Riddle of the Wandering

Ridwan Seti (r.i.p)

Ridwan just loved to play. By the time I met him he was one the "older" guys, but he had a boat-load of toys with a pun intended. 

We laughed straight away. And he would always encourage enjoyment over anything. He was always thinking of new ways to enjoy his hobbies. 

He was happy to take some projects from others and make them his own. We both took fun to extremes at times. 

Having a little fun with his adopted Aussie culture also. 

He was running tracks and finding places to enjoy the hobbies outside the norm.

Our last run was just as fun as the first. 

We had inspiration from many places and with sound cards sourced from overseas and programmed by himself. it just added another level overall. If you do it, make it fun. 

Our FR-D 86 projects we made with our Japanese names and the teal car wears セッティさん on the roof . I remember laughing so much making this video. https://vimeo.com/201137031?fl=pl&fe=sh

And thats the thing I'll cherish most. 

When Ridwan arrived, you would throw all serious talk aside. As he would tell me. "Let's enjoy life!" 

Yagi & co

Catchup with the boys on a night time session. 

180SX looks stunning on track.

Colours change on every corner. 

Yagi has had a small refresh.

The track opened up a little on the final corner.  More door action. 

If you treat this track like the 2nd and 3rd gear track it is sized to represent. it's super fun. 

There is no needs for speed here. Just slow lines for the frender touch.  

Fail crew bodies out first. Then the pretty ones. 

RPS180SX DEBUT!

 

Pandora 180 + Andromeda II

pick a colour. ? 

orange gold to purple blue green. it's all there. 

Under lights and on track are a bit different

RC drift QLD is a dark space. so you get the Andromeda Galaxy feel. 

Mostly blue and purple on track.  

Still cool!

But it doesn't "PoP" that much. 

YD2 had to run massive camber to get the wheels under so performance was somewhat under rated, but still able to drive around the setup. 

fun times. 

Same can be said for tamiya paints. you really need the sun for these colours. 

Sparkle Sparkle. 

Contrast/

yes indeed. thats bright. 

Shibatta GR86 is a thing. 

My Sakura plastic D6 + Tommi.

Still 95% of the performance. 

Shibatta R31 House Skyline

Toughenhousen.

good day to blow off the cobwebs and give a case of old man Rajicon Neck 

RPS13 180sx - Andromeda

Almost ready for a debut

it took a while to get the look I was after. 

period correct with a slightly modern taste. 

Ganador mirrors and a 3d wing, mounted mid to low. Top Line - Hayate rims will debut.  

a cannon exhaust completes the rear. 

 and up front a Yokomo style intercooler 

RPS13-180sx - Colour

Pandora Andromeda 180sx

Is it ready... Almost. Its been a long journey.

As always mask and paint takes time. But there was some extra time here. The base coats for the colour and backing paint needs a long time. 

And as it turns out it could have had even longer. I would recommend leaving this Show Up PC Binder process for Days. Even though the recommended hours were observed. 

It just doesn't dry long enough to stick.  

The Andromeda II colour is amazing. 

Its got soo much fleck in there. Deep Montego Blue / Green + Purple + Orange and Gold   

The gold and orange are really at eye level. 

Mostly its Blue Green / Purple. 

First Peel. 

Different light directions. 

Waiting to dry and trying wheels. 

Then some attachments. Shoo goo doesn't like this either. even after a week of drying.  some paint lift already. Just don't crash.  

So on to the shelf. 

Ganador and Assembly - Wing to come. 

Now it is mounted. so it's not long now. 

Wheelbase is short and body is narrow. so lots of camber and tuck.