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  • Birthday 09/15/1971

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    Nigel Vanoyen

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  1. Hobby Design's GT version back end for the Spyder... The fit wasn't 100% and required several layers of putty to have the body and rear end flush with each other. I was using the Tamiya fine white putty and it seems to sink a lot. Anyone got any ideas for a better putty I can use on future kits for body work? Hopefully the putty won't crumble when I re-scribe the panel line. Here's the GT rear end on the full scale car. I like the large exhaust but I'm not overly excited with a satin finish for the body. Admittedly, this is only because It's my first model in a long, long time and my second car model ever so I'm itching to do some polishing! lol The Spyder kits rear end will be going on the coupe... Here's a possible colour choice for the coupe. It's actually just a plain metallic grey but the reflection and lighting give it a beautiful grey/aqua look. It's this look I'd like to try and replicate but not sure how to go about it yet. I'm thinking possibly a gun metal base coat toped with a clear blue/green mix to give the aqua tone... Tricky. I'm foreseeing a lot of test spoons. Better make a few trips to McDonalds lol I've got a pretty close match for those wheels too..
  2. Also.. I do apologise for the quality of the pics. I'm just using my phone at the moment. Hopefully I'll get an actual camera soon but I keep spending money on model stuff
  3. Pegasus rims with stock coupe wheels. Will make a decision after seeing how they look painted and have decided on a body colour, etc.
  4. Thanks guys. CJ1971 - Yep, you're absolutely right. The spyderis a more recent V10 release and the older coupe is the V8. I'll use the V10 engine from the second spyder kit in the coupe. White can look very plain but black and white can look very striking if pulled off correctly. I do agree with you though.. They deserve color! I've got a couple of Pegasus 23" rims that the stock wheels fit inside nicely so I may make some deep dish versions of the stock for the couple. I'll post up s pick soon.
  5. That's looking great. Nice original idea too!
  6. Hey, Well it's a little late but I've managed to make a start on my first project in over 10 years I couldn't decide whether to make the coupe or Spyder Audi so I'll be doing a double build with a little tweaking and converting. The end goal for the two kits should be something similar to this but possibly with different colours... The kits involved and some PE goodies.. Revell has perfectly replicated the slick yet powerful lines of the R8s however I have found a bit of warping on the chassis of both kits and engine hood/bonnet of the coupe. I'd love to see Tamiya or Aoshima make a version but Revell has still done a great job. First thing I wanted to do was remove the chrome plating from the wheels as they are a little too bright and "chromey" for my taste. After soaking in bleach for a few minutes, it came right off very easily. I need to make a choice of which wheels to use with each model. Whichever way I go, the rims will be painted Alclad Polished Aluminium or Airframe Aluminium. I'll have to test on some spoons to see how each finish looks. I like the front and rear vanes (not sure of the correct term) and lower body panels of the Spyder more than the coupe so I've used a second Spyder kit to add these parts to the coupe. I removed the side panels from the coupe and spyder Then added styrene strips to the inside of the coupe's body to provide a more stable platform for the new panels. The process was repeated for the front end. More soon
  7. That looks awesome. Love the paint!
  8. Amazing build! I love it. I've been undecided about starting the Spyder or the coupe first (converting to GT version) but you've inspired me to go with this I have to admit, the Spyder is engineered a little better with crisper details and better fitment of parts. The 1/1 scale coupe R8 is imho a better looking car but the kit has a few warped parts and some parts that don't fit together too well. It's not that big a deal and it's a good kit too but this will be my first build after 20 or so years and I'm relearning everything. I'm going to try your technique for doing panel lines as it looks great. Very well done and once again, amazing build!
  9. Hi guys, I was planning on introducing myself in my first "On The Workbench" post but it's taking a little longer than expected to get underway so I'll say a quick hello now. It's been about 20 years since my last kit and I have to say... Wow! The hobby has come such a long way since then. The use of photoetch parts was a rare occurrence (almost as rare as using bare metal foil) and god forbid anyone who tried painting in anything other than enamels. I've been looking through the workbench and under glass posts from everyone and I'm in complete awe of the talent pooled together in this forum. It's very inspiring! The first kit I'm planning on for a workbench post will be an Audi R8 converted to the GT version. I'm still undecided whether to use the coupe or spyder version as both are staring me in the face right now. I may follow in Tompidom's footsteps and do both as they're both great looking. Future kits (calling to me from the cupboard) planned include.. - Back to the Future Delorean (lots of scratch work) - Aoshima Lamborghini Aventador - Several 55 Chevs (There's just so many ways to build these things ) - 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE - Tumbler Batmobile (again a lot of scratch work involved) Anyway, that's enough from me for a while. Hopefully my next post will be soon with a few primed Audi pics Cheers
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