Porsche Boxster Special Edition

[primera man]

NICE....The black will bring out a really good shine to the kit and will look good.
Good luck

[tazdev]

Well I went to the model shop today and got some Tamyia spray (black metallic) and whilst browsing through their diorama making stuff I found some 1:24 scale double diamond plate. This gave me an idea, it is now getting common to find show cars with not carpet but checkerplate floor mats. Simple soluiton if you can't make realistic carpet

So the floor mats are the diamond plate covered in ultra bright Chrome bare-metal foil. So simple and in my opinion so effective.


Tell me what ya think

[Jay!]

Originally posted by tazdev
Tell me what ya think

It looks fantastic. Such a utilitarian approach to the styling may belie the "owner's" preference for function over form. :smoka:

[Guido]

It looks a bit oversized though, don't they have it in a smaller size?
But it's a great idea, for sure!!

[tazdev]

heres a tease for Ya all.




Still needs a bit of a polish. Damn Pman always has to raise the bar tht much higher

[tazdev]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH



took this photo and then went to put it up on the bench to dry and the brake light decal broke off and is now KIA

So now the boxster will ahve to be short 1 brake light until I can source a replacement

ANYONE got one spare?

[Guido]

Hey Tazzy,

Forget what I said about the checkerplates being a bit oversized, on this picture they look just great. Also the combination of the beige interior and black exterior are looking equally good as red/silver combination
After the polish job, it'll look just awesome!!

Cheers,

Guido

[tazdev]

yeah I like the way it turned out.

until the above mentioned mishap that is.

(and yes the decals were dry)

[hirofkd]

Just paint it.
There are several ways to do this, but essentially, it's just painting clear red on some metallic colors.
1) Paint clear red on Baremetal, and cut it to fit the body. This might appear it too light, so add several layers of clear red to add depth and darken it.
2) Paint metallic gray on the body directly, using masking tape, or on a blank decal, and coat it with clear red. This should be able to represent more realistic dark look of a brake light. Try several different lightness of metallic gray to achieve a desired darkness.
I recommend Baremetal or blank decal, since it's easy to cut a flat foil or decal, rather than masking such a narrow area.

[tazdev]

option 1 sounds good.

or I could just cut it out of red insulation tape (cheap alternative )


edit:
Went with option #1 mentioned by hirofkd

I have to say that clear red over BMF is awsome. Will take some more pics tomorrow if I get it all finished