Gulf BMW Z4 GT3

Doing a quick build of Fujimi's new kit with Gulf livery inspired by the Gulf Marine McLaren 12C.

First I painted it with Finisher's Gulf Blue then masked the curved areas with Micron Masking Tape .4mm

http://images58.fotki.com/v506/photos/4/1626384/10513968/bmwgt3mock1-vi.jpg

Next I filled in with Tamiya tape.

http://images49.fotki.com/v1457/photos/4/1626384/10513968/bmwgt3mock2-vi.jpg

Here it has been sprayed with Hiroboy Gulf Orange.

http://images41.fotki.com/v1580/photos/4/1626384/10513968/bmwgt3mock3-vi.jpg

The inspiration:
http://images16.fotki.com/v258/photos/4/1626384/10513968/MP412Cgulf14-vi.jpg

looking nice! definitely gonna be watching out for this build :)

looks nice. Is a fantasy car or really existing one?

looks nice. Is a fantasy car or really existing one?

Thanks!

Just fantasy.

wonderful ! also I like a lot such subjects ;) and the freedom to finish theme as u want. Gulf livery is always stunning

A couple hours of masking, good practice for some F1 liveries I'll be doing later, and luckily no leaks after spraying on a mix of Tamiya TS15 and TS55. I'm pleased with the design.

http://images112.fotki.com/v113/photos/4/1626384/10513968/bmwgt3mock4-vi.jpg
http://images112.fotki.com/v113/photos/4/1626384/10513968/bmwgt3mock5-vi.jpg

hmmm...what color for interior....

Thats a creative color scheme. It will be interesting to see how this new kit from Fujimi goes together

wow, that livery fits it perfectly. :thumbsup:

Awesome start there Brian. Gotta follow along on this one !!!

Outstanding masking job and creative livery, truly nice start Brian...!

R :)

Looking awesome, Brian! I'll be watching this one!

Brian - that's some nice masking and paint work -I know what paints are you using, but is it from the paint can or do you decant and airbrush? Thanks - John

Great start already. Super job on blending all the masked lines.

Brian - that's some nice masking and paint work -I know what paints are you using, but is it from the paint can or do you decant and airbrush? Thanks - John

Thanks!

It's all airbrushed. You can do paint jobs like this from the can but you're going to have more tape bleed issues... and build the paint edges too high because of too much paint going on.

It can be done but with an airbrush the control you have and chances for successful paint sessions is raised exponentially.

Thanks!

It's all airbrushed. You can do paint jobs like this from the can but you're going to have more tape bleed issues... and build the paint edges too high because of too much paint going on.

It can be done but with an airbrush the control you have and chances for successful paint sessions is raised exponentially.

That's what I thought, but I just wanted to confirm your method - I also airbrush my work using Zero paints or decanted Tamiya TS paints - I always use Zero 2K for the finish - I do not use Tamiya TS clears and have had no problems ever. - John

Hi

Your gulf-design looks very good. Also a great paintjob.

Sascha

Got most of the decals on and the rims painted. Soon will be ready for clear coat and polish.

http://images51.fotki.com/v103/photos/4/1626384/10513968/bmwgt3mock6-vi.jpg

Looks fantastic!!!

Looks stunning - where did you get the decals from?? - I have one of these kits and was going to do the "goodsmile" racing livery, but this is very imaginative - John

Looks stunning - where did you get the decals from?? - I have one of these kits and was going to do the "goodsmile" racing livery, but this is very imaginative - John

Thank you!

I have used a few decals from various sheets which I have collected over the years as well as a couple from the Goodsmile sheet.

The main Gulf decals and 007 etc. are from Colorado Decals Aston Martin DBR9 sheet.

Love the GULF livery, great work!

Fantastic paintjob.

The Gulf livery looks very good on this car.

Got interior assembled after some mild detailing.

Top of dash sprayed with Faux Fabrix to create fuzzy non-glare look. Switches and buttons painted with various colors of Acryl paint. Used blue seat belt decals.

http://images15.fotki.com/v587/photos/4/1626384/10513968/bmwinterior1-vi.jpg

Brian - is Black the correct color for this inside? just asking because I don't have a good interior reference picture and I'm also going to build a BMW GT3 - I was thinking of either using white or a light gray for my interior so that it would be easier to see the detail of the inside, and only some black like for the dash. Yours looks good though. Also was that the Scale Motorsports faux fabrix paint? - Thanks - John

WOW! This is super nice! It may be a fantasy scheme but it is very fitting for this body!

Rob

Brian - is Black the correct color for this inside? just asking because I don't have a good interior reference picture and I'm also going to build a BMW GT3 - I was thinking of either using white or a light gray for my interior so that it would be easier to see the detail of the inside, and only some black like for the dash. Yours looks good though. Also was that the Scale Motorsports faux fabrix paint? - Thanks - John

If you're building the kit as the stock anime version the instructions say to paint it white.

If you're doing a phantom or fantasy build such as I am you use any color you like.

Yes, Faux Fabrix is made by Scale Motorsport.

Here's a couple interior shots:
http://images46.fotki.com/v1452/photos/4/1626384/10513968/6214517503_9dee87c09a_o-vi.jpg
http://images24.fotki.com/v864/photos/4/1626384/10513968/6214517663_598febecb3_o-vi.jpg
http://images109.fotki.com/v786/photos/4/1626384/10513968/6214516523_1c6c90a4b3_o-vi.jpg
http://images59.fotki.com/v222/photos/4/1626384/10513968/6214516641_a13c0672c1_o-vi.jpg

Wow! great detail on that interior, especially the steering wheel.


He he he

Anyway, great job of masking on the body. Looks good.

Thanks for the interior pictures Brian - john

......and here are some exterior pictures

BMW Z4 GT3 (http://www.scaleproduction.com/pictures/reference-pictures/bmw-z4-gt3/)




Mike

Getting down to final assembly and running into big problems with the kit.

The wheels on all four corners stick out 3mm too far so the tires are not tucked inside the fenders. There's no way to fix this without cutting plastic. The brakes in the stock fitting position fit horribly anyway.

Secondly, had to chop the windows apart because the one piece shell doesn't fit well at all.

Disappointing flaws in an otherwise decent kit.

Fujimi strikes again. :mad:

sad to read this Brian.Unfortunately fujimi kits looks nice but always need a lot of dry fittings.
Hope u can save this too nice model, and hope the porsche gt3r will not have similar dramatic problems (nasty when this happens at the end of the work)

Getting down to final assembly and running into big problems with the kit.

The wheels on all four corners stick out 3mm too far so the tires are not tucked inside the fenders. There's no way to fix this without cutting plastic. The brakes in the stock fitting position fit horribly anyway.

Secondly, had to chop the windows apart because the one piece shell doesn't fit well at all.

Disappointing flaws in an otherwise decent kit.

Fujimi strikes again. :mad:

Wheels/windows are a bad fit on the Porsche GT3R. Windows were a horrible fit on Fiat 500 and CRZ.

Yep, Fujimi is on a roll...:rolleyes:

real annoying to see fujimi's still doing what it does best...LOL.