2018 KOHR Motorsports "Gentleman Jim" Mustang GT4

[JP Models]

Finally calling this one complete! A lot of time in this one trying to perfect the chrome look and replicate the exact livery as it ran in the 2018 Monterey Grand Prix 120 at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca. Took me two bodies as my first chrome attempt with Gravity Colors Chrome failed. The look was bright silver, and the clear didn't adhere well - parts came off with my masking around the window sills. Tried again with chrome vinyl which is what you see here. Laid the vinyl out like a body wrap, cutting them into more manageable pieces along the body lines. A handful of decals are from Indycals, and most of them I designed and had printed by Highball Graphics. Carbon fiber is a combination of Studio 27's and custom Scale Motorsports. 

I enjoy the inspiration this place gives for future builds!

Thanks for looking!

[vamach1]

Thanks for the details on the build.  It sounds like after trial and error you found the perfect combination.  It looks fantastic and I assume well worth the effort.

[TarheelRick]

Lot of work in this build and the results show your dedication. Beautiful build.

[baycolony]

Awesome build.  You overcame a difficult problem.  The modeling gods bow to you!

[TonyK]

Wow! Just wow! I would never ever attempt such a difficult car but glad you did and your efforts are appreciated. Really enjoy looking at your model.

[Penguins87]

I don't know what to say. Lost for words to discribe this build. Excellent!!!

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[Tommy124]

Great result! If this type of chrome effect would have come from any kind of paint, I wouldn't have believed it! I would like to know more about the vinyl chrome you used.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[JP Models]

Thank you all for the kind words!! It was definitely a labor of love - and at times slight hate... I tried two different chrome paint techniques, both over a high gloss black base. Both attempts turned out silver to bright silver with some reflection but neither came close to replicating the chrome wrap of the real GT4 car. Considering the actual car is a vinyl wrap I thought I'd give that a try to get the true mirror type reflection on the model. I used this hobby vinyl to wrap the body panels:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ML9H1Y3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's about 2.5 mils thick, and stretches decently. That said, it's adhesive isn't great but does work for this application. Further - DO NOT USE HEAT on this vinyl! Using a hair dryer didn't do much, so I tried a heat gun... which resulted in the vinyl very rapidly shrinking and creating rounded ridges in the wrap. There's probably a sweet spot in there one could find at the right temp but I found it was doable without the heat. 

Decals went on well on top of the vinyl. I used some MicroSet and Solvaset to seat the large Scudo Star on the door to rear quarter panels. Talk about patience with that decal!! The hood louver carbon fiber decals are from a sheet of Scale Motorsports CF, with a lot of Solvaset and careful Exacto work. 

Thank you for the comments!

[iamsuperdan]

Excellent work! 

 

[Hi-Po]

Outstanding!!!  You absolutely captured the look of the real car.  The chrome vinyl is something that I will have to look into.  Thanks for sharing. 

[Phildaupho]

Absolutely outstanding. This is maybe the most elaborate livery I have seen on a Tamiya Mustang. It might be time for a dedicated thread for Tamiya Mustangs to see them all in one place.

[Brandon T Miller]

You should post this on the KohR Insiders Group on FB, Dean and the team will go crazy.

I offered to build a few for them a few months ago, they were excited.

I will have to figure out how to get decals for the new Martini style livery to build them.

A great group of guys, I've known them sense 2015.

[happy grumpy]

Awesome model and the livery just blew me away. The chrome is absolutely perfect.

[Venom]

Wow!.... The chrome vinyl couldn’t have been easy to work with either.... It must’ve been very thin vinyl to hold to the contours... I’ve worked with a lot of vinyl and I’m very impressed with you results... it turned out looking absolutely spot on... Great effort, and your persistence really paid off??

[Belugawrx]

Really nice job on the mustang..paint and finish look spot on !

[slusher]

Looks great!

[Paul Waymouth]

Very impressive! The time spent and dedication to the fine details have really paid off, great job!

[Mattilacken]

Striking livery! Good work on a really tough livery since it seems to Only have decals! Absolutely beautiful!

Edited February 24, 2022 by Mattilacken

[Mile High Scale Modeler]

Very nice build! Appreciate the information you gave on how you completed the livery.

[SpeedAndViolence]

@JP Models Absolutely stunning work! I actually have this exact build in the queue once I get my workspace set up and have all the needed items to get started. Thank you very much for mentioning the issues you had and how best to rectify them. Did you happen to share a WIP thread on it?