Street Scorcher, part 2
Hello,
5 years after the first project, my Street Scorcher is almost finished! During this period, it changed a lot: the first version was based on a TA03-S and it now is a M04-L. Also the first version had a Blitzer Beetle shell (including the nose cone), and since then the Sand Scorcher has been re-released so I used its body shell. I kept the Blitzer glass because I liked it tinted and it has a rear window.
A few mods on the chassis like widened rear with TL-01 parts and lowered ride height. The shell had the front and rear fenders reshaped, as well as the rear part and sidesteps, and I tried to fill the shapes on the hood, but I can't seem to have a clean and smooth finish with Tamiya putty...I added Abarth side mirrors and the cool flat four engine in the back: it's a repro of the 1:9 Kubelwagen with custom carbs done by the great Maki! I added the blue bit and the yellow wires (sorry but I don't know anything about engines and based my work on reference pictures). I also made the Dinomax exhaust with a bit of styrene and an old lighter.
Lastly, a huge thank you to Tibure for making the rear and front bumpers for me; I would never have the skills to make these but the car really needed them, so again, a massive thanks to him!
To really call it a day, I should make an interior, so this will probably be done in a few years considering my great speed on this project.
Enjoy!
Comments
neobrunox
Elle est absolument magnifique ta Street Scorcher, WOW ! elle va faire fureur sur TC, Bravo encore pour tes superbes réalisations
SRB Bloke
Looking good my friend, defo needs an interior. See you 2 years
gozone
Looks really great! But the rear wheels need some inwards leaning, I think.
Sayroll
Thanks dudes!
@Steve: it might be sooner as I'm starting to feel comfortable with styrene.
@Gozone: actually, there is a slight, barely noticeable, outwards leaning which I was looking for. If I change it to inwards, I'm gonna have tires rubbing...
bdamit
omgomgomgomg!!!!
Grumpy pants
I'm with bdamit on this one. Well worth the wait and it is totally awesome.
Percymon
How cool is that ! - great work
megadeth
That is well nice mate.top job.i wish i had the patience to build something as nice as this.
pastimesteve
AWESOME! That bug is fantastic. Great, great work.
steve3smart
Awesome looking car. What tires are they?
Sayroll
Thanks again!
@Steve: front are Tamiya's slick and rear are Kyosho's but I don't have any ref.
SHY69
LOVE IT!!!
delux
The sexiest/toughest scorcher ever! The stance is spot on!
ruebiracer
Super cool project,
the engine is ace!
Ampex456
This is totally bad ass! Where did you get that motor???? Great Job!
Sayroll
Thanks! As written in the description, the engine is a repro of Tamiya's 1:9 Kubelwagen static kit with custom parts.
berman
That looks like VW hotrod heaven! Suits the 'fats'!
Steffen
Great combination of Baja and Cal Look, I especially love the engine with the 48 IDAs and turbo muffler. Nice work on the stance too!
Porsche356supersport
Absolutely fabolous! I can see someone on the VWDUB scene building a 1:1 scale version!!
SteveU30
I dunno, for me there's just not enough detail. Only joking, absolutely fabulous mate, loving you work! Am off to your showroom right now.
JennyMo
This is stunning! - I love the ultra-slammed look... a proper dragster!
simensays
Awesome!
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