Canon Porsche 956 Le mans

[ewestra]

Just started this build and this is my work so far.





Seat is done with flower and painted over, the backseat is glassfibered and I,ve made the safetybelts.



For the cockpit I did a lot of scratchbuilding with BMF and real aluminum.







Also in the enginebay I did a lot of scratchbuilding. It still isn't finished yet.





I carefully cut out the right door so the detail inside is good to see.



That's it for now, hope you enjoy. Till my next update.

Eric

[TurboGuru]

Really nice work eric, love the body finish!

When it comes to decals over panel lines I have the following questions....

1. Have you already painted the panel lines with a wash before applying the decals over panel line areas?

2. When you have applied the decal over a panel line and it has dried are you using an exacto knife to cut the decal and then some strong solvent over the decal to make it snug into the panel line crevice?

I've always been confused by this.

Keep it up!

[ewestra]

1. Have you already painted the panel lines with a wash before applying the decals over panel line areas?

2. When you have applied the decal over a panel line and it has dried are you using an exacto knife to cut the decal and then some strong solvent over the decal to make it snug into the panel line crevice?

Hi Turboguru, in answer to your questions;

1. I never paint panel lines, it just doesn't look real. I just deepen them with a scraper, needle and knife.

2. During decalling I use soft decal softener and carefully use a hairdryer. After the are fully dry I cut them with a new exactoknife and then I use again decalsoftener (soft) and carefully work them in with quetips and a sharp toothpick.

I hope this will be usefull for you, thanks for your comment.

Eric

[millersbrm]

Looks good. Do you have any detail you can share regarding the door hinge design that you used?

[ewestra]

For the enginebay I used different kind of aftermarket items. Most important set is the great set from SMS with the CD-ROM for good reference pictures



The SMS Combi set.



Also used pe-sets from Studio 27 and Acu-Stion. Strange thing is that a pe wiper is missing from the SMS set. Anyway I have enough stuff for the scrapbox.

To Millersbrm, for the doorhinges I used for the hinge the SMS pe-part on the door and the roof. They also have a pe-part for the lower side of the car but I couldn't figure out how to do it. So I decided to use a thin wire for the lower side of the door. I bored a small hole where the wire is fitted in. In this way the can be showed with the door fully open. Here are some pictures....



SMS doorhinges.







The small wire for the lower part of the car. Just slide it in and the door is open.

I hope this will help you Millersbrm.

Eric

[TurboGuru]

Originally Posted by ewestra

1. Have you already painted the panel lines with a wash before applying the decals over panel line areas?

2. When you have applied the decal over a panel line and it has dried are you using an exacto knife to cut the decal and then some strong solvent over the decal to make it snug into the panel line crevice?

Hi Turboguru, in answer to your questions;

1. I never paint panel lines, it just doesn't look real. I just deepen them with a scraper, needle and knife.

2. During decalling I use soft decal softener and carefully use a hairdryer. After the are fully dry I cut them with a new exactoknife and then I use again decalsoftener (soft) and carefully work them in with quetips and a sharp toothpick.

I hope this will be usefull for you, thanks for your comment.

Eric

Eric thanks for the tips they will certainly go a long way into helping all of us with our future models.

I recently began scribing panel lines and at first I thought I went wayy too deep... but once the paint had been applied it looked really good, the panel lines looked dark enough under the natural light meaning I didn't really need to apply a wash.

I asked the question because I was wondering if deep scribing is enough for a white body colour.... clearly it is

I have Microset/MicroSol for decal application, so yes I'll use the 'SOL' to get the decal to snuggle down... I think with MicroSol you are supposed to apply it over the decal and then leave it alone.....So I don't know if I could use a hairdryer.... it might upset the process when using microsol...no?

[millersbrm]

Thanks for the extra info.

[ewestra]

I've made some progress on the engine-part. All the wiring is done and I've made areducts and stands for the cooling of the rearbreaks.











In the cockpit the pedals are installed.



Now it's on to the final clearcoat and the painstaking polishing. But first I going to do the dashboard.

Until then, Eric

[Zimms]

Fantastic job!

[ewestra]

I've finished the Canon Porsche. Here are the pictures of the finished model.







Thanks for watching, the end.

Eric.

Will soon start with new thread.

[scorpiopab]

very nice car, and sure a beautiful build.



paul.

[MidMazar]

Detail is amazing, the seat looks decent. I've had similar results, you should defenitly try microballons. Thanks for sharing.

Turboguru, painting panel lines before decals is a must. Because if you paint after decals you risk paint lodging itself beneath the decal.

[ewestra]

Thanks for your reaction MidMazar. Can you tell me where I can order this microballoons.

Eric

[da_ashman]

Amazing detailing, i saw pics of this yesterday on F1m while i was checking out your awesome Ferrari 310B. Incredible work!!! so whats next?

[MidMazar]

Originally Posted by ewestra

Thanks for your reaction MidMazar. Can you tell me where I can order this microballoons.

Eric

Depends where you are from, try searching near where you live. Sometimes they have them at local hobby stores.

But heres some links:
http://www.sigmfg.com/cgi-bin/dpsmar...001.html?E+Sig
http://www.alumilite.com/index.cfm Go to the product page (dyes/fillers)

Heres a tutorial:
http://forum.spc.org.uk/phpBB3/viewt...hp?f=6&t=13425

And here are the results thanks to a great modeler Robrex:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...=micro+ballons