Progress: Widebody Boxster

This is my first time trying something like this, only have one side done. wondering if I should finish it or what.. any comments or criticism welcome
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Hey,

It looks pretty good so far. Needs sum fat rear wheels for that fat ass....I'd go with the bbs form teh gt-1 kit. Body in yellow or gunmetal. Keep up the good work.

Frank X.

What is that Amish Buggy looking thing? sorry just curious....

Yah soo far it looks great. I think it would look cool Gunmetal too. Or a redish color.

how did you do the wide body? did you separate the side of the body and add styrene to "widen" it? thats a pretty keen idea. definately helps keep proportions better. lookin good, can't wait to see more progress

What is that Amish Buggy looking thing? sorry just curious....
umm I dunno an amish buggy thing thats all I know

And yeah thats basically how I made it

i was gonna do something similar with mine. don't know when i'll get around to it. yours is looking really good so far.

Heres some better pictures.. also what putty should I use for filling in the little cracks and where can I get it?
http://img4.exs.cx/img4/6701/93-j06.jpg
http://img4.exs.cx/img4/4874/e3-j05.jpg

Wow that is very nice!

Did you cut the parts that you made wider and filled it up with putty? That's a brilliant idea :)

Can't wait to see more progress! :)

Very nice Idea. Keep the good work

Wow that is very nice!

Did you cut the parts that you made wider and filled it up with putty? That's a brilliant idea :)

Can't wait to see more progress! :)

no, actually I spaced it with sheet styrene

no, actually I spaced it with sheet styrene
lol...:lol:

OT:Remember me from the nfs forum (long time ago)?:naughty:

About the putty:
I think any regular putty would do, but since I only bought putty for modeling today, i'm probably not experience to tell you which kind of putty to use.

looks pretty cool. would like to see it finished

First off, thanks for doing this the right way instead of just slapping a pound of putty onto the side and sanding for weeks.

Second, to fill the cracks, I would suggest Tamiya basic type putty. It's a very easy to use tube putty, similar to the Squadron and Testors efforts but far superior. It doesn't shrink nearly as much, it dries at a good rate, and isn't cumbly once dry. It is also a nice silvery gray that will stand out against plastic and primer. You should be able to get it at well stocked hobby shops (though mine doesn't carry Tamiya supplies), failing that HLJ is a good place to get it if you aren't averse to ordering online. Order some other stuff from them, though, to make shipping worthwhile.

Great work so far, stick with that second camera, it is much better! Looking forward to seeing this done. What are you planning to do with the rear end and the taillights? I spy a little alignment issue back there. what's your plan?

:1: to what Will said.

Remember it's a rear-engined car, so you can use the increased girth on the rear quarters as an excuse to leave them open and call them "intake scoops" or something. ;)

Don't forget, you're probably going to have to section and widen the front and rear bumpers to line them up with the fenders, but if you keep up the type of work you've already got here, you'll do fine.

For ideas about the headlight/taillight areas, take a look at the Porsche GT1 Le Mans cars. For that matter, look at the Mercedes LM or GT cars, too.

the pics are rubbish, i can't see anything they're so fuzzy