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Post by lowlife on Nov 16, 2021 3:44:04 GMT -7
As much as Ive been plugging the Lowrider scene to my son Jamie, hes got this obsession for the Mazda MX5 ! He also loves drifting, so i bought him a course of drifting lessons, in an MX5 
Hes now bought a real MX5, plans on changing the wheels and lowering it ( good lad, i taught him well, he loves the Stance  )
Anyway despite me not having any interest in building lately, i thougt a model for him might inspire me ! I purchased the tamiya Mk1 version, which he drifted in, but he owns a Mk2, so im building a model of him drifting on a small diarama... Should be a cool little Xmas present i reckon..
So far the suspension is together, dropped on one side and the front wheels on full lock, it should look pretty good.
Im adding a hard top roof, and i found a scalextric driver too to add in later !
More soon, thanks for checking in !
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Post by DeeCee on Nov 17, 2021 0:21:50 GMT -7
Cool idea mate, building for your son should give you some motivation .
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Post by poet on Nov 17, 2021 16:20:34 GMT -7
Nice!
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Post by lowlife on Dec 15, 2021 10:51:49 GMT -7
Hmmm ok so a bit of a delay on this, been taking care of mum after she broke her arm in two places !  Anyway its coming along slowly, interior is done, Little scalextric man needed bending about to fit, then i cut his head off so he could look sideways ! Seatbelts etc and it looks ok i think. Heres a mock up on the base, just simple but i might add a few more bits later. Oh and im experimenting with smoke, well cotton wool, there be more than this im just trying it out    |
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Post by poet on Dec 16, 2021 6:55:14 GMT -7
Came out really nice.
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 19, 2021 21:13:42 GMT -7
Now this is cool!! Looking forward to more on this one Martin.
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Dec 21, 2021 17:19:58 GMT -7
Looking good!
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Post by stitchdup on Dec 23, 2021 23:38:14 GMT -7
Cool, I like how you got the suspension sitting, lots of drift cars I've seen dont get it sitting to show movement but you've managed it. Hope your mum recovers quick mate
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Post by lowlife on Dec 27, 2021 15:55:14 GMT -7
Thanks Stich, yes shes getting better slowly mate... Back to the Driftcar.. Its FINISHED...  Bit of a rush as i had a slight paint issue after polishing it, but it came out ok. Luckily the real drift cars are not perfectly painted so its pass-able ! My cotton wool smoke seemed to work ok, so im really pleased with the overal result ! My son was well pleased with it too, extra Dad points for sure ! Feels good to finish one up, hope im inspired again soon..
Anyway some pics, i addded a few trees but didnt take pics of that...    |
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Post by Deano on Dec 28, 2021 0:08:47 GMT -7
Awesome build, a nice idea!
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Dec 28, 2021 14:56:22 GMT -7
Nicely built! That looks great.
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Post by DeeCee on Dec 28, 2021 21:37:34 GMT -7
That does look cool mate, nice to see you get another one done too.
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Post by sharp on Dec 29, 2021 11:54:54 GMT -7
That is very cool Martin! Love the diorama and tire smoke!
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