Solar Productions Porsche 908/2 and "McQueen" Porsche 908/2

These models are the same car at two different times in its life (Chassis #022). Before it was the dark blue #29 Solar Productions camera car for the movie Le Mans in the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Jonathon Williams and Herbert Linge, it was the white #48 car at the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring driven by Peter Revson and Steve McQueen to second place.
About this time last year I started building three Trans Am Camaros at the same time. It turned out to be a lot more work than I expected, yet here I am again doing something similar. With a little luck I'll have these two done by the next 24 Hours of Le Mans.
1/43rd scale Starter resin kits. The basic clean-up and scribing have been done and the brass winglets have been fitted to them.
https://i.imgur.com/uzAsjDq.jpg

The rear frame is PE brass in both kits, but not the same configuration. The one for the Solar camera car is on the right. It was very fragile so I soldered it up for strength. The other one seemed to be made from a much stiffer brass even though they are both the same thickness.
https://i.imgur.com/LXoLg2m.jpg

The roll bars are bent from wire provided in the kits. I could not get solder to work with them so I used CA to hold the two pieces of each one together.
https://i.imgur.com/QysjaVO.jpg

The last few brass parts were added before priming and painting the bodies. TS-26 Pure White for the 48 car and for the 29 car I used an enamel blue I mixed for the Sunoco Camaro that I didn't care for at the time as a starting point, but I tinted it with TS-72 Clear Blue to look more like the Porsche photos I have.
https://i.imgur.com/NcpV9KE.jpg

The wheels are done. Metal rims and center nuts, resin spokes. I used LP-40 Metallic Black followed by clear flat.
https://i.imgur.com/P8egn8K.jpg

Interior/engine/chassis for them. Not a lot of detail. But not a lot can be seen either.
https://i.imgur.com/OQ4eaLr.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jNImxi7.jpg

While I was prepared for the decals to be less than user friendly, I was pleasantly surprised how well the first one worked. I used a lot of decal solvent and it held together and stretched very well. It's also even more opaque than I expected.
https://i.imgur.com/FYnLah5.jpg

The kit decals and the shape of the body are not exactly spot-on compared to the photos of the real car, but then it is a Starter kit…
I used what was provided and tried to make them fit as well as possible. All of the decals worked quite well. Let's hope the #48 car's decals are as user friendly.
https://i.imgur.com/OLPpnEe.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ScrJhtE.jpg

Another pleasant surprise, the decals for the McQueen car were good too, although a few of them split partly due to them being such delicate pinstripes. I'm sure age was a contributing factor as well. One of them was missing some ink so I cut a sliver of blue decal material and made a little patch.
https://i.imgur.com/bIfeUo1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VdGYZlw.jpg

Decals look good. You almost forget how small these cars really are

I'm building a 1/35th scale D9 bulldozer along side, it's reminding me how small they are...

Both bodies have been clear coated and will cure for a while.
https://i.imgur.com/Y2t7vKJ.jpg

The #48 is almost done, just a handful of small parts to add.
https://i.imgur.com/NXohHDV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fyAFHjB.jpg

The #29 is almost done, just a handful of small parts to add.
https://i.imgur.com/x52fa2n.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/2wmV0m2.jpg

Stunning models!

Thank you Potsie!