Jhedir6 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Just got this in today, and with three days in a row off, I'm going to jump on this right away. This one's going to be OOB with the exception of some tire decals and probably some CF decals pending on my mood. Paint will likely just be a metallic grey, I've got a few to choose from so it wont be the 'correct' grey Mercedes did the car in. So, time to crack it open and jump right in while I Youtube the 24hr of the Nurburgring in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Lucky man - mine's at least a month away . At least I'll be building it vicariously by following this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Will be following along! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Looks like a great kit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhedir6 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 I pre assembled much of the kit. The entire chassis. body panel, roll cage and it's all in the paint booth drying right now. The fit is incredible. There are no mold lines on the body what so ever. The only seams visible are where you add in other pieces to the body, just like on the real car. The only seams I filled in are where the NACA ducts over the rear wheels are. I blended those into the fenders. Other than that, I just sanded the body and primed it. I'll post up some pics of the painted parts shortly, but for now, a quick mock up of what it was before heading to the booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Looks like a typical Tamiya kit then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhedir6 Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Looks like a typical Tamiya kit then! Yes, maybe even more so for them. Best engineering I've seen on a kit, ever. Small update, paint is on, Gravity Colors Red Bull F1 Dark Blue Matte. Decals are a mix of parts box and OOB decals. I've decided to make a "fantasy" livery on this one, so I bumped up the car to GTLM class ( these only run in GTD in IMSA atm, no factory team for AMG, tho Riley Motorsports is the lead team in IMSA). I stole the number placards from a Corvette...but its just a fantasy build. For now, I'm here: I should be able to get the rest of the decals on today, then hit it with some clear. More later on. Thanks for looking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbike-shaun Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Awesome jedir! Tire decals? Pleaz?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixalz Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 WOW awesome so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Very nice! I plan to use TS 42 light gun metal with a semigloss clear coat. Hopefully that works.Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhedir6 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Awesome jedir! Tire decals? Pleaz?? Tire decals are from the same Corvette C7R sheet as the IMSA decals. Small update. Livery is pretty much done. I have a few small decals to do on the body yet. I plan to add some more to the tires/wheels yet as well. I havent touched the interior yet, so still lots to do. I had already painted the body before I decided on the IMSA livery so, after I clear I'll need to mask and paint the mirrors red. But for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Looks great!Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 That looks really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 It's looking fantastic, what are you going to.clear coat with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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