1/12 Tamiya Porsche 935 with SMS detail set

[robrex]

A bit more progress on the engine











I'm on a roll with this....

[Sebastian.]

[gionc]

Art! Pure art!

[jaykay640]

Originally Posted by robrex

I'm on a roll with this....

Looks like it :-) You need a big bag of those microballons for this one, eh? :-)

[daniel_k]

the rsults you achive with this microballoons is great !
The glassfibre on the engine looks amazing. could you please shoe apictures of the fabric you used to replicated that effect..looks spot on !

daniel
-germany-

[F1Tommy]

Wow, what a great job!! You must build military alot. That weathering is
very nice. It almost looks real.


Best,

Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo 2009 model contest-Chicago USA
April 2009.

[rollover]

Absolutely increadible! As much as I have learned from this build so far, I can't wait to see more.

[360spider]

Nice! I need to try one of these big scale kits one day. Keep it up!

[quadzero]

Well, any thread with your name on it Rob, you know it's going to be something spectacular. From just the first page I learned 3 things I had no idea about before. The fuel tank weathering is amazing, but no matter what part or piece I look at, the final result is really something to behold.

[robrex]

Originally Posted by daniel_k

the results you achieve with this microballoons is great !
The glassfibre on the engine looks amazing. could you please show some pictures of the fabric you used to replicate that effect..looks spot on !

daniel
-germany-

Daniel,
I just use a plain square pattern fabric like Eric suggested in his 'how-to' thread. Here's the link again.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...ght=Fiberglass
The rough finish on the other parts is from the lacquer/ stiff bristled brush effect described earlier.

I've also made some progress on the chassis / interior tub. I added weld seams and tape based on some reference pictures as well as some photoetched parts from the SMS set.




Then painted and weathered it again based on some reference pictures I've seen of the car as it raced. I really love the race cars from this era because they were so rough and raw. None of the clinically clean presented cars of today.



I've also started on the dash




More soon!

[Mihec]

Huh, that is quite quick built! I like that!

[sportracer02]

ROB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just back from holiday this is a shock - in the most possible positive sense ;-))))

Fantastic job, I´ll stick to this WIP !!

[F1Tommy]

That is so true about restored cars. Any production based Group 5 car had heavy new welds on top of the factory welding. I remember seeing a Porsche 908/3 with an all new perfect fiberglass tub. It almost made me laugh. The rat like Porsche fiberglass from the 1960's-1970's was very crude looking.

Great build. I wish you lived closer to Chicago. I would love to see this at the Ferrari Expo model contest(not just Ferrari's).

Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo

[Martin S]

Looking great !
This is a great kit that I just have to build some day..

[nniemi]

Great build so far. The engine is a real masterpiece, the turbo looks like a well used real thing.

-Niko