Livery options

I'm still liking the simplicity of this mazdaspeed based livery. I think I'll start cutting this week.

Even until I paint the wheels it will look cool. Even with the kangaroo.

I haven't ruled out red either. It's good to be different.

Split Decision

Splitters

Pit Road splitter (black for FD), but the Generic FRP (square) is cuttable to suit my desire. Sanai (yellow) is pre cut. all about 40,000

Fujita is 50000 and has some upsweep for wheel wells.

Whatever design I choose, I want it lower, so I'll have to make some brackets that server 2 purposes.

1. to affix the splitter. (alloy brackets, drilled ... maybe longer than this image)
2. to attach the air dam. (an abs plastic strip wrapping around the front and sides.)

I think it should be ok. I'll break out the card board for a dummy run in the next few days.

RP-01 Wheel Colour?

I think these are in order of preference.

Gloss Black.

Bronze. 

Recently I have a thing for red. But it will pass.

Yellow is very interesting.

Castrol green is of course cool!

Boring ol' silver like every wheel in the world.

or

Bright blue would match a nice blue seat and the blue stitch on the steering wheel???.

So I'll put a little poll on the side have a vote.

New Year Adjustments.

This image doesn't look too different, but it's lowered a lot. It make s the front feasible.
The Scoot bar really is high.

So I have 3 choices.

• Buy an RE-Amemiya Facer 9 again.... (expensive)
• Remove the super cheap side skirts.... (but they are kind of growing on me.)
• Lower the front of the bar with an Air Dam + Splitter.

Now in reality, by principle ground effects like this require the car to be super low to create the required GROUND EFFECT.

So this is definately in the sweet spot. Low and operational. FRP under sweep should be FRP + ABS plastic + Aluminium U Supports. It all works in my head. I'll draw it up soon.

Add a couple of stickers and I'm off to the circuit.

Matt black paint is also on the agenda if it's not tough enough.

So how far to go? Maybe all the way!

And some finishing touches.

New Year 2011 - Checkpoint

Took the great white shark out for a little shoot today

New years holidays leave heaps of places for a shoot.

Tail fin looks good.

I like the upswept rear. It matches the sharks gills bonnet.

Wheels are more than a little dirty after my tsukuba trip and lack of cleanliness.

But they don't detract as the dirt accentuates the shape. White is white and will always have a lack of contrast.

As you can see, reality is quite different to film... Brake dust.. Yeah Baby!