completed Porsche 917K 6hrs Watkins Glen "Hippie"

[levincer]

Originally Posted by godfather23

Next is Lamborghini Miura SV in White/Gold with blue interior, like the one owned by Elton John!

http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/M...raSV/4830.html

Thanks for all your kind words!

Listen Godfather we must meet each other m8, cause we love the same car. I'm actually on a gt40 but next is a Lamborghini Miura SV in red, tan interior, silver wheel like the Nicolas Cage one :

http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/M...Jota/4934.html

one last question on your 917k, the real color is Purple for this model no ? what made u choose this blue ?

[godfather23]

Originally Posted by levincer

one last question on your 917k, the real color is Purple for this model no ? what made u choose this blue ?

I checked the available rattle can colors of tamiya, but all the purple ones lookes rather metallic. The pictures of the watkins glen original, I got, didn´t have that deep purple, as the decal placement chart of Studio27. Since I was keen on not having anything metallic, I stuck with that blue. Looks as good as purple, I think! Basically more a personal taste thing than a sticking to the original decision.

[RallyRaider]

Levincer, I don't think it matters which of Fujimi's 1970 short tail 917K kits you use as a base for the Hippy cars, the plastic is the same in all of them. Although they are soon to release a revised '71 finned tail version, in several schemes

Indeed the colour of the car should be purplish blue, sometimes known as "burple". Tamiya make a TS can that is very close to the correct colour, called Raybrig Blue. It was originally a limited edition colour (intended for the Raybrig NSX) but has now been added to their fulltime range under a different name. Even closer is Finisher's Blue Purple. I have the LMM resin kit of the first Hippy car, the 1970 LM 2nd placed 917LH, which includes a paint chip of the proper colour. The Finisher's paint is an exact match, while Tamiya Raybrig Blue is a bit purpler and lighter, but not much. Taking scale effect into account it might even be better.

I also get the feeling the green on the S27 sheet is too dark, it should be very bright. Certainly the green on the LMM 917LH is very bright compared to the almost military green of S27's sheet.

[levincer]

[quote=RallyRaider]

Indeed the colour of the car should be purplish blue, sometimes known as "burple". Tamiya make a TS can that is very close to the correct colour, called Raybrig Blue. It was originally a limited edition colour (intended for the Raybrig NSX) but has now been added to their fulltime range under a different name. Even closer is Finisher's Blue Purple. I have the LMM resin kit of the first Hippy car, the 1970 LM 2nd placed 917LH, which includes a paint chip of the proper colour. The Finisher's paint is an exact match, while Tamiya Raybrig Blue is a bit purpler and lighter, but not much. Taking scale effect into account it might even be better.
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Tanx Phil for such precise answers .

I use tamiya regulary but now i want to test other brands. I've ordered some testors spray yesterday to test them and because i found a lot of nice colors in this brand.

I never used Finisher's paint, can i find them in spray can ?, are they available online ?

I've pre-ordered the 2 new fujimi 917k and i think i'll do the hippy 917 but the one yellow and red fron studio 27.

[godfather23]

Darn it. Now I think, I should have done better research on the color. But on the other hand, its quite hard to find anything else than revell, gunze or tamiya colors in Germany. Anyways, I´m excited about some hippie "burple" version someone else might build. I´m pretty interested in seeing the difference between the colors.

On the green of the decals, I need to admit that they are a liitle to green, as rallyraider pointed out. But nevertheless Studio27 is the only manufacturer, who has those decals produced. You gotta love it or leave- I wanted the the hippie so bad, I didn´t really bother about the too greenish color.

But the good thing coming out of the forum is that I learn to pay more attention to those details in the future. Something new learned every day.

Thanky guys for your help!

[p9o1r1sche]

If you have an airbrush, you can custom mix colors yourself to get the closest match. Sometimes, though, you cant match the color with the available paints. The Testors spray paints are inconsistent and generally harder to get good results with, compared to Tamiya paints because the spray is coarser and more paint comes out of the can. If you want to use Testors enamels, I think the best way is to use an airbrush and custom mix the colors. I use Tamiya sprays if it is the right color because they're quicker and easier than airbrushing.

[RallyRaider]

Pleased to be of assistance. Finisher's paints are difficult to find. I know of only two places that sell them online. One is Rainbow 10 in Japan, who have just got a new shipment in. Unfortunately minus some of their more interesting colours like Gulf Blue, McLaren Orange and AP (Prost) Blue which have been discontinued. The other place is Hapico in the USA, but they had removed the paint and accessories listings from their website last time I looked.

Unfortunately Finishers don't do spraycans, just bottles. The stuff is lacquer (synthetic ) and every bit as good as Tamiya, Gunze and Modellers.

Don't have regrets about you build Godfather, you model is great how it is. The burple after all looks different from photo to photo, much like McLaren Orange. And you must take major kudos in that you have actually created the model, whilst the rest of us are just talking about it!

[godfather23]

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

Don't have regrets about you build Godfather, you model is great how it is. And you must take major kudos in that you have actually created the model, whilst the rest of us are just talking about it!

True. true. But perfection should be the goal for all of us, or am I wrong on that???? Otherwise, what would modeling be about?

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by godfather23

True. true. But perfection should be the goal for all of us, or am I wrong on that???? Otherwise, what would modeling be about?

That's right. But perfection can only be obtained through small steps Grasshopper. The flaws give us something to aim for next time!

[smarjoram]

The colours look a little off to me. I took these snaps at the 2002 Le Mans Classic...

http://www.pbase.com/image/5221491

http://www.pbase.com/image/5221535

I reckon the green looks like the viper green sometimes used on 911's in the 70's. The blue is quite purple.

[Macdaddy4738]

Originally Posted by smarjoram

The colours look a little off to me. I took these snaps at the 2002 Le Mans Classic...

http://www.pbase.com/image/5221491

http://www.pbase.com/image/5221535

I reckon the green looks like the viper green sometimes used on 911's in the 70's. The blue is quite purple.

thats also a different car than the model.

[smarjoram]

Other than the number it looks pretty similar to me.

[Macdaddy4738]

Originally Posted by smarjoram

Other than the number it looks pretty similar to me.

its the same model car yes...but the Number is what sets it off. Most race teams dont take an already raced car and repaint it and put another number on it...hell none of them do. Isnt it possible that this is a different paint scheme then the one he painted on his model?

[godfather23]

Originally Posted by Macdaddy4738

its the same model car yes...but the Number is what sets it off. Most race teams dont take an already raced car and repaint it and put another number on it...hell none of them do. Isnt it possible that this is a different paint scheme then the one he painted on his model?

Well to be honest, I changed the color a little. When I built the model the purple didn´t look as nice as I wanted it. And actually the blue is not too bad, but you´re right the color is different that the car had it in the Watkins Glen race. I use basic blue, not purple!!

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by smarjoram

The colours look a little off to me. I took these snaps at the 2002 Le Mans Classic...

http://www.pbase.com/image/5221491

http://www.pbase.com/image/5221535

I reckon the green looks like the viper green sometimes used on 911's in the 70's. The blue is quite purple.

Thanks for the pic links smarjoram. However if you took these pictures in 2002 then you are looking at a restored car! There are a couple of cars getting around in this scheme at the moment I believe. The original “burple” Watkins Glen car was repainted to yellow in 1970 and possibly many other colours in the intervening 30 odd years. While I expect the owners of the car attempted to reproduce the famous colour as close as possible it is not necessarily certain they got it right. We've already discussed the colour anyway. It is a hot subject for discussion because the colour tends to change depending on lighting, different pictures and printing processes. Sometimes it looks blue, sometimes purple. As a modeller you have to decide what looks like the best option for you.