Maybe A dumb question: Styrene Help

[toyota00]

I want to scratch build a bodykit for my Tamiya Supra. I am not sure where to start though. I saw that S2000 thread and sort of picked up on that. I have not cut the front bumper off yet, but I have traced the bottom part. Now I am confused on making the rest of the bumper. I have an idea of what to do, but I am lost on how to make it have depth.


Do I put supports and then build styrene rectangles around them to get the depth. I know this is obvious sort of but I am a little lost and this is my first time working with styrene to build a whole body kit. Thanks for any help.

[toyota00]

SORRY MY COMPUTER IS DUMB- Can this be moved to the regular modeling forum. I was on that page, but my internet all of a sudden freaked out and went forward a page and posted in this forum. I AM VERY SORRY. Thanks to whoever can move this.

[SidewayzS15]

Well after you trace out the bottom of the bumper make a lip, and slowly build up from there. If you look down for my NNL S13 build, I started with a lip, then bent it to how i wanted the lip to look like. Then I slowly layered it up, one layer at a time. When building a bodykit, I feel that it is important to do it slowly, one step at a time. Not only does it make it hella strong, it also ensures that you get the look your after. I plan on making a tutorial on making my front kit, which was pretty involved. So when I post that up (hopefully soon) you can take the ideas and concepts of what I did and try to apply it to yours.

[SidewayzS15]

Here are some pics of what it looked like in the early stages (they go in order)



^^^^ Thats the lip I was talking about



^^^^ Slowly added layers to level everything off, then put strips coming out to get an offset lip



^^^^ How I did my vertical supports



^^^^ Sidewalls of the kit, and shaped the holes of the kit



^^^^ Puttied and extended a bit to fit the wheel well



^^^^ Sand smooth, prime, paint, and you got yourself your very own custom bodykit

Hope these help you, if you have any other questions let me know, I most likely have pictures of it

[toyota00]

Thank you so much. That is exactly what I needed. I will probably do some surgery on the car this weekend then because this build is going to quick. I want to do some custom work and make my own bodykit. Thanks so much.

[SidewayzS15]

As you requested, pics of the rear and side in progress.



^^^^ Side skirt shot. Nothing special, piece of blasa glued and smooth to the body

I realize that the Integra rear end will most likely not fit on your model of choice, but this one lined up almost perfectely with mine.



^^^^ I started out by removing the rear "diffuser" I guess you could call it



^^^^ I then attatched it to the body, and grinded the bumper down so it would sit smooth.



^^^^ Top view of the previous step



^^^^ Next I added styrene for to extend to the wheel well



^^^^ I then made a template for the rear diffuser, this may take some time, but be patient with it



^^^^ Cut the diffuser out fro styrene and insert into the bumper, please note that I built up the bumper extensions to the wheel well, and that the rounded part is not from my template, that is a seperate piece.



^^^^ To finish off the diffuser I then rounded a rectangle of styrene to fit in the diffuser, and made a notch for the exhaust.

Then just make sure its all solid, putty, sand, paint and you have your very own custom rear end!



Once again this is a rough tutorial, I will have the final version perfected in more detail soon enough! If you ahve any questions dont hesitate to ask

[Vric]

There is already an How To Make a Bodykit that I made on ScaleWiki