I just got my new kit!

NICE NICE NICE........i am so happy i just went out and got my first good kit............its by Tamiya and i think thats the best company there is for them..............its a Porsche 959...........

Congratulations! :) What are your plans?

im gonna chrome the body and then black leather look on interior

:p good luck man!

no one flaming yet ? :huh:

anyway nice model.. As I understand you are quite new with Tamiya kit ? you will see it's by far the best kit aroud for 98% (Hasegawa for WRC cars :D )

keep us updated

allright i kinda changed my mind.........im goin wit the color red for the outside and a nice black leather interior color..................

and yeh im quite new wit tamiya kits.....................shit im amazed at how much detail they have in them..........its amazin...........

and yeh i will post pics of it along the way...........right now its dryin

PICS PLEASE!!!!:D :D

heres some pics of the kit

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/158514Pict0023.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/420301Pict0024.JPG

(pictures may not be clear cause of webcam)

Very nice kit De$i, how much did u pay for it?

ummm.......i paid 28.99 canadian for it.......

Prety goodpics for a webcam, have see worse shot. But which pieces did you paint..? if you went for black and red, I can't see those colors...
Further it looks like a great kit and looking forward to the result.

Keep it up
Greetz
Stefan


PS. is your head so small or just a big box ;) j/k

the pieces that i painted i havent shown yet.........and yeh its a wikked kit...................

heh heh my head aint that small its just a big box........heh heh

Wow, we must think a like. I was in at my local hobby shop where whenever you spend $10 they punch a card for you, get $100 worth of punches and you get $20 for the next purchase. I went to buy some finishing abrasives from Tamiya, and my GF saw that model and said it looked interesting but "gay" cuz of the width. I liked it so i bought it today too. I Paid $18.99 for it.

One question, what color do you use for leather. Flat/Gloss black doesn't look real enough. I've tried to mix a 2:1 semi-gloss black (X18) to gunmetal (X10), looks better but not a huge improvement.

Anyways, I just bought a couple of Olympus Digi Cams that should be comming in the mail soon so i'll take pics of my kits and post it here.

Tamiya kits ROCK! I love 'em.

Did a 959 a while back...my 2nd car...didn't come out as well as I expected - mainly cos I hadn't discovered AF yet!!!:D

Looks nice, I've always liked those Porsches black with dark red interior. They look mean like that. When you finish this kit will you be taking the pics of it finished with your webcam or will you take photos of it with a camera and scan them?

I have this kit in my "pile to do":bloated: and it is a really good kit.
You will notice the quality of the Tamiya kit and i'm sure with a bit of time and effort you will end up with a kit you will be happy with :)

Originally posted by Mainomega
Wow, we must think a like. I was in at my local hobby shop where whenever you spend $10 they punch a card for you, get $100 worth of punches and you get $20 for the next purchase. I went to buy some finishing abrasives from Tamiya, and my GF saw that model and said it looked interesting but "gay" cuz of the width. I liked it so i bought it today too. I Paid $18.99 for it.

One question, what color do you use for leather. Flat/Gloss black doesn't look real enough. I've tried to mix a 2:1 semi-gloss black (X18) to gunmetal (X10), looks better but not a huge improvement.


i used a paint can tihng made by a company called "Humbrol" its Enamel and the color id crap is "85"..............trust me it looks good and it looks basically like leather...........really nice

heres the interior so far......this is my color scheme for it

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/439005Pict0023.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/769245Pict0024.JPG

(note may be bad quality cause of webcam)

If I can see it right it is light grey and black..? The combination looks good so far. Maybe it would be possible to take pictures without a big light source behind the model, that would make it more clear.

Greetz
Stefan