Pink Porsche GT3 RS

[Lynnlwd]

Hi, my name is Lynn and I am new here. I’m  15 years old and this is my second car I made with a little help from my father.

I’m super happy with the results but also curious on where you all see room for improvement

[Kit Basher]

I think it looks great. I can't see anything you could have done better. I hope you will continue!

[Jim B]

Beautiful Porsche.  Very well done.  Keep up the good work.

[Mike 1017]

I Luv it. There are a few paints spots that need to be touched upped

[Coyote_6]

Very nice build - looks awesome!  

Maybe could recommend a lint free cloth dusting before pics?   But it is just soooo hard to control dust.

I might try to darken the spot on the back of the roof where the pink is showing through the carbon fiber, as gray or black is less obvious to the eye than the pink (AWESOME color choice by the way!!).  The trick is to not make it worse, and sometimes that's a problem for me.  Go gentle if you try something there.  Sharpie markers can be useful in modeling, but again go very carefully - not heavy handed. 

From the pictures there's just not much wrong here - you should be very proud of your execution.  Especially for your second model.  Great stance.  No stray glue.  Clean, smooth decal work.  Good glass work (no fingerprints inside the glass 😂).  You have really good fundamentals here.

In general I would say always strive to control dust and overspray when doing your paintwork.  It still causes me (lots of) problems after 50 years of modeling.  I have yet to do a "flawless" paint scheme, though there are folks on this board who do.  Learn from them.

Finally, just keep building.  You will simply improve with experience.  If this is only your second model, you'll be top of the game in no time.  Just have fun!!!

Hope this is what you were looking for.  Great Porsche!!

Steve

Edited Thursday at 04:04 PM by Coyote_6
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[SpikeSchumacher]

Great job Lynn! No matter how long one has been building models, each one is just "practice" for the next one. 😉 You will always be trying new techniques, different styles/types of builds, aftermarket, etc. Just keep going!

Best,

Mathias

[espo]

Great paint finish and the decals for the Carbon Fiber are nice and smooth. 

[karbuildr]

Welcome aboard Lynn. I like it. Nicely done.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Nice looking Porsche!

[Zippi]

I always say if your going to paint a car pink it better be one Bad looking ride and yours is a Bad looking ride.

[Pete75]

Awesome job. Great looking car 👍

[Lynnlwd]

19 hours ago, Coyote_6 said:

Very nice build - looks awesome!  

Maybe could recommend a lint free cloth dusting before pics?   But it is just soooo hard to control dust.

I might try to darken the spot on the back of the roof where the pink is showing through the carbon fiber, as gray or black is less obvious to the eye than the pink (AWESOME color choice by the way!!).  The trick is to not make it worse, and sometimes that's a problem for me.  Go gentle if you try something there.  Sharpie markers can be useful in modeling, but again go very carefully - not heavy handed. 

From the pictures there's just not much wrong here - you should be very proud of your execution.  Especially for your second model.  Great stance.  No stray glue.  Clean, smooth decal work.  Good glass work (no fingerprints inside the glass 😂).  You have really good fundamentals here.

In general I would say always strive to control dust and overspray when doing your paintwork.  It still causes me (lots of) problems after 50 years of modeling.  I have yet to do a "flawless" paint scheme, though there are folks on this board who do.  Learn from them.

Finally, just keep building.  You will simply improve with experience.  If this is only your second model, you'll be top of the game in no time.  Just have fun!!!

Hope this is what you were looking for.  Great Porsche!!

Steve

Thank you for the tips. I really tried to get everything dust free but as you can see I still got it into the paint unfortunately.

But thats something I can learn just as the other things you mentioned

[STU111]

G’day Lynn, that’s a sharp looking Porsche GT3 there. Room for improvement? Well, l certainly think you’re on the right track. Being part of this forum has helped me try new things with each new build, so keep building and posting on the forum. 😊👍🏻

[Coyote_6]

Well, it looks awesome!

A trick I use is to cover the car with an old model display cover while the paint dries.

(In this case a Future clearcoat.  If you look really close there are paint bottles under the body keeping it off the towel.)

There are other tricks like remembering to wipe the car with lint free cloth before painting and not painting where your finished parts are.

The real question is what is the next project?   That was a cool build!

Steve

[Lynnlwd]

39 minutes ago, Coyote_6 said:

Well, it looks awesome!

A trick I use is to cover the car with an old model display cover while the paint dries.

(In this case a Future clearcoat.  If you look really close there are paint bottles under the body keeping it off the towel.)

There are other tricks like remembering to wipe the car with lint free cloth before painting and not painting where your finished parts are.

The real question is what is the next project?   That was a cool build!

Steve

I started on a Nissan skyline GT-R v-spec from Tamiya and already did the paint on the body

[meechum68]

Keep building! I love seeing new builders and having your dad's help to build, is a great thing! It's creating awesome memories! 

 

[XYHARRY]

G'day from Australia Lynn, welcome to the forum. Your GT3 RS looks great and will look good on your display shelf. My philosophy for building these models is to finish them my way and have fun doing it. To me it definitely looks like your having fun, and that colour choice proves that your building it your way. Well done and am looking forward to seeing your next creation. 

Cheers, 

David. 😊👍