Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956

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kpnuts Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,151	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 13, 2020 16:51:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kpnuts on Nov 13, 2020 16:51:04 GMT -5 Hi all my boss asked me to build this for him. I made a start

kpnuts Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,151	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 15, 2020 14:16:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kpnuts on Nov 15, 2020 14:16:38 GMT -5 Hi all more progress on this (you can tell its an old Tamiya kit as there is loads of detail to be added, thats not supplied with the kit)

mack2856 Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 316	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 16, 2020 21:54:59 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mack2856 on Nov 16, 2020 21:54:59 GMT -5 Coming together very nicely.

jbwelda Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,233	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 16, 2020 22:25:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jbwelda on Nov 16, 2020 22:25:12 GMT -5 I hope you are in line for a major raise in salary! Looks impressive so far. jb

kpnuts Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,151	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 19, 2020 15:46:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kpnuts on Nov 19, 2020 15:46:40 GMT -5 Hi all more progress, made some of the missing pipework.

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Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 22, 2020 15:36:03 GMT -5

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Hi all I thought I had done my first colour coat then realised the rear fins should have been white on the outside.

And made a start on scratch building the brake air ducting (these bits are tiny 5x8mm)

For the ducting the plan is to use a spring and some shrink wrap (we will see thats the plan anyway))

kpnuts Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,151	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 24, 2020 15:43:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kpnuts on Nov 24, 2020 15:43:33 GMT -5 Oops please mask properly ( how did i make this novice mistake) now I have to mask again.

kpnuts Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,151	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 26, 2020 15:32:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kpnuts on Nov 26, 2020 15:32:57 GMT -5 More progress. Made the air ducts and flexible hose for the brakes and decided (with great trepidation) to try the old kit decals. Seems they're fine (sighs with relief)

fordrodnkustom Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 2,649	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 26, 2020 15:47:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fordrodnkustom on Nov 26, 2020 15:47:32 GMT -5 Coming along quite nicely I'd say!
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harron68 Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,423	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 27, 2020 8:20:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by harron68 on Nov 27, 2020 8:20:30 GMT -5 Super work on a superior kit! To forget to mask off the scoop areas made me chuckle! I did the same a few times. Excellent attention to detail as you always do too!

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Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Nov 28, 2020 15:57:10 GMT -5

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More progress on the 956, added detail to the dashboard

And work on the wheels

Dont know why they used 2 different wheels sets (although it makes no difference when you put the 956 covers on as you can hardly see any of the wheel detail)

And more decal work

kpnuts Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,151	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Dec 5, 2020 16:26:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kpnuts on Dec 5, 2020 16:26:51 GMT -5 On the last leg now (more pipe work to add) but I have to attach the front to the car first and I can't do that till the gloss coat and I can't add that till all the decals were added so here we are

mack2856 Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 316	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Dec 5, 2020 20:25:40 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mack2856 on Dec 5, 2020 20:25:40 GMT -5 Those decals really pop, I feel like a cigarette, not really.

kpnuts Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,151	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Dec 6, 2020 15:21:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kpnuts on Dec 6, 2020 15:21:42 GMT -5 More done to this.

fordrodnkustom Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 2,649	Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 Dec 7, 2020 14:47:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fordrodnkustom on Dec 7, 2020 14:47:16 GMT -5 Incredible work and detail here. Looks great. A suggestion if I may...have you thought about sanding the tread surface of the tires to give them a used look? Just a thought.
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jbwelda: Thanks again Tom, funny thing is, this current IP also resolves to an Amazon address but seems to work just fine. jb May 29, 2023 15:06:36 GMT -5

HotRodTom: qu.2

It's an interweb thing..... May 29, 2023 19:46:30 GMT -5

jbwelda: ha ha happened again...this is getting really tedious. now i am in canada and working well Jun 14, 2023 11:22:48 GMT -5

jbwelda: wow like three whole people logged on yesterday...I feel like a rat on a sinking ship! Oct 8, 2023 11:34:03 GMT -5

HotRodTom: You know JB, U-boats had UnterZeRattens.... Haaaaa! Oct 17, 2023 18:53:34 GMT -5

sharp: Happy New Year guys!! c.1

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RodBurNeR: nice Bonneville up top! hey all, I still am around but struggling to get my hobby hands back, mainly no way to paint right now Jan 16, 2024 22:48:31 GMT -5

jbwelda: NNL West is today, anyone going? Its going to be crazy around there what with the footsball game next door. First time in a while I am avoiding it but hope someone posts some photos. Jan 20, 2024 12:51:40 GMT -5

jbwelda: heard it was announced that next year will be the last NNL West. Another one bites the dust. Jan 22, 2024 13:59:15 GMT -5

jbwelda: yo Mar 19, 2024 13:07:33 GMT -5

jbwelda: looks like visits here are dwindling rapidly...wonder why that would be? May 4, 2024 22:19:40 GMT -5

Spike: What's happening out there? I seems that fewer and fewer members of this forum are building model cars, or are they still being built but not being shared? Jul 8, 2024 13:46:43 GMT -5

jbwelda: well speaking for myself there are a number of reasons I haven't been participating lately, the most likely one is that I generally do not build much during the summer months. Too many other things to occupy my time. Jul 10, 2024 11:36:30 GMT -5

jbwelda: Second, this past year I have been spending time in Jamaica a lot, I have a winter place there I have shared for years now and try to spend at least a few months there a year. I have few or no model supplies there and other things to smoke, uh, do there. Jul 10, 2024 11:37:48 GMT -5

jbwelda: Third, there really has been very little in the way of models newly released that do much for me. All this reissue sixties junk the USA companies push out I have very little interest in. Euro car kits have been pretty sparse the last couple years. Jul 10, 2024 11:39:17 GMT -5

jbwelda: And mail order is getting more expensive. So mostly I have been sitting on the sidelines, but come autumn, I will probably get back into it. I have a few projects I need to finish up. Just a matter of motivation. Jul 10, 2024 11:41:43 GMT -5

jbwelda: I realize many more people here are much more involved than I have been but I too have noticed the huge drop off in participation by those who seem mostly to just look and not build, or at least not post builds here. Jul 10, 2024 11:42:46 GMT -5

Spike: I don't mean to criticize, I just want to see more models. Jul 12, 2024 15:18:22 GMT -5

jbwelda: site seems to have some problems, when i log in from the USA, i get a msg about the site not being available; when i change my vpn to Canada, it comes right up...for instance i am right now "in" Canada. Might want to look into that and yeah, I do know what Jul 15, 2024 19:06:25 GMT -5

jbwelda: I am doing. Might be my computer or the continuing problem with my isp evidently being somehow banned somehow, see messages above. Jul 15, 2024 19:06:59 GMT -5