Audi R8 stock version

Yes, this is my second R8 I'm building.

I bought it today and when I was home I started sanding the body.

After that I primed it and later I sprayed 3 layers MS-02 Bright Silver and 1 layer clearcoat (TS-13)

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/zilver_001.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/zilver_002.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/zilver_003.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/zilver_004.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/zilver_005.jpg

This R8 will be build OOB. The other I'm making will be custom.

When paint is dry enough I'll add some brushed aluminium on the sidepanel of the body and clearcoat it some more.

Kris.

Nice start

someone can change to V10 R8...haaa
http://www.audiworld.com/news/07/r8-v10-spy-photos/header2.jpg

someone can change to V10 R8...haaa
It should be easy as its only the V10 from the lambo.

Excellent start, absolutely love this car :D

Update!

First I stripped of the chromewheels. After that I painted them semigloss silver which looks like the chrome on fujimi wheels :lol:

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/lak_001~2.jpg


And I started on the engine. The valve cover felt of during the photoshoot so I dryfitted it on the engine, so do'nt worry about the big gap between it :)

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/lak_002~2.jpg

Yesterday I added some BMF on the sidepanels and sanded it a bit to create a brushed alu look.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/lak_003~2.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/lak_004~2.jpg

The BMF looks crappy on this pic but it's just on the bodyline and in real life it's not vissibel so much.
http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/lak_005.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/lak_006.jpg

Next week I'll add some decals and clearcoat it another time.

Kris.

Coming along great!

I forgot to add the decals so after I placed them I clearcoated the body anothter 2 times.

It's shiny but on the pics it looks like flat silver :S
http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/carbon_001~0.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/carbon_002~0.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/carbon_003~0.jpg

I also carbonized the enginebay and enginecover which was also painted.
I used ScaleAutoStyle carbon decals.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/carbon_004~0.jpg

Kris.

Nice job so far!

I guess Revell assumes we are all going to paint our R8's silver, hence the black Audi scripts. Crazymodeler or someone else needs to produce Audi metal transfers!

you can find regular sized Audi 4 rings on a Mr Models European Auto Emblem set that also features very nice badges for Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar among others.

Available from Hiroboy (http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=25_32_35&products_id=1043)

After a while I finished the chassis and body.

First the chassis and engine.

Placed the engine on the chassis. No extra detail because it's not vissible anymore when completed.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_001~0.jpg

The chassis needs to be lowered in front, so I lowered it a bit.
http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_002~0.jpg

The engine only needed a firewall (with window :D)
http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_003~0.jpg

Placed the discbrakes behind the new painted wheels.
http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_004~0.jpg

And now the body.

Here's a list of what I've done.

- grille placed
- bumperfaces (front, back and sides)
- mirrors needed some BMF
- front and taillights placed
- numberplates placed
- black trim around all windows
- wipers placed
- brakinglight placed
- fuellcap placed

Unfortunatly I broke one of the taillights but I have no new or other one so I still used it.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_005.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_006~0.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_007~0.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_008.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_009.jpg

and a dryfit of all completed parts:
http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_011.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_012.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/body_klaar_013.jpg

Now I only have to do the interior. I already puttied the seats. The interior will be basic in flat black and some aluminium detail.

Kris.

Nice! Did you lower the suspension or is it oob?

Wow!!!

The owering of the suspension seems to be a little too much, but maybe the dryfit pics just suggest that. In the last picture it seems as the wheels are touching the body.
Besides that the paint job is on spot.

Nice! Did you lower the suspension or is it oob?

I only lowered the frontsuspension.

The fitment is not that good but this is just a dryfit and I have to make something to fit the wheels inside the body.

Kris.

I worked on the interior a few days ago and today it's finished.

I used basic colours for the interior. Black and aluminium details. The carpet is made with grey flocking.

I added a stripmagazine on the dash to put some detail in the interior.

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/interieur_001~8.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/interieur_002~8.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/interieur_003~7.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10027/interieur_004~7.jpg

Kris.