Newbie GT3

Hello people I relitivly new here. This is my first time posting a pic.

Here is a Tamiya GT3 I'm working on.
Its got one coat of primer on the body and the chassis is done. I still have to spray some semi-gloss on the interior.

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Let me know what you think.

Looks great; keep it coming! :D

I really need to get in the habit of staarting the body firt, so I don't end up with a bunch of finished chassis and naked bodies. :(

Looks Great Cobber. What kind of primer is that? Oh welcome Cobber.

Jay I'm the opposite of you. I do bodys first and then they just sit in the box for a long, long time.

Cobber,
I almost forgot. Looks like you've got great attention to detail

Looks really good!! Interior is so detailed...underchasis very neat too :eek: Look forward to seeing the finished product!

I like what I see so far! Keep it coming!

Remember there is no orange on the GT3 indicator lenses as they say in the instructions!

Welcome, looks very good! Chasis and interior look very tidy!

That interior looks really GOOD, how'd you paint it all up?

sarujin

Welcome along to the model forum.
Looking good so far....what will be the final colour??

The primer is Tamiya white.
I have some pics of the GT3 and the indicators and the bottom half of the headlights are actually smoked black.
see
http://www.racecar.co.uk/geneva/images/28.jpg

The interior was just shot with Tamiya semigloss black. I used a pilot silver pen to touch up some details. The back seats have yet to get the "carpet" that was supplied in the kit.

Final colour will be silver.

Thanks for you comments, Ill keep you updated.

if you are interested
there's a transkit available

http://www.twoguysracing.com/Catalog/Scale%20Productions/Porsche%20996%20GT3R%20LeMans%202000%20-%20Transkit.htm
or here
http://www.scaleproduction.de/DEUTSCH/SPTRANSKITS/sptranskits.html

you can search around a little
they have full decals available too
just a thought
the Porsche 996 GT3R LeMans looks DAMN nice :)

good job so far on the kit
i'm about to purchase that one
or
the white porsche 911 (993) GT2 street version
full rollcage
and a transkit

pics
http://imagescommerce.bcentral.com/MerchantFiles/4704811/833604/Pgt3Rteile.jpg

http://www.scaleproduction.de/DEUTSCH/SPTRANSKITS/gt3-6.JPG

got paint on it

http://a1.cpimg.com/image/11/AD/9711121-59bc-02000180-.jpg

http://a3.cpimg.com/image/13/AE/9711123-daf2-02000180-.jpg

Looking good...almost looks like a chrome !!!

Nice work :)

Looks really nice!

DAMn i really like that car
looks SO sexay in silver

i can't wait to see your finished model
i'll be ordering mine SOON
then borrowing my dad's airbrush
i think i might break down and get the transkit
even though i won't put the racing decals on it
i still like the kit
even though its expensive, i want a show piece

great work so far, can you take some closer pics of interior and engine and undercairrage detail?

is it 1/18 or 1/24 scale?

Cobber this is awesome your paint look like the one of my neighbor.

How much do you paid this kit it gonna be relatively the some price in quebec and Ijust want to have this show piece sitting beside my 911

That paint job looks fabulous!! :eek:

relatively cheap
i found it for around $20 USD or less
i think it was like $18
the transkit is expensive tho, almost $45 USD

i like that silver, are you going to clear coat or anything?

Yea the kit wasn't cheap. It was $39.99C.

I will clear coat it in ChromaClear by Dupont. Its automotive clear. I'll do that in about a 3 weeks. The clear cures a ton faster than the tamiya spary I used to base it, so I have to wait for the tamiya to fully gas out(?).

frodus: I have an airbrush, BUT it sucks and I don't trust it to do my bodies. I just used Tamiya spary cans. Shake the $hit out of them and let them sit in the hottest water you can get from your tap for about 5 mins (till the can is warm). Then spray a bunch of very light coats. The first coat should not cover the car in colour. You should be able to see primer under it. And its 1/24th.

I will clear coat it in ChromaClear by Dupont. Its automotive clear. I'll do that in about a 3 weeks. The clear cures a ton faster than the tamiya spary I used to base it, so I have to wait for the tamiya to fully gas out(?).

You could put the body in a food dehydrator set at 110 degrees Fahrenheit (no higher or the plastic will melt) to speed up the curing process.

I'm still stumped as to why spraying clear immediately after will not cause Tamiya spray paint to crack while even a day afterwards will cause it to crack.

Cobber, you should really try Pacific Mall for your kits since your in Ontario. I went last weekend and I saw the Porsche GT3 was only $35.80. They got good model selection, not so much for the prices on some of the models compared to buying them from Hobbylink though!:smoker:

Which Tamiya silver is that?? It looks SOOOO smooth!:eek:

Your Porsche is sweet. I love the silver. I can't wait to see it finished.

nice!!