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Post by Mr Hirakawa Wed 22 Mar 2017, 10:35 am

Hello fellow modellers. It's finally time to get on with the tribute to my own car. I'll be using two Tamiya kits to try and get the look right.
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I'll need to prepare the way for the minor bodykit which will be scratch build. I've never tried this before so I experimented with modelling clay, putty and styrene.
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Styrene, CA gel and perfect putty seems to be the forward.
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It's not an exact match but It's certainly close.
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Post by Speed Racer 65 Wed 22 Mar 2017, 12:41 pm

These are always special builds because the subject is very well known to the builder.

You should post some photos of the real one too for our comparison.
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Post by GaryDainton Wed 22 Mar 2017, 12:55 pm

Interesting build, ill follow along with this Daisuke. popcorn
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Post by Mr Hirakawa Wed 22 Mar 2017, 12:58 pm

Speed Racer 65 wrote:
You should post some photos of the real one too for our comparison.

Sure thing.
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Post by Speed Racer 65 Wed 22 Mar 2017, 2:23 pm

I am sure you will be able to model the body kit pretty well. Finding those wheels might be tough though.
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Post by GaryDainton Wed 22 Mar 2017, 6:04 pm

A beauty.
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Post by dublin boy Wed 22 Mar 2017, 7:47 pm

That's some bodykit.
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Post by KatsZenJammer Thu 23 Mar 2017, 1:22 am

Wow, the subtleties in the curves are intimidating. Great work with the front end, from where I sit it looks identical already.
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Post by Promodmerc Thu 23 Mar 2017, 1:55 am

I've always liked that Celica body style. I never cared for the boxy body style that came out in the early 2000's
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Post by Mr Hirakawa Wed 12 Apr 2017, 5:14 pm

A little more progress. I will need to colour sand the clear to get a better shine as it didn't lie very well.
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I think It's close enough.
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Post by GaryDainton Wed 12 Apr 2017, 8:13 pm

Looking VERY good. 1995 Toyota Celica SSIII (J) 1705482731
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Post by harron68 Wed 12 Apr 2017, 8:43 pm

Not only a fine model, but a fine remembrance of your own car! Great work so far!

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Post by kpnuts Thu 13 Apr 2017, 8:13 am

Loving the bodywork.

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Post by KatsZenJammer Tue 18 Apr 2017, 1:42 am

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Post by Mr Hirakawa Fri 16 Jun 2017, 12:58 pm

Hi all, I spent a while colour sanding the bodywork after a bad bout of clear coating. I used micromesh from 3200 all the way to 12000.
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The kit provided a poor excuse for a belt and alternator so I will make my own and use a better alternator. It's also missing some parts.
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I scratch built the air compressor and the power steering pump then re belted with masking tape.
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Post by Mr Hirakawa Fri 16 Jun 2017, 12:59 pm

I've made some progress on the engine.
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Post by Mr Hirakawa Fri 16 Jun 2017, 1:00 pm

After making some adjustments to the chassis so that the new belts would fit I did some detailing around the engine bay. Lots of things needed scratch building.
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Post by Mr Hirakawa Fri 16 Jun 2017, 1:02 pm

Engine fits in well now to do some detailing.
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Post by Mr Hirakawa Fri 16 Jun 2017, 1:52 pm

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Post by Mr Hirakawa Fri 16 Jun 2017, 1:53 pm

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Post by RetiredMike Fri 16 Jun 2017, 2:52 pm

Great detailing under the hood. 1995 Toyota Celica SSIII (J) 1705482731
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Post by dryzoneau Fri 16 Jun 2017, 10:36 pm

That's looking great, I guess there's no lack of reference photos for this one.
Looking forward to seeing more updates.
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Post by GaryDainton Sat 17 Jun 2017, 4:10 pm

Top drawer work Dave, the belts look brilliant. 1995 Toyota Celica SSIII (J) 1705482731
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Post by TimJ Sat 17 Jun 2017, 11:37 pm

Great work so far. 1995 Toyota Celica SSIII (J) 1705482731
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