bestwheelbase collaborative - help us choose a livery for our Tamiya racer

[bestwheelbase]

Hey everyone,

We have just received one of the first Tamiya #51494 Toyota 86 (aka Scion FRS) bodies in the United States and we want your help deciding the livery!

Here is the starting point:


(clear body starts the project)

Share your ideas with us and we'll make a special body to celebrate the great community and all our friends at FT86Club. The finished product will be unveiled alongside our new t-shirt designs!

Update: Base coat is on. See post #39.

Update 2: Wheels are on. See post #43.

Update 3: Decals begin to emerge. See post #44.

Update 4: Color spark. See post #51.

Update 5: Front plate. See post #52.

Update 6: Front cooler. See post #53.

Update 7: Sparkle time. See post #54.

Update 7: Dark shadows. See post #57.

Update 8: New kicks. See post #60.

Update 9: Venturi test. See post #61.

Update 10: Venturi test part 2. See post #62.

Update 11: Rear wing. See post #69.

Update 12: Endplates. Livery complete! See post #73.

Update 13: Wingless + Introducing the next project, BRZ R&D Sport. See post #74.

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Here are some other cars from our personal collection (all 1/10 scale electric) to give you an idea of what we're in to:


(Z4 M Coupe)


(R34 Skyline)


(R32 Skyline - drift battle thing)


(Schnitzer Celica LB Turbo)


(Various)


(Alfa Romeo Giulia)

[Giccin]

OMG. ARE THESE THE RC CARS?!

[boucher]

Yes. 1/10 scale electric.

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by Giccin

OMG. ARE THESE THE RC CARS?!

Yes. The bodies are just a thin clear plastic. You paint them from the inside. That way if you bump into someone while racing, it does not damage the paint.


(Alfa Romeo Giulia)

[boucher]

What chassis will this be for?

[bestwheelbase]

@boucher we will use it on TA06 and/or TT01.

[zenki_levin]

Nice shells. I used to drift a tt01 but it's been sitting on the shelf for a while now.

[M-17]

No love for BRZ?

No matter, this is pretty cool, I think you'll be hearing from me later on to grab a FRS RC in future.

[ichitaka05]

Are you just doin the paint or gonna doing other custom exterior mods? Like wide body & etc?

[BioRage]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Are you just doin the paint or gonna doing other custom exterior mods? Like wide body & etc?

That would take a ton of work, and random plastic pieces to shape it :P

[zenki_levin]

^^You can buy dashboards/driver figures etc to put in rc cars. They even have overfenders/flares, bumpers, intercoolers to dress up an rc car. Nothing is impossible with a bit of imagination and work.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by BioRage

That would take a ton of work, and random plastic pieces to shape it :P

IDK, that's why I asked

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by M-17

No love for BRZ?

No matter, this is pretty cool, I think you'll be hearing from me later on to grab a FRS RC in future.

We have Tamiya kit #58545, Subaru BRZ, on order. Here is their photo for reference. Edit: Here is their LINK for reference. TamiyaUSA #58545.

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Are you just doin the paint or gonna doing other custom exterior mods? Like wide body & etc?

Just livery.

Originally Posted by BioRage

That would take a ton of work, and random plastic pieces to shape it :P

Right. And it would be far too delicate to actually race.

Originally Posted by Hachivic

^^You can buy dashboards/driver figures etc to put in rc cars. They even have overfenders/flares, bumpers, intercoolers to dress up an rc car. Nothing is impossible with a bit of imagination and work.

Looks cool in photos but isn't good when racing. Less is more.

Let's hear your ideas for livery and colors!

[M-17]

Originally Posted by bestwheelbase

We have Tamiya kit #58545, Subaru BRZ, on order. Here is their photo for reference:


(photo courtesy TamiyaUSA.com)

That's cool.

I'll have to remember to post one of my FRS designs from Forza later, maybe you guys might like it.

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by M-17

That's cool.

I'll have to remember to post one of my FRS designs from Forza later, maybe you guys might like it.

What, no BRZ love?

[travace]

this would be impressive...

[bestwheelbase]

@travace that doesn't do much for me. What about these:

[Shagaliscious]

Would love to see a black/white theme. Like the Panda AE86.

[Grishbok]

I cant believe nobody has mentioned the Gulf livery! The single most iconic livery to ever grace the curves of a car. Worn originally on the Ford GT40, it was the colors worn during one of the biggest, most expensive automotive grudge matches of all time between Ford and Ferrari. Ford's gt40 reigned supreme and dethroned Ferrari at the 24 hours lemans , as promised. Definitively, one of the most iconic points in automotive history.

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by Shagaliscious

Would love to see a black/white theme. Like the Panda AE86.

Thanks for your input! Do you have any specific thoughts on how to style it, or just the black & white colors as a general tribute to that delivery car?

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by Grishbok

I cant believe nobody has mentioned the Gulf livery! The single most iconic livery to ever grace the curves of a car. Worn originally on the Ford GT40, it was the colors worn during one of the biggest, most expensive automotive grudge matches of all time between Ford and Ferrari. Ford's gt40 reigned supreme and dethroned Ferrari at the 24 hours lemans , as promised. Definitively, one of the most iconic points in automotive history.

That is an interesting idea but we want to make something original. Seems like the Gulf livery isgetting over-used lately. People putting it on cars with no connection to Gulf.

So maybe there is a way to pull design inspiration from it without totally recreating it? Discuss.

[M-17]

Originally Posted by bestwheelbase

What, no BRZ love?

Ah damn, you got me on that one, if only Forza had the BRZ by now.

Point goes to beshwheelbase.


And that Gulf livery would be very interesting to see imo.