Hmm...wonder what I'm making
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From: Behind the lens...under the pillow
Hmm...wonder what I'm making
Not quite finished yet,still gotta work on the exterior.My painting skills is alot better on bigger things,lol,my art teacher would've killed me to see this kind of strokes.
But here it is,i guess ppl coming to the o-town meet can see the finished product in person
But here it is,i guess ppl coming to the o-town meet can see the finished product in person
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Torrance, CA
I have a few of those going right now...haahaaa!
I take my professional model making hands and give you two thumbs up!
That looks to be the Tamiya Honda Fit kit.
Which I believe was discontined but is still very available. Try ebay that is where I have been pickin mine up at. I wont tell you the seller I use because I dont want him to run out!....haaaahaaaaa
The body comes only in red plastic I believe. So I am assuming you painted it white. As the motorized version of this model either comes in a baby like blue or red, if I remember correctly. (i think its blue)
I take my professional model making hands and give you two thumbs up!
That looks to be the Tamiya Honda Fit kit.
Which I believe was discontined but is still very available. Try ebay that is where I have been pickin mine up at. I wont tell you the seller I use because I dont want him to run out!....haaaahaaaaa
The body comes only in red plastic I believe. So I am assuming you painted it white. As the motorized version of this model either comes in a baby like blue or red, if I remember correctly. (i think its blue)
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Torrance, CA
Just a quick reminder the body style of the Tamiya kit only has the JDM version of the bumpers. I think it looks great though
(the dash however comes with LHD or RHD) And some of the other exterior and interior trim is a little bit different but not too bad. The wheels look like a combination of the USDM sport alloys and the base wheel covers. A couple of quick mods can make them look quite a bit more like the sport alloys luckily. (if one would even care, its pretty slick in bone stock plastic )
So a bit of a mod is in order to make the front and or rear look USDM. The rear probably would not be worth it, but it might be worth it for the front.
I have some funky ideas and projects lined up from all my down time from the accident.
(the dash however comes with LHD or RHD) And some of the other exterior and interior trim is a little bit different but not too bad. The wheels look like a combination of the USDM sport alloys and the base wheel covers. A couple of quick mods can make them look quite a bit more like the sport alloys luckily. (if one would even care, its pretty slick in bone stock plastic )So a bit of a mod is in order to make the front and or rear look USDM. The rear probably would not be worth it, but it might be worth it for the front.
I have some funky ideas and projects lined up from all my down time from the accident.
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Behind the lens...under the pillow
thanks a lot guys,ill make sure to post up the finished product.And yes it is a model kit by Tamiya,I also have a S2000 kit with optional hardtop and Mugen MF-8s waiting to be made.
Snap Fit,
actually the coolest part is that Tamiya made several different versions of this kit.Each version,the body is already molded in the different oem colors that the fit/jazz had around the world.I specifically bought a taffeta white version cause it's the same as my real fit,lol
I'm interested in hearing your idea for the bumper conversion.Also do you know anything about lowering these things?
Snap Fit,
actually the coolest part is that Tamiya made several different versions of this kit.Each version,the body is already molded in the different oem colors that the fit/jazz had around the world.I specifically bought a taffeta white version cause it's the same as my real fit,lol
I'm interested in hearing your idea for the bumper conversion.Also do you know anything about lowering these things?
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From: Torrance, CA
I had no idea about the different molded body colors that it came with. I prefer the standard white Tamiya plastic as a default, so I was just a tinsy bit bummed with the red. But hey it just gunna take more paint. and redefining the indentations.
Is there any indication on the box what color the kit is. All mine are red. The cover Fit is red and the side pics are of a red Fit too. Is that the same for yours? I would like to request this in the future if there is an easily discernable way, as I see non on the/my box.
There are a many different ways to lower model cars. But I will stick to the ones that would more or less apply to this kit.
a few immediately come to mind-
1)chop the axel supports and/or close surounding area and glue it higher up. (just make sure they are parallel and even in height.
2)chop only the actuall axel supports and move them carefully up and glue.
3)cut and repostion the rear suspension by reattaching it further up in its swing travel.
4)just make a couple of blocks (in any matterial) to attache the axles to in a new position.
-some of these ^^^ techniques keep it looking more or less mechanically proper where as some others just look right if you never look under the model.
I will provide a diagram in just a few...hang on...
Is there any indication on the box what color the kit is. All mine are red. The cover Fit is red and the side pics are of a red Fit too. Is that the same for yours? I would like to request this in the future if there is an easily discernable way, as I see non on the/my box.
There are a many different ways to lower model cars. But I will stick to the ones that would more or less apply to this kit.
a few immediately come to mind-
1)chop the axel supports and/or close surounding area and glue it higher up. (just make sure they are parallel and even in height.
2)chop only the actuall axel supports and move them carefully up and glue.
3)cut and repostion the rear suspension by reattaching it further up in its swing travel.
4)just make a couple of blocks (in any matterial) to attache the axles to in a new position.
-some of these ^^^ techniques keep it looking more or less mechanically proper where as some others just look right if you never look under the model.
I will provide a diagram in just a few...hang on...
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Torrance, CA
Oh and with regards to the bumper conversion it would be just to graft on some styrene for the lower lip and model it in. Cut out some plastic to get the openings right, more sculpting then make a mold and bust one out. Voila!
Oh if you have a hard time getting in there to cut up the suspension area try...
- sawing a bit with the exacto knife and rocking it.
- heating up an exacto knife
-jewlers saw
-mini exacto saw
and one of my personal favs-
grab a thin string (some types of dental floss work)
wrap it between your fingers or around a "U" shaped block or similar and saw with the string. It works way better than you might think. You need to build up some heat/friction for it to really start working though. Its also a great technique that can be applied to cutting out doors and hoods so that you can fit them back on either in the open or closed position.
enjoy...
(always do a test on another piece of plastic before applying a new technique.....haahaaa that makes it sound so official...hahaaa
)
Oh if you have a hard time getting in there to cut up the suspension area try...
- sawing a bit with the exacto knife and rocking it.
- heating up an exacto knife
-jewlers saw
-mini exacto saw
and one of my personal favs-
grab a thin string (some types of dental floss work)
wrap it between your fingers or around a "U" shaped block or similar and saw with the string. It works way better than you might think. You need to build up some heat/friction for it to really start working though. Its also a great technique that can be applied to cutting out doors and hoods so that you can fit them back on either in the open or closed position.
enjoy...
(always do a test on another piece of plastic before applying a new technique.....haahaaa that makes it sound so official...hahaaa
)
