building a boxster
 

1/24 replica that is hehe. i will keep on posting pictures here as i move along, so you are welcome to come back and check it out
http://i16.tinypic.com/33nht85.jpg

Will it be the same color of its big brother?

it sure will, it has to look up to something :)

right now i am seperating all the pieces that need to be painted body colored, black, silver, and whathave you. dividing them all up, painting them, and then the assembly can start

Where did you score the model from?


Joe

a hobby store near my house, comes w hardtop, soft top, speedster humps, 2 sets of wheels, all decals...very nice quality i might add.
its made by Tamiya

Tamiya makes some good models indeed. Real rubber tires too!

Sidenote djomlas: You're such a wizard with photoshop...
Do you think you could resize your images a bit before you post them? 800 pixels wide tops?

yea i could resize them no prob, but i just wanted all the pieces to be shown in as much detail as possible.
point taken :)

and yes real rubber tires :)

I got that exact model for christmas from a friend.. well, mine is silver with a red interior... I need to find some red and amber paint for the tail/head lights before i start mine :)

attention to detail is pretty sweet, michelin tires, even speaker grilles and everything, kinda neat

here are some pics of some randome parts that are somewhat done
http://i18.tinypic.com/43e8rvl.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/2v0o36x.jpg
http://i13.tinypic.com/2hfqbr8.jpg
http://i18.tinypic.com/2a5ep35.jpg
http://i10.tinypic.com/4dg4pxs.jpg

i think im about 80% done.
all thats left is some fine tuning, and fixing headlights and tail lights and some other little odds and ends.
heres another pic, color is pretty much the same as my car, but the light in my room doesnt show it that well, its making it blue for some reason, i will get better pics when its all done
but you can see soft top and roadster humps :)
http://i3.tinypic.com/2lbia9x.jpg

That's pretty cool, dj. I want one now.

Cool! Why are there two sets of wheels?

there are 2 couse u have a choice to buils a special edition boxster with speedster hups and color matched wheels, or regular one with soft top and chrome wheels.
but it jsut happend that the special edition wheels are the same ones that i have on my car and i have a hardtop, so its kinda nice.

attention to detail is pretty crazy, even the exhaust tip is 'chrome' add on piece.

i will post more pics later on, im in school til 10pm or so, i test fitted it and the front for some reason sits too high, so i have to play with the suspension to give it a nice stance.

where are the GT3 seats/bumper and Carrera 5 spokes !?!

Heres a tip for the exhaust manifolds, get some redish orangish spray paint, mask the muffler and the tip, Spray some of the spray paint into the air and wave the manifolds past the still floating paint, give it that realistic rust look.

Geez.. it's a freakin automatic! :)

So you got me looking into models from this thread and I ended up coming across a diecast of a Boxster that I thought was pretty cool. Looks just like mine!

So I ordered it for my desk at work. Maybe kinda silly, but looks really cool.

Here is the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/PORSCHE-BOXSTER-S-SILVER-1-18-KYOSHO-DIECAST-MODEL_W0QQitemZ150079760909QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4535 7QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

that's very cool DJ.

If i send you mine, will you finish it....lol/jokes. i have the same boxster model 1/24 and it's been sitting in my closet since the day i bought it. the best part is that i have a bag of paint and brushes with it sitting collecting dust.

i think you just gave me inspiration to finish the job.

nawww doc

the best part is painting it, and puting it together.

looks pretty cool, very detailed, i hope mine looks like that...dam you

It's looking good. You made fast progress!

DJ..you just discovered a winter theraphy for all our comrades who can't drive their box during winter season!

100x big thumbs up to you

pics pics pics... a pose w boxster trunk emblem :)
topless
http://i12.tinypic.com/44pz7h3.jpg
hard top
http://i13.tinypic.com/2q01zde.jpg
convertible top on
http://i16.tinypic.com/35byyop.jpg

dj,

Looks great ! I actually ordered that model a couple of months ago online, but I never received it and they never charged my credit card so I forgot about it :confused:

Can you post information on the hobby shop you picked it up at ? I would like to grab one this weekend...

Thanks !

Nick

its called Venture Hobbies. its in Wheeling. 847-537-8669, venturehobbies.com
give them a call first because i didnt see any more boxsters, but a few other porsches were there.
but if they do have it, gimme a call so we can meet up maybe, im 10 mins from there :)

djomlas, that looks really good.
I wonder if they have a 987 kit. What's the exact name of the product (brand, model, etc) for an online search? How did you do the painting?

flip it upside down, i wanna see what the under body looks like.

CJ, ill snap a picture of underbody tomorrow, my camera is not here now.

but in the meantime, enjoy a picture with the big brother
http://i10.tinypic.com/2eoadjb.jpg

DJ, are you going to Zaino that baby?

I hope you have no issues with the RMS! :(

i did get warranty so RMS wont be a problem hehehe

What technique did you use to paint it? Nice detail with the Porsche and Boxster emblem.

I don't know why but this entire thread is making me crack up!!! looks great man....its kind of funny you got it that close to looking like yours!!!! insane! rms failure, that's great stuff....

I can't wait till Ohio boxster buys one so we can see the "riced" out version with the dreaded supercharger and boost gauge :D sorry, sorry couldn't resist!

Two guesses:

1) Track Tires

2) Snows

:cheers: