Update: RX-8 (2)

Replaced the brakes with my trashed tamiya 350z...

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Left original Fujimi Rx-8, Right Tamiya 350z.

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Done up the window trimmings, and there is BLEEDING!!
This has never happened before and I don't know what went wrong.
Fortunately there wasn't alot, so i washed them off in warm soap water..
Results:

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But its still quite bad:

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Always been wanting to try this. Due to the bleeding, all the more reasons for me to do it..
Tinting of windows:

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It might not be obvious in the photos, but the unevenness of the clear black is pretty bad. Although I've tested it on a piece of scrap clear plastic, the results defer quite abit. Some parts appear to be flat instead of gloss..

more pics:

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Painted the exhast today, wanted to replicate this...

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only managed to achieve this..

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Somehow the clear blue that I have is unable to result in the blue ring like in the first pic.. anyone got any idea what went wrong?

Completed the interior..

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C & C are welcome!!

Update: RX-8

More updates today:
1. Cut open the two holes at the rear bodykit to make it more realistic.
Before:

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After:

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2. Made use of my trashed Tamiya 350z exhaust
Left is original, right is after sanding and thinning of the rim.

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With 350z exhast:

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Original Rx-8 exhaust:

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3. Primed!

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4. Masked one part of the windscreen... Hate doing this...

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Got this kit yesterday, I immediately started working on it as I plan to participate in Plamo's Zhng Your Car GB.

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Some cool things of this kit:
Damn nice 19" rims..

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Kick ass body kit, with good fitting..

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Big big GT-wing provided:

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but the disc brakes lack detail...
so does the interior,

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One last paper...

Gonna take my ESP1104 paper this coming Tuesday, its the last paper and probably the one that's been giving me the most headache.

To make things worse, I've to reach school at 8am on Tuesday due to the H1N1 saga!! We need to report one hour earlier to take temperature... Bummer..

Needless to say, if this condition continues to deteriorate, my holiday overseas plan maybe threatened too...

Modelling Withdrawal Symptoms

Was sitting in class today, and for the whole 45 mins all I could think about is Chipping...

Must resist.... End coming soon...

5th May is the day all hell break lose...

Completed: 1/20 Bandai Scopedog

Completed this kit for Plamo's WOOB4. No modifications done, just weathering and painting.

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More pics at my picasa album: http://picasaweb.google.com/kouuraki87/120Scopedog#

Update on 144 astray

Its been a long time since I've touched this kit. Today finally gathered sufficient resolve to try and complete this by January.

Reconstruct the details again using pla-plate. This is due to the seam line running across the middle which results in details being sanded off when gluing.

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The parts looks kinda not proportionate, gonna have to correct it.

Filled up the holes and sharpened the end. I gotta say that i'm a sucker for sharp ends.

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Separated the parts for easier painting later.

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Same for the head,

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So far this is how the kit looks like

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As usual C & C are welcome!!