3rd-Feb-23, 04:12 PM
I've started my next build, this is a Scaleauto white kit of the Audi R8 GT3.
This kit looks to me to be of great quality and I have put the main body on to have a quick test run and the 20k motor is awesome and it sticks to the track brilliantly.
I drew up the decals and had C&C print them last year.
I only own one other GT3 car which is a Scalextric Aston Martin I brought from Havant swap meet, I've only changed the tyres on it and there's still no comparison to this Scaleauto. To me Scaleauto is well worth the money compared to the Scalextric, just my novice opinion.
To start off I have taken all the parts and sanded and removed flash where needed.
The side panel's and air intakes need to be glued to the main body, these need a little bit of sanding to flush fit but it's worth the effort.(I can't do it half hearted)
The exhaust system that comes with the kit is a bit confusing, there's a mesh/wire panel that has two exhausts attached to it but there is a seperate exhaust system that needs fitting on the inside of the body which then comes out the back.
Looking at pics of the car there is no mesh but I've decided I want to use the mesh but not the two exhasuts attached to it.
I've used the other one but dremeled it out more and also dremeled the tip of it as the original has a lip/crease line, I've also dremeled inside it to fit two small red LED's to make it look like flames
I've brought a Detail Up Parts Series Rear Spoiler, it is for a 1/24 scale model but it has better supports than the plastic ones that come with the kit.
With the kit, the supports have not been made so they fit from back to front, not sure why but all the models I've seen of this is the same yet on the race cars they are like what I'm doing.
The 1/24 scale strut supports work better and I think are more to scale, I'm useing the kit spoiler though as the 1/24 is way too big obviously.
Heres a pic of the 1/24 kit.
You get two different spoilers with the model(not being a rivet counter just having fun making it right)you can see in this pic the spoiler, I've curved the back of it and also the little cuts on the little wings.
Next step, I'm going to primer all these parts mat black except the exhaust which will be a gun metal or dark ali colour.
It's not a complete scratch build but there's still a lot of work, hope you enjoy the posts as much as i will making it.
Cheers
Tony
ps. just seen Carrera have released images of their new cars this year and they are doing a Rossi R8, look forward to comparing my effort to a factory one.
This kit looks to me to be of great quality and I have put the main body on to have a quick test run and the 20k motor is awesome and it sticks to the track brilliantly.
I drew up the decals and had C&C print them last year.
I only own one other GT3 car which is a Scalextric Aston Martin I brought from Havant swap meet, I've only changed the tyres on it and there's still no comparison to this Scaleauto. To me Scaleauto is well worth the money compared to the Scalextric, just my novice opinion.
To start off I have taken all the parts and sanded and removed flash where needed.
The side panel's and air intakes need to be glued to the main body, these need a little bit of sanding to flush fit but it's worth the effort.(I can't do it half hearted)
The exhaust system that comes with the kit is a bit confusing, there's a mesh/wire panel that has two exhausts attached to it but there is a seperate exhaust system that needs fitting on the inside of the body which then comes out the back.
Looking at pics of the car there is no mesh but I've decided I want to use the mesh but not the two exhasuts attached to it.
I've used the other one but dremeled it out more and also dremeled the tip of it as the original has a lip/crease line, I've also dremeled inside it to fit two small red LED's to make it look like flames
I've brought a Detail Up Parts Series Rear Spoiler, it is for a 1/24 scale model but it has better supports than the plastic ones that come with the kit.
With the kit, the supports have not been made so they fit from back to front, not sure why but all the models I've seen of this is the same yet on the race cars they are like what I'm doing.
The 1/24 scale strut supports work better and I think are more to scale, I'm useing the kit spoiler though as the 1/24 is way too big obviously.
Heres a pic of the 1/24 kit.
You get two different spoilers with the model(not being a rivet counter just having fun making it right)you can see in this pic the spoiler, I've curved the back of it and also the little cuts on the little wings.
Next step, I'm going to primer all these parts mat black except the exhaust which will be a gun metal or dark ali colour.
It's not a complete scratch build but there's still a lot of work, hope you enjoy the posts as much as i will making it.
Cheers
Tony
ps. just seen Carrera have released images of their new cars this year and they are doing a Rossi R8, look forward to comparing my effort to a factory one.
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