Porsche 917 le mans winner 1970

[Tomtom12]

Hi all, going through the stash and decided to build this model next. This a 1/24 Porsche 917 from Fujimi this is the car which won le mans in 1970 driven by
Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood. Porsche claimed the first of what was to become 16 overall victory's at this prestigious endurance event with this car.
This 917k was from the Porsche Salzburg team.

















Made a start on the bodywork.








I brought this book a couple of mouths ago some stunning photos, it tell the history of one of the iconic 917 the one with the hippy livery and the complete history of the car from manufacture to present day through all its owners and races. I will be using it for ref pictures.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Another great model topic, such a sleek beauty
How would you compare the Fujimi kits to Tamiya's in quality of fit and finish?
Seems my favorite Tamiya is not making many 1/20 scale F1 cars anymore
I have ordered a Fujimi 1/20 GP-02 F1 Ferrari 126C2 Long Beach GP which was Gilles Villenueve's last car

[Tomtom12]

Hi Two, I think tamya is a little better in terms of quality of the plastic, the body on this car seems quit hard and the black plastic parts seem soft I will let you know how it goes together as I build it, thanks for looking.

[AchtungPanzer]

Good start. Good luck !

[Tomtom12]

Hi everyone thanks for looking, here is another small update. joined the front of the body together and the small rear fins on the back. had to use a small amount of filler and also filled a few sink holes. Then on with a few coats of zero paints micro primer. Primed and sprayed the wheels also with alclad steel. The detail on the moulds is very good hopefully get to start putting it together in the next few days, once again thanks for the comments and for looking.



Filled in the air intake on the upper side






Wheels aren't this bright just looks this way due to the flash on the camera.

[Twokidsnosleep]

It is going to be a stunning model
Great detail painting on the wheels, I see valve stem holes too
What color scheme are you painting the body red or blue/ green?
Scott

[rustygunns]

I love this car, the blue and orange Gulf livery was my favorite. I remember having several HO scale slot cars as a kid and detailing them up. Loved the Jag in the background too
Cheers, Dave

[UKguyInUSA]

Ohhh, she's looking sweet! Looking forward to seeing this baby come together

[Desertfish]

Nice result. These come out a lot better than the steel from my Alclad bottle. What primer are you using?

[rm6239]

Nice wheels man .

I'll follow along for the rest of the build.

cheers

Rossco

[Tomtom12]

Hi every one thanks for the comment, Desertfish the primer for the wheels was from Alcad black primer and micro filler, should have another update in a couple of days just got back from a short break to Spain

[Tomtom12]

Hi everyone here is another update. painted the bodywork with zero paints bright red, The drive shaft and disc brakes were painted with alclad, the tub was painted with Tamiya neutral grey XF53 hope you all like the photos and thanks for looking.

[Twokidsnosleep]

How did you "weather" the drive shafts, they look fantastic and real
Is it just a thin flat black wash or something else??
Wish I could get the Zero paint in Canada
Scott

[UKguyInUSA]

Nice grease/oil stains on those disc brakes and drive shafts and overall, she's looking sweet!

[Tomtom12]

Hi two I used Mig ammo engine oil stains on the drive shafts and discs.
I get the zero paint from hiroboy I think he can supply to Canada Have a look on his website he also stocks loads of after market stuff for cars and bikes.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh that is an amazing store, thanks for the info

[Tomtom12]

Hi all another update, started to put the front part of the chassis together and made a start on the dashboard this was a bit fiddly you need to fix the roll bar part first before the dashboard or you cant get it to fit. First attempt at flocking the seats they didn't come out to bad you need to press the flocking down once its on the glue or its looks to fluffy . I wasn't going to detail this kit put decided to fit some detail any way. fitted a union to the fire extinguisher and then going to add some piping when its in place. Sprayed the gearbox in Alclad magnesium and gave the discs a dark wash to bring out some detail. Thanks for looking.

[Tomtom12]

Hi everyone here is another update. Fitted seat belts and anchor points to baulk head.





There is no engine in this kit, so fitted rear suspension drive shafts and gearbox.




Added a few wires to the battery these connect to the baulk head electrical boxes






Here is the fan that sits on top of the engine, the engine in this car was air cooled the radiator at the front was to cool the oil.
I painted the fan Tamiya flat white and then clear yellow and then a wash of Mig engine oil.


Engine cover with a coat of clear.


Fan a cover together


Body with first coat of clear.







Thanks for looking.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Superb!
Great to see the update, loving the car
Apparently my LHS carries the Mig paints, so guess where I am headed this weekend

[UKguyInUSA]

Sweet! She's coming together beautifully!

[Hendrix27x]

Wow! Looks stunning so far. Great work!

[Tomtom12]

Thanks for the comments guys hope to have another update soon.

[Tomtom12]

Hi all another small update. Started to fix the decals.



Painted the headlamp covers Tamiya clear yellow.




Removed the chrome that comes on the parts with Mr muscle oven cleaner first time doing that worked as treat, then primed the parts with Alcad gloss black then sprayed with Alcad chrome.


Rear lights painted and fixed in place.


Thanks for looking more soon hopefully.

[Tomtom12]

HI everyone. I have now almost fix all the decals in place, here are a few pictures.

















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All that's left to do is a few coats of clear and fix the wiper blades and the fuel caps in place.

Thanks for looking.

[Twokidsnosleep]

looks super

[Tomtom12]

Thanks scott, nearly there

[martin57]

you have done a great job of that. like it a lot

[Tomtom12]

Thanks for the kind words Martin