Porsche 908

[adrian29341]

This is such a great build my friend, very intriguing .. it pulls me in to watch

[2whl]

Sept 3, 2024 14:40:48 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

For one, those decals that you applied one at a time over the vents is just nuts!!  Secondly the amount of detail work that has gone into this thing is pretty dang amazing as is your efforts in keeping everything together in the assembly process. As far as the mirrors go, it looks a little off but certainly not to the point that it's a deal breaker. This is one heckuva build Paul and your work / efforts on this are to be commended in every way. 

Thank you Joe

Sept 3, 2024 14:43:13 GMT -5 adrian29341 said:

This is such a great build my friend, very intriguing .. it pulls me in to watch

Thanks Adrian.




Years ago I had found a color chart that had a mix ratio for Tamiya paint that had most of the major racing car colors on it.  The formula for Gulf orange was 16:1 orange to red.  So I mixed up a small batch and painted the intake covers.  Of course, the mix was for the Tamiya X series paint, but it seemed to work just as well with the LP series.



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[joelw]

Paul,
Oh WOW!! Boy did you nail that color mix. Those intake covers look absolutely dead on. Does the kit come with those fabric straps?

BTW, any chance of posting that Tamiya mixing chart?

joel

[Steve Zuleski]

Man, I keep sayin this, but this is one clean build!

[handiabled]

Picture perfect color match! I saw the Steve Mcqueen Porsche 917k on Mecum today with the same Gulf paint job and thought of this build.

[406 Silverado]

That color mix up is pretty much spot on Paul. Just beautiful work across the board and such attention to the minutest of details.

[kyledehart5]

Ooof. Those intake covers are like the cherry on top. Perfect look.

[2whl]

Sept 5, 2024 20:28:33 GMT -5 joelw said:

Paul,
Oh WOW!! Boy did you nail that color mix. Those intake covers look absolutely dead on. Does the kit come with those fabric straps?

BTW, any chance of posting that Tamiya mixing chart?

joel

Thanks Joel.  The kit does come with the straps.  And here is a link to the chart.

www.modelersite.com/Ago2000/RacingColoursMatchesTamiya.htm

Sept 5, 2024 21:17:02 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Man, I keep sayin this, but this is one clean build!

Thank you Steve

Sept 6, 2024 1:57:52 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Picture perfect color match! I saw the Steve Mcqueen Porsche 917k on Mecum today with the same Gulf paint job and thought of this build.

Thanks Brent.  I heard it was being auctioned off.   I actually have a MFH kit of that car.  If I could just get the doors to fit correctly....

Sept 6, 2024 5:04:21 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

That color mix up is pretty much spot on Paul. Just beautiful work across the board and such attention to the minutest of details.

Thanks Joe

Sept 6, 2024 6:08:18 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Ooof. Those intake covers are like the cherry on top. Perfect look.

Thanks Kyle.

[kyledehart5]

That’s a handy list Paul!

[joelw]

Paul,
Thanks for that paint conversion list. I've added to my modeling favorites in 3 different places. Hopefully I'll remember at least one of them when I need a custom mix.

joel

[brandonk]

Just how fast does a car need to be to use strapping to hold down the aircleaners? Asking for a friend.

Anywho, this is looking awesome. You colors are spot on and the details are amazing.

[2whl]

Sept 7, 2024 9:53:40 GMT -5 brandonk said:

Just how fast does a car need to be to use strapping to hold down the aircleaners? Asking for a friend.

Anywho, this is looking awesome. You colors are spot on and the details are amazing.

Thanks for the compliments Brandon.  


From looking at my reference pics, I believe its a rubber type strap.  Kind of like you would see holding down batteries in motorcycles.  Makes for quick removal and servicing. 

[garybrantley]

Sept 7, 2024 9:53:40 GMT -5 brandonk said:

Just how fast does a car need to be to use strapping to hold down the aircleaners? Asking for a friend.

Brandon, I'd say about 200 mph, in one version at least.  Mighty brief! 😁

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_908

[joelw]

Paul,
From your resource picture it doesn indeed look more like rubber then fabric. What did the kit come with?

joel

[2whl]

The belts were anchored down to the chassis.  Then the side cockpit pieces were permanently installed. 







 Once that was done, I added the coils and battery.  Along with the seat frame.






Then I switched gears and decided to do the tiny straps that hold the air cleaners on.  MFH provided a cutting sheet which had to be sliced into 2mm widths.




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[2whl]

Sept 7, 2024 18:47:17 GMT -5 joelw said:

Paul,
From your resource picture it doesn indeed look more like rubber then fabric. What did the kit come with?

joel

Joel, you posted your question just as I was doing my update.  If you'll look above, you can see the adhesive sheet they provided along with some tiny p/e hooks.

[keavdog]

oh wow... I'm like, that's the best thing I've seen on a car model.... and then you post again and it's no... wait that's the best thing I've seen.

[chrissmith]

Those straps came out great, I bet it did take some time to get it right.

[kyledehart5]

Just imagining strapping into this low-slung swingset and screaming off to 200 mph plus! Wow!! Agreed on the straps! Super nice.

[handiabled]

Some more wonderful detail you've added right down the the harness set's attachment points!

[rondriaan]

becomes a work of art beautiful and sleek work

[2whl]

Sept 7, 2024 19:49:13 GMT -5 keavdog said:

oh wow... I'm like, that's the best thing I've seen on a car model.... and then you post again and it's no... wait that's the best thing I've seen.

Thanks John

Sept 7, 2024 21:09:14 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

Those straps came out great, I bet it did take some time to get it right.

Thanks Chris.  They were a little challenging.  I cut several strips off that were too wide and had to redo them.

Sept 8, 2024 2:37:51 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Just imagining strapping into this low-slung swingset and screaming off to 200 mph plus! Wow!! Agreed on the straps! Super nice.

Thanks Kyle.  I would love to give one of these a go on a proper racetrack.

Sept 8, 2024 2:41:18 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Some more wonderful detail you've added right down the the harness set's attachment points!

Thanks Brent.

Sept 8, 2024 3:06:14 GMT -5 rondriaan said:

becomes a work of art beautiful and sleek work

Thank you Ron.



After churning out 3 builds in 2 months, it seems my modeling mojo is in need of a re-charge.  I haven't been at the bench quite as much as I had in July and August.  But I did manage to get to the windscreen.   I usually mark just outside of the ridge that's on the vacu-form.  Then I cut along that mark.  Then it's a very tedious time slowly sanding down to the right place.  Just a matter of fitting, then sanding, then re-checking, then sanding....etc.  Once I'm satisfied with the fit, I glue in one rivet at a time.





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[kyledehart5]

Paul, you are the master of vacuform. That looks incredibly good. It looks amazing with the rivets. Hear you on the modeling mojo. Between work, the work on the house and other honey do things I haven’t even felt like sitting down at the bench. Maybe when things simmer down a little.

[handiabled]

The windscreen looks fantastic! The work you've turned out the last few months has been spectacular and amazingly detailed!

[joelw]

Paul,
I'm going along with the guys 101% that your vacuum form technique is top notch. That windscreen came out absolutely perfect.

And please keep all those pics coming as they are also a joy to see.

joel

[406 Silverado]

Is there no END to the amazing work that you are throwing into this one Paul. Dude you are SERIOUSLY and CONTINUOUSLY putting on a good show with this one brother. WOW!!

[2whl]

Sept 10, 2024 22:00:02 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Paul, you are the master of vacuform. That looks incredibly good. It looks amazing with the rivets. Hear you on the modeling mojo. Between work, the work on the house and other honey do things I haven’t even felt like sitting down at the bench. Maybe when things simmer down a little.

Sept 11, 2024 2:10:29 GMT -5 handiabled said:

The windscreen looks fantastic! The work you've turned out the last few months has been spectacular and amazingly detailed!

Sept 11, 2024 6:50:22 GMT -5 joelw said:

Paul,
I'm going along with the guys 101% that your vacuum form technique is top notch. That windscreen came out absolutely perfect.

And please keep all those pics coming as they are also a joy to see.

joel

Sept 11, 2024 6:55:18 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Is there no END to the amazing work that you are throwing into this one Paul. Dude you are SERIOUSLY and CONTINUOUSLY putting on a good show with this one brother. WOW!!

Thank you very much guys.



I got the dashboard done.   Then since I had already lightened up the Gulf blue, I decided to re-spray the mirror.  I think it looks even closer to what it should be.




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[kyledehart5]

Beautiful dash. The mirror does look great.

[chrissmith]

Now this is what retirement looks like 😁
Got to love all the little details in these kits , a bargain if you ask me… can’t wait for another update!!

[joelw]

Paul,
The instrument panel really looks good, but holy Cow the steering wheel actually looks like you found a way to shrink the real one down to 1/12 scale. I just can't get over how the stitching looks. Must be how the light reflects off of it, but it looks like separate stitching not just bumps on the wheel if you get my poor attempt at describing how it looks to me.

As for the mirror, ok, all of our it looks just fine or close enough, just wasn't good enough for you, and a reshoot proved us wrong and you right. Looks absolutely a perfect match now.

joel