Guest JamesDE Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 That's sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 I couldn't help it. I had to take a couple of pics with it on its wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod59f100 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Man that's pretty. I love those pipes to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 thanks shane. i have been working on this for a bit now. gotten plenty done. now its down to the details. it's been clear coated, trim has been painted, decaled, interior has base color, chassis is painted, wheels have some color and the exhaust has been painted as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darkside Customs Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 This is coming out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod59f100 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 That is to cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Not a fan of that type of car but that doesn't mean I can't tell when someone is doing grate work. You are doing a nice job and car is looking very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 thanks guys. a few weeks ago i started to weather up some of the chassis and interior pieces with a quick wash. did the same on the star pipes, dont know if you can see it though. ill be adding some more to it later today. the wheel centers were painted with titanium gold and the taillight lenses were done with tamiya clear red through my airbrush. that was a first for me and well, ill never go back to hand brushing them. too much of a hassle. i also finished the front brakes and sprayed the "carpet" part blue (not pictured). im going to button up the front tonight and flock the carpet on as well. this wednesday night all my plans for doing what i said went out the window when my OCD kicked in...i really hated how the front "cross member" and control arms looked like OOB. so i grabbed one from a fujimi ae86 kit and went to town on it..a few hours later i got what you see in the second pic. bottom is celica OOB part..bland and boring, top is from fujimi ae86 kit. somwhat better detail. looks the part. i started by cutting the oil pan details and skid plate. i also cut off the arms and trimmed them down. then i got some styrene and made some adjustments and voila, i got a better looking cross member and arms. as of last night chassis clearance, check brakes, check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepleft Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 whoa... love the decal look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 This is a pretty cool build mate, look forward to the progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 thanks guys. i did some weathering on the chassis and star. 2nd pic has primered and painted parts for both the celica and a mark2 that im working on as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 getting closer... got an update on the interior. the front seats are glued in place. i used aoshima ae86 seats, ae86 shift boot, long shifter and gauge decal for the dash cluster. slapped some decals on the dash. dark blue flocking on rear deck sporting some pioneer ts-x11 speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarana-X Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 This is turning out really well. The decals really bring the paint scheme together. I don't like the crazy exhaust designs like the star, because to me it screams, "Lookit this restrictive exhaust tip lolwhut!", not that yours doesn't look good, I jsut don't care for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I like all the creativity you put into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonioseven Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I love this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageJDM Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Noice mate, look forward to the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thanks bud. But I actually finished this one a couple months ago. Heres the link. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=60507&hl= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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