OMG!!! IT'S A SKYLINEZ!!!!

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:22 pm

well it's kinda hard to avoid a skyline really

previously it was a red r34 i waver body and has about 1mm clearance at the front so i decided to make this a track only body. i've learnt that bright colours are the best for these buggers on a track and there aint much brighter than flouro yellow!

when i undercoated, some of the exposed red paint bled through, i figured once i started getting the colour down it would disappear. and it might have too, but when i went paint shopping i could only find flouro yellow in a polycarbonate paint. that's specifically for those clear 1:10 bodies as it eats into the plastic. so i knew i was gonna have interesting results!

after all the colour the red bled through alot, but i actually like it and regret not sanding back more spots for the red to come through! i scored some troy lee designs stickers from the local bike shop and cut to fit. after some nice shiny krylon clear glaze i added the mesh for the vents up front. it's added 10kph already!

Bird · Post by **Bird** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:38 pm

OMG!!!! dat rulez, betty!!! Skylinez are awsum!!!

Seriously, though... That flourescent yellow is the shit. And the decals are killer... I would have thought the skull was good for at least 15kph lol.

Son_Gokou · Post by **Son_Gokou** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:42 pm

betty, that carz a POS compared to my 100mph Xmod with a hugeass fuckin spoiler!

ok ok, really, nice job....that looks pimpin...It'd be awesome and pretty fast if that shiat was glow in the dark...what? You didn't know that glow adds 5mph?

Camshaft · Post by **Camshaft** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:32 am

Tha looks really nice...I like the ghost flames...

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:00 pm

I agree about the colors needing to be the brightest to see those cars at top speed. Nice graphics too.

Are the alloys worth the $$$? They look kick ass.

silla

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:13 am

compared to wide plastic rims, i doubt there's much of a performance difference. but they're better engineered and way stronger in a crash than plastic ones. just buy some, you'll love em!

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 10:40 am

i wasnt aware that australians figured out how to mine ore out of the ground yet. did you have to construct a blast furnace on your own?

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:07 am

Nice ride. I think the bleeding color "effect" looks rather cool. Kinda blends in with the decals.

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:20 pm

thanks for the props gang!

believe it or not this bod's still in good condition! can't wait to get hold of a gt40 when they hit, still got decals leftover!

hog, don't make me pm you......

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:19 pm

oh well, back to tha drawing board!

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:26 pm

dud iz that a bodykitt or what!!!! mine looks jost lik that.

r yoo gona git the metal thingy thit you modd by changin foar scrooz?

airbizkit n likin park should do in fnf3!!!

Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:31 pm

God damn....where the hell do you guys run your cars???

Son_Gokou · Post by **Son_Gokou** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:55 pm

HOLY SHIT

Damn, I also read the thread at ausmicro where you trashed your alloy servo gears.....Dude, that sucks...Too bad about the gears.....

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:15 pm

what kind of animal got hold of it?

we already know it has a pouch

Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:08 pm

I had my new 350Z outside for the first time today in the parking lot. The lot is not all that smooth so any fast turns sent the thing tumbling. I flipped it at least a half dozen times and got my purty new body scratched up. So I came back to look at your Skyline again....I feel better now.