1/18 modified models
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love the splitter, might have tio nick that idea
edit: are they the same wheels i have ? they look bigger ? got mine of dave and steve, model motorvations
its is mate,1 sheet goes along way.
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thanks ! will get some of that, can you spray it with normal etch primer and paint ?
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no its not yet i've stil got to get the spoilers for it,
all i've done to it so far is tint the all the indicators and the reverse lights, modify the grill, and resprayed it in ford tazman blue and removed the front seats to make way for some recaro's and i've also removed the standard lump to make room for the sierra cossie yb motor. and i also fitted some m3 style mirrors.
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that is awsome fella, i got a yb lump to go in mine too
love the splitter, might have tio nick that idea
edit: are they the same wheels i have ? they look bigger ? got mine of dave and steve, model motorvations
thanks ! will get some of that, can you spray it with normal etch primer and paint ?
love the splitter, might have tio nick that idea
edit: are they the same wheels i have ? they look bigger ? got mine of dave and steve, model motorvations
thanks ! will get some of that, can you spray it with normal etch primer and paint ?
i do think they are the same,just mine are original & i think steve has these,im pretty sure they are its jus the tyre's,ask steve mate.
i just use halfords primer & paint,always been spot on for me
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cheers fella yeh i kno the cam's messing up on my mrs phone
yeh but i've got a cossie motor on the way to go in there
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I reckon you've taken on too much too soon!
Why dont you start again on the BM, looks like you have the right ideas but not the know how to implement them....maybe start by doing one piece at a time, smooth the doors off first and aim to have them 100% and in primer before starting something else. I can see what your trying to achieve and that you've thought about what you want to do but you need to start at the bottom and work your way up the ladder as you build your skills.
I've started with my Focus WIP which had its own thread on here, all i've done so far is stripped the paint back and subtly modified a few bits and pieces, eventually as my list of skills mount up I can keep evolving it until I reach where I want to be with it. I'm at the stage where i've done the metalwork and am about to order some Milliput so I can start the next stage.
As said, take your time with your project, slowly and surely......remember the saying run before you walk?
Why dont you start again on the BM, looks like you have the right ideas but not the know how to implement them....maybe start by doing one piece at a time, smooth the doors off first and aim to have them 100% and in primer before starting something else. I can see what your trying to achieve and that you've thought about what you want to do but you need to start at the bottom and work your way up the ladder as you build your skills.
I've started with my Focus WIP which had its own thread on here, all i've done so far is stripped the paint back and subtly modified a few bits and pieces, eventually as my list of skills mount up I can keep evolving it until I reach where I want to be with it. I'm at the stage where i've done the metalwork and am about to order some Milliput so I can start the next stage.
As said, take your time with your project, slowly and surely......remember the saying run before you walk?
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I reckon you've taken on too much too soon!
Why dont you start again on the BM, looks like you have the right ideas but not the know how to implement them....maybe start by doing one piece at a time, smooth the doors off first and aim to have them 100% and in primer before starting something else. I can see what your trying to achieve and that you've thought about what you want to do but you need to start at the bottom and work your way up the ladder as you build your skills.
I've started with my Focus WIP which had its own thread on here, all i've done so far is stripped the paint back and subtly modified a few bits and pieces, eventually as my list of skills mount up I can keep evolving it until I reach where I want to be with it. I'm at the stage where i've done the metalwork and am about to order some Milliput so I can start the next stage.
As said, take your time with your project, slowly and surely......remember the saying run before you walk?
Why dont you start again on the BM, looks like you have the right ideas but not the know how to implement them....maybe start by doing one piece at a time, smooth the doors off first and aim to have them 100% and in primer before starting something else. I can see what your trying to achieve and that you've thought about what you want to do but you need to start at the bottom and work your way up the ladder as you build your skills.
I've started with my Focus WIP which had its own thread on here, all i've done so far is stripped the paint back and subtly modified a few bits and pieces, eventually as my list of skills mount up I can keep evolving it until I reach where I want to be with it. I'm at the stage where i've done the metalwork and am about to order some Milliput so I can start the next stage.
As said, take your time with your project, slowly and surely......remember the saying run before you walk?
At the end of the day the bm was my first attempt at modding a 1/18 scale model and im happy with how it turned out, and i am redoig it in the future, as for the rest of my projects im spending more time on them soon as i have to redecorate the bedromm for the mrs and money is tight at the moment, but i can assure you that my skills are at they're best as i have done this sort of thing before on 1/24 scale models, which i no longer have as i sold all 1,200 of them off so i could have the engine rebuilt in my car and so i could start collecting 1/18 scale models and start modifying them instead. my escort im not doing as much to that as i am just fitting a cossie engine changing the wheels, the exhaust, adding spoilers and a sound system to that, my viper im extending the priginal bumpers and skirts and adding the viper gts ducktail spoiler, and as for the lambo' im just giving that a respray.
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i know thats what me and the mrs thought but it turned out that my mother in law was exajurating a bit coz it was only the chassis and the windscreen that was fucked she just doesn't approve of what i do to 1/18 model cars she thinks that they should be left how they are. cheers fella they are the original wheels from my dodge viper
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just a quick update on my escort
i've fitted the polished 7 spoke rims from my 1/24 nissan gtr along with the brakes.
on the lambo i've tinted the indicators and fog lights and removed the luggage bags from the front and replaced them wit a racing fuel tank.
what do you guys reckon to the wheels on my escort?
i've fitted the polished 7 spoke rims from my 1/24 nissan gtr along with the brakes.
on the lambo i've tinted the indicators and fog lights and removed the luggage bags from the front and replaced them wit a racing fuel tank.
what do you guys reckon to the wheels on my escort?
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cheers fella i'll hopefully have the engine fitted tomorrow, then after that all i have to get for it is exhaust, seats, front/ rear spoilers, fit the gauge, color code the interior and fit a sound system.
what do you reckon on the wheels?
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At the end of the day the bm was my first attempt at modding a 1/18 scale model and im happy with how it turned out.....
.....but i can assure you that my skills are at they're best as i have done this sort of thing before on 1/24 scale models, which i no longer have as i sold all 1,200 of them
.....but i can assure you that my skills are at they're best as i have done this sort of thing before on 1/24 scale models, which i no longer have as i sold all 1,200 of them
You got the idea to smooth off the handles and sidestrips but to me it looks like you have thrown filler/Mulliput into the bits you wanted filling, scuffed them over with sandpaper and slung some paint on it. Would have taken a matter of minutes to get them spot on, a little more filler and a little more rubbing down to get them 100%.
Small things like that make such a bigger difference to the overall look of a model, with models you cant go down the route of function over form unless your looking at doing a rat look car or banger racer etc.
I dont mean to offend you but I say what I mean, I personally think the Escort looks great!