a round my garage and see what i could use as a dedicated drifter,I found an old Kyosho TF3 Type R and picked up an HPI S15 Sylvia body. Well here is the result after painting and detailing the body.

I wanted to build a clean drifter, im happy with the way it looks,im still undecided with the wing cant find anything i like yet. The white and goild wheels i think matches up quite well.












Here's a close up of the simulated carbon fibre i airbrushed in the hood.It was done with black and gunmetal.



Anyway next will be the chassis setup,wiring and other electronic stuff. Any one interested in drifting give it a go its cheap and its a hell off a lot fun. Ill post more pics of the chassis once i figure out what gear im droping in this baby.Feedback,questions or comments are always appreicated.

[tonioseven]

Dayum! I like it!! I've thought about trying it but I can't seem to curb my spending on plastic!!

[G-man422]

that thing looks sweet man!

Originally Posted by tonioseven

Dayum! I like it!! I've thought about trying it but I can't seem to curb my spending on plastic!!

Well the intial setup cost can be pricey but once you have your gear then your set. Rc drifting is quite cheap compared to competitive touring car racing. Its hell of a lot of fun going sidewaz!!!

[scarface199]

dont they just have carbon decals that you can use for that? thats what it looks like to me

Originally Posted by scarface199

dont they just have carbon decals that you can use for that? thats what it looks like to me

All the carbon stickers available for 1/10 scale is ridiculoulsy out of scale, if you were to scale it up it would be the size of floor tiles. The way i sprayed it siulates as smaller carbon weave pattern

[ATMDC]

howed you do that carbon fiber if you spray it from underneath the body? looks just like real carbon fiber

[THE noodle]

the carbon fiber hood is a sticker i suppose...in my neighbourhood there are a few real cars with cheap tuning and carbon fiber stickers...anyway...eally cool silvia s15 but deiam...why should its headlights be stickers...

[ChevyRidinLow]

WWOOWW!! AWESOME! the cf looks amazingly real. im a novice to rc nitro cars...i just got a 4x4 buggy for xmas from my bro, since he ran my "old" enzo nitro car( i only got to drive it twice HEAD ON INTO A CURB AT 40MPH.

[RandyPng]

Hi, any tips on drawing those door lines?

[XMDrifter]

1 its not nitro
2 most first drift rc cars have headlight stickers
3 steady hand and ultra fine sharpie