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Post by 2whl on Nov 21, 2019 8:31:22 GMT -8
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Post by afx on Nov 21, 2019 8:35:32 GMT -8
I assume this is the 1/12th scale kit - is that correct?
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Post by 2whl on Nov 21, 2019 9:18:10 GMT -8
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Post by 2whl on Dec 15, 2019 16:42:25 GMT -8
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Post by Joel_W on Dec 17, 2019 6:30:03 GMT -8
2whl, One of my all time favorite Porsche cars, and like you I much prefer the non-tail fin version as I saw race at Sebring many years ago with Joe Siffert at the controls.
The mockup of the engine is just beyond belief, and sadly way beyond my modeling abilities. One just really needs to be truthful with one's self. Besides on a retired person's fixed budget, it's not in the cards either.
Will certainly be following your build with great interest.
Joel
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 17, 2019 14:10:59 GMT -8
That's one thing about this scale that I do like is all the extra detailing that can be done. On the other hand builds like this take up way too much room for my limited display space. Looking forward to more progress.
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Post by 2whl on Dec 18, 2019 11:53:18 GMT -8
Thanks for looking in, guys 2whl, One of my all time favorite Porsche cars, and like you I much prefer the non-tail fin version as I saw race at Sebring many years ago with Joe Siffert at the controls. The mockup of the engine is just beyond belief, and sadly way beyond my modeling abilities. One just really needs to be truthful with one's self. Besides on a retired person's fixed budget, it's not in the cards either. Will certainly be following your build with great interest. Joel Joel, don't sell yourself short. After seeing what you can do with plastic kits, MFH would not be beyond your ability. But I will agree about the cost. They are expensive. Luckily, I have a lot of plastic kits I have been selling off to offset the cost. I've been working on the rear chassis framework. At first it looked like I needed to grow a couple more hands to hold all of the pieces together. But fortunately, the two side pieces had tiny screws to hold them to the bottom. Then it was a matter of adding the additional parts one at a time. I have been using J-B Weld to glue the parts together. 220
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Post by Joel_W on Dec 18, 2019 15:01:17 GMT -8
2whl, The tranny seating in the rear portion of the frame really looks the part. I'm just super impressed with how these kits build up.
Joel
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Post by 2whl on Dec 21, 2019 10:39:09 GMT -8
These chassis pieces go from the rear framework to the side body panels. So I assembled the rear structure to the front chassis bottom and then added the side pods. It made lining up the side chassis tubing a breeze. 267
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Post by Joel_W on Dec 22, 2019 7:29:10 GMT -8
2whl, Not so sure it's a breeze for most of us, especially me. You're making truly outstanding progress for sure.
Joel
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Post by 2whl on Dec 22, 2019 16:13:16 GMT -8
Thanks Joel. I appreciate your support. The rear framework is now complete enough to go to the paint booth. 298
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Post by robhart on Dec 22, 2019 18:34:05 GMT -8
Nice work.
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Post by 2whl on Dec 24, 2019 16:01:22 GMT -8
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Post by 65slotcar on Dec 24, 2019 16:16:56 GMT -8
that rear frame work looks insane. i love the detail from Model Factory Hiro kits. i always wondered why some parts are cast in resin or plastic and some in metal. i have a couple cobra kits and the body is resin cast ,doors are resin cast but hood and trunk are metal. you would think it would be easy just to make it all resin cast.
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Post by 2whl on Dec 24, 2019 17:51:40 GMT -8
that rear frame work looks insane. i love the detail from Model Factory Hiro kits. i always wondered why some parts are cast in resin or plastic and some in metal. i have a couple cobra kits and the body is resin cast ,doors are resin cast but hood and trunk are metal. you would think it would be easy just to make it all resin cast. Thanks Bill. The rear frame work does look crazy, but wasn't that hard to assemble. I just took it one piece at a time. I have the 1/12th Cobra and the body is resin, but the doors, hood, and trunk are all white metal. I like the white metal because you can tweak it into shape because it's relatively pliable. I've talked to a couple of guys who understand the design and creation of low production kits and they say white metal is more forgiving. If a part comes out of the mold wrong or incomplete, you can just throw the parts back into the melting pot and try again.
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