Audi R8 Ultra (Studio 27)

[corrrado]

Great Job! A very impressive build!

[sam01contact]

Thank you for your nice words!

Before preparing the body, I corrected some problems with the headlight buckets and rear air fins.

After doing a test fit, there are very large gaps between the headlight buckets and the body. I had to fill the gaps with Tamiya´s light curing putty (I just love that stuff, you can fill and sand in just a few minutes):





I separated Studio27´s rear fins to obtain a more realistic detail:





I used Scale Production´s Audi R8 GT3 rear window instead of the included window (much better detail). I checked the window fit at this moment:



Now, on to the body! Studio27 did a great job with the body. The detail and proportions look good. I only needed to work a little on the panel lines and sprayed Tamiya´s gray primer as a guide coat:



I corrected some minor imperfections, but in general, the body is very clean and very easy to work with:



I sprayed the body with Tamiya´s white primer. Next time I will show you the body in color! Thanks for watching!

[jaykay640]

Nice progress.
Glad to read, you're happy with the body! My experience with S27 kits is rather different...

[michealmottiff]

Keep patience guys, Something more interesting is gonna come ahead of it!

[das_auto]

Fantastic job! Great work!

[Shunter2402]

Looks great, loving the details.

[sam01contact]

Finally! After changing jobs and moving to a new town, I finally had time to finish my Audi! I hope you are still out there

After some tests I decided to use Tamiya´s Italian Red for the body:



The body decals were more than tricky to apply, and I needed to carefully mask the body using bare metal foil, liquid masking solution and Silly Putty to obtain the closest fit for the decals:







After painting the body I started applying the final details on the model. First, I placed carbon fiber to the area where the doors are supposed to be:



Then, I prepared all the windows:



Time to place all body details in place:







Then, time to finally place the body on the chassis:





To glue the rear wing supports in the right place I prepared a jig with styrene:



So, that´s it! The kit needed a lot of work, but I think it turned out very good at the end. Thank´s for watching!!

[jaykay640]

Looking good!
First one i've seen build. Being a Studio27 kit, it's certainly not an easy one to build nicely.
You did it!

[lovegt40]

Looks great

[Johan_SWE]

Nice detail level and overall a great build!
Love the engine bay.

[360spider]

It turned out fantastic! What a transformation!
Super build Sam, terrific detail.

[Layla's Keeper]

Looks great to my eye. Love the commitment to getting the car right.