This is my new page to show off my (mostly) unique collection of Mini-Z bodies.
For the longest time I've been longing for something different from the race bodies most show up with and the deciding factor was one day there was 4 of the same Ferrari 360/430 Ecosse shells on the track at the same time (including mine). I find it distracting so i figured it's time to start some shells no-one will usually see at the track.
First up was a collaberation job with myself (decals) and hrdrvr (paint and clearcoat). I saw this representation of the Honda HSV online at nogripracing and though that i had to do it.
Repsol Honda SuperGT
The following is a loose represetnation of the Arrows A23 F1 from the 2001 F1 Championship. The team principal (Tom Walkinshaw) is sort of a hero of mine for being a true underdog privateer (and since Jordan was liscensed by Kyosho and Minardi was all black paint I chose this one)
Arrows A23
These next three are recently finished. I thought this thread would be a good place to show off before they get ravaged by racing...
Castrol Toyota Supra 1995 (I know it's liscensed but try to find one for less than $100 that you want to race)
Marlboro Porsche 911GT1 1995
Farnbacher Racing Hankook Ferrari 458 GT2(my pride and joy of the bunch)
I have a couple more coming down the pipes and I'm also searching for white bodies that i can buy to reproduce some interesting race liveries.
Thanks for viewing and comments welcome (just don't point out too many flaws, though)
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I wonder what rocket scientists say to their coworkers when one of them doesn't get it?
nice job on them. i to prefer something unique, which is why i had phases with the mini-zracer theme, fluorescent lighting theme and now maryland pride. keep up the work and look forward to seeing them as they are being done/completed
OMG I love that Hankook theme! Makes me want to bring out my Hankook S15 autoscale. I guess I might as well since it has already sustained some race damage, no sense in trying to preserve it any longer.
How long does it take you to do one of these up? I wouldn't have the heart to race them if I put so much effort into them.
They are not just race themes they are copies of actual competitors in various catagories. Google them to see the actual racers.
They take a couple afternoons of easy paint and decal application. As for fear of using them I say if they get damaged beyond usage it'll give me the incentive to do new ones.
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I wonder what rocket scientists say to their coworkers when one of them doesn't get it?
In the past 2 weeks I've placed orders for almost $200 worth of decal sets to start the next 2 rounds of one-off creations. (I'm hooked on this aspect of mini-z'ing!)
That and a bevy of white bodies from my favorite mini-z fix and we are going to have some cool race liveries presented soon.
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I wonder what rocket scientists say to their coworkers when one of them doesn't get it?
In the past 2 weeks I've placed orders for almost $200 worth of decal sets to start the next 2 rounds of one-off creations. (I'm hooked on this aspect of mini-z'ing!)
That and a bevy of white bodies from my favorite mini-z fix and we are going to have some cool race liveries presented soon.
My Group B inspired Alitalia Fiat Abarth...a bit beat already due to running a test session without clearcoat but it won't stay nice anyways.
I'm really digging these creations. I'm making progress on 2 other bodies but it's slow becasue i have to find the right diluted balance for the Micro-Sol to get minimal wrinkles in the body wrap type decals. When i get it I'll have a couple of rare finishes...
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I wonder what rocket scientists say to their coworkers when one of them doesn't get it?
Not quite a one-off (since herman showed us someone else's) but i have to tell you this one was the most stressful finish to date. By careful cutting of the body wrap style decals i made them conform almost perfectly to the shape of the Audi.
The coolest part is that i actually met one of the drivers of this (full sized of course) race car. Craig Lowndes (races in Aussie V8 full time) was one of three drivers driving this in the 12hrs of Bathurst/Mt. Panorama. He was here in Whistler mountainbiking after a very successful weekend at the Austin GP for 888 RedBull Racing.
Craig Lowndes is to my left and among the 888 crew shown is Casey Stoner (far right)
Phoenix Racing Audi R8 GT3 (the Redback Spider):
Just have to clearcoat and it's ready for track action!
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