Porsche 908

[kyledehart5]

Perfect. That engine looks incredible.

[adrian29341]

Fantastic work going on here ... that engine - wow.

[joelw]

Paul,
Holy Smokes!! both the spark plugs and the flue injection looks amazing. 1/12 scale really lends itself to super detailing.

so far this blog trip has been fantastic and worth way more then the cost of admission.

joel

[2whl]

Aug 21, 2024 15:38:45 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Perfect. That engine looks incredible.

Thanks Kyle.

Aug 21, 2024 15:48:38 GMT -5 adrian29341 said:

Fantastic work going on here ... that engine - wow.

Thank you Adrian

Aug 21, 2024 19:01:58 GMT -5 joelw said:

Paul,
Holy Smokes!! both the spark plugs and the flue injection looks amazing. 1/12 scale really lends itself to super detailing.

so far this blog trip has been fantastic and worth way more then the cost of admission.

joel

Thank you very much Joel.  Someone was charging admission?  I need to get in on that action...LOL


Spark wires and fuel lines are routed.







It was now time to paint the chassis.  This was 4 years ago, but I believe I painted it in Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Silver


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[handiabled]

Paul I can literally hear this engine running! What a magnificent job with routing the ignition and fuel lines!

[kyledehart5]

Look at that space frame. Wow. And the engine gets better and better

[2whl]

Aug 22, 2024 2:30:45 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Paul I can literally hear this engine running! What a magnificent job with routing the ignition and fuel lines!

Thank you Brent

Aug 22, 2024 6:02:00 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Look at that space frame. Wow. And the engine gets better and better

Thanks Kyle


Last touches to the engine before it goes into the frame.  Throttle cable and linkage.  Then the exhaust.







Engine is in !!






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[handiabled]

My word that looks brilliant! Is the engine compartment going to be accessible after completed so the detail inside can be viewed?

[joelw]

Paul,
I'm must loving those reference photos almost as much as your detail engine and chassis pictures. And after really looking at your engine and all that super detail especially even the throttle springs, and those rubber gromets for the fuel injector lines so that they don't get cut going through the fiberglass velocity stack assemblies. I'm thinking of actually trying my hand at one of the 1/12 kits I have in my stash but never even opened those boxes. if nothing else I stand a way better shot of seeing what I'm working on with my failing eyesight these days.

joel

[2whl]

Aug 22, 2024 8:28:05 GMT -5 handiabled said:

My word that looks brilliant! Is the engine compartment going to be accessible after completed so the detail inside can be viewed?

Thanks Brent.  Yes, the engine cover and doors are both on hinges.  I'll probably not hook up the engine cover hinges so that I can take the cover all the way off.

Aug 22, 2024 8:39:30 GMT -5 joelw said:

Paul,
I'm must loving those reference photos almost as much as your detail engine and chassis pictures. And after really looking at your engine and all that super detail especially even the throttle springs, and those rubber gromets for the fuel injector lines so that they don't get cut going through the fiberglass velocity stack assemblies. I'm thinking of actually trying my hand at one of the 1/12 kits I have in my stash but never even opened those boxes. if nothing else I stand a way better shot of seeing what I'm working on with my failing eyesight these days.

joel

I'm glad you're enjoying my reference pics, Joel.   After paying that high admission cost, you should get something extra for your money.....LOL



The front chassis was sprayed with AS-12 also.  Then I brush painted the tubes on the floor.  Next up was master cylinders and reservoirs.









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[joelw]

Paul,
The price of admission is well worth it.

Nice job hand painting the floor tubes. They look identical to the rest of the front frame that's either a Tamiya rattle can or decanted and air brushed.

joel

[kyledehart5]

The wonderful progress continues. That engine in the frame is excellent and some more wonderful exhaust work. Always an interesting thing on these old cars.

[handiabled]

Some more glorious detail with the pedals and master cylinders. Looking back at the see through diagram I noticed the illustration has a couple of horns mounted up front?

[joelw]

Paul,
I was so impressed with how that engine turned out and sitting in the rear tube frame that I actually sent a few pictures of it to my brother whose an outstanding aircraft modeler, and he was also super impressed.

joel

[2whl]

Aug 22, 2024 15:42:14 GMT -5 joelw said:

Paul,
The price of admission is well worth it.

Nice job hand painting the floor tubes. They look identical to the rest of the front frame that's either a Tamiya rattle can or decanted and air brushed.

joel

Thanks Joel.  I actually used the Tamiya X series acrylics for the brush painting.  

Aug 22, 2024 21:30:20 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

The wonderful progress continues. That engine in the frame is excellent and some more wonderful exhaust work. Always an interesting thing on these old cars.

Thanks Kyle

Aug 23, 2024 1:57:46 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Some more glorious detail with the pedals and master cylinders. Looking back at the see through diagram I noticed the illustration has a couple of horns mounted up front?

Thanks Brent.  Yes, they had horns.  In my reference photo, you can see the race went through towns and countryside where there was no course control.  I imagine they had to use the horns to warn bystanders of their approach.  

Aug 23, 2024 6:37:26 GMT -5 joelw said:

Paul,
I was so impressed with how that engine turned out and sitting in the rear tube frame that I actually sent a few pictures of it to my brother whose an outstanding aircraft modeler, and he was also super impressed.

joel

Thanks Joel.  It's nice to know I can actually impress another genre of modeller.  Most of the military modellers around here have a blase attitude about cars.


More work on the front end.  Oil cooler installed along with it's lines. then a check to make sure the lines would go where they were supposed to.









Then the cockpit interior sides were added.  Also the front body braces.








Once that was done, I assembled the front suspension.




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[406 Silverado]

This whole skeletal work coupled with the engine detail is a masterpiece in itself. Truly impressive work happening here.

[project510]

Yea, that is super cool right there. Awesome stuff Paul!

[kyledehart5]

Excellent work on the chassis and the front suspension. Looking better and better.

[keavdog]

Looks great. Curious - what was the material on the real car used for the floor pan/panels? Kinda translucent.

[brandonk]

This thing is soooooo awesome. AWESOME !!!

[joelw]

Paul,
You're just flying through this build. I'm really surprised that you hand painted the floor tubing, but it's the end results that count, and it looks just perfect.

My brother has built a car or two and realizes just how difficult cars can be especially our finishes. Military Matt finishes are easier, and any variation in tone, over spray, or what not just basically mimics the real aircraft especially after being out in the elements for a while.

The front end tubing and suspension really came together and looks great. I keep on thinking that the guys who actually built them must be true masters at their craft to achieve those constant exceptional results.

joel

[2whl]

Aug 23, 2024 12:12:39 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

This whole skeletal work coupled with the engine detail is a masterpiece in itself. Truly impressive work happening here.

Thank you Joe.  

Aug 23, 2024 13:33:26 GMT -5 project510 said:

Yea, that is super cool right there. Awesome stuff Paul!

Thanks James

Aug 23, 2024 15:07:35 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Excellent work on the chassis and the front suspension. Looking better and better.

Thanks Kyle.  

Aug 23, 2024 17:28:50 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Looks great. Curious - what was the material on the real car used for the floor pan/panels? Kinda translucent.

Thanks John.  Coming from someone who has done fiberglass lay-ups, I'd say that's what they are.  The translucent bit comes because they aren't painted in any way. (adds weight) I would say the intake piece, which has the belts passing through it, is a 7+ layering of fiberglass cloth. Whereas the piece to the left of it is only 3 layers at maximum.  With strips of glass layered on the edges.

Aug 23, 2024 18:40:25 GMT -5 brandonk said:

This thing is soooooo awesome. AWESOME !!!

Thank you  Brandon.   



Here's a couple of pictures showing how I did the brake rotors.  Starting from the left.....the edges were brush painted Tamiya X-34 Metallic Brown, then the surface was painted a dark metallic( Sorry..4 years ago, don't remember which color, next the surface was sanded down to the white metal.  And finally with brake hat.




Half shafts.  I wish I had nice 3D ones like James has.




Rear suspension 






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[2whl]

Aug 24, 2024 10:42:10 GMT -5 joelw said:

Paul,
You're just flying through this build. I'm really surprised that you hand painted the floor tubing, but it's the end results that count, and it looks just perfect.

My brother has built a car or two and realizes just how difficult cars can be especially our finishes. Military Matt finishes are easier, and any variation in tone, over spray, or what not just basically mimics the real aircraft especially after being out in the elements for a while.

The front end tubing and suspension really came together and looks great. I keep on thinking that the guys who actually built them must be true masters at their craft to achieve those constant exceptional results.

joel

Thanks Joel.  You snuck in here while I was composing my next post.  But you still get a reference picture. 

But I'm not flying that fast.  I'm still posting the part of the build I did 4 years ago.  I hand painted it because I was too lazy to do all of that masking.  Plus I would have to use up a roll of Tamiya tape...LOL

I'm almost to the end of the old pictures and I'll have to start working on it again.   Then things should slow down to tortoise speed.

[Steve Zuleski]

It's amazing the spider web of bracing going on here, impressive! Good thing ya know what you're doing here, I was lost a few pages back,.....and it's only page two

Looks great, Paul!

[joelw]

Paul,
I keep on forgetting that the start of your blog is like a re-run on TV, but I'm still blown away by the super detail and your skills in achieving them. As for how you do the disc brakes, it's really not much different then how we do a body or any plastic part, except when I kind of skip parts of the process from just being plain lazy.

joel

[rondriaan]

I missed this one. Good work on that tubular frame and the engine looks good already.

[kyledehart5]

Enjoying the updates. You really had a great jump on this 4 years ago!! Those shiny new kits pop up and derail things. 😂

[handiabled]

The entire drivetrain is gorgeous!

[2whl]

Aug 24, 2024 13:31:04 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

It's amazing the spider web of bracing going on here, impressive! Good thing ya know what you're doing here, I was lost a few pages back,.....and it's only page two

Looks great, Paul!

Thanks Steve.  I only appear to know what I'm doing.  It's all about smoke and mirrors.  

Aug 24, 2024 16:53:48 GMT -5 joelw said:

Paul,
I keep on forgetting that the start of your blog is like a re-run on TV, but I'm still blown away by the super detail and your skills in achieving them. As for how you do the disc brakes, it's really not much different then how we do a body or any plastic part, except when I kind of skip parts of the process from just being plain lazy.

joel

Thanks Joel.  I'm getting close to the end of season 1.  

Aug 24, 2024 17:36:45 GMT -5 rondriaan said:

I missed this one. Good work on that tubular frame and the engine looks good already.

Thanks Ron and welcome to my build.

Aug 25, 2024 4:30:01 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Enjoying the updates. You really had a great jump on this 4 years ago!! Those shiny new kits pop up and derail things. 😂

Thanks Kyle.  I had a big jump on it before the new shiny bits distracted me. 

Aug 25, 2024 8:22:44 GMT -5 handiabled said:

The entire drivetrain is gorgeous!

Thanks Brent



Since the suspension was all finished, I did the wheels and tires.  I couldn't resist putting them on for a glamour shot.








And of course I had to do the fronts and place the two halves together.




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[joelw]

Paul,
Very nice job on the tires and wheels.

Nice to see the rear tube frame & engine/trans/suspension tacked to the front as that we finally get a real sense of just what a Porsche bath tub of tubes really looks like. Working on this beast during a race must have been real fun for the pit crew.

joel