Tamiya Porsche Carrera GT

[Chillyb1]

This is my latest completed build. It is Tamiya's excellent Porsche Carrera GT kit and it is mostly out of the box. I intended to use Scale Motorsport's photoetch set but ended up using only the mesh for the engine cover (I'm saving the rest for my next Carrera GT build, which will be more detailed than this one). Exterior paint is Duplicolor Seal Gray Metallic (I think that's what it is called) with Rust-Oleum lacquer clear. Interior color is something I mixed using Tamiya lacquers, with black and dark anodonic gray metalizer accents. Several varieties of carbon fiber decals appear here and there; some is from Scale Motorsport and some from KA Models.

These pictures aren't great but I was anxious to get a couple photos tonight after I finished it up. I'll try to take better photos with natural light tomorrow.

Enjoy. Comments, suggestions, criticisms all welcomed.

Some more pics here:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ChillyB1/Carrera%20GT%202011/

[Cobrawannabe]

WOW. That is somethin' else! One of the cleanest builds I've seen!

[djway3474]

Great job Great Car

[Kanedge]

Nice job, very neat.

[Foxer]

I like that interior color you mixed up .. something I'd have expected from Porsche.

[CaptainAhab]

fabulous build. VERY neat and excellent attention to detail. Hats off to you sir

[crispy]

That Porsche exudes sexiness. I have a couple of these kits myself and seeing this one really gets the flame going.

Beautiful build.

What did you use for interior color?

I've heard some folks have had problems with the engine mesh. What brand did you use?

Looking forward to your detailed build!

Chris

[gunner]

Absolutely one of the best interiors I've seen on any build, everything is just top notch.

[Chillyb1]

What did you use for interior color?

I've heard some folks have had problems with the engine mesh. What brand did you use?

Thanks for the comments, everybody. The interior color is something I mixed but I can't remember what colors I used. The mesh is difficult. The kit comes with plastic inserts that you are supposed to cover with the provided decals. I used Studio 27's photoetch for an earlier build of this model and it was very hard to work with because it is really thick metal. On this build I used Scale Motorsport's mesh included with their photoetch set. It is much easier to work with but not a walk in the park by any means. I used the kits plastic inserts as a kind of buck and tried to form the metal around it, then I further refined the shape by using various diameter dowels to get the right curve. I crimped one edge but wasn't really able to do so all the way around the opening. Anyway, I think this looks pretty good.

[Adam144]

That seal gray colour is really nice for the exterior. I like that it's not so dark that it's black and that it is sort of satin in finish. I will have to find it. Nice build.