Audi R10 TDI 2006 Lemans winner

[bbowser]

V-12 twin-turbo diesel engine in a race car?  I really enjoyed building this Revell kit, a departure from my usual subjects.  It is an older issue I got off ebay and I think the decals must have gotten damp at some point because I had a devil of a time with them.  They would NOT release from the paper backing even after many minutes of soaking, I had to use my tweezers to get underneath and peel them off, very tense work.  All in all I think it came out well and looks good on the shelf, an important milestone in racing history.  Comments welcome, thanks for looking.

 

The engine cover fits better than the photos, I just realized

Edited December 16, 2021 by bbowser

[Rich Chernosky]

Looks real good Bruce, you did an excellent job.

[Gramps46]

I agree with Rich you did a super job with this one.

[Silver Foxx]

A real nice build , well done .

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[slusher]

Looks great!

[ChrisR]

Looking great!

I were at Le Mans that year.

 

[Keavdog]

Nice job.  Is the real car aluminum or silver painted?  Either way the metal finish looks good.  Such a cool car.

[TonyK]

You did a nice job and glad you enjoyed the build. I bought a couple of these when they came out planning on doing the various drivers but after building the one I don't really want to build another. Maybe someday. btw, your paint looks real good.

[Nacho Z]

I really wish they would do more cars like this. So much to choose from.  You did a nice job on this, Bruce!  She really looks the part.

[steveracer]

8 hours ago, Keavdog said:

Nice job.  Is the real car aluminum or silver painted?  Either way the metal finish looks good.  Such a cool car.

The real cars were painted silver.  Saw them at Road America, Road Atlanta and Sebring...The cars were fast and really quiet with pretty much a woosh and sound of the air going over the body/tire noise at high speed.  Really a spectacle!

[bbowser]

Thanks for all the nice comments.  Paint is Tamiya gloss aluminum, great stuff.