Porsche GT3R **Progres**

Hi

I'm been working very slowly lately. Here is a sneak peak of what I'm working on.

It's a Tamiya Porsche GT3 with a Renaissance GT3r Transkit and Scale Production Red Bull Decals. Overal the transkit is quite nice. the Front bumper fit great (some filling to do). The Rims are nice (picture will come later once cleaned) and 2 nice PE sheet.

The Rear fenders are a bit more tricky. if you need a 100% replica, you should get Scale Production Full resin body or be better than me at putty. Still lot of putty to do before primer.

The Dash is completly scratch built from the orriginal.. it doesn't look very good on close up, but in the car, it will be perfect.

I should put some more time on this, so I hope to finish it soon and keep this thread updated.

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looks good virc! keep it up. and it think the dash looks great alung with the rest.

Looks like a great start, keep it up.

Nice ! I wasn't aware of that t/kit, now i have something to do with my gt3, as i lost a part of the wing :) .

Definitely looking good Vric. You'll have to build a 360GTC in Risi colors to go with it. :biggrin:

Nice start. If you are interesed in photo's of a real GT3-RS just let men know because we just bought one ;)
I keep my eye on this thread

Nice start. If you are interesed in photo's of a real GT3-RS just let men know because we just bought one ;)
I keep my eye on this thread


thanks, but you already gave me those pictures :lol:

But those were from a home made RS these is a factory machine :)

Can't wait to see more prog! :smokin:

Looking sweet so far. The finished article should be stunning in the Red Bull livery.

Looking great Vric! The dash looks very good. Keep up the good work!

Looking nice so far!

Nice dash....I'll be following this one. :biggrin:

Good job so far :thumbsup:
I'll be following the thread too

Nice start, i'm sure it will look great when finished.

I'll be watching this thread for updates. I look forward to seeing this one finished.

looks great, more updates, more pics please! ;)

You beat me to it and it is damn nice looking. The dash looks great too. If I may ask how much was the transkit and what came with it.

Ouuuf, big one Vric, very cool car and you know I'm a German Car kind. I'll keep watching for this GT.

Muff là pas et elle sera dans mon palmarès des meilleurs GT !

You beat me to it and it is damn nice looking. The dash looks great too. If I may ask how much was the transkit and what came with it.


Kit: 20$Usd
Transkit: 31$Usd
Decals: 11$usd

Not very cheap...

What come with the transkit is:
1 resin front bumper
1 resin rear wing
2 resin rear fenders
2 resin mirrors
4 resin wheels and rubber tires
1 metal aerial base
2 metal exhaust pipes
1 metal air jack
Soldering wire 0.5mm
1 sheet of stainless photoeteched parts
1 sheet of plated photoeteched parts

all this in a small bag :lol:


I'm currently working on the roll cage... might poste picture tomorow

Sadly, the Red Bull livery didn't raced at Lemans, so it's not a contest entry

That's looking great!!, I can't wait to see more!

This is not a lemans car right because i went to a alms race and saw some Porsches there?

This is not a lemans car right because i went to a alms race and saw some Porsches there?

I think the Red Bull is from American Lemans yes.

It's all about decals, cos there is many Porsche GT3R on Lemans and ALms.

Wow Vric that is going to be one sweet Porsche!

I've been thinking of getting one of these transkits. Looking good so far...Keep us posted?

The kit wasn't very cheap but it wasn't too expensive once I took into account everthing you got with it. I am going to watch this thread like a hawk cause it is too cool to miss.

Here is a litle update.. I work very slowly.. I don'T have many time.

Here is the roll cage:

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Small preview to see if everything fit correctly. You can also see the mods I made to the interior to make it a bit more racing style

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Small picture of the rims. 2 of them aren't cleaned yet (very time cosuming) I just realized that there is no wheels nuts with the transkit.. I will need to order some (damn)

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Here is a picture of the worst rubber tire that come on this transkit.. I still don't know how I will fix that

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Those tires ares trash, do you have any tires from any tamiya rally models that you could swap the porshe gt tires for cause you shouldn't have to deal with crap like this after paying for a moderately expensive transkit. Good luck man, by the way your role cage looks nice.

No I don't have any tire that fat... I will try to send an email to renaissance...

Thats another good idea, they should understand your dilema.

I gave them 100$us on 2 transkit, they better understand haha

Renaissance has always been good about things like this. I have unfortunately had to contact them twice over things like this. The first was one of their Ferrari 360 transkits missing the printed "glass" and the second was over the Champion Porsche GT3 decals (on the original sheet a stripe is white, which should be green). In both instances they forwarded me what was needed without any questions.
Nic

No I don't have any tire that fat... I will try to send an email to renaissance...

thanks for reply..

Well my 360Gt transkit is near fine.. I have a broken mirror and the body is a bit damaged on the rubber windsheild, but it's possible to fix it with some work... but this tire is too damaged.

I have sent an email (in french) I will see if they offer me something

I really like how your dashboard detail turned out. Rollcage looks fantastic also.
Good luck with the tires!

Well, renaissance will send me new tires and a mirors for my 360Gt..

very nice customer support

Well, renaissance will send me new tires and a mirors for my 360Gt..

very nice customer support

That's the kind of news I like to hear :smokin:

Yeah, nice to know ! There's so much companys who just don't care... well not Renaissance !

I confirm: the guys from Renaissance are really kind! I have the chance to "meet" them on a french modeling forum, and they're very helpfull, and share many things! That's how it goes when you do a job not for the money but for the passion...

Very good detailed interior! I'll be watching this thread :)

Cheers

Small Update

I received the replacement Tire from renaissance !
One week France to Canada.. that's really great services. They sent me a pair of it even if I asked for one. Nice customer support.

The Body is now primed, and the putty job look perfect. Next step will be paint, then I will show you the result.

I Will go for Mica Blue, since I think Telephonica Blue is way too dark. Mica blue over gray primer should give a good result.

I am glad everything worked out well for you. I look forward to seeing your progress.

Well for all the money their transkit costs they should have good customer support! Cannot wait to see some pictures!

Here is a little update (did I said I was working slowly?)

This is the chassis and under engine details. Pic is not that good, but overall it shows what need to be shown.

I used ModelMaster Flat Black for the chassis, and then weathered it with a mix of Testor Tan and Red. Look nice imo.
The engine painted with different ModelMaster Metallizer. The cover (dark metallic) is brushed and do not look as good as everything. The exhaust pipes are metal and come from the transkit


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Nice job on the weathering. I think you should weather the suspension a little bit more though. It looks to "clean".

I think you should weather the suspension a little bit more though. It looks to "clean".

it might be the next step :lol: I still have a bit of my paint mix for that

Nice work :) only al little tip. On a GT3-R is a free exaust so your pipes from the transkit go straight on the exaust collector, you don't need those filters or what is it called in english

Chassis weathering looks great!

Well it's been very slow, but I have some progress. The body has been painted Mica blue over Gray Primer. I think it look very close to the real car (even if Renaissance ask for Telephonica Blue, a color I really hate work with)

I tryed to put the PE front grill, but it looked horrible (seriously) I think I will leave the vent open. Any idea ?

Nothing is cleaned and picture aren't that great. In fact, you can see the Qtips that help to glue side windows.. This is what I'm working on right now. I know, it's not accurate. Trying to make this kit look good first.

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Near finished interior. Nothing fancy. Lot of scratch-built and putty. I didn't use the PE seatbelt That come with the transkit becose I plan using them for the Toyota GT-One.

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comments are welcome

Wow Vric that is looking great! The exterior is just perfect, love the yellow headlights. Interior is very well set up but the roll cage is confusing. Can't wait to see it done! :iceslolan

yes roll cage is messy. this is why I didn't go full detail on interior... As I said before, if you want a full replicate of the GT3r, get the Renaissane InteriorTranskit.

Renaissange just released a Full Body Resin Transkit + Interior for about 60$ good deal imo

I just worked a bit harder on the front.. I don't really like, but it look exactly like the GT3 now.. I will live with that.

Next pics will be the finished product

that IS HOTTT

It's looking real nice, Vric!

watching and waiting!

Cant wait to see the decals applied.

Looking good! I too am waiting for the decals to be applied.

JeFF

Nice work :) only al little tip. On a GT3-R is a free exaust so your pipes from the transkit go straight on the exaust collector, you don't need those filters or what is it called in english
Any chance of a pic to show how it should be?


Vric; Excellent build. I too have been looking at the Transkit with the aim of building a Carrera Cup car but I don't know what the difference is between a GT3 Carrera Cup, GT3R, and GT3RS now. Really confused!
The RS has another extension on the rear wing doesn't it?

Looking great.

Looks great so far. The dash is excellent as is the choice and finish of the body paint.

Missed the last batch of pics until now. Looking great Eric, can't wait to see it done!

:eek: sweet, body look awesome, and $100 for two transkits is crazy

Any chance of a pic to show how it should be?


Vric; Excellent build. I too have been looking at the Transkit with the aim of building a Carrera Cup car but I don't know what the difference is between a GT3 Carrera Cup, GT3R, and GT3RS now. Really confused!
The RS has another extension on the rear wing doesn't it?

ofcourse these is a photo from Huudo

http://users.skynet.be/huudo/images/ref/911gt3r_markant/911gt3r_markant_004.jpg

Here can be found the rest of the photoshoot :)
Link (http://users.skynet.be/huudo/911gt3r_markant_ref.htm)