# A better attempt: Honda Civic Hatchback

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-better-attempt-honda-civic-hatchback/186322>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [April 20, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-better-attempt-honda-civic-hatchback/186322 "2006-04-20T15:07:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-better-attempt-honda-civic-hatchback/186322/21 "2006-04-20T21:10:12Z")

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OK… Updated the Chopped image.

- Took care of the tribal vinyl.
- Removed the gradient mask.
- Softened the highlights.

Lookin better guys?

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**Author:** ![GPP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@GPP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GPP)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-better-attempt-honda-civic-hatchback/186322/22 "2006-04-21T05:19:33Z")

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:thumb: Way better than that green one!

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**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-better-attempt-honda-civic-hatchback/186322/23 "2006-04-21T05:54:16Z")

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NOS sticker is not angled right…and now the wheels are really starting to kill me…lol. The color looks tons better.

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**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-better-attempt-honda-civic-hatchback/186322/24 "2006-04-21T08:15:37Z")

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Dude! Why are the wheels killing you NOW? I haven’t run over you yet! 😛

I’ll take care of the NOS sticker shortly. :thumb:

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**Author:** ![guinness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@guinness](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guinness)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-better-attempt-honda-civic-hatchback/186322/25 "2006-04-22T07:30:22Z")

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wheels are cute but you’re going to have trouble driving since they aren’t attached to anything like an axel… and stopping might be a bit of a problem without brake calipers lol.

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**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-better-attempt-honda-civic-hatchback/186322/26 "2006-04-22T08:06:50Z")

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> [@=guinness=](#):
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> wheels are cute but you’re going to have trouble driving since they aren’t attached to anything like an axel… and stopping might be a bit of a problem without brake calipers lol.

Hmmm… I’m judge and I’m jury and I’m executioner too…

Errrm… Sorry got carried away by one of Metallica’s tunes…

About the chop: Will modify soon. Thanks for the insights :thumb:

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