Brendan Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 This is a Quickskins kit of the Audi A4 Touring Car. This is the car that was eventually banned from racing because it was so dominant due to the all-wheel drive system. Eventually they banned all-wheel drive cars from the BTCC. I would highly recommend this kit if you can find it. I didn't have many fit issues except for the front splitter, which needed some coaxing to go into place on one side. Did have a small issue with the decals of the Audi Rings. The decals were extremely brittle and cracked a little bit. I was able to touch it up with some TS-8 paint. I added (P/E) seat belts, tow hooks, bonnet pins and window clips. I used lead wire on the internals for the wiring. Paints used on this car were Scale Finishes Imola Yellow and Aluminum Silver; Tamiya's TS-8, TS-13 and TS-29. Decals were cleared with Floquil Crystal Cote. Rims painted with Alclad Polished Aluminum. Wanted to say thank you to Scale Finishes for being able to match the paint for me. Feel free to comment.
shucky Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 Brendan, very nice build! The paint and details look fabulous. Great job man.
eburg_Dub Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 OMG i NEED this kit where did you get it ? and how much was it? It looks awesome
crispy Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 "Kaching"! Brendan, Super nice kit. You wouldn't be able to tell you had any problems with the decal rings at all. Super build and another fine addition to your racing collection! Glad to see Scalefinishes paint on there. I'm trying to use up what paints I have so I can get to using my new Scalefinishes paints. Jameston does a fantastic job. Glad he filled in when Leon went out. Chris
Brendan Posted November 20, 2009 Author Posted November 20, 2009 Thanks for everyone's comments. OMG i NEED this kit where did you get it ? and how much was it? It looks awesome I was able to get this kit from a good friend at the Sacramento NNL. You can find the kits every once in a while on EBay, but the prices are usually rather high and the kits are usually not in good shape due to the fact that the people didn't take care of them properly. As for price, I've seen them as cheap as $50 and all the way up to $200. They are no longer in production, but there is a possibility that Quick Skins might come back into business. Best of luck in your search for it. It took me over 6 years to find mine.
curt raitz Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Really, really nice car I remember how exited you were at Sac when you picked the model up sure did not waste anytime on getting it built note: scalefinishes' paints are fantastic!... lookin' forward to seein' this car in Santa Clara (NNL West) c'ya
Brendan Posted November 23, 2009 Author Posted November 23, 2009 Curt, This is what happens when I get excited. I build things. Hopefully I'll have a couple more kits to bring down to the NNL West. It's always good to see you.
Reeves Racing Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Great job, the decals look fantastic.
Nick F40 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 Ok, it's now alright Brendan, I'm here and commenting! This thing turned out sweet, these are my all time favorite racing cars. Hands down the best racing, drivers, and cars. BTCC FOR THE WIN!!!!
Scalefinishes Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 Thank you Brendan. That is one great looking model, I've aways liked the BTCC cars. Now you need to send me some pics for the Scalefinishes.com Gallery. Kurt, and Chris, thanks guys. I'm glad you like the paints. Really, It's the modeling skills that you guys have that make my paint look so good.
Brendan Posted December 1, 2009 Author Posted December 1, 2009 Hey Jameston, I thought I sent you the pictures; guess I didn't. I'll get them to you sometime today. Thanks again for the paint.
Randy Kern Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 A beautiful model, Brendan! If this is the same Audi they used in the TOCA race games for the PC, then my son (NickF40) and I raced many times at our computer, just using the keyboard . I know this car even seemed to have an edge in the game. Very cool!
Brendan Posted December 1, 2009 Author Posted December 1, 2009 A beautiful model, Brendan! If this is the same Audi they used in the TOCA race games for the PC, then my son (NickF40) and I raced many times at our computer, just using the keyboard . I know this car even seemed to have an edge in the game. Very cool! Thanks for the comment. And yes, it is the same car. TOCA and BTCC are the same thing. If I remember correctly, they only made six of these cars. Two were destroyed but salvaged by privateers. And the other four, I believe Audi has.
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