willimo Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I don't have enough going on to start a workbench thread, so I'll just introduce myself here and give a brief overview of what I'm working on. I'm will, I just moved to Texas, I have lived just about everywhere. Here are some things I am working on: My current, main focus project is this pair of Midori EK4 Civics made from Fujimi kits. One built as factory stock (not box stock, new mirrors, wheels, and some detailed interior) and one as a curbside that will match my 1:1 project, featuring scratch side skirts, rear spoiler (carbon fiber underside, painted top), Hobby Design wheels, seat, the other seat from the Fujimi DC2 Integra and brake faces using the plastic parts from the same Integra kit. Waiting on mirrors, scratchbuilt fog lamps, scratch Wink mirror inside, and exhaust. These a quick builds to get back in the swing of things after moving, and part of a larger project of all Civics from 1984-2005 using the Tamiya EA, upcoming Aoshima/Beemax EF, Hasagawa EG, Fujimi EK, Fujimi EP, and a Transfomers toy modified into a model of an FA. I am also working on a pair of RAUH-welt Begriff Porsches, using C1 Models transkits on a Tamiya base kit. The green one is a model of the famous, and first stateside RWB, Pandora One, and the one in primer is going to be Bad Luck, a yet unbuilt car not too unlike the Stella Artois car. It features a modified rear end, which required a LOT of cutting of the solid resin rear bumper to make it look like a cut away 1:1 part, engine from a Fujimi Enthusiast 911, and a scratch/bashed turbo setup. I am pretty far along on this Tamiya FR-S/GT86 featuring a Rocket Bunny V1 widebody kit, from Eightyone81. It also has Eightyone81 wheels, parts bin seats, and a scratch/bashed turbo set up on an engine which I had cut out of the engine bay to detail before reinstalling it on a simple scratchbuilt cradle. Also on the work bench is a Tamiya S2000 with Spoon aero, also from a C1 Models transkit. The wheels are from Aoshima but modified to be a smaller diameter. There will be a pile of other modifications, including a Sakatsu engine and scratchbuilt engine bay and a bunch of other stuff I haven't even though about yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willimo Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) To prove that I'm not just making up the bits about scratching an engine bay, here is the EK4 Civic I mentioned elsewhere, that I have been working on for a decade and over four states. This is NOT the Revell kit, which A. Is the wrong scale and B. Has insane proportions. I will attach a handful of pictures showing its progress and parts I've scratch built for it, including a valve cover set on top of a resin copy of the Sakatsu F20C, upper strut tower bar, and wheels made a smaller, more Civic-appropriate diameter... And finally, the last thing sitting in a box on the shelf that I feel like sharing is this Aoshima Hilux, featuring a wooden flatbed, 2JZ from the Tamiya Supra, and a scratchbuilt keg as a fuel tank. Loads of other modifications to come on this, including a front cut for old-school hotrod flair, and a simplified version of the Civic's jig for holding it up during setting up suspension for the proper ride height. Clearly, like many of you here, I have modeler's ADD. I have a huge number of other models in various levels of completion, too, but these are the highlights. I will put some completed ones in the Under Glass section soon. Thanks for looking! Edited November 6, 2014 by willimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 That's some very fine work you've done there, clean and superb paintwork, airbrush or rattle can ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Welcome William, real nice looking models.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DynoMight Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Wow! Real nice work and projects you have going on. Don't worry about the modeler's ADD, I think we all have it somewhere deep inside of all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Dave Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Nice work indeed. Welcome to the gang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer50707 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Will, welcome to the forum. You have some mighty fine builds going on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Welcome Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Some nice work there mate. I hope to see more of your builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 wow is all that comes to mind i like to detail , but daaang! very cool ou must be an Initial D fan too civics give it away lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 wow is all that comes to mind i like to detail , but daaang! very cool ou must be an Initial D fan too civics give it away lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 wow is all that comes to mind i like to detail , but daaang! very cool ou must be an Initial D fan too civics give it away lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 wow is all that comes to mind i like to detail , but daaang! very cool ou must be an Initial D fan too civics give it away lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 wow is all that comes to mind i like to detail , but daaang! very cool ou must be an Initial D fan too civics give it away lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Welcome to the forum! Nice models too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedi'am Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Awesome work on the Civic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Welcome aboard and nice stuff ya got there!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Welcome to the forum Will...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod3l Lover Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Cool stuff you got going there. Having a ton of unfinished builds makes you just like the rest of us!! I like the fact that you build stuff that I don't. Because I still get to see cool stuff that I wouldn't build, but like to look at some times. David S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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