Tamiya 1/12 Porsche 910

[kpnuts]

It was supposed to arrive Monday cost 73 quid in customs charges then they wanted 12 quid to deliver it today, I didn't pay it but it still arrived today.

I'm sooo excited.

[kpnuts]

Made a start on this primed the main body and glued the main part of the engine together, added some 1/24 scale kits for size ref.

[Bernard Kron]

I had to laugh It's so BIG. But these large scale kits are so demanding since the builder's skill is so mercilessly on display. As it happens I've seen this kit completed by a very fine modeler and it was spectacular. I'm confident that in your hands it will prove equally impressive.

[kpnuts]

Thanks Bernard

[kpnuts]

Start on painting the engine.

[kpnuts]

Got the white on next is masking up for the blue, also got some of the engine and gearbox done.

[kpnuts]

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 stretched the kit ones which made them thinner.



I've done some weathering on the engine as well and added a few ancillary parts.

[kpnuts]

OK so a little bit of added detail (and it is little)

Take a piece of solder and flatten it.



Cut into 7mm lengths paint the tip satin black put a couple of bends in it, repeat 12 times and you have sparkplug retaining clips.



Take some heat shrink tubing cut into 2mm lengths



Add to end of plug leads and you have plug caps

[fordrodnkustom]

Impressive realistic details as always. Looking good.

[kpnuts]

Hi all more done on this.

[kpnuts]

Bit more work on this one.

[kpnuts]

OK so second attempt at the spray job and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.









A vast improvement on this.

[Pontz]

The detail touches you're adding look very realistic. Have you added any extras to the kit or just enhancing what is there?

Regards,

Richard

[kpnuts]

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) 

[kpnuts]

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)