Audi R8

[ravan17]

Hey guys, so ive been takin a break from a Toyota Supra Widebody project ive been workin on and decided to build an R8 i picked up at hobbytown a day ago, after two days of work here is what i have: (everything is out of the box except the carbon fiber paneling)

[countach79]

looks real nice !!!

i like the colour on the r8

Also nice collection of f-cars in the background!

[ravan17]

Thanks man, I usually build supras, but decided to take a break and for some reason went on a ferrari building spree, now I have as many ferraris as supras, lol. and the R8 was going to be white, but i was out of that color and didnt want to stretch the process for too long (as i said this was done completely in 2 days) so i painted it with the one color i had stocked up the most, and it actually came out looking pretty good, im really happy with it.

[kans0002]

wow...2 days? it looks good! i wish i could build that fast. How was the quality of the kit?

[ravan17]

Yes sir, 2 days, and not 2 full days in that, the longest part of the build was the paint, but i took a risk and left it out in the blazing sun at 98*F for 2 hours and it seemed to have cured to where the fingerprints did not affect it, i gambled and this time one more often than not i end up putting fingerprints into fresh paint b/c i cant wait to see how the body will look finished.

The quality of the kit was really good i thought, interior was nice and clean, engine components fit together nicely, to be honest i didnt even sand the body before layin down the paint.

If proper time is taken and quality work put in, this can be a VERY cleanly built model, VERY.

I did see another revell kit though at michales... and it wasnt the same one i bought from hobbytown.. the one i bought came in a long flat box, but the one at michaels came in a taller, but shorter box. Im not sure what the difference is.

[kans0002]

hmm, maybe the one you had was the Revell of Germany? Do you know the item # perhaps?

Thanks,

Stuart

[ravan17]

thanks, i think i still have the box, i'll look into it later tonight and let you know.

[Albandy]

Very very nice!

[tonioseven]

Very nice work!!!

[ravan17]

thanks guys