Zoom Zoom Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 This is one of those ideas that crept up and slapped me upside the head. I had a $5 Lindberg D-Type Jag swap meet find, intended to build it up as a D-Type w/a few additional goodies, somehow it ended up in the vicinity of a Tamiya Miata...and this idea was hatched. I used a Tamiya Eunos Roadster, as it was RHD. The size/scale/layout of the two bodies were so close I had to do this; Mazda has done a couple Miata Monoposto concepts, so I decided to do one of my own. With a show coming up I wanted something new/crazy from my workbench, something custom and not OOB. Burning the midnight oil, this model took a very short time to go from idea to show table. I would love to own/drive a car just like this...great trackday special. I shamelessly stole their 2011 Mazda Miata 20th anniversary paint scheme from their SEMA showcar. Tamiya light gunmetal and Testors grabber orange are the two main colors. This was built "just for fun", a lot of that fun was the fact that it wasn't a highly-detailed show-stopper, it's more of a "what if" simple curbside, and it certainly scratched the itch for a nearly instant-gratification custom.
peter31a Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 I love it! It's such a simple concept yet it's so different. To me it certainly has a gotcha factor. Would love to take that one for a brisk drive! Thanks for posting more pics of it Bob.
Chuck Most Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Loved seeing this one go together. I actually like this one better than the actual Mazda concept.
Harry P. Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Hmmm... about 3MM suspension travel... must be a rough ride...
stewart Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 I saw that in the Scale Auto Mag. That is a great looking miata. Neat idea. STewart
a/gass Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 I love it! It's such a simple concept yet it's so different. To me it certainly has a gotcha factor. Would love to take that one for a brisk drive! Thanks for posting more pics of it Bob. Ditto!look`s cleen nice job.Great moddling thrifty & show quility.
Zoom Zoom Posted May 11, 2011 Author Posted May 11, 2011 Hmmm... about 3MM suspension travel... must be a rough ride... A tiny concept track day car, and you're focusing on the ride? Don't worry, I'm cooking up a custom Caprice idea for a club project, I'm sure it will have a pillow-soft ride for soothing the bumps away on the days I'm not carving corners on the track or in the mountains
Matt Bacon Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 Looks awesome, and almost believable! Though I think you shoulda given it bigger headlights... bestest, M.
Trae Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 Very cool build, Bob. And it looks just as exceptional in person.
Alyn Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 Very creative marriage of the two cars. Awesome use of color as well. good thing you didn't try to make a Miata out of the Jag
jbwelda Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 yes i too was wondering about those headlamps. perhaps pinheads with tinted epoxy on them?
Zoom Zoom Posted May 12, 2011 Author Posted May 12, 2011 yes i too was wondering about those headlamps. perhaps pinheads with tinted epoxy on them? Thanks for all the replies! They're little adhesive-backed "beads" found at a craft store. They're sold in small packages layed out in rows. The amber was tinted w/a Sharpie.
MikeMc Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) I think the execution and detail is flawless as usual..Very well done and concieved.. .That said....I do not like the lines....It might be due to no chrome on the roll bar...just seems so different to my eyes. I would love to watch it scream around Road Atlanta or Road America in 1:1 Edited May 12, 2011 by Stasch
roadhawg Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 I was just reading about this too, in some other magazine....can't remember the name , but this is really nice. What I like best is it just goes to show you don't need a bunch of high dollar PE stuff or fully wired and plumbed engine to have a very cool model that really stands out. I have a few projects of my own I've been stalling on because I was dreading the engine/chassis detailing. This inspires me to do a few as curbsides. Thanks!!
Eric C Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 Looks cool, Bob. I like the design and the colors. When are you going to modify your real one to look like this?
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