Gt fan Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) With my Audi drying,I decided to start this in the meantime. This great kit showed up yesterday. The body is made of a few parts. I’m trying to do the main body with as many panels before painting it. It’s about 8pcs to do the body. Don’t know on a color yet. Leaning in the blue direction or a retro paint sceam. Edited February 8, 2019 by Gt fan Tag change
ismaelg Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 Been Tamiya, this should be a fun build. Blue is always a good choice.
beeRS Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 I can't wait to get my hands on this kit. I can't believe its still pre-order only in the UK. Will be watching your progress.
Bennyg Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Mine is in the mail. I’m going yellow with black stripes. I’ll be watching yours. Ben
Gt fan Posted February 5, 2019 Author Posted February 5, 2019 I’m going blue , don’t know what shade yet. Probably a silver stripe.
Gt fan Posted February 6, 2019 Author Posted February 6, 2019 Wanted to share the headlights in this kit. Each light is made of 8pcs and 3decals. The engraved lines are on the money from the pictures that I’ve seen.
58 Impala Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 I'll be watching your build. Got my kit last Saturday, haven't started. Probably going with blue and white stripes.
Deathgoblin Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Wow, the headlights look complex. I bet they'll look awesome once they're assembled.
Gt fan Posted February 6, 2019 Author Posted February 6, 2019 Started building the chassis. The location pins are very small and hidden just about. Suspension is simple, yet it works.
martinfan5 Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Nice work so far Tim, I am going to be starting mine as soon as my paints show up, and warms back up a bit here
Gt fan Posted February 7, 2019 Author Posted February 7, 2019 Started the carbon decal work. The car comes with either a gloss or flat carbon. I haven’t decided yet on a finish. I used the Tamiya carbon extra fine weave. I like this stuff it has a good shine to it. Plus the weave is a little more modern than the Scale Motorsports stuff.
Jhedir6 Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 Nice work so far Tim. Love the CF work. I'll be doing the same on my second one, which is on its way, and I think I'll have to get some of that Tamiya CF, looks great. Watching for further progress.
Gt fan Posted February 8, 2019 Author Posted February 8, 2019 I started the carbon work on the rear diffuser. I one side all the way across and then the other side followed by the flats . This way I can cut the veins longer and hide the seams. Again I’m using Tamiya carbon. The tape is the template.
Gt fan Posted February 12, 2019 Author Posted February 12, 2019 Had some time to build the last two days . The carbon lower body panels have been put on . The rear diffuser is all carbon as is the nose. Still working on the interior. The color is NATO Black, the seats are semi gloss black. Body color and carbon will be used as well
da_ashman Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 Great work so far! That Tamiya CF looks really nice! whats it like to apply? I used some years ago from a special edition kit they did & it was horrible, brittle, fell apart & tore too easily
Gt fan Posted February 12, 2019 Author Posted February 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, da_ashman said: Great work so far! That Tamiya CF looks really nice! whats it like to apply? I used some years ago from a special edition kit they did & it was horrible, brittle, fell apart & tore too easily There new stuff is great. Hard to find sometimes. It has a very fine texture. Works great with their setting solution or micro sol. It has a more modern look and it drys with a nice sheen to it.
Gt fan Posted February 13, 2019 Author Posted February 13, 2019 Kids a sleep time to build . I was able to get some more of the carbon work done in the interior. I know it’s not the same as the carbon edition,but I thought it fit the car well. Seat inserts and dash accent are sprayed French Blue. The seat inserts were then hit with semi gloss to bring the shine down some.
Gt fan Posted February 13, 2019 Author Posted February 13, 2019 Thank you everyone. Here is a shot of the dash
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