Porsche 956 - 1000 Km Spa 1984 - WIP

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May 27, 2015
As usual I start by cleaning up all the resin parts. I also cut off the mirrors which are cast to the body, but this is wrong: they should be fixed by means of a small support. So I scratched new mirrors in white plasticard.
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May 27, 2015
The rear wing was adjusted to fit between the vertical fins. The non-existing central supports were also scratched with plasticard and some metal wire.
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May 27, 2015
I opted to dry fit the complete model which doesn't have a great deal of parts: the only missing parts on this picture are the steering wheel, the windshield and the wiper. But I will scratch a few extra parts to complete the model as well.
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May 28, 2015
Next I take the dry fitted parts apart again, and I concentrate on the main body. First I put on a white primer, and after 24 hours drying time I spraypaint it with Tamiya TS-26 Pure White.
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May 28, 2015
I didn't use the spraycan though, because in 1/43rd scale you lose control over the paint dispersion; so I spray the paint into my airbrush first and then I gently spray the body at low air pressure.
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June 2, 2015
Once the white paint is dry, I start to mask the body with BMF and Maskol, giving the Porsche a psychedelic look 😉
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June 2, 2015
Maskol is a liquid which becomes elastic once dry.
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June 2, 2015
Then the body is sprayed with the airbrush to keep the flow of paint under control.
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June 2, 2015
Once the BMF and Maskol are removed, the body looks like this. Now it's time to fix some decals 😉
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June 6, 2015
And this is how the Porsche looks with 99% of the decals in place.
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June 6, 2015
There is just 1 little decal missing at each side of the car, situated at the vertical stabilisation fins.
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June 6, 2015
Here's the explanation: the decal set I used comes from a 'long tail' Porsche (below) while the car I'm building is a 'short tail' Porsche, showing larger Rothmans logos. So I had to order an aftermarket set of Rothmans logos in Japan (HLJ)...
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June 26, 2015
While I was waiting for the missing 'Rothmans' decals I continued to work at the cockpit. Most of the work is painting details manually because Starter always casts the resin interiors in one piece (except for the steering wheel and gear lever).
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June 26, 2015
There were no decals available, so I dived into my spare parts box to give the dashboard a minimum of realistic look. I also added the fire extinguisher.
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June 26, 2015
Then finally the Rothmans decals sheet arrived, enabling me to fix the correct sized logos at the vertical fins of the Porsche. Here it is completed and gloss coated, ready to be detail painted.
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June 26, 2015
I also put the wheel centres in place and I applied the decals on them. I'll tell you a little secret: they state 'Porsche 962' instead of 'Porsche 956' because I borrowed them from a Porsche 962 kit. But it's nearly impossible to notice 😉

Komentáře

1 27 May 2015, 12:31

Guy Golsteyn Autor
Subject of this build will be the Porsche 956 in which Ickx/Mass finished second in the 1984 Spa 1000km. There is no kit available to build this model, so I combine the Starter kit of another Porsche 956 short-tail with the well-known Rothmans livery. The first pictures were uploaded already.

27 May 2015, 12:41

Guy Golsteyn Autor
First coat of white paint had been applied.

28 May 2015, 15:42

Steve Wilson
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Hi Guy, it's starting to look really good, I remember seeing it race, sounded good too;)👍

2 June 2015, 10:33

Guy Golsteyn Autor
Some more progress pics available...

6 June 2015, 09:49

Guy Golsteyn Autor
I added some extra progress pics...

26 June 2015, 09:52

Lee Fogel
Looks great! Very nice work

26 June 2015, 13:28

Luc B
amazing little details! I love the crisp paint job and decalling as well 👍

27 June 2015, 10:21

Guy Golsteyn Autor
And finally the Porsche is finished 😉

1 July 2015, 15:01

Bill Gilman
How do you do this in 1:43 scale! I thought my 1:72 aircraft models were small. Superb work!

1 July 2015, 15:56

Guy Golsteyn Autor
@Guido: in the 'Finished model pics' album 😉

1 July 2015, 17:32

Bill Gilman
Thanks, Guido. What you've written makes a lot of sense to me. I will take your advice and look for a nice 1:43 scale kit to start with! 🙂

3 July 2015, 00:23

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Porsche 956 - 1000 Km Spa 1984

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1:43 Porsche 956 - "Gunston" (Starter none)

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