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What a great looking B-17 you’re building. All the work you put into detailing the interior looks amazing. Considering it’s in 1:72 scale even more impressive. Very nice work Biggles. Looking forward to the remainder of your build!
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At this stage of the build, only a few parts are added to the interior: a pair of Bose speakers, brake, clutch, and accelerator pedals, and a couple of polished kick plates. At this scale, even "small details" are large enough to be noticed, i.e.: the Bose placard decals. From here, will move on to the front suspension build sequence.
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With just a few minor details left to add here, will move on next to the interior area of the Porsche Carrera GT. I am happy with the faux carbon fiber painted areas. Not perfect, but decals probably would not be perfect either. Not at least if placed by me.
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Yes, it is articulated. A bit on the stiff side, though. Probably the real one has a rather stiff ride as well, but things are designed and built for traction rather than a comfort ride. I presented those photos now because in the next steps, most of the rear suspension will be hidden by the carbon fiber fender well tubs.
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A preliminary look at the fresh paint, as I just now stripped off the tulle mask. There is a faint look of CF but it should look better as the paint dries and settles, then a clear gloss coat is applied. Will come back to it tomorrow.
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The scrap shown is only about 1 sq inch in size. I noticed that difference in CF as well but thought it was probably due to lighting.
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Rear monocoque chassis piece painted in metallic gray. Will give it some drying time before applying the tulle fabric then shooting it in black. After all is said and done, I don’t like it, I can always resort to decals instead.
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I painted a piece of sheet styrene with metallic gray and let it dry. Then a piece of tulle fabric was sprayed with Pixie Spray, a positionable adhesive for stencils. The tulle fabric was applied on the painted surface, then painted with semi gloss black. After removing the fabric, this is the result. I think I can live with that instead of decals. After it’s dry, will apply a gloss clear to seal it all in and unify the colors. Any thoughts?
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Looking at photos of the real machine, it's clear that only a small portion of the CF chassis will be in view. It won't be necessary to try and do and CF treatment to the entire chassis, only the parts that will be seen.
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Before I commit to CF decals, I'm going to experiment with spray painting a CF effect on scrap plastic. I've seen other modelers use tulle fabric as a mask to achieve a credible-looking CF finish. I think it's worth a try. I'll post the test results here so everyone can see. I have not found anyone who markets precut CF masks or decals, so either way, it's going to take a little time and experimentation to get it close to being right.
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Didn't take long to learn the answer to that question. The chassis is carbon fiber. I guess I better acquire some CF decal sheets.
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I’ll do some digging, but I am wondering how much if any of the chassis is carbon fiber. Now’s the time to make that happen if it is carbon fiber.
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Dry-fitting the rear, upper monocoque chassis part reveals how little of the engine will be seen once the model is all together.
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I am working to secure a custom mix of DuPont Axalta paint to replicate this "Signal Yellow" 2010 Carrera GT. This particular color was not one of the 5 colors offered by Porsche but was a special order from the factory, so this particular Porsche is a one-of-a-kind factory car because of the color.
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A quick update on where I’m at with construction of the Porsche Carrera GT. A Tamiya paint jar is in the photo to give a sense of scale. Most of the suspension parts now being added to the build are made of cast metal. Minimal amounts of cleanup are needed before priming and painting.
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It's a reflection from the blue paper as well as a result of no flash being used for the photo.
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Thanks gentlemen. Looking at the photos, I just realized I forgot to attach the windshield wipers!
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Finished - Thanks for following along, for your likes and comments. The show is over, the monkey is dead. See you all again soon with updates on the 1:12 Tamiya Porsche Carrera GT build thread.
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Just a few adjustments...shaker hood intake needs adjustment, a little too low. Bare metal foil chrome trim to be added around window trim. Glass needs to be installed, rear bumper, and license plates, then she'll be done. probably will wrap this one up tomorrow.
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