Porsche 911 GT3 RS by gsdpic - Tamiya - 1/24 - PLASTIC

[gsdpic]

Welcome to my build log for the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS by Tamiya.

 

I just can't help myself.  I've been working on the Bluejacket Friendship Sloop and swore I would not start another project while working on that.  But here we are.  I kept looking at my ever growing stash of plastic cars and could not resist. 

 

I've included pictures of the box and most of the kit contents.  There is no replication of the engine, but there are plenty of details in the body and interior to add some complexity.  The engine would not really be visible anyway.  As usual, painting will likely consume most of the construction time.  The decals are nice and include four different colors of the GT3 RS logo that goes on the side....blue, black, silver, and red (in the picture the blue and black look almost the same and the silver looks more like gold).

 

Overall the kit appears to be typical Tamiya high quality.  Interestingly, there are no plated/chrome parts, which is just as well.  The one area that I noticed that is perhaps a bit sloppy is the strange paint recommendations in the instructions.  They recommend a combination of the Tamiya lacquer (LP) paints and Tamiya acrylic (X or XF) paints.  In some cases, they even have the same color of both types....e.g. some parts are indicated as LP-5 Semi gloss black while other parts are indicated as X-18 Semi gloss black, with no rhyme or reason that I have determined.  Also, some of the paint colors called out do not appear in the list of paints on the first page.  e.g. it indicates the brake calipers can be painted LP-21 Italian Red though that color is not listed on the first page, while X-7 Red is listed.

 

Speaking of paint....one nice thing about modeling contemporary Porsches is the "paint to sample" program they have.  For a little bit of spare change (err...$20k for the GT3 RS) they will let you pick from a large library of colors that have been used by Porsche over the years.  Double that amount and they will work with you on any color you want.  So, I can paint this car any color and still claim that it could be realistic.   Without too much thought or hesitation, I knew what Porsche color I wanted to use and was glad to see that it is one stocked by Splash paints.  I think I'll let it be a surprise.

 

As stated, I am also working on the Friendship Sloop so I am not quite sure how my progress will go on this.    I'll likely work on one when paint is drying on the other.

[gsdpic]

I've sprayed some of the splash paints primer on the body and on all the parts while still connected to the sprues.  I admit I was not super diligent about getting perfect coverage of the latter.   There are certain colors, like semi-gloss black, that are used on a lot of parts.  I'll probably separate those from the sprues and start painting them, and also start painting the body and related parts as well.   I think I will use a medium-dark gray for the interior, rather than black, just to try to allow the details a little bit more visible.

 

[gsdpic]

Thanks for the likes and for looking in.

 

I've been doing some work on the interior, even though that is step 9 - 14 in the instructions.   I started out using "German Gray" as the base.  That seemed appropriate for a Porsche.  I wanted gray instead of black just to make it hide details less.

 

Here's the basic tub with the roll bar.  The roll bar on the prototype has a carbon fiber finish, and there is some carbon fiber on the seats.  I used a mixture of black and metallic gray to attempt a carbon fiber look.

The seats:

 

And finally the dash and center console:

I still have some detailing to do on the door panels and the steering wheel, and a few parts....fire extinguisher and pedals...on the main tub, then I'll put it all together.

 

I've also painted the body the yet-to-be-revealed mystery color but have not started doing any clear coating or applying decals to the body.  I started on the interior first because I also painted the inside of the body (headliner area) with the same German Gray.  I wanted to do that before painting the exterior and so figured I might as well work on the interior.
 

 

[gsdpic]

Thanks all for the likes.  I am now done with the interior, steps 9-14 in the instructions.   I plan to now go back to do the chassis, steps 1-8 while also working on the body clear coat and decals.  Of course once installed in the body we'll never again have a good view of the interior.

 

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Thanks for looking in and hitting the like button.

 

I guess it is time to reveal the exterior color, as I have made progress on that though not finished it.  It is....ultraviolet.  And yes this was a color available from Porsche on some of their GT3/GT2 models.   As mentioned before, I got the paint from Splash paints.  I then put on one coat of Tamiya X-22 thinned with Mr Color Leveling Thinner (about 50/50), then put the decals on, then put another thinned coat of X-22 on.  I'll probably do another coat or two of the clear and also want to try some polishing as well to try to improve the finish.  The bits of masking tape you see are protecting the headliner area which is the same German Gray as the interior.  The rear spoiler piece and front nose piece are just temporarily tacked on using a couple dots of white glue.

[DocRob]

That would have been the right Porsche for the man who called himself "Purple Joda from Minnesota", Gary . I like it as it is so un-Porsche. I guess a bit of polishing will help to let the paintjob sparkle. 
I use a very highly thinned mix for the last coat of clear, to achieve the perfect surface and some fellow modelers even claim, to hit the last coat with only leveling thinner when still wet, but I haven´t tried that.

Cheers Rob

[gsdpic]

Thanks for the likes or for just looking in.   I've now completed the chassis and put the interior on the chassis.  From here on it is all about attaching all the bits to the body and then putting the two together.  The trickiest remaining thing is probably masking and painting the windows, as both sides and front and back windows all have some black border to be painted.  Other than the windows, I think I have all the painting done, except perhaps some minor details here and there.  I added a few more coats of clear to the body and it is looking shinier but have not done any sort of polishing just yet.