Helix Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Merry Christmas folks, Well after feasting on way too much food yesterday and subsequently burning it off after a long bike ride, I decided to finish this one off.... It's loosely based on a 78 Toyota Celica I once owned 25 years ago and the AR11 kit (motorised kit) represents a 77 GT model. Tamiya Light Metallic Blue for the body colour and Tamiya US Navy Blue for the interior, found some pin stripes which sort of matched the real car. My biggest issue was how to replicate the Aussie 'Aunger' wheels, in the end I sacrificed the wheels from the Hasegawa Lamborgini Muira P400 kit because they looked pretty close in a roundabout way !!! It's a good feeling to build a replica of a car you once owned and this will look good in the cabinet Cheers Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Nice looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Nice replica, Ray. I bet that was fun to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Nice Ray, love the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 that's cool, looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yura1961 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Awesome build,Ray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Very nice! And old Co-worker had one with a supercharger on it. That thing was scary fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Sounds like you had a good time on this build Ray, what are your thoughts on pinstriping now? Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Great job, Ray!! The wheels and tires do actually look sweet on it!! I like SOME of those Arii kits too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Good looking replica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Cheers guys, I've owned a few Celica's, good car, very reliable! This one had a few engine mods to give it some attitude I traded it in on a 84 Celica which will be the subject of a future build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Nice replication there mate, looks real good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Cheers Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Sharp Celica Ray.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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