ADVAN/Vertex Toyota JZ30 Soarer Drifter

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The Subject : ADVAN/Vertex Toyota JZ30 Soarer Drifter

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Researching the car is not easy as the internet only has limited photos.
But I have so far re-created all the artwork (in Illustrator) required to print the decals for the car on the Alps MD4000 printer using WAVE OF-01 Decal Paper and created the main body kit.
The wheels on the real car (Rays GT-C) are not available in 1:24 so I will have to use a substitute, maybe Rays TE37 or CE28's
http://www.spc.org.uk/toyota/i/soarer-decals.gif

Thanks

Great start. Did you build the body kit?

NICE. knew somebody was gonna do it eventually. you gonna put cf doors too?

Steve, the revell itr's 5spoke wheels have the look and the concave dish in each spoke, and whel painted gold they look like those.

Cant wait to see more! :)

Damn that is nice! Im loving this.... :iceslolan

thats gonna take alot of work, good luck with getting everything right

Cant wait to see more! :)
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damn, this is like one of my all time favorite D-1 cars. i've seen a pic of it in a magazine and it had a CE28's on it. so you'll be all good using the CE's steve.

p.s. the kit is lookin S**T hot man. keep it up

Another one you beat me to the Steve;)

Looks great, certainly see your work improve with each model.

I was wondering what your next project would be.....back with a bang eh !!!!

Cool man :smokin:

Nice stuff, glad to see someone do this one, such a beutiful car. And I no you will deffinatly pull it off.

Very interesting build. It's coming out great so far. I look forward to seeing more.

J. Barry

Looking great so far!

Nice decal working. I've tried for make small 'carrera' decal as Porsche's rear hood in Photoshop 6.0 with MD-5500. but it's not works... the edge of characters were indented.
Illustrator is better way for it? or need some smoothing treatment for characters?

More greatness!! :sunglasse

Sweet stuff Steve

Here's a pic from Feb 27
http://www.sromagazine.com/events/albums/carshows/d1gp/020704/normal_IMG_0134.jpg

damn, this is like one of my all time favorite D-1 cars. i've seen a pic of it in a magazine and it had a CE28's on it. so you'll be all good using the CE's steve.
Do you have any photos of the car with CE28 fitted you can post?
Thanks

http://www.spc.org.uk/toyota/i/vertex_soarer_05.jpg

Bodywork complete so, starting work on the Engine transplant

Nice.......... :iceslolan

:eek7: Scary stuff Steve !

very cool!perfect body mod.
I love this car,can't wait to see it finished.

This is looking amazing dude. I really like that car. I hope this body kit
is in the mind of FOTW to make :biggrin:

Steve, what motor does the soarer have? I've never really knew much about it.

perfect job!, it looks amazing!

http://www.spc.org.uk/toyota/i/vertex_soarer_07.jpg

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Bit more done

Damn that is crazy! Cant wait to see more... :iceslolan Keep up the good work!

That is looking sweet so far. I'm glad you decided to use the 2JZ.

Look great. You got very good skill and far more better than me... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Rtuned

Crap, it's only March and already Steve's got a strong runnner for AFMOTY.

It's going to take something scary spectacular to top this.

http://www.spc.org.uk/toyota/i/vertex_soarer_12.jpg

Just been playing with the wheels, needs to be a bit lower, but the inner arches are in the way, if I was not installing an engine I would cut them out, but as I am it becoming hard work :mad:

Damn! I'm surrounded by geniuses!!! I should just hang the hobby up!! Steve, that is undescribably gorgeous!!!:sunglasse

damn! that looks great! that was what i had envisioned for my kit as well... i have both the aoshima dm series soarer as well as the fujimi one waiting for me!

top notch work steve!

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recent pic...

Are those the S27 rims you're using?

What rims are those?

What rims are those?

They look like Is200 rims with Scara lips to me..

- To be honest Steve, Im not crazy about those rims. They're nice, but
I think something like Ce28s, or another set of deep dish rims would
Compliment the body work better!

The rims are from a Fujimi Nissan S15 with Scara Lips
but not sure if I really like them, but I agree with Camber. Time will tell.

where can you get aoshima scara chrome lips?

:eek2:, every thing you make stuns me, never a bad build for you :bigthumb:

on the real vertex soarer are the rear fenders rolled?

http://www.spc.org.uk/toyota/i/vertex_soarer_13.jpg

1st few coats of paint added, Thanks

OMFG thats some sxc sh*t man. Cant wait to see it done. Front bumper and paint are spot on!

Looking real good...

looks awesome!

Looking pretty awesome, Steve!!:sunglasse:sunglasse

Your ridiculously good at that fabricating a body kit stuff. Awesome work. :rofl:

Woo Hoo!I like!

Steve, are you going to brush gloss black on the winglets, or apply a cf decal? looks real good.

I would like to see red CF doors. Any plans for that master modeler?

:eek: :eek: wow awsome work,
amazing

on the real vertex soarer are the rear fenders rolled?I don't understand the question, Sorry
Steve, are you going to brush gloss black on the winglets, or apply a cf decal? looks real good.No they will be red as the 1:1 car.
I would like to see red CF doorsI have on order some of Scale Motorsports Red Carbon Fibre Decals
so if they look OK i'll use them.
http://www.scalemotorsport.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/1625.jpg

Steve them decals look sweet! BTW, I've been meaning to ask you this, what do you use to modify a curbside engine bay to look pretty close to the real thing, because the r34's bay looks awesome.

http://www.spc.org.uk/toyota/i/vertex_soarer_12.jpg

Just been playing with the wheels, needs to be a bit lower, but the inner arches are in the way, if I was not installing an engine I would cut them out, but as I am it becoming hard work :mad:

Did U custom make those wheels?

Looking very good, as always. I'm really looking foward to seeing this one completed.

http://www.spc.org.uk/toyota/i/vertex_soarer_14.jpg

I got my Scale Motorsport Red Carbon Decals yesterday, Top Stuff :smokin:
So I did some work on the bonnet of the Soarer.
The ORC, HKS and Advan decals are silver with red outlines printed on out on the Alps Printer.
When its all dry i'll clear coat it.
Thanks

http://www.spc.org.uk/toyota/i/vertex_soarer_15.jpg

And a shot fitted to the body.

Great job Hiro! Looks just like the real thing.

I do see one mistake, and its the only thing; the mistake is that its too perfect.

Sweet!!!

Steve, do you run an underlay for your decals at all? Just that the white looks quite thin.