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Anonymous

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November 2005

COMPLETED - Revell 1/25 Civic Coupe

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 2, 2004 1:22 AM

The weather here in Vancouver finally got nice enough today to warrant a good photoshoot. This is the 1/25 scale Revell kit and is mostly out of the box except for some detailing up and wheel changes.

Paint - Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue with TS-13 Clear
Wheels - Mugen MF-10 from the Tamiya S2000 Kit
Interior - Model car garage buckles and Modeler's seatbelts
Engine - detailed up with wires/hoses, and meta-look silver clamps

INDOOR PICTURES

OUTDOOR PICTURES

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 2, 2004 2:38 AM

Beautiful! Lots of work here and it shows. Have you any others to show us?

Paul. Bow [bow]

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oldhooker

Member since
July 2003
From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)

Posted by oldhooker on Thursday, September 2, 2004 9:56 AM

Hey, that's a beautiful build, Wilson, thank you for sharing it! Smile [:)]

Those outdoor "natural lighting" shots really are the way to go if you want the viewers to do a double-take! Nice presentation, thanks again!

Take care,
Frank

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mkhoot

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January 2004
From: Westland. MI USA

Posted by mkhoot on Thursday, September 2, 2004 2:41 PM

Very nice great engine compartment

When in doubt just build it. Mark http://www.ipmslivonia.org/ipms/

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dubix88

Member since
March 2003
From: Maine,USA

Posted by dubix88 on Thursday, September 2, 2004 2:45 PM

HEY,
Awsome job, the paint job is imaculate. What did you useas the base for the first set of pics?

Randy

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midnightprowler

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February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Thursday, September 2, 2004 4:52 PM

Awesome build! I may have to get this kit. Can it be built factory stock?
Lee

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 2, 2004 8:47 PM

AWSOME!!!!! that is one of the coolest models i have ever seen. i really like the rims too.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 3, 2004 1:20 AM

Hey thanks for the comments.

This car is built as stock except for the wheels and the engine bay. The kit supplies everything you need to make a stock replica but the stock wheels are off - they should be 15 inches in diameter but the kit wheels scale out to 18 inches.

For the base, I used black poster paper draped over a chair.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 3, 2004 12:48 PM

is that a type r?

man you should put a body kit on it, spinners, and tons of sponsership decals (nos, mugen power, etc etc) and paint it yellow or white, and add a 3 stack spoiler

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U-96

Member since
February 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by U-96 on Friday, September 3, 2004 1:12 PM

I love the way you've done the manifold, and the rest of the engine detailing. I'm putting the engine together on my Lancia 037 in the group build, so I appreciate the effort you've put into that. Superb.

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