Renault 5 Maxi Turbo, fully open, Scuderia lab 1/24

You all know everything about this fabulous kit so no introduction is needed.
I will try to make it fully open, saying that I mean I will open the doors also :lol: , since hoods are already open.

First thing I would like to thank guys from Scuderia lab for supporting me with this project by an extra body shell.

So this is what I started with.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4200362.jpg

I took all Proxxon extras I have and prepared my self for a butchering (I have took a quick short drink before :lol: )

So I sliced extra body in few pieces (boy did my heart heart when I did that).

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4200364.jpg

then doors away from "real" body

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4200365.jpg

and I made some rough fit.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4200366.jpg

Door frame is very fragile and I must make extra effort to keep it alive.

Next is a lot of putty work to make inside look like the real thing.

Cheeers, I done same thing but my window frames are die.... well no probs :D. Mine is also comic since doors are decalled already :D, like those junkcars-park collages :D

Sasa, why dont you use Tamiya R5 body for doors???

Sasa, why dont you use Tamiya R5 body for doors???

I don't have it :lol:....besides I don't like plastic any more :lol:

Wow, great distruction :)

keep up with to nice work, hope to see it finished soon.

Gulp!!!!!!

:yikes: what ?? you dare killing a Scuderia Italia Lab's body !!?? :eek: :evillol: :evillol:

Ok that's for a fair affair (don't really know if it's the right translation for "juste cause" in french) !! :naughty:

I'll be watching this closely as I intended to do the same a short moment but am really afraid to completely destroy the kit...

But I have spare tamiya 5 turbo kits... Maybe I'll think to this solution.

Anyway mine is sleeping in its box waiting for the right moment.

More updates please!!

If I knew this will be so much work I wouldn't have done it in the first place...but that is joy of modeling...right? :D

Anyhow basic putty work is done, I used two part epoxy from Tamiya, now for fine putty work and then door hinges.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4290405.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4290406.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4290407.jpg

with all the lids on

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4290409.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4290410.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4290411.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4290414.jpg

still not perfect but I am slowly getting there :D

doors, a lot of work, in the end I figured I did it wrong, well it will not be the same as original but I am not planing to re-putty everything.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4290408.jpg

inside fit, some more putty is required.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/sjelic/Maxi/P4290415.jpg

Thanks for your support guys ;)

Very nice Sasa.
Looking forward to you finishing this one.

What an amazing start, Sasa...

Robi :)

I will be following along for sure on this, already it's a fantastic project.

What an amazing start, Sasa...

Robi :)

I agree, looks as if we´ll see another masterpiece after the Ferrari F1

Oooh, this looks interesting :) Definitely following this one.