Tamiya 1/24 PORSCHE 911 (933) Turbo GT2 Clubsport

Pandemic build #4. This is another quick box-stock build, these Tamiya kits are sure a joy to build. Everything fits so nice.

Slightly shelf-worn box - I had this kit for some time.

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In the end, the hope is to have something close to this:

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Old stash of Zero paints, Giallo modena (naturally), Tamiya white fine primer - go!

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Re-scribed the panel lines, cleaned all the parts, wash, dry, two coats of primer:

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Two dry color coats, one dry, one wet coat of Advantage 2k Clear:

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Left the paint cure overnight, then quick polish to remove couple of dust specs, masked off the trim, painted black + body shell inside:

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Suspension bits were cleaned up and painted in base colors:

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Same was done with interior parts and some exterior bits:

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Then some detail painting and wash on the suspension parts:

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Dampers painted:

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Brake disks done:

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The rest of the body parts painted black inside:

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Then I switched to the chassis - engine block painted and some wash/detail painted:

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Then I masked off and painted the floor:
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Aaaand put together everything from the previous few pix:

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Next - interior. It is rather spartan in this car, but that only made for a quick assembly. Dashboard:

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Seats - decided not to mess with the real belts, just used kit decals which surprisingly look fine:

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Assembled interior together:

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The wheels were painted with Molotow gold marker (I drained the paint out of the marker and sprayed it with airbrush). They turned very good, not the best picture, though:

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Couple of the mock-up pictures:

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Awesome progress for just a couple of days!

Awesome progress for just a couple of days!

Its amazing what you can accomplish with fast-drying paints and social distancing! :)

Finishing this up – added glass, door handles, mirrors, wipers:

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Also did front and tail lights, added body badges and decals, front lip, and polished everything for the final time:

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And the little 911 was done!

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I didn't see this one! Very nice!!!