C9 DONE!!

"RWS Motorsport" (rwsmotorsport)
01/20/2015 at 14:48 • Filed to: Modelling, Sauber C9

Following on from yesterday, I have now 100% completed my Sauber C9 Build. Have to say, I am very pleased with the results. Apart from a minor blemish on the 'passenger' window, it looks pretty good.

Thought id get some pics with its Group C brother, my Porsche 956 model.

And a final group shot of the rest of the gang. All built by me over the last couple of years. Bonus internet points to anyone who can identify all 9 cars.

DISCUSSION (23)

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 14:51

Is that the Tamiya kit? I just sold the AEG Olympia 'circuit board' version of that kit...never got around to building it. Looks awesome, very nice build.

$kaycog > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 14:52

Great job!

RWS Motorsport > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
01/20/2015 at 14:53

Thanks :) It is exactly that kit, but with the decals from Studio 27

http://www.hlj.com/product/S27DC7…

Im sorry, i cant find the link of where I bought from, but I have bought a model from Hobbylink before without a problem.

Party-vi > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 14:55

That looks fantastic! What kind of paint are you using? The worst part about building them for me is painting.

RWS Motorsport > Party-vi
01/20/2015 at 14:58

Thanks :) Yeah its amazing how long the painting takes. Assembly is prob only a few hours. painting it took weeks.

Body was TS83 (tamiya own, metallic silver, really hard to find and expensive :/ ) with a coat of fine surface primer underneath. I used TS28 for the chassis and the rear wing. The wing mirrors and the rear light square were a weird mix of XF4 and X15, which I will never be able to remake ha.

Brodieman > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 15:01

That looks incredible. I wish I had your skill with these.

I have a few kits I've been carrying around that I refuse to do until I get good, I don't want to ruin the kit!

RWS Motorsport > Brodieman
01/20/2015 at 15:08

Well the little civic you can just see poking out in the last picture, that was the first kit i did a couple of years ago. If i'm honest, its a pretty shitty job, but it was super fun, and I learnt so much that the supra that i did second came out soooooooo much better.

I am almost tempted to get another civic kit to go alongside, but in all honesty, i like my crappy little civic ha.

I'd personally vouch for just get stuck in. Its one of those things where once your doing it you'll get much better. theres only so much you can read about technique and stuff before you just have to have a crack at it. If you get a model which you aren't massively precious about, that might be a good way to start. Spraying the bodies is the way to go though, you just cant get a good brush finish on a big surface.

All I will say is Tamiya is the way to go. Ive done an airfix kit and the quality was awful, and the little black GT86 is something like Aoshima, and the quality wasnt up to Tamiyas standard.

philipilihp > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 15:10

Beautiful collection. Is the 956 Tamiya? I need to graduate to those soon, after I finish the current Revell M3DTM I'm working on.

RWS Motorsport > philipilihp
01/20/2015 at 15:14

It is, but it comes with a Newman livery, and I couldnt get the paint finish I wanted on it. So I stuck the bodyshell in Brake Fluid to strip the paint, went and found a Jagermeister livery and viola.

Admittdely the Jagermeister livery is for a 962, so the rear wing doesnt line up properly, and its not perfect, but unless you in full anorak mode you wont notice :D

Captain of the Enterprise > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 15:15

I always thought it would be cool to make one that looked battle scared from racing like a NASCAR model with some small duct tape squares on the bumper and rubber marks down the side.

RWS Motorsport > Captain of the Enterprise
01/20/2015 at 15:18

Do some proper weathering, like its just survived the 24hours. Yeah I couldn't agree more, would look awesome, but I would have to admit thats beyond my ability.

philipilihp > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 15:18

Where did you get the models from, if I may ask?

And also, I shared your post to Live and Let Diecast because racecar.

Captain of the Enterprise > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 15:21

I can only imagine how much work it would take, I think I would have to do it real nice like yours and then find a way to damage it without it coming apart and the detail on the kind of paintwork to show damage would be incredibly hard to replicate

RWS Motorsport > Captain of the Enterprise
01/20/2015 at 15:23

On Britmodeller, there are some guys on there who do weathering on military stuff mostly, and their work is stunning. I dont know how they do it, but its simply incredible.

RWS Motorsport > philipilihp
01/20/2015 at 15:24

OO thanks :)

Umm, this was from my local model shop, as an impulse buy whilst picking up paints for the McLaren Can Am.

The rest have been a mix of amazon, ebay and just passing shops and going oooooo I like that.

The McLaren was an Ebay from Japan, because its quite rare, and VERY expensive here in the UK.

I would say ebay is the best place to get them, theres so much choice, so you can see tamiyas catalog on their own page, and then head to ebay to track it down.

Captain of the Enterprise > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 15:26

Kinja'd!!!

You weren't kidding, the detail is blowing my mind.

philipilihp > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 15:30

Would you like/do you have authorship on LaLD btw? If not, would you like to have it? Your skills are fantastic and I'm sure all of LaLD would love to see more of your collection.

Jobjoris > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 15:44

On the right, from top to bottom:

McLaren M8A

Subaru Impreza WRC (22B STI?)

Porsche 956

BMW M635CSI

Porsche 934

On the left, from bottom to top:

Sauber C9

Castrol Toyota Tom's Supra JGTC

Honda Mugen Civic si Group A

WTF????? Something JDM?

RWS Motorsport > Jobjoris
01/20/2015 at 15:48

Ha nicely done. Yep the Impreza is a mark 1 from 1997 Monte Carlo.

and the WTF?? is a GT86 rocket bunny kit from speedhunters. Was an interesting kit to do, but I would struggle to describe the end result as one i'm pleased with.

100 internet points to you sir :D

Jobjoris > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 16:08

Ha, thanks! Never would have guessed that one, that headlight looks somewhat different with that widened wheel arch! Great game, great results!!!

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 16:19

HLJ is a good source. I actually have a hobby shop near me that I used to frequent for that stuff, but then they laid off the guy (who had literally been working there my whole life) who did the slot cars and model kits, so I stopped going.

George McNally > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 17:50

Fantastic.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > RWS Motorsport
01/20/2015 at 22:58

Kinja'd!!!

NACA ducts http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/naca-inventory… !