Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
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Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
Hi,
finished another one, in my favourite livery
Capri-Schorsch offers his 917/10 also in 1/24th, and I got one of them. Easy to build, you have to be a bit careful on the thinner spots, as the material is a bit brittle, but the printing quality is good enough to make those kits in 1/24; the biggest difficulty was cutting a fitting front screen out of transparent sheet. Now where can I find the time to design the kits I want that nobody makes...
When applying the decals I realized I made a mistake with the choice of the original car - the Martini 917 wasn't a 917/10, but it had a 917/30 front with a 917/10 rear. However when looking over the net it's called sometimes a 917/20, sometimes a 917/30 (which I think it officially is, though with a smaller engine) and several slot/die cast models also made the same mistake - fortunately I'm not a rivetcounter, and even famous museums mislabel their cars much worse, so I'm fine. At least it's a Martini Racing car
When looking at the photos I think I have to tone down the tire decals a bit, in reality it's hardly noticeable.
Painted with Aclald Aluminium, blue and red areas with TS paints mixed by eyeballing, Mr. Super Clear on top, Scalegrafixx decals and some small parts out of the spares box.
Hope you like it.
finished another one, in my favourite livery
Capri-Schorsch offers his 917/10 also in 1/24th, and I got one of them. Easy to build, you have to be a bit careful on the thinner spots, as the material is a bit brittle, but the printing quality is good enough to make those kits in 1/24; the biggest difficulty was cutting a fitting front screen out of transparent sheet. Now where can I find the time to design the kits I want that nobody makes...
When applying the decals I realized I made a mistake with the choice of the original car - the Martini 917 wasn't a 917/10, but it had a 917/30 front with a 917/10 rear. However when looking over the net it's called sometimes a 917/20, sometimes a 917/30 (which I think it officially is, though with a smaller engine) and several slot/die cast models also made the same mistake - fortunately I'm not a rivetcounter, and even famous museums mislabel their cars much worse, so I'm fine. At least it's a Martini Racing car
When looking at the photos I think I have to tone down the tire decals a bit, in reality it's hardly noticeable.
Painted with Aclald Aluminium, blue and red areas with TS paints mixed by eyeballing, Mr. Super Clear on top, Scalegrafixx decals and some small parts out of the spares box.
Hope you like it.
Marco
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Re: Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
Marco,
wow, that looks amazing and the paintjob is super nice as well! I've been told that silver is among the most difficult colours to put on a car as every small mistake will show (somehow). The engine peeking out the back and the tubular chassis all add a nice level of detail to the car. Maybe I should get the 1/12? uhoh. Big scale 917 count++
As for the actual car - I would have to dive into my archives, but wasn't this one of the cars that ran in the "Interserie"? Comparable to the Vaillant 917/10 that had both the nose we see here and the more rounded one of the CanAm Sunoaco 917/30 (Donohue). And then there's the 917/30 Jaegermeister (also Interserie)... yeah. Slice and dice was the name of the game then, I guess
wow, that looks amazing and the paintjob is super nice as well! I've been told that silver is among the most difficult colours to put on a car as every small mistake will show (somehow). The engine peeking out the back and the tubular chassis all add a nice level of detail to the car. Maybe I should get the 1/12? uhoh. Big scale 917 count++
As for the actual car - I would have to dive into my archives, but wasn't this one of the cars that ran in the "Interserie"? Comparable to the Vaillant 917/10 that had both the nose we see here and the more rounded one of the CanAm Sunoaco 917/30 (Donohue). And then there's the 917/30 Jaegermeister (also Interserie)... yeah. Slice and dice was the name of the game then, I guess
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Re: Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
supernice, Marco! One of my favourite Martini cars
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Re: Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
Hi Marco,
Whether it is accurate or not, it is a beautiful 917.
Yes, silver is a difficult color to paint. Not only it shows all the imperfections, it is almost impossible to do touch up.
It is a very nicely done model.
Whether it is accurate or not, it is a beautiful 917.
Yes, silver is a difficult color to paint. Not only it shows all the imperfections, it is almost impossible to do touch up.
It is a very nicely done model.
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Re: Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
Very good job Marco.
Love the livery on this car. Martini is always a stunner.
I am proud of your result.
Well done!
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Love the livery on this car. Martini is always a stunner.
I am proud of your result.
Well done!
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Re: Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
fantastic result !!!
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Re: Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
Really beautiful!! Love it!!
Good also to see the final result. Now I´m most convinced to get one kit. Thanks for sharing!
Good also to see the final result. Now I´m most convinced to get one kit. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
Really beautiful car ! well done !
Re: Porsche 917/10, MMM, 1/24
Very nice build, even if the cowlings are not 100% correct, i also would not care of it, Good job!
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