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"Wanderlust".


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(Bare with me, lots of pics...)

So some of you may have seen this in the WIP thread:

This has been by far my most ambitious project yet. And my first completed model as an 18 year old.. Granted as it was my birthday yesterday and all I did was put on the mirrors it doesn't really count but oh well.

From the WIP:

"This is inspired by (not an exact replica of) a car from Forza 5, which I use quite a lot. A lot of people know about my love of Sophie Ellis-Bextor, so I've been putting Wanderlust logos on a lot of things, frankly because I think it's a cool logo.

Inspiration shots:

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As you can tell, the hardest part was probably the camo - and the writing on the side, which obviously there was no decals for. So after over 15 hours work, the all handpainted base camo and Wanderlust lettering were finished.
A few more hours saw the suspension lowered and such.
Overall mods include:
Tamiya Impreza Roll Cage
Moon wheel, sequential shifter, various rally parts from said Impreza
Fully plumbed interior
Rally dash from an Evo VII
Custom aerodynamics - Home-made Canards, rear diffuser and spoiler
Aluminium tubing exhaust
Lowered suspension
Front splitter from an R34 Skyline GT-R
Hood scoop from the parts box
Toyota Wheels from the parts box
Various decals from the decal box
All in all this was about 3-4 months work, my longest ever project.
So now, pics!
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Good job Tomo! It is really fun when you can combine model car building with other things you like, Forza 5 and Ms. Ellis-Bextor for instance. I'm planning on starting a series of rock stars cars. Keep up the good work my friend.

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