Flowery Vertex S15

Here is something new in my garage.

When i was in Japan, i saw this body which absolutely blew my mind away. It looked like nothing i saw before. Of course there are air-brushed bodies but they simply can not achieve this kind of details.

When i came up to the man, who made this body, and asked him, how he did it, he only gave me a piece of special paper, and smiled to me. Another great example of how generous can people in Japan be.

So, i had this piece of paper lying around for almost 8 months now, and finally, i got to it. I chose Vertex S15 promo body for my experiments. It looks good on it's own, but it is even better with a little "extra".

Projects pending

In the meantime, i have a pile of bodies, waiting for my attention. 

Gp sports s15 for the most aggressive look i have ever done. Totally takahiro kawakami style. It, and mark X will be our new DL team bodies. 

Alongside, a vertex S15 sits quietly , waiting for a touch of colorful japanese paper treatment. Has to look good with pearl white coating.

MIlestone. DL DIB

This is a big milestone in my RC-drift life. I had ARD for the most of my hobby career and now it is gone. I need  a new chassis, right?

Since I'm with Team Yokomo now, the choice is rather obvious. I once had a DIB before, when I went to YIDM 2012 in december. It was a great experience. But, I had ARD at the moment, so I gave DIB to my teammate.

Now, It's time to build my own. DL DIB

DL Verossa: Finished look

Verossa is coming to it's final shape now. To bring balance to it's, somehow, slick back, I added a big wing.  The wing also helps you with orienting the car, makes it easier to identify the direction, the car is going.

I almost forgot, that I had these beautiful wheels, bought for Vertex promo as well. I thing it is a perfect match. What do you think?

DL Verossa: stickers

Having found some stickers lying around, I decided to put them into work.

Stickers are always a tricky thing. Too many, not enough, too colorful, or not colorful enough - make a tiny mistake and the style can be ruined. Good thing, stickers are easy to remove (most of the time).

Arisa Ueno was very kind to provide me with this huge vertex stickers, which in my opinion, make a huge addition to this body.

Leftovers again. Great pink window sticker from Russian RC drift series. It is totally out of the concept, which makes it even cooler.

Back window - an unofficial way to trade team stickers and show you have friends abroad. These are just a small part, of what I have. I save most of them for my new team body.
Will have to clean off the body lines and do them again. Midnight is not exactly a time for such precise work.

If you have some spare team stickers - I would be very glad to put them on my window. I also have my team stickers which I'd love to share, even with people from abroad. Post charges on me guys! Let's share the love of RC-drifting.

DL Verossa: Carbon

Verossa going out for the first time. Now, with some "special" in it.
Since I saw full Carbon  Silvia of Yoshihiro Kawamoto, I try to find more creative ways of using real carbon in RC body works. I have to admit, it is a pain in the ass to make it look good, but if done properly, the effect is totally worth it.

This is the most colorful body I have ever made. It is totally unlike most of bodies in Russia, which are usually painted in 1 plain color. That is why there are not so many fans of this work here.

It is simply great to see, how these +12 Top line Mars wheels, whichI painted in Japan, while waiting for my Top 16 finals, make every other body look better.

DL Verossa. Color first

Hello there my fellow friends.

Keeping a blog up to date can be a pain in the ass sometimes.

For the third time, I'll try to bring it up and running. Luckily for me, a lot has happened since my last visit.

Here is something to start with - DL Verossa. 

Purpose for this build was a necessity for a Vertex promo body for my shop.

After a while, I made the most random pattern I could imagine and picked my paint leftovers, which were green and orange. Pretty random.

Looks weird and unfinished now. Next thing to do - carbon, to add a little "special" in this promo body

Recent activity

And there I am again. Missing out on my blog.

Since my last visit, I have attended the D1-10 and started up some projects both in and out of the Hobby.
Here is a little to warm up the interest:

These a 2 promo bodies I am making at the moment. I don't plan too much for them.
Verossa will have 3 colors (which I have left from my small spray paint collection) and some carbon elements. No engine bay or roll cage - keeping it simple. Maybe a functional, Japanese style cage/tube reinforcement. I kinda liked a super stiff body.

Next - a S14 Top Art body. This will be even more simple - one color, minimum stickers. I want is to be as clean as possible, and not boring like most Russian clean bodies, at the same time. We'll see how it goes.

Stay tuned.

Drift Lab Koguchi 180SX

So, after establishing my own team, I needed to make a team body as well. Lack of Tamiya PS paint in local hobby stores and an option of waiting 1 month for paint to arrive from e-bay, I decided that this body will be the team body. I even have leftovers for my teammate to finish his body.

The body is still unfinished. I left some space left for team stickers, and sponsor decals. It's serious now, I am looking for sponsors for local championships and D1-10 event in Amsterdam (for now. Malaysia and Japan events when they are confirmed).