Audi Sportquattro conversion

[fwdfreak]

holy smoly nice one m8!

[Martin S]

So..finally a big update !!
Since my last update I have almost finished the body.
I started with the air intake in the front hood. I will take the opportunity to describe a useful technique to cut out panels and other stuff:
First I marked the cut-out and drilled a small hole.


Then I put a piece of standard sewing thread (yes that's right..) through the hole.


Then, holding one end of the thread in each hand, start pulling the thread forwards and backwards against the edge of the hole. The speed is essential here ! Too fast and the plastic melts, the thread gets stuck and brakes off.. Too slow nothing happens. You want to keep the speed where the plastic juuust starts to melt. It will take some practice ant the thread still brakes a lot of times, but with the correct speed and technique you can cut a few centimeters in just seconds:


The biggest advantage is the control of the cut. There is no risk of slipping like with a knife blade and cutting off things you didn't plan to cut off, like bodyparts, neither on the wehicle or on the modeler himself.. You wont crack off or bend delicate parts etc..
The edge will get a little rough, but the cut is very thin.


Using a file I widened the hole all the way out to the line:


I used small strips of thin styrene and stated to fill the hole. This was quite painstaking work..



Finally I got the whole body primered:




I also started on the chassis:

[Samurai75007]

I love it.. ceep it up

[Orion37170]

i love this thread!
great model!!

[turbo type-r]

very insane job what whre you gonna put on and what kolor is it gonna be

[deedlit]

Great job Can't wait to see it finished

[vwman]

You got lots of skills. I love that! But i'd change the wheels to more modern ones , but hey thats only my opinion

[hks_booster]

great job! I would have done it red..( it´s like a original color for this car)
keep us updated!

[jgmodelcars]

wow, that vent work is amazing, im gonna need to do someting similar for one of my projects! I also use the string technique, it works extremely well for cutting off doors also!

[labandabonnot]

Originally Posted by vwman

You got lots of skills. I love that! But i'd change the wheels to more modern ones , but hey thats only my opinion

I agree! That's an impressive work!

For the wheels: of course he will change them! These are the box stock kit wheels, Quattro Sport's ones were completely different! He only used them to show us what the car looked like at this stage...

After all that has been done, working on the wheels won't be the most difficult part, I think... but I may be wrong!

Something I'm wondering about: how will you do, Martin S, with the windshield?

[Martin S]

Yes, the wheels are the box stock ones, just to give an idea how the car will look.. They are however to narrow..
The spq had these 9x15" Speedline magnesium wheels:


I'm not sure how I will recreate these, but I think I will try to modify the wheels that came with the kit.
The windows is another interesting area. The kit has all the windows casted in one piece. I think I will cut them apart in separate pieces. The side windows have to be shortened. The windshield actually seems to fit almost perfectly if I align it at the top and just remove approx 5 mm at the bottom at the dashboard.

[Towelboy80]

Awesome work on your car dude.......

[Martin S]

Small update.
Not really going very fast this project

Started a little on the interior.
Painted the rollcage and floor in what will be the body color. I want it to look like a totally stripped interior without carpets, just a cage and some seats.
I have added some "ears" to the headrests of the seats to make the kits stock seats look a bit more modern.
The seat back will be raw carbon fiber or glass fiber I think.

[675datsun]

MY! Thanks for the vent opening how to! You can't even tell that the body has been shortned!
I like your sig too.

[vwman]

Nice interior!