1973 Porsche 917/10 Can Am

[Scale-Master]

Starter resin & brass kit in 1/43rd scale. Most Starter kits are curbside but this is one of the few "full detail" kits they offered.
As you can see there is still a good amount of clean-up required after removing the thin flash in the main openings.

This structure has to be cut out too.

The "full detail" section is basically one part and the removable engine cover.

Kind of interesting how they cast it with the steel axle in place.

[Scale-Master]

The engine cover does not fit well; I guess they figured most people would display it off the car (on the included stand). The panel lines on both sides look about like this, but at different angles… and the sides are much narrower than the tub. The leading edge had to be addressed too as it didn't line up or allow the opening for the fan to be centered over the fan. (Shifting the chassis is an option, but I figured getting the body set first was the better option.)


I used sheet styrene to fill in the needed material and modify the panel lines. Even though I raised the engine cover when I widened it so that the leading edge matched the body, I still had to add material to the top of it outboard of the fairings so the body would flow smoothly.




First coat of white primer to see how it looks.

[Deathtrap]

Nice kit, although I'm sure these resin kits will always bring some additional work.
But given the details, you almost forget it's a 1:43 scale

[jaykay640]

Cool! I have that kit to build as well. That will be some poject...maybe one day :-)

[Scale-Master]

The screw holes in the front section of the body that attach it to the chassis & engine were reworked so the chassis could be moved rearward to compensate for the material I added to the leading edge of the engine cover and make the fan line up with the opening.

I started painting the engine and surrounding area, but there are still more parts to fit and they don't fit positively or symmetrically.

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The engine and rear suspension is pretty much done and much of the cockpit has been detail painted.

The wheels are built too.

The engine cover still fits so it is time to paint the body.

[Scale-Master]

I used BMF instead of the kit supplied Mylar for the sides. It didn't feel like it would conform as well as foil.
I started with the roundel & number decals. They went on fine.

[Scale-Master]

The stripes also went on well which was a little surprising as one of the stripes had a slight fold in it and I fully expected to crack at that point. They also conformed quite well to the contours including the louvers front and rear.

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All the decals have been applied and I shot the clear coat.

[LeeABC]

Great job on such a simple kit, it looks like a far more expensive kit.

[Scale-Master]

Thank you Lee!

The rear wheels stuck out a bit more than I would have liked. (To be fair, in some photos it appears they did stick out somewhat.) But I milled 0.025 inches out of the backsides of the wheels so they tucked in a little.


The material the kit provides for the roll bar braces is about twice as thick as it should be. I used aluminum rod to replace them. The engine cover still fits without interfering with them.