[Tamiya] 911(992) GT3 RS Nürburgring RINGTAXI - WIP(Straight Build)

Engraved panel-line after washed. 

The parting lines were only where indicated and were so thin that they were almost invisible, so I couldn't find the parting lines with the panel lines.
Tamiya's quality cannot be praised enough.
 

Sanded. 

I painted the inside black to prevent light from passing through. (I used Vallejo Premium Black) 

I painted the outer surface with white surfacer to equalize the brightness, then painted it with glossy white. 

Masked clear parts.
Painting the taillights would have been quite a hassle and a headache if it weren't for the included masking tape.
I love~ Tamiya! 

All remaining parts have also been trimmed. 

Now I started painting the other parts.
There are some parts that need to have carbon patterns applied here and there, but I painted them as written in the assembly instructions. 

The areas designated as matte/semi-gloss black. But let's call it even with Vallejo primer. 

I painted black to exterior parts for anti subsurface scattering.
Abd I didn't take a picture, but I also painted the transparent parts. 

The masking tape didn't adhere well enough, so there's some smudges in the marked area. Fortunately, since I used water-based paint, I can easily fix this by scraping it off with a toothpick. 

I painted white surfacer on the white exterior parts. 

Masked again. 

I painted gloss color(white, red, black).
And I tried to paint the bathtub a matte black, but I didn't have any matte white, black, or clear paint. I had no choice but to paint it with Black Surfacer...
 

As expected, it turned out to be a waste of time. (The marked areas should be semi-gloss and the other areas should be matte)
I'll just skip it since it won't be visible anyway. 😉 

As always, I painted the small details with a brush. 

Now I'm going to apply the decals. The carbon pattern of the basic decals has rather large particles, so I used separately sold decals. (Only the roof...) 

Now it's time to apply the livery decals, and I started with the part that seemed the most difficult. 

The decals fit perfectly, so it wasn't too difficult. Perhaps because the film layer was tough, like urethane decal paper, the decals would slide when I tried to cut along the panel lines with a knife, so I had to let it dry a bit before cutting. 

On the right, the pattern is concentrated toward the front, and it's divided into four pieces along the panel lines, making it easy to work with. However, in this case, it's tricky to be careful to push the decals all the way into the panel line's inside. 

Done. 

After applying the background decal, it feels much easier to apply the remaining logos and text. 

1st. clear coat. (GSI UV Cut) 

2nd. clear coat. (GSI Super Clear III) 

The surface condition was so bad that I had to sand it. 

Last clear coated. 

Sanded again. 

Polished. 

I painted panel-line. 

I also finished attaching the remaining small decals. 

Ready to assemble. 

I started from the under panel as per the assembly instructions. 

Assembled rear drive train. 

Assembled front drive train. 

Pre-assembled interior. 

Installed bathtub. 

Another view 1 

Another view 2 

Attached the internal parts of the frunk 

Attalched F/R windshield. 

Glued F/R bumper. 

Pre-assembled wheels. 

Combined upper/under body and wheels. 

Next, small external parts such as aero blades were attached.
The blade was also split so I thought it would be difficult to attach, but the parts fit together perfectly so there was no stress at all. 

Finally, assemble and attach the wings and side mirrors. 

I finished it. 

The quality was so good that I couldn't help but exclaim in admiration while assembling it. 

Haven't you made it yet? I would highly recommend!!! 

Thanks for watching 😉