1:10 RC Porsche 911 GT2

[C.A.R.]

Right, I know this isn't strictly a car but it's still an expensive toy!

When I turned 16 my mum and dad got me this kit, it's a Tamiya PIAA Porsche 911 GT2. The 993 variant of the GT2 is my favourite Porsche ever and this kit was rare back then, even rarer now!



I never intended to paint it up in box colours with the logos, I always wanted to create a custom road car. I built the chassis, then upgraded it, cut the bodyshell out and masked it up...then I got interested in real cars.



As such this has been boxed-up for the last 7 years! I finally dug it all out at the weekend to have a look at what was needed.



There are a load of alloy upgrades there, but I might not bother installing them. The Porsche is never going to be used in anger, so there seems little point in putting shinys on it!

You can see the other chassis to the left, where the upgrades might end up. The Porsche sits on a TA03R-S chassis, a belt-driven 4wd car with the engine at a rear-bias (that's where the "R" comes in) and a short-wheelbase version (the "S" bit if you're still wondering). This makes some parts a real bitch to get hold of, another reason why I don't want to run it!

The other chassis is a TA03F. This is standard-length but with the engine at the front of the chassis, this one will actually get used.

Back to the Porsche.

I'm torn on colours, I need to spray it up when the weather improves (sprays work better when it warms up) but for a road car it needs to look smart.
Here are some I found on the web-


I'm leaning towards silver...What do you reckon?

I test-fitted the wheels, we have a LOT of dish on the back



But they need spacing out even more-


And I also have two different wing packages, one with an extra-high rear spoiler support, I don't know which one to fit?



--------

I'll keep this updated with my other projects as well. I had to sell a lot of my cars when I moved out, but here are some of my previous efforts -
Mini-Me-




The SuBUGru -


This thing was actually epic, strong 4wd chassis and a huge rear wing built for the Pikes Peak :p With the help of some Meccano!

Drift Skyline -


Lancer Evo VI (Now Sold )



Drifting Scoob-

---

Drift Corolla -


This was actually used in a round of competition, came 3rd

Civic Type R- (on a Mini Cooper Chassis)


M-Chassis MX5 (Now Sold )



M-Chassis Classic Beetle (Now Sold )



Gran Turismo Pace Car R34 GTR-


Yes, the sirens all worked and it had the appropriate flashing hazard lights. I still have this, but it's looking a bit sorry for itself

Old Truck thing (really wish I never sold this )


There are many others, but that's enough bandwidth for today

The final plan is to have a selection of nice cars and a couple that I can take out and give a good thrashing -

TA03R-S / Carbon - Porsche 911 GT2 Road Car
TA03F Nismo Skyline Z-Tune Bayside Blue
TA05R Mazda RX-7 Road Car
TT01 Gran Turismo Pace Car GTR
F103GT Honda NSX Type R Widebody (road car)
M-03R Mini Cooper (classic)
TA03R Porsche 911 GT3 RS (996)
FF02 Peugeot 306 Maxi WRC car
DF-03 Off-road buggy
and of course the SuBUGru

The collection is not supposed to get any bigger than that, but I'm a big fan of Japanese sportscars so there's a possibility of gaining a Toyota Supra and possibly a couple of others, but I'm on a strict budget so I'm working with what I've already got first!!

Comments welcome!