kilshaw Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hello, I'm quite new to Britmodeller, so I'll introduce myself. My name is Jake, I am 14 years old, and I live in Warwick. I mostly build Formula One cars, and you may have seen my Williams FW24 on here from a few months ago, which got a Gold at Telford in the Junior's class. Here is my new build. I am using Revell's kit of the Timo Schneider version, however I will change the livery to replicated Mattias Ekström's 2009 Red Bull car. In case some of you don't know, DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) is a German touring car series. In 2009, the drivers used an Audi A4 or Mercedes C-Class. Some of the DTM drivers will be familiar to F1 fans - for example Paul di Resta, David Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher and also F1 test drivers Gary Paffett and Susie Wolff. The conversion requires no actual modification - the only difference is the colour and decals. I am using the decals from Reji Model, which look very good. I haven't done much work on it yet, apart from assembling the engine, gearbox, steering wheel assembly, and small parts in the cockpit. I will post more pictures when I have more progress to show. I must say, that I have never been a fan of Revell kits, and have usually tried to avoid them - but I have read some excellent reviews of these DTM cars so I decided to give one a go! So far at least, it seems like a fantastic model - perfect fit, great detail, and excellent decals. I've liked it so much, that I've just bought another, this time, Martin Tomczyk's 2012 BMW M3. Anyway, here are the decals I will be using: 20140127_184207 by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr Which will look like this: 20140127_184257 by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr The decal instructions call for Tamiya TS-53 Deep Metallic Blue, however I think this is far too dark. I have instead decided to go with TS-51 Racing Blue. Jake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 wonderful model. will follow u. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafney Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Will be watching this thread with interest, had a look on your F1 modeling blog and the Williams you made looks fantastic, so I'm sure this will be another great piece of work! I don't think Revell models are quite as bad as some people make them out to be, so hopefully you will not be disappointed with this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilshaw Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Hello, This evening, I've made some good progress on the Audi. At the weekend, I painted the interior parts in Tamiya TS29 Semi-Gloss Black, decanted through the airbrush. Today, I did the detail painting on the buttons and switches in the interior: Firstly, I primed the buttons: image by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr Using a white paint-pen: image by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr I then used a Sharpie (for the red) and a silver gel-ink pen for the switches: image by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr I would usually have removed and replaced the moulded-in wires, however they aren't that bad, so I left them as they are. Here is the seat, with the decals for the seatbelts. As with the wires, I did consider removing them, however the decals are actually quite good. It just needs some matt varnish to dull them down next. image by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr I decided to experiment with different primers to decide which to use. The decal's instructions call for TS53, but in my opinion, this is far too dark. Instead, I've gone for TS51, which is lighter. image by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr On the left, is TS51 over Tamiya White primer (this part is the chassis, and needs to be blue). In the centre is TS51 over Tamiya Semi Gloss Black. On the right is TS51 over Tamiya Grey primer. I think the white is too light. I think the real car's colour is actually darker than I initially realised, so I think I will go with SG Black as a base, because I think the grey is too light. Thanks, Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Just incase you done know this but tamiya ts51 get very dark even with a few coats its what I have used for the redbull rb6 and also the williams fw24 but they both are different shades of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz962 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Considering the seat belts are decals, they look great. I have a couple of Revell F1 kits in the stash but no DTM's.......yet! Looking good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilshaw Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hello, Some more progress on the A4 this weekend. Unfortunately, I have discovered that the main body shell is warped, so I need another one. I've sent Revell an email about it, and hopefully I'll get a new one. That means that I am delayed on painting the bodywork, so instead, I'm doing some work on the mechanical parts. First, I needed to paint a small part of the chassis in the body colour. I figured that it would be OK to do this, because it isn't that important if this bit of blue is a slightly different colour to the rest of the bodywork, due to where it is. After I left it to dry overnight, I masked and painted the rest of it in TS-6 matt black. image by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr And this afternoon, I have done some assembly of the engine, gearbox, and suspension. I now need to re-mask the blue, and airbrush this in TS-6 again. The reason I have painted the chassis in two parts like this, is because there are parts of the chassis that I wouldn't have been able to reach with the paint if the engine and gearbox were in place. image by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr I have sprayed matt varnish over the seat to dull the seatbelts decals down. image by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr And here are the wheels, with the fantastic tyres, with no mould lines whatsoever. image by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcococca Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi Jake, great result. My full respect for your nice clean built! Cool! Dirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Have fancied one of these DTM cars for a while and this is making me consider them again, just so many things to build, what a great hobby. This has all the makings of a good one looking forward to the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilshaw Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Thanks. Slow progress on the A4, because the bodywork is warped. I sent Revell an email over a week ago, but no reply, despite my chasing them three times. Anyway, the interior is now finished. Here you go: ;-) 20140209_181148 by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr 20140209_181048 by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr 20140209_181021 by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilshaw Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Right then. I've had a reply from Revell (finally) about the replacement part for the Audi, and they say it will be 4-6 weeks (!). There is no more work that I can do on it until I get this part (body shell), so I have boxed it up, and I will come back to it in a few weeks (or months) when I get the part. I've not got loads of time at the moment, so I think for the time being I will start the EBBRO Lotus 49, but just build the engine at the moment, as a sort of 'mini-project'. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilshaw Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Luckily, Revell was able to find a part for me, so I have got it much sooner. Here are some pictures of the progress so far: 20140218_190339 by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr I have painted the body work with TS51 and TS17, and I started to decal. The aftermarket decals from REJI are fantastic - possibly the best I've ever used. The interior: 20140218_190435 by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr The first part I decalled was the engine cover. By the way, it is glossier in real life than it looks on the photos - I still haven't got the hang of getting the best photos yet ;-) 20140218_190541 by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr Here you can see the silver on the roof, which I painted before the blue. 20140218_190556 by Jake Kilshaw, on Flickr Thanks, Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 thats a nice looking kit, and its looking good too. noob question,,, what scale is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilshaw Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Thanks. It's 1/24 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumyboy83 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Coming along nicely. I must get one. Great looking monsterous cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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