Martini Porsche 935 by kpnuts - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12

[kpnuts]

Hi all just won this on ebay(won't be starting it for a while as this covid is doing a real job on me atm)

[Egilman]

I'll be here brother, got a '66 Mk 4 in the stash in the same scale...

 

Get yourself well my friend, it's no fun being sick...

[kpnuts]

Hi all well I've made a start. For a Tamiya kit there are some horrid seams on the front end.

I've not glued anything in the front yet, this is just for a look see I've masked the inside of the tank and tried to show some fuel in there.

[Egilman]

19 minutes ago, kpnuts said:

I've masked the inside of the tank and tried to show some fuel in there.

Ahhhh, the master is at work again....

 

You still amaze me with your skills at replicating real life....

[mtaylor]

I must confess I'm surprised that the tank is clear plastic.   I'm assuming the real ones were that way also and there was no fuel bladder?

[kpnuts]

The fuel cell is fiber glass and has to be certified each year.

[mtaylor]

3 hours ago, kpnuts said:

The fuel cell is fiber glass and has to be certified each year.

Thanks for the info.  I wasn't aware of that.  

[kpnuts]

OK so as you can see I'm not building this as a showroom car but rather as one that has just finished a race.

[popeye the sailor]

look'in good KP!  

[kpnuts]

Hi all added battery cables

and starter motor cables.

I've got to say I'm super happy with the metal effects on this. The casings would be made of magnesium and I've worked up close and personal on hundreds of these and I don't think I could get more realistic results, I tried a different approach, normally I use ABT engine grease thinned down to a wash but I didn't want to disturb the mig steel colour I had used which I know white spirit based wash would so I tried a wash of vallejo engine grey over it. I'm loving the result, I can see me using this again.

[king derelict]

The engine castings look like the real metal thing. Excellent

Alan

[kpnuts]

OK so I've added the advance retard pipe to the distributor (assuming you can even see it)

Body painted.

And more work on the engine

[kpnuts]

Did some work on the fuel pump, Tamiya would have you use plastic tube for the fuel lines whereas they are metal on the real thing.

Since I've used artistic licence already and depicted gold plated nuts and bolts I decided to depict gold plated fuel lines too.

[popeye the sailor]

very nice indeed!   

[kpnuts]

Hi all turbo and some ancillary parts started.

[kpnuts]

Hi all well I'm back from Scotland so did some work on this today, this is as much detail as the kit supplies I've done a trial fit in the body to see how it looks, I've got more pipework and wiring to add yet.

[Egilman]

You constantly amaze me in how you can take common cast plastic and make it look like metal.... (indistinguishable from real life car parts)

 

Your going to have to teach me that some day.... {chuckle}

 

Very nicely done...

[kpnuts]

It's just paints mate.

[GrandpaPhil]

Looking awesome!

[Egilman]

11 hours ago, kpnuts said:

It's just paints mate.

I know that brother, it's the majik you do with them that's got everyone's attention.... 

[kpnuts]

I posted a tutorial on one of the forums I'm on, on how I do it, I would post here but I don't know where to post it.

I could post a link to it if you like.

[Egilman]

11 minutes ago, kpnuts said:

I posted a tutorial on one of the forums I'm on, on how I do it, I would post here but I don't know where to post it.

I could post a link to it if you like.

OH Please!!! I love new or better techniques... And I believe there is a fora here for posting techniques tutorials, but I think it's reserved for ship related techs...

[kpnuts]

You ask I obey.

[kpnuts]

I know it's got a cross in it but if you click on the link it works

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by kpnuts

[Canute]

Took me to the end of your collection of photos for the build.

[Egilman]

44 minutes ago, kpnuts said:

I know it's got a cross in it but if you click on the link it works

 

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!

 

I've been trying to figure out that technique for years now ever since I first seen it on a completed model....

46 minutes ago, kpnuts said:

You ask I obey.

No, no, no... I prefer to think of it as the master freely showing us the way.... I command nothing but my brush and knife, sometimes not too well either... You, by your good graces, have just expanded my knowledge....

 

Much much appreciated... 

[kpnuts]

My pleasure mate if I can help with any aspect of modeling I'm happy to.

[mtaylor]

Here's the direct link... no looking for "X"....    https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/engines-engines-engines.37870/

 

If you get an X when pasting, look to the bottom and you'll see a message about the embedding.  Just copy the link addy from the website and then paste it in the post.   

 

 

[kpnuts]

Sorry for the late reply Canute, wasn’t sure what you meant, if you scroll past those pics the tutorials are after them

[Canute]

No problem, mate. The icon was just the X. Mark passed on the complete link. Looks good. Thanks for posting.