Porsche 917K - Steve McQueen's "Le Mans"

[mel79]

Superb work as usual!

Following your and Sean's progress threads made me order the Fujimi kit, some after market parts and the book French kiss with death - Steve McQueen and making of Le Mans. Maybe one day I'll have a model of #20 in my collection too

-Mikko

[hompe]

Its great every centimeter of it and detail down to the smallest, you should be very very very very very proud of it its a beautiful car built great

[tonioseven]

Simply perfect!!

[gionc]

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

Thanks!

Plans, yeah lots of plans... Probably a DBR9 or XJ220.

zzzzlurrrp!!!!

well Phil speaking of classics, prototype and 60' cars I'm a sick ferrarist, but I can't avoid to pay my tribute to this awesome car as well as your fantastic build, congrats, I guess you aren't in need of whishes for the contest...

[MPWR]

Sweet build, Phil. Just lovely. A magnificent tribute to a true classic.

[Honny]

Thats a beauty !

Another masterpiece from you.

[OrangeR]

You did it again Phil! A wonderful WIP and a top of the line result.
Your work is truly addictive.
By the way please don't get away for so long as you did before this build, really, we need our Pills err I mean our Phil dosis

[SkylineFan]

The Car is jaw dropping gorgeous Phil.. Extremely inspiring!!!!

DaveT

[jaykay640]

Fantastic model of one of the greatest race cars ever from the best car/racing movie ever :-)

Note for future projects list.......gotta try photo etching a 1/24 scale Heuer Monaco :-)

[Jamme]

Fantastic Job that you made here, Phil!



I love it!

Jamme

[willimo]

Originally Posted by rod_k2

PUNCH ME!! PUNCH ME IN THE FACE!!

My thoughts exactly! The finish actually exceeds the beauty of the Work in Progress! This was one of the... the... most... the most interesting, best builds to watch progress, and to see it done is excellent. You really are a master among men. Gorgeous work!

10 of 10!

Fantastic!

Everything you build makes me want to try to build the same one... that is to say, your work is so good it's inspirational on the basest level.

[rollover]

I just started a Fujimi 917 and I have Hippycar decals for it, but after seeing yours, I took it outside and smashed it with a hammer!!!!!

Just kidding, but I am getting a lot of tips. great work.

[alfmorey]

Hello Phil, I see the photos of your model, is EXCELLENT, I like much exact of the colors, the good applied that are, the detail in the motor, in if, in all the model, the details and the finished one he is impressive, perhaps if you had given a small one washed to the rivets of the back aileron would give but realism, but single it is a personal appreciation.

!! CONGRATULATIONS ¡¡

Alfredo M.

[auw12]

OMFG...

[willimo]

I have to weigh in again.

This model really blows my mind. It's so cleanly built - the cut out doors, hood, and hatch look molded in when closed! I know they're not operating, but they are movable. And that just confounds me! Also, I think you have the amazing ability to walk the fine line between building in too much detail and not enough. The work you have done faithfully reproduces the car, but you haven't done so much that it overwhelms the appeal and the spirit of the car. I find that some very skilled modelers feel the need to flood their models with so many details that you eventually can't see the forest for the trees. Models are sort of an art - and reproducing eveything isn't using a critical artistic eye. On the other hand, this model is an absolutely perfect example of adding all the needed detail and stopping at the appropriate place.

Really, honestly, this is one of the best models I've ever seen. I love it!