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06-19-2014, 02:02 PM
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Porsche 917 LH
Model Factory Hiro kit. The parts are well done, and as far as white metal bodies it is one of the thinner castings I’ve seen, but some clean-up is required. Here is the body after the basic flash has been removed, ready for primer.
 Note the bonnet is a separate piece.  The engine is very well rendered especially for its diminutive size. Here’s five pieces to make up the block, cylinders and transaxle, also all white metal.   Here is a bit more added including a translucent cast resin piece for the shroud.  
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#3
06-19-2014, 05:09 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
I took some concentration to sort out how to put it together. The instructions are pretty good, but you still have to pay attention.
The internal frame sections are 3D grown, not molded or cast; first time I’ve built a production kit that has that material from the factory. The thicker areas have to be cut away, but they were packed very safely and the material is very similar to resin, about the same effort to work with it. 
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06-19-2014, 05:20 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
I've noticed that curious texture as well with a Hiro 908 I'm working on right now, but assumed they 3D printed their masters from CAD drawings, then made a mold from them and cast the white metal parts from it?
ianc P.S. my bad, looking again at your pics, I see that your frame really is made of resin or some such. Must be a recent change I think...
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#5
06-19-2014, 06:16 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
I think you are probably correct about the masters & white metal parts.
These three frame parts are far too complex to have come from any mold.
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#6
06-20-2014, 10:40 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
The fan is made from the same resin as the shroud and has a PE part as well.
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#7
06-20-2014, 07:09 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
The rear bulkhead.
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06-21-2014, 11:31 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
I'll reserve recommending this kit until I'm finished building it, but so far I am impressed with it.
The front frame assembly.  
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#10
06-21-2014, 05:58 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Looks great, will be watching with a keen interest.
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#11
06-22-2014, 03:54 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
The top of the airbox is made up of 3 pieces of white metal and 4 pieces of PE.
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#12
06-23-2014, 12:11 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
The rear fiberglass colored resin section was warped. I used a hair dryer to soften it and bent it into the approximate proper shape. Then I assembled the main chassis tub and pan parts together.
After I did most of the body work and fitting of the top body sections I taped the body and chassis together making sure the resin pan was aligned properly to the rear body. Again I hit it with the hair dryer to soften the pan, and then I let it cool before removing the tape.  
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06-24-2014, 11:52 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
In an effort to preserve the fiberglass resin color on the inside of the part that needed to be painted silver, I masked off all that will not be silver and shot a coat of tan on the exterior as a base before shooting the silver.
 Here it is after the silver base coat is applied.  
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06-25-2014, 11:29 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
The headers are two pieces of white metal each, well rendered too.
 And installed on the engine…   
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Thanks for sharing
