I decided to put a few builds on hold and start a VIP project that has been long over due! Its an ABC HOBBY Lexus LS460/600h. Color is a custom mix that looks like a black cherry kind of color. Everything is painted on rather than the cheesy looking decals that come with them. Lots of work still needs to be done as well as selecting my wheel of choice(currently on OD/Mikuni WORk Gnosis).
here goes:
body is trimmed(still not sanded)

IMO the rear of this body looks tooo plain and it needed something to enhance the look.

the look i somewhat want

What i came up with..

cut and mock up. Still need to sand some areas and fix the fitment a bit


all masked up and ready for paint. after 4 days of constantly thinking about a color, looking at several LS460 pics, Looking up many VIP rides, i finally came up with a color. it's a 4 color mix to get the right shades i want. End results for the color were nice. I could have probably got the color similar with using spray cans but it wouldn't have came out as nice.

painted...

some progress on the front grille

used styrene sheet and strips for the grille(strips not pictured)


Front Grille painted. Debating on doing another one a different way but this will do for now.

Chrome added. Still need to paint the black trim then i'll show the color =)

01/22/2013
still to do(whenever i get a chance):
-finish tails
-fix fitment on diffuser
-leave eshaust or change to dual tips on each side
-sunroof
-rear view mirror w/fusa
-curtains
-600h style headlights
-and some




Almost there

more to come..
01/28/2013

made a little rear view mirror. literally less than 10min lol. I'll probably make a better one later.



Picked up 2 wheel racks from OneTenDriftNet

01/31/2013
been sick the past week so not much progress was made. How it currently sits today





Still to do..
-body lines
-Sunroof track
-dash
-jp Fusa
-mirrors on side mirrors
-tray table
-curtains
-600h headlights
-little detail here n there
-fix diffuser fitment