Well, the final lap has been completed, and the Porsche 935 K2 has crossed the finish line with the addition of all those details I left till the very end to prevent breakage, and or just plain loosing them.
I've always dreaded the front headlights, lenses, and detail painting till the end as I usually screw something or things up. Well, this time I actually got it right. I hand painted the light housing flat black, then the bulb receptical silver. The instuctions really have no callout for the silver other then the picture. Looking at it now it really meant not to paint it anything as the bulb will completely cover it. I had to carefully remove the Silver paint so that the glue would hold the bulb in place. The front lens fit is excellent, and was glued in place with Tamiya Extra Thin.
I completely forgot to decal the rear end engine plate that should be Aluminum, so that was done. Next came what looks like rear metal bumpers. I've got pictures of them in Gloss White & in Black, so I decided to go with Black just to add a little more interest to the rear end. And finally the rear brake light lenses that I painted with Tamiya Clear Orange & Clear Red were glued into their respective places.
All the glass had it's rubber trim done in Mig Ammo Flat Black. The front and rear glass I masked and then air brushed, but the side windows proved to be way to frustrating trying to mask them, so I spent a good few hours very carefully hand painting them. When dry, I cleaned up the raised edges with a sharpened point of a Q-tip. They actually came out looking pretty good. Then the Glass was glued into their respective places with several drops of Tamiya Extra thin applied with a very fine paint brush. Works great instantly holding the glass in place, and I've yet to have any issues with fogging.
The small details were glued into place on the sill right in front of the windshield including the single windshield wiper. Next up was the Glossy Black fender mirrors. And then the last two detail parts: the door handles. I've already confessed to loosing one, then finding it the next day, so they now both match.
And with that the Beemax Porsche 935 K2 is in the books.
Thanks to all for following my build and staying the course, as it's always much appreicated.
As for my next build, the plan has always been one closed wheel car, then one open wheel car, so up next is Tamiya's 1/20 scale Iconic Lotus 25 Coventry Climax.
Joel
