Marlboro Subaru Impreza STi.

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-000.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-001.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-002.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-003.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-004.jpg

Inspired by a photochop photo I found on another forum a few years ago.
I decided to try and create a 1:24 version of these fictitious Marlboro Subaru Impreza STi.
I'm not trying to totally re-create the photo it was just a starting point.

The decals will be custom ones created myself.

Thanks

Great start! the paint look's awesome, is it clear coated/polished?

Bloody hell man another perfectly clean build in the making. I hope I can produce that level of finish and photography sometime.

Wow, that paint job is perfectly mirror smooth! Amazing job, as usual.

Hey,

Wow!!! Up the the greatness agian! Good luck with this!! Those decals look soooo good.

I don't want to argue with a mod, but shouldn't this go in the motorsports section? Along with the drift cars I've been seeing in here. I'm not trying to sound like an ass. I was just wondering what makes somethings exempt from the motorsports section. No offense towards anyone's work.

Frank X.

Beautiful in red! :bigthumb:
chassis detail looks awesome.

I love that red.... awesome paint job, the model is looking fantastic.

I built one marlboro rex for the SR-garage Rally Meet.
Can't wait to see yours.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/kkuku/AFscooby.jpg

chasis looks sp realistic, nice progress, will be another stunning build!

Top notch from you as usual!

I love the seats and the ....decals!

oO(time to smoke) :smokin:

Cool idea! Chassis detail is great. Can't wait to see it with decals on! I agree with blubaja, shouldn't this be posted in the motorsport section? Or is this more like a streettuner with rally decals?

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-005.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-006.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-007.jpg

More work completed

Thanks

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-008.jpg

WindowTrim painted now :)

Great work, interior looks excellent.

You must have been building for a long time, as all you seem to post are great models, in such short spaces of time.

Does paint dry faster where you live, as for me it takes days to dry, and yet you have half completed another car, and I'm still woking on my second this year..!! Amazing..!!

Still looks fantastic, and puts my pitiful efforts well to shame..!!

You must have been building for a long time, as all you seem to post are great models, in such short spaces of time.

Does paint dry faster where you live, as for me it takes days to dry, and yet you have half completed another car, and I'm still woking on my second this year..!! Amazing..!!

Still looks fantastic, and puts my pitiful efforts well to shame..!!

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/i/team-s20-001.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/i/team-s20-002.jpg

Thanks Mike
I have been building for about 6 years now.
I always have a few project on the go at once, while paint is drying on one the interior or bodykit is being done on another.

Above is another kit I've been working on at for the last 4/6 weeks.

Stunning work! I have been building for about two years now and my work is nowhere near as good as yours.
How did you do the decals?

i dont even know what to say to your builds anymore, because everyone is exceptional. and i cant beleive youve only been building for 6 years, looks like youve been building for a lifetime

I'm probably not making myself very popular with this, but I am wondering if such a Marlboro Impreza had ever existed in real life?

I mean, if it has, I have never heard of it before and I apologize for my stupidness...

But if it hasn't, then I can't help but thinking that putting so much effort and talent in an imaginary car project is such a waiste of energy and time!

Don't get me wrong, I think it looks superb like all your other builds, no argument there, but there are so many kits to be built in one's lifetime and we only live for such a short time. Why would you lose your time building non-existing cars?

That is of course my personel opinion, and all people are different. But when I look at my pile of over 600 model car kits that I still need to build, I would never even consider building an imaginary car...

No offense Hiroboy, I still think you are the best modeler I've ever seen :)

Yeah there was in 2003....

http://www.mediamixhobby.com.sg/catalog/images/s27/st27dc657c_big.jpg

Lebanon Rally. The one Hiroboy is making...well, that one is for fun. Kinda like building a model of a Starship or one of the Gran Turismo cars that only exists in the game.

:biggrin:

Interesting phantom build Steve - imaginative, clean and beautiful as always. Did you fill in the radiator exhaust on the bonnet? A hell of a concession to sponsor exposure! :)

P.S. Was the picture at the start of this thread an artists impression of a Marlboro sponsored Subaru after Mitsubishi lost the deal at the end of 2002? The money eventually went to Peugeot but IIRC there was some speculation Prodrive might land it.

Hiroboy is going Subaru-istic. Another great project - even though not 100% real deal. But great execution! I´m looking forward to another stunning finish!

Looking great Steve, I am wondering how will the "stars" look on the side of that Impreza. Right now I am tryeing to imagine what you have in mind because I see lot of different decals then the ones on first chop.
Looking forward to see it done.

It will look great in red. Looking great so far, too!

Neat work Steve. Almost passed me by.

But if it hasn't, then I can't help but thinking that putting so much effort and talent in an imaginary car project is such a waiste of energy and time!

Don't get me wrong, I think it looks superb like all your other builds, no argument there, but there are so many kits to be built in one's lifetime and we only live for such a short time. Why would you lose your time building non-existing cars?

It is the creativity and effort that count. It doesnt matter if it is an existing car or imaginary car. Modeling is a hobby as well as art plus personal preference. If one doesnt like how a real car looks, it doesnt harm to build a car that he/she wishes to have instead of just replicating cars that are/were exist.

Art = Creativity + Talent + Effort + Passion. (my own formula) :rofl:

I will never think that doing something I like is a waste of time and energy. As long as you like and think it is worth it, JUST DO IT! :lol2:

That is VERY sweet Steve. wish i could do work like that. My current project is Bruno Thiry's @97 Impreza. The Winfield one

http://www.mediamixhobby.com.sg/catalog/images/reji/reji0022_med.jpg

Just out of interest (and coz Impreza's look SOOOOOOOOOO good in red, where can i get the Marlboro decals for the Impreza?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/kkuku/AFscooby.jpg

Yoiu can get it at www.mediamixhobby.com , also check other places that carry Studio 27 as well...www.scaleracecars.com, www.designand detail.com, www.hlj.com...etc.

:biggrin:

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-009.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-010.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-011.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-012.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/i/marlboro-impreza-013.jpg

Painted the wheels whitel gloss.
Started work on the body again, applied a few decals etc.

Changed the design of the decals to include a fine black line on the outline, which I feel is better?

Edit : The roof vent and wing are still loose and not yet glued in place.

WOW!! Your skill amazes me.......
Looking superb!!
IZ

This is awesome... i think you are going to open alot of minds with this original!

This is a VERY cool project, Steve!! Great work.

The black outline looks sharp; your decals seem a tad translucent.

Looking wonderful Steve!

Beautifull, simply beautifull.

Thats Hot!!

Looks awesome Steve! I love the red pain and the white decals!

Sweet work as usual Steve. Looking forward to more.

Dave

Wow! I love it:) Soo nice:)

Wow I'm pretty seriously impressed by this model, the paint job is stunning, and so is everything else.

I can never get enough of seeing your work. Everything i want to say has already been said so I'll just sit back and shut-up and wait for another masterpiece to unfold!!

:smokin:

i can't help but saying this american sentence is an urge i have when i see this car in this livery: O my ****ing god, that car is just plain dead sexy, yeah!

I absolutely love it, Beautiful

:smokin: