A4 Audi DTM 2009

[Brendan]

This is the new Revell of Germany kit of the Audi DTM. Very nice kit. Same as the Mercedes, the quality is up there with Tamiya. Decals are very nice, though I wish they would have made the side striping into a 5-part decal instead of 3. I ended up having to have the body completely together before putting them on...and then had to cut the decals at the seams. Same issues as with the Mercedes...I did not like the chrome. For the Audi rings and the side mirrors, I used Alclad Chrome. For the rims, the front grill border and the rear wing end plates, I used Alclad Polished Aluminum. Body was painted with Tamiya's TS-14, TS-29 and TS-17 (airbrushed). For the decal touchup, I used TS-8 and TS-17. Feel free to comment.

[Jon Cole]

Wow! That Audi has more aero than some aircraft! Nice job!

[Rob Z]

As far as the DTM cars go this is by far my favorite, the Audi just looks killer with all the aero on it... You did a very fine job of bringing both of these fine cars to life...

[Peter Lombardo]

You did a great job on this...I want one of these but lately it has been on backorder...I will get one. I really like how clean your build of it is...nice job. My only reservation on this one is the crazy "ladder" rear wheel venting system, bit I can overlook that.

[Foxer]

I'm with Peter .. that rear wheel venting just doesn't look good to my eyes. When I first saw it I was surprised the sanctioning body allowed it. I'm not sure why, but maybe just because of the radical look it makes me think so.

Anyway, a gorgeous buildup, Brendon!

Edited January 23, 2011 by Foxer

[Brendan]

Thanks for everyone's comments.

Yeh, these cars are so aero-dependent that during the race if they get damaged, they lose a lot of downforce and drop off the pace of the rest of the cars. I did have some fit issues with the little winglets inside the back wheel arches. If I did this kit again, I would put them together before I painted them.

[MyBradKeselowski]

Beautifully built, very well done