Kpnuts Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Hi all since I work in a classic Porsche restoration workshop I've built a few Porsche models I've been after this one for a while (as it's one of my all time fav Porsches) I won't be doing it as any of the box art one but one we have in the workshop regularly the number 20 car. I've added a few 1/24 models for scale ref. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 More work on this 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Like it !......harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axeman Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 That is one large kit. Looking forward to how this comes together. Tim 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Got the white on next is masking up for the blue, also got some of the engine and gearbox done. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Nice work and enjoying following your progress Keep 'em comin Peter 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Looks great. I've got a couple of the big Tamiya Porsches but not the 910. Carl 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Thanks guys I wasn't happy with the scale of the kit supplied fuel lines (nearly double the size they should have been at just over 1mm (the actual lines are a tad over 6mm) The only photo ref I have atm is this. I know they are metal in the pic but back then they were clear nylon because they were lighter than metal ones but when they added more ethanol to modern fuel they started to fail (the nylon ones that is) and so modern cars have metal, anyway I've gone of subject metal ones is the only ref I have atm and the nylon ones were a tad smaller so the kit ones are definitely over scale. I've done some weathering on the engine as well and added a few ancillary parts 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Nice progress for sure. Your larger fuel lines do look so much better. Terrific rogress Keep 'em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 OK take some lead solder squash it flat put a couple of bends in it paint one of the bent tabs satin black repeat 12 times and you have a sparkplug retainer. Take some heat shrink tube cut to 2 mm add to the ht lead add some heat and you have a sparkplug cap. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 ......harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Had a bit of a disaster on the masking of this, I Sprayed white over the masking to seal it before spraying the blue but it still bled under the masking really badly. I must admit I did think this masking tape doesn't seem very sticky, just goes to show you should trust your instincts. I've sanded it back, do you think I should remove all the blue paint or will this be enough. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Bummer. Your sanding should be enough before the repaint. One trick I have learned is to spray gloss varnish on the mask before the new paint coat. It seals the tape, and if there are any bleeds, they are of a gloss coat. Hubert 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Yes I thought spraying white over it before the blue would have sealed it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 More progress. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Hi all more done on this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 17 hours ago, Kpnuts said: Hi all more done on this. [img]https://i.ibb.co/dbK91VQ/IMG-6718.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/Y2kF2sP/IMG-6717.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/mbGK6jC/IMG-6716.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/vm9d1kL/IMG-6715.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/ggSHYkB/IMG-6714.jpg[/img] I can’t see the pictures! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Sorry about that fixed now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 I've sanded down the bleed through and Resprayed the white, you can still the blue through it, unsure whether to give it another coat since I'm going to spray the bule again in the same place. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 OK so I've Resprayed the stripes. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Much better. I'm liking it.....harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Looks great. The more I see of your build, the more I'm tempted by the kit. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 You wouldn't believe how hard the suspension on this is and don't get me started on the connection of the wheels to the drive shafts. I've started scratching the slide throttle linkage for it, the guys at work hate this system, there is a plate with 3 holes in it the size if the venturi of the flutes that runs on bearings and slides forwards and backwards to enlarge or reduce the air fuel ratio by sliding the hole thus reducing or enlarging the venturi, it's prone to leaks and not a great system. This car had other throttle linkage systems which were better but the one depicted in the kit is this one so (as it's the car I've worked on it's the one I will try to depict) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 OK some pics of progress so far, I really don't like the tamiya idea of doing the suspension, it's s=€t took ages to do and is very fragile (must be why they give you one extra of each suspension part) I generally like tamiya kits but not a fan of this one for design of assembly luckily I didn't do the suspension in the order tamiya suggest as it would have been even harder to accomplish done in the way the instructions suggest 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Did more work on the 910 made the porsche decals for the side (quite pleased with them) masked and painted the windscreen and built the dashboard. Working on the font for the number 20 (proving quite difficult) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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