Tamiya Porsche 996 Carrera -- Open

[dicksongo]

Hi all,

I just started on this Tamiya kit. It is a nice and simple kit, but a little bit too simple.... so i decided to open the doors!! and give it a 911 turbo front bumper!








and the front bumper....i just put a lot of putty on the kit one and started sanding and drilling and sanding and sanding.....


After some priming..



i am still working on the bumper, especially the grill.
This is actually the first time of me trying to make "opening doors".. so any advise and comments are appreciated!

[bigsupra]

looks really good so far. I have been wanting to do an open door build for some time but am waiting till I get a better grasp on modeling.

[dicksongo]

Originally Posted by bigsupra

looks really good so far. I have been wanting to do an open door build for some time but am waiting till I get a better grasp on modeling.

i have seen a lot of people done it and they all made it looks sooo easy...
however, the fact is that it is HARD! blood and sweat (literally) i have to scratch build the door sill and the fillings...etc (and i still haven't figure out what kind of hinge i should use or)

It is fun though, seeing that you can complete something, not just building it box stock.