Shelby 427 1965 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Hi everyone! So, I've been very out of the loop in the modelling world. But now that I finally have a dedicated model desk again, which is quite an upgrade from any of my prior desks... It's time to get back at it. So, my first car (my real one) was sadly sent to the graveyard in the sky. In scrap I was given £22 - just enough for a model kit. I wanted something that I could have forever in memory of it. So, I went to the LHS and picked up Tamiya's Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI kit. Now, I'm no stranger to this kit as some who remember me may know... But I've decided this time to do a different build on it. I'm going to replicate the Mine's Evo, which some of you may know from Gran Turismo. Pics in the next post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby 427 1965 Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 So, the start. I want the car to be lowered. I've cut the springs at the top, and then heated some sprue (my styrene tubing is still in Uni... Next week I'll get it back!) to connect them to the wishbones. After they had set, I cut off the excess. After that was done, I assembled the rest, and got it into a rolling chassis. Brakes were stolen from the parts box. Resin speedline wheels were bought. I've never ever dealt with resin before, so I'll be getting them tidied up before they're painted white. But for now, she's rolling, and I'm happy with the stance. I'll be sorting out an airbrush setup soon before I start on the body. Interior will be relatively stripped. Bucket seat sourced from an old Tamiya Impreza kit - not the one you see on the bench though, it's another build in progress. Mine's decals have been sourced and ordered. Progress will be slow, I only have at most two days a week to build if the mood takes me - but god am I happy to be back at it. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Good to see you back at it..! Nice work area ...got a nice start on the Evo... keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 nice to see you back at it Tomo Keep it going Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fury556 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Looks great so far! I love the impreza's you've done as well - the 99 WRC was my return to the modelling world and it's a lovely looking kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenM3 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 For a minute i thought it was going to be a replica of your own Evo, untill i saw the pic and realized u were talking about the mines (tuner) evo Looks good so far, interested to see the end result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlueTube Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Luv tuner cars! Regards Brian Kroon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geewhiz Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 You've got a great workbench setup now, Tomo!!! Your new build looks like a really fun little car to build!!! I'm glad you're back to building plastic again!!!????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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