Moby Dick Boxster Completed (56K warning?)

Moby Dick Boxster Completed


Finally completed: my Black/Silver Boxster SE. It’s basically an OOB Tamiya SE kit but with a non-standard :naughty: livery.

In the end it was painted with TS Gloss Black and I used BMF for trim highlights on the bodywork (air vent grills and wing mirrors) and in the cockpit. Paint is not cleared-coated but just polished with compound and Maguire’s wax.

Cockpit was flocked, painted with a mixture of blacks and Alclad2 Aluminum. Some minor details were also added but these can best be seen in the progress thread.

Considering everything that went wrong during the process, I think it’s not too bad but as always I’m very interested in your feedback.

PS There’s a prize for spotting the rather unusual moment I caught in one of the photos :biggrin:



http://img292.echo.cx/img292/6455/boxster105br.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/7277/boxster030id.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/857/boxster047pe.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/5670/boxster166bu.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/1602/boxster133me.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/1949/boxster158cr.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/306/boxstercockpit1052os.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/4844/boxsterseats084vn.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/8462/boxster737015in.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/1020/topview8er.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/7793/sideview1tn.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/6577/boxster200jp.jpg


http://img292.echo.cx/img292/4854/boxster186fb.jpg




Thanks for looking, and I hope you like it.

Progress thread here (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=417338):

Superb work, Stevenski!!! :thumbsup: (should I say 'as usual'? :lol: )
Hm.. It looks like the head lights are on in one pic :naughty:

Beautiful!

Great looking Porsche!

Only what I can see is your hand and photo on one photo. :-)

That looks really good. Looks better then mine, as you did some BMF detail etc. Wheels look nice, I wanted the same for mine, but I only had the standard boxster kit, not the SE.

Lights look a little cleaner then mine as well. Top build, and worth the hassle. Good man for sticking with it.

As for the pictures - I can see you hand and camera in the hood.

Beautifully done, Stevenski. Glad to see this one finished, especially after all the troubles its given you. Terrific looking paint job, nice BMF work, and I really like the look of the wheels (and great pics!). Another build to be proud of.

Nice job Stevenski, those BMF rear view morrors are great.

nice, very very nice!

You are improving so fastly!

awesome!

might I suggest one thing tho... I think putting the porsche decals on the hubcaps will result in an even better looking car, which is ... already awesome!

Olivier

Fantastic black finish! Very nicely done.

That airplane in the clouds is a cool effect on the hood. :)

Thar she blows!
Great build. I'm glad that you managed to get past all of your difficulties and finish this one. I'm looking forward to whatever we get to see next. :smile:

Lookin' great! Hehe nice find CADguy.

Nicely done! :)

Czesc Stevenski !!

Coolxster SE = Cool Boxster Stevenski Edition ; -))

I like it. Alluminium and black. Nice idea. Nice job.
Almost like my black SLK AMG ;-)) (lack of time... as usulaly)

What will be next ? ; -))

Beautiful! I love the shine, even without Clear coat;)

Awesome model.

Moby Dick Boxster Completed


Finally completed: my Black/Silver Boxster SE. It’s basically an OOB Tamiya SE kit but with a non-standard :naughty: livery.

http://img292.echo.cx/img292/306/boxstercockpit1052os.jpg

Hi Steve ,

like itold you - a really great model , i like it very much ! as i saw the real background i had to look twice if it´s not a real car !
and that´s what i ´ll try with my models too- better backgrounds, real nature backgrounds , road imitations etc ., not only my white paper...
this picture really inspired me !

Christian

Thanks gents for the generous feedback!

CADguy - well spotted! I was amazed when I saw that in the pic, I thought it was quite a good testimonial for maguires wax :) your prize cheque is the post :naughty:

Bigfrit - picking on my rims again, huh? LOL j/k Of course you are right and you picked up on Moby's final splash :rolleyes: the wheel centres were too tight and when i tried to take them out to re-fit....guess what? In the meantime I had put a couple of wheel decals on the seats as deco.

My new year's resolution is not to use any BMF on my next project :)))

Thanks again to all for your support and encouragement and of course BIG THANKS to mickbench for saving the day.

Paint looks fantastic. Great Work!

Thanks gents for the generous feedback!


Thanks again to all for your support and encouragement and of course BIG THANKS to mickbench for saving the day.

You're welcome. Glad you managed to get the "whale" completed. What's the next project going to be posted on here?

Hello Moby!
Nice to see you, looking great these days. Seems somebody took really good care of you and made you look all the best.

Niclas

Awesome build! I love the chrome pieces, very classy!

Came out great after all those hardtimes it was facing. Nice and clean! Keep up the awsome work!

Frank X.