Pink Pig - first model completed for 2010

Here's the first model completed for 2010, a Fisher Porsche 917-20 'Pink Pig'.
As usual, I enhanced the kit with my own scratchbuilt parts, and a set of MFH prototype tires (or is that 'tyres'?)

http://images53.fotki.com/v425/photos/5/829155/8299156/Porsche9172004-vi.jpg

http://images53.fotki.com/v432/photos/5/829155/8299156/Porsche9172006-vi.jpg

http://images52.fotki.com/v642/photos/5/829155/8299156/Porsche9172010-vi.jpg

http://images36.fotki.com/v1178/photos/5/829155/8299156/Porsche9172017-vi.jpg

http://images49.fotki.com/v1504/photos/5/829155/8299156/Porsche9172007-vi.jpg

Happy New Year everyone!

Its funny how this car really looks like a pig :lol2:!
Awesome weathering mate!
Happy New Year to you as well!

Oink oink!!

Nice build, I still have this kit on my wish list.

Lovely! A great start o the year :thumbsup:

I also have this kit so I would have loved to have seen your WIP on this. Any build photos you can share? :evillol:

Awesome, Ken! Hope to see more from you this year...and we miss having you here in the south.

Fantastic! I got one also, ready for my retirement :D

I feel the pink a bit "deep", ever thought it was a light pink, may be the shot?

And I agree, hopefully to see much by you this 2010, we got some common tastes.. :D

Ditto what Veyron said :sunglasse

Glad to see you building!


I feel the pink a bit "deep", ever thought it was a light pink, may be the shot?


Probably just color balance on the camera:

http://images39.fotki.com/v1236/photos/1/10258/164256/PinkPig2-vi.jpg
http://images47.fotki.com/v1590/photos/1/10258/164256/PinkPig4b-vi.jpg

Ditto with Bob and Brian, it'd be nice to see you at an NNL again! But alas, the Pink Pig turned out fantastic. I love the slight weathering around the front, rockers, and rear!

The subtle weathering really adds to the build. I like it.

Great work Ken!! So clean or should I say filthy!!! :)

Nice work looks great!!

Thanks for the comments, everyone. This forum keeps me motivated to keep building. I do miss you guys in the Atlanta gang and hope I have a chance to move back to that area sometime. I'll have to plan a trip to the NNL.

To answer some questions, the actual shade of pink is close to what is on the top of the car, not the sides. It may be a little darker than it should be, but I didnt have reliable color pics to match it to. I find that to get shades of red correct in pictures, the other colors are off. I was going on memory from when I saw the car at Rennsport Reunion in 2007.

Subtle weathering is the usual finish for me. I think it gives a more realistic appearance than a showroom perfect shine (just my opinion).

Sorry, no build photos for this straight forward build.

Thanks again for the comments.

Ken

One of my favorite cars. Is this kit now hard to find? I have looked for it with no luck. What pink paint did you use?

Its funny how this car really looks like a pig :lol2:!
Awesome weathering mate!
Happy New Year to you as well!
:iagree:

Ken, fantastic build a great start to the year,love the subtle weathering.
I have this one to do here in the UK and can I ask you what pink you used or if it was a custom mix how you achieved it.
Thanks in advance,Alex

I see I forgot to mention the paint. Its a custom mix of Tamiya white and Italian red spray paint. Decanted, mixed, and then shot through an airbrush. Clearcoat is Tamiya TS-13 clear. It slightly bubbled the decals and I only found it while polishing (and burning through a small part of a decal).

Great model, the weathering really brings it to life.

Marvellous rendition of this chunky Porker!

nice love these types of cars