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1. I'm not a car modeler 2. Friend of mine is a Porsche-fanatic, or at least when Porsche is mentioned his eyes light up. I'd like to build a model for him. He did mention considering 911 to be the quintessential Porsche, so that's what I'm targeting - although I can be persuaded towards a different model for a good reason; I know next to nothing about cars. I need advice on which kit to get. It must be built as a street car, I'd prefer hard top. I'd also prefer fit over accuracy, on assumption that accuracy matters to modelers, not "normal people" (even highly interested in the subject =). Which kit should I get (I'm in the US)? Any and all advice appreciated! Chris

ZoomZoom: Actually I was going to use Tamiya acrylic white in lieu of a proper primer. That's what I do when I paint yellow recognition stripes on an airplane model. It covers very well, and makes painting yellow (I'm guessing any light color) a breeze. Ken: thanks for the advice on the amount of paint, I haven't thought of how much I need. Luckily I have a hobby shop nearby, hopefully they'll have what I need if I need more of it . Too bad I haven't read your post yesterday, I just bought Testor's 'Italian Red' this morning. I guess I'll start with that, if it really looks off, I'll go hunting for the 'Guards Red'.

Thanks! Italian red it is. Tamiya can call it what they want, but their TS range is definitely solvent based. I'm sure it's a great product, but I'd get killed if I tried to bring it home . Thanks for the advice on priming.

Thanks for all the answers. It looks like I need Testors Acryl paint then. I'm pretty sure that Tamiya doesn't have any car colors in their spray acrylics range, only in lacquers. Which exactly Testors color am I after? Italian red? Thanks!

Hello everyone, My first post here. I'm normally an airplane modeler, don't think I've ever built a car model. My wife bought me a car kit, which has obviously gone straight on top of "to do" pile. It's Tamiya Ferrari F50. The only "problem" I have with it is that it's a yellow version. Since this will very possibly be the only car model I'll ever make, I'd rather paint it red - to me Ferrari needs to be red . My question is: is there appropriate red color available in any acrylic paint range? We live in an apartment, and my better half would kill me if I tried using enamels (forget lacquers!). Thanks in advance for any and all advice.