Building the 1983 Lemans winning 956 car #3

[sc351cobra]

One on ebay now current bid $46.00 are they that rare?
Lonnie

[ScaleCentral]

Originally Posted by sc351cobra

One on ebay now current bid $46.00 are they that rare?
Lonnie

The Rothmans kit is getting harder to find, but the 956 is still easy to come by. I wouldn't spend more than $25 on one. I have about 15 or so in the basement and I never spent more than $18 on one.
Nic

[deircrfan]

That is looking sweet there Dave! I'm glad you were able to save the decals. I'm looking forward to more on this.

[SkylineFan]

Thanks guys, I decided since I have the 1/16th Petty car complete to get back on the 956.....

Alot of components on the car are highly polished aluminum.... to get this look I used BMF......



I wanted a fairly detailed engine so here is the beginning stages. Engine is wired with coil added along with a few overflow lines. Everything received a light black wash..... Body was added temporarily for photos.....




Much more to come!!!

DaveT

[Zurbert82]

The BMF looks great! Just wondering if you've ever tried either Alclad chrome or polished aluminum, both do wonders on parts that need to be chrome or polished aluminum. I have a 956 that I restored from a previous build. It's complete but I just need to find 1983 Rothmans decals...

[Shunter]

Good stuff Dave, i never realised how bright the engine bay got in one of these. You are a glutten doing the BMF....

[malscar]

Love the quality of your build Dave. Top notch as always.

Zurbert, does it have to be the '83 version, what about the '82?

[billypee]

Excellent work. Bill

[SuperDan180]

Hi

First things first, what a great build, just started one of these myself and wondered what you used for the engine wires and the overflow lines.

Cheers
SuperDan