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Old 2013.04.20, 07:08 PM   #1
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Hey Gang,

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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Old 2013.04.20, 07:38 PM   #2
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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
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Old 2013.04.20, 09:11 PM   #3
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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.
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Old 2013.04.20, 09:24 PM   #4
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They're all amazing work! Really like the 458, but the Porsche makes me wanna step out and burn one!

Awesome job! Excellent race themes!
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Old 2013.04.20, 10:05 PM   #5
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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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Old 2013.04.20, 10:50 PM   #6
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You must be the one who leaves all the paint rub marks on my bodies, lol.

Excellent work, when you leave tomorrow make sure the F1 car is in your bag cause if it finds its way into mine I'm gonna take it home!

btw, really looking forward to the Abarth...
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Old 2013.04.20, 11:35 PM   #7
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All look good. Look forward to seeing more.
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Old 2013.04.20, 11:43 PM   #8
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what do you use to create the decals?
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Old 2013.04.21, 07:56 AM   #9
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I used my ability to shop online at Pattos Place.

The guy has a great selection and I've asked to resize a bit for 1/28....no problems
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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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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.
You know I'm looking forward to it!
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Old 2013.05.04, 08:12 PM   #12
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Have fun. Always been one of my favorite part of Zing!!
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Old 2013.05.25, 12:46 PM   #13
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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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It looks killer! Let the on track battles begin!
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Old 2013.05.31, 09:46 PM   #15
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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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