De Tomaso Panter Gr.4

[lovegt40]

I want to build this car:



She was present at the le mans classic 2006. also I have been there that year,together with the british crew of the gt40s enthusiast club guys.



what I like in this car is the foolish combo color and the incredibly wide wheels.
The car recently has been sold, and here u can see the story of the vehicle:
http://www.classicdriver.com/fr/find...&lmilagetype=1


......Originally supplied in the same black/red finish as all the factory cars, in 1975 the car underwent a radical color-change in the hand of the driver M. M. Gallo, to the vibrant triple-colour design we see today and earning the nick-name ‘The Warhol Pantera’..... real cool

[lovegt40]

The model I am using is the Arii pantera.a misterious and quite rare model, that is basically only a gr.4 bodyshell. In my box the rubber tyres were simply powder, but this is not a problem cause they were wrong in size and dimensions.
Focus on gr.4 cars:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_4_(racing)





unchrome the rims:




of course they need to be drilled and holed from inside. the draw of rims is not deadly mistaken, btw, so is possible to use theme,with tyres coming from formula 1 cars in the same scale (think something from protar, really dunno...)


and immediately make a test fitting on the body:




the fat body is a good starting point in this model (after my rauh welt cabrio bodyshell I wellknow the impressive work to make theme), however too many points of the carrosserie is not accurate.I took away all side air intakes, and cutted the area around the upper engine air intakes.



all the body is over 1mm plastic thick allover, so is important to light it from inside with a minidrill, and this way I cutted the front bonnet following the recessed panel lines.

[lovegt40]

more:

[Greg23]

Shaping up nicely.

[lovegt40]

thank u greg.

progress with the bodywork:






the other kit parts are nearly nothing. just a lookalike interior.Of course no suitable seats are provided.I will use one of my standard recaro metal clones:


LOL


and a first coat of primer giving a better impression of the works done till now:

[denilsonvm]

Nice job Paolo! I have an unfinished Pantera too, but it's a street version.

[gionc]

LOL Paolo I also collected all those pict set, I noticed and loved this car since a couple years ago: livery remind me the Calder CSL... dunno know why..

BTW I'm tuned.

[gtziaf]

This is a serious modification work Paolo.
And all seems excellent.
This is best mate for your colourful Krauss' 911 GT2

[joka-1]

I'll follow this build, you're doing a nice job on this one again.

Ive looked for the GT5 from testors/airfix, but prices are to high.
I'll keep it with the Porsches.

Very well progress.

Regards,
joka-1

[lovegt40]

eheh, thank u all guys.

@denilsonvm : denis, surely that other pantera can be only nicer than this one. The only good point of arii is to be (more or less) an already shaped Gr,4 wide body, while all others are the "slim" Pantera.

@gioncolol : eh casso...dai falla anche te. è facilotta, curbside,si fan 3 decalini e viene.Piacerebbe rivederti in opera coi gruppo 4.
trsl: kmon giò, I really would love to see u back to build group.4 model cars. It is also not to difficult one. kmon

@George: exactly !! she is the sister of the arlekin porsches. was thinking exactly the same.

@Joka: u dont miss so much.kit is too basic. of course will be a great company for all the RSR porsches racing in the same years.It is one of the reason for build it up her.

Ps: In the local Expo here in Milano, at MG modelplus stand I've just seen the new model of the 935 K3 in 1/24. It is a full resin kit. Imho very similar to renaissance model.3 livery available. Kit is for 180 euros and already done is for 300. Too pricey for my wallet right now, but really nice looking model (resin, metal and Pe parts..)

[puffyrs]

Looking good.

[Maranello1977]

A fantastic job as he usually does.

[nugundam93]

coming along real nice!

[gp-models]

Nice start on this build, i like those Pantera`s too, keep on posting

[lovegt40]

Thank u all guys. so happy also u like those Gr.4 cars. they were mythical and really soo aggressive on tracks.Is a pleasure see theme racing also today in historical events.

I went on a little making the basics of the paint scheme.I used colors from different firms.Tamiya yellow,Aeromaster acrylics (ex pactra color) red, gunze blue and tamiya Orange for the front lip.All colors are flat or semigloss.Much more easy to manage the paint than already glossy ones..hope u like it.













Now will let all become dry for some weeks.those paints are all acrylic/acqueous ones, so should not have problems of compatibility between theme. all coats are very very light.

So happy also in last week local contest I get 1st-2nd-3rd prize in modelling competition-masters cathegory .
My little blue AC Cobra made too many fall in love. For real she is a deadly beauty.