'lost Birds' R33 Gtr

[BeEnAr]

use the white wheels but let the GF attack them with the sharpie's too!!!

[kikutaknight]

use the white wheels but let the GF attack them with the sharpie's too!!!

^ like that.

[istdercollen]

will consider this approach.=)

Allison came back yesterday and started on the hood.

[R32 DORI DORI]

Your going to be her little B**** for years too come, and from the work she has done...it will be worth it. I have every photo you have posted saved, in its own folder simply named 'Awesome'.

Props to you for letting this happen but she is a goddess or being able to do it in the first place.

[nato_wp]

Very impressed. It's the kind of stuff I used to do in High School, whole pages of patterns and shapes, wouldn't do it to a street car, but a track car? for sure. Love it, appeals to my pacific upbringing too.

[femno]

I really like this!

Im amazed at the detail and how perfect the shapes are...Allison really is talented.

Not quite sure how she has the patience to do it though!

Was it kinda like fun at the beginning and then became a pain in the arse to finish what you started? Or she enjoys it that much that its still fun?

[istdercollen]

I really like this!

Im amazed at the detail and how perfect the shapes are...Allison really is talented.

Not quite sure how she has the patience to do it though!

Was it kinda like fun at the beginning and then became a pain in the arse to finish what you started? Or she enjoys it that much that its still fun?

it's exactly like that haha. I think I almost get my ass kicked every time I mention the car these days. but when we roll around the block and she sees people breaking their neck to get a look it kind of rejuvenates her I guess.

[bert_]

damn, its coming along nicely. cant wait for the finished product!

how long do you think it has taken to get to this stage?

[istdercollen]

about 105 hours of drawing. and however many hours removing and refitting parts over and over again.

[istdercollen]

Hood is half done-

Pic with no hood and a friends Stagea in the back, haha

[dezz]

I find it fascinating (maybe just because I'm not creative at all) that she manages to make it work out to the edge of every panel perfectly, like it was pre designed...but from what I can see it looks like she just starts drawing in a corner and finishes in another corner/edge...That's amazing.

[istdercollen]

^I have no idea either, I just leave her be and see what happens just like everyone else. haha

hood is done with 'Lost Birds Racing' logo, and there are some birds on the hood. see if you can spot them, rear bumper is next!

[Basti]

dodo like thing on the passenger side? and i see a small set of what looks like wings above and to the left of the logo. i dont know. i've been staring at the pics for the past 15 min and it all looks like bits of birds to me.

amazed and stumped, and finally get why you called the car "lost birds"

[dezz]

Yeah, pretty much every swirl could be seen as a birds beak with an eye...

[istdercollen]

just to the right and up from the T is lost there is an actual bird. might not be the only one though.. you'll see it now that I told you. it's tail is literally right next to the T.

[mad082]

i couldn't find any birds (until you pointed it out), but i could see and angry face

[istdercollen]

^haha, that's pretty funny!

well, it's starting to get there! Lost internet up here in death city, Japan for the last couple of days, so I was unable to update pics, and could only look at the internet on an iphone. anyway, here's the progress up to today.

And Allison says hello Japanese style with crooked feet and a peace sign.

Also did a baseline performance run just to see where the car sits right now. this is with 2 people in the car, and as you can see I let off the gas at 1000 feet and even hit the brakes (blue line goes negative) but still did a 13.3 400m run. this was also done on 245/45/17 snow tires, whereas race day will be 275 Nitto NT01s :-)

Edited March 17, 2010 by istdercollen

[NA_Goodness]

Thats fantastic! Its almost finished!!! Doors and RH rear guard is all thats left, isnt it?

[istdercollen]

Yes... And the top... Sigh. It's never ending

[Daz305]

hey mate, just stumbled upon this now car looks awesome. its good to have something unique to stand out from the crowd. id love a car that look like that.

good work u guys r nearly finished!!!