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Old 09-20-2017, 03:42 PM   #31
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Re: Audi R8 Ultra (Studio 27)

Great Job! A very impressive build!
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Old 10-05-2017, 11:06 AM   #32
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Re: Audi R8 Ultra (Studio 27)

Thank you for your nice words!

Before preparing the body, I corrected some problems with the headlight buckets and rear air fins.

After doing a test fit, there are very large gaps between the headlight buckets and the body. I had to fill the gaps with Tamiya´s light curing putty (I just love that stuff, you can fill and sand in just a few minutes):





I separated Studio27´s rear fins to obtain a more realistic detail:





I used Scale Production´s Audi R8 GT3 rear window instead of the included window (much better detail). I checked the window fit at this moment:



Now, on to the body! Studio27 did a great job with the body. The detail and proportions look good. I only needed to work a little on the panel lines and sprayed Tamiya´s gray primer as a guide coat:



I corrected some minor imperfections, but in general, the body is very clean and very easy to work with:



I sprayed the body with Tamiya´s white primer. Next time I will show you the body in color! Thanks for watching!

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Old 10-08-2017, 05:40 PM   #33
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Re: Audi R8 Ultra (Studio 27)

Nice progress.
Glad to read, you're happy with the body! My experience with S27 kits is rather different...
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Old 10-10-2017, 04:57 PM   #34
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Keep patience guys, Something more interesting is gonna come ahead of it!
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Old 12-30-2017, 10:59 AM   #35
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Fantastic job! Great work!
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Old 12-30-2017, 10:05 PM   #36
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Looks great, loving the details.
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Old 07-02-2018, 06:48 PM   #37
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Finally! After changing jobs and moving to a new town, I finally had time to finish my Audi! I hope you are still out there

After some tests I decided to use Tamiya´s Italian Red for the body:



The body decals were more than tricky to apply, and I needed to carefully mask the body using bare metal foil, liquid masking solution and Silly Putty to obtain the closest fit for the decals:







After painting the body I started applying the final details on the model. First, I placed carbon fiber to the area where the doors are supposed to be:



Then, I prepared all the windows:



Time to place all body details in place:







Then, time to finally place the body on the chassis:





To glue the rear wing supports in the right place I prepared a jig with styrene:



So, that´s it! The kit needed a lot of work, but I think it turned out very good at the end. Thank´s for watching!!



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Looking good!
First one i've seen build. Being a Studio27 kit, it's certainly not an easy one to build nicely.
You did it!
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Old 08-26-2018, 03:56 PM   #39
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Looks great
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Old 08-28-2018, 03:10 PM   #40
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Nice detail level and overall a great build!
Love the engine bay.
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Old 08-28-2018, 05:02 PM   #41
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It turned out fantastic! What a transformation!
Super build Sam, terrific detail.
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Old 08-29-2018, 11:11 AM   #42
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Looks great to my eye. Love the commitment to getting the car right.
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