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Old 03-16-2016, 03:59 PM   #52
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Re: Porsche Rothmans 961 Le mans 1987 1/24

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Originally Posted by icon_modeler View Post
Nice work Paolo, The model is looking great. I know you are a fan of the BBS wheels but I think the car looks much more sinister with the black Dymags/Speedline style wheels. I have the Speedline decals from Strata Sports. They are drawn for a wider car. But my fear is that they were drawn by the same person who did them for Museum Collection Micheal Quarterman from UMI Models.

Yepp, I have to admit I love bbs toys (allover, for a period had 4 real ones in my bedoroom , coming from and Honda devastated at the ring..)and I was taken by this pic that looks pretty original:



As well as I note spark, usually quite precise on its models made the same, with such 17" bbs...



So I really think they could be historically correct for the car....before the big barbeque on her during the race.
Probably when they refurbished the cadaver burned they replaced the original smaller rims from 1986 car...and the (I think replica) car around in car shows uses the modern bigger spockets bbs so common today...

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