WIP Tamiya 1/24 1976 Porsche 935 Martini livery

[das_auto]

Hi!

I´ve been posting a bit on this forum but realised that I´ve not posted much of my own work. So I´ll change that with this Porsche hopefully.

It´s the 1/24 scale Martini version of the Tamiya 935 Porsches. I´m guessing that the molds for this kit were made sometime around the era of these cars (late seventies) as the details and general layout of the kit is not really up to todays standards by far.

I started the kit at the wheels and masked off the outer chromed lip with tamiya tape cut to shape. I then sprayed the centers of the wheels with TS-29 to create a dark base for the gold. After about 2 minutes of drying I sprayed the TS-21 gold lightly onto the wheel. Spraying the gold onto the black when it has´nt dried yet creates a darker, dirtier gold colour. Something very apparent when looking at period pictures of the wheels on these cars. I´m guessing they did´nt put much effort into cleaning back then. I finished off the wheels by applying a dark wash of acrylic Tamiya XF-1 and a drop of washing up liquid (to help it flow like an enamel). Then I filled in the tyre markings with acrylic Tamiya XF-3 also thinned with X-20A and a drop of washing up liquid. the center nut was painted with XF-56. Then to seal everything in and to tone down the shine of the chrome look on the wheels I lastly applied a couple of coats of TS-79 semi-gloss clear.




My main reason for building this simple kit is that I really feel that i need to finish something for once. i have like 20+ kits in various states of completion because I try too hard to get a good result and when the kit is complicated I get burned out on it. Lame but true .

So in keeping with this Keep-It-Simple-Stupid (KISS) manner of building i don´t think I´ll be changing much of the stock things on the kit. I just want something that will look good on my shelf, but I´m too much of a modeller to just go and get a die-cast. They just don´t do it for me.

A thing that makes me doubt if I can leave it stock is the stance of the cars front wheels. They should be neatly tucked into the arches similar to the rear wheels, but as the kit comes they are flush with, or almost sticking out of the arches. And I´m not sure how it will affect the overall look.

I took some crappy pictures (did´nt have the time to set up the photostudio) for you to look at, maybe you can tell me if it looks OK. I´m not sure.











Until next time, Cheers!

Emil

[Mr. Me.]

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[indy1977tx]

Good luck with this build - you will be encouraging the guys like me who can't seem to finish builds....

Jordan

[rollover]

Thank's for giving the tips on the tires and wheels, your have a very realistic look.

[mrawl]

I picked up this kit too, for the same reasons! But then it has the driver figure - there goes 12 months right there! Ha ha. Are you gonna do the driver? The front wheels look ok to me, but by all means choose your own look. We'll be keen to see how this turns out - seems like a hot looking car to me. If you get a nice finish it should look great.

[das_auto]

Hi all!
Thanks for the reply´s!

I picked up this kit too, for the same reasons! But then it has the driver figure - there goes 12 months right there! Ha ha. Are you gonna do the driver?

No, I´ve not planned to anyway.

Right, onto the update.

Since my last post things have gone somewhat tits up. I first set about fixing the stance of the wheels. And that ended up with having to throw out the whole front suspension and steering as it just was´nt up for the job. I´m gonna scratch something like how some of the Hiro Lemans kits have their wheels attached.

One word of advise for anyone building this kit....DO NOT USE THE SUPPLIED SCREWS TO ATTACH THE FRONT WHEELS.....IT WILL RUIN YOUR WHEELS!

I almost messed my wheels beyond repair with the small screwdriver trying to get it right. So, if you don´t want trouble ignore fixing the front end....nuff said.

Then onto the next catastrophy....the decals!

These are made by Cartograf so I was expecting them to be a breeze. They were not! I started by applying the decal to the bonnet and as soon as it settled on the surface it started to wrinkle up. And it was the same for 90% of the decals in that session. You can see on the photos how it looks. And no amount of microsol could help this. Then when picking up the model after a while one of the non-wrinkled decals just fell off like it had no glue on the backside! i must have had a bad sheet or something was wierd with my paint.

Not sure how to proceed from here, it feels kinda hopeless! I´m thinking of getting some AM decals and repaint the whole thing. Anyone know of a good sheet? The supposedly "easy" kit turned out to be a real disappointment.

Pics of the disaster.....


It looks better on the pics then it actually is...



this was before things started to fall off.....



The dreaded reaction.....



More wrinkles....


Until next time!

Cheers!

Emil

[Helico]

From your pictures, I noticed that your paint surface has some slight orange peel. You probably want to sand the surface flat before applying decal. I think depending on the color of the decal, sometimes any small roughness on the surface gets "amplified" by the decal.

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by Helico

From your pictures, I noticed that your paint surface has some slight orange peel. You probably want to sand the surface flat before applying decal.

sad news but I agree with Helico above. The surface below your decals looks sub-perfect. Also, did you apply a clear coat before applying the decals?

[mrawl]

Yeh, I'm sure everyone looking at this is thinking the paint/preparation is the problem. Was the paint completely cured? We can see some orange peel, that's gonna make it impossible to get a perfect decal finish. Also, did you spend a lot of time moving the decals around with extra water? That'll eventually wash a lot of the glue off I would think.

[robrex]

hmmm, I get this reaction every time I apply decals...obvioulsy this is not normal! I use a flat brush to stretch the decal constantly during the drying phase and remove all these creases. A hairdryer helps speed the drying time up so you don't have to sit there for hours just watching it....
I don't subscribe to the 'brush it on and leave it' theory with decal solutions, I just don't have the faith required!

[godfather23]

I need to agree with the above stated observation. This doesn´t look like the "real" decal mishappes which I have seen plenty off in my modeling years (mostly my faults though - damn you decal devil )

In the latter picture - the bigger wrinkles you can get rid off by using MicroSol or the Gunze product (Decal softener).

But the other wrinkles look like the decals snuggled themselves on to the surface of the paint just fine. But as mentioned before this surface is uneven due to the orange peel you achieved.

Solution: Dissolve the decals and smoothen the surface. Maybe repaint and add one or two layers of clear. You will see the decals then will be applied with a much better result.



Robert

[guiwee]

Yeah...Looks like a paint issue to me also.I didnt
have trouble until i got to rear fenders.Aligning
those can be difficult!!I wish i had known about
the screw issue before i ruined my left rear tire.

[Robi J]

Emil, sorry to see what happened.

I have a spare Tamiya-Cartograf sheet. If you're interested to, I would be happy to send it. Just let me know via PM.

Bye: Robi

P.S. Museum Collection makes this set, problably hard to find:

http://www.hlj.com/product/MCLDC-195

[Rocat]

nice work, I 'm starting the same kit...I'm really an aircraft guy...I think I will have a hard time with this one, but let's try :-)

ciao

roberto

[MidMazar]

Sorry to hear becauase the wheels came out stunning.