I have just realised that I should have posted a link to the huge project that Michael (Cosimodo) is undertaking as part of this Group Build.

Pretty in Pink is the dedicated build log thread for the Model Factory Hiro 1/12 Porsche 917/20, and it is essential reading for everybody if you have somehow missed seeing it.

Cheers, D

I had plan to post at the completion of each step in the instructions, all 26 of them, to show progress.

Gabriel great build!
We still have over 5 months to go what are you going to build next?

Working on the "Bonnet" and the model ones are to thick to be modeled open so out comes the brass sheet:-




working on the exhaust side first as this will be built closed:-



Screwed to a piece of pine and drilled:-







The exhaust pipes makes pipe stand off from the body so trimming and reshape.



Pipe is also to short so I will extend it brass tube.

Also correcting the fuel tank:-



Take care all!

So the disaster wasn't quite as bad as was thought... I got things repaired and then the T up on her wheels. No time to progress for a week or so, so I am glad I got this far!







Your comments and criticisms are ALWAYS welcome!

Time for an update, i got a little done on the body, i added the front inner and outer fenders, rear fenders, grille filler and removed some seems.

Engine got the butter flies added and fuel line from the pump to a fuel block near the hat, also added the plug wires and the blower belt, the belt is a little loose but it's super glued in oh well.

Damian started his build by stripping, think about that for a second, lol, i do the same on my chrome works great.

Thanks, Damian! Yes - and that's the feeble point. I was till to lazy to even attempt to print decals I found online - a whole sheet for under 10 USD - both yellow and white - but these times are not the best ones to shop around

Joel, yes, I've nailed it this time with my 2K. Please see the update.

UPDATE
The last two pieces which I almost forgot of - thankfully I had another look on the instructions before closing the case - the fuel filler pipe and the fuel hose were added. Removing the seams and polishing contorted clear parts it's exactly as exciting as it sounds like. Equally pleasing it's to paint straight silver lines on round clear parts. The fuel hose I painted orange for not having transparent yellow nor being kin to make some. Fortunately it's orange not green, otherwise Tony Stewart would have driven the only Diesel car in NASCAR.


Polishing the body ate my modelling time today, but it was sort of pleasant, because it worked! It's only now that I've noticed that 2 component Splash 2K it's softer than 3 component No Name 2K. The glossy surface broke very easy with 1000 Tamiya sanding sponge, then I jumped straight to 3000 grit. All worked, even the three compounds from Tamiya. Probably one of my best finishes of late, although I've ran into Joel's problem: I forgot how to photograph orange If I catch the glare, I cannot catch the hue... oh, well, tomorrow I'm going to play more with the settings. For now, the nearly completed build, before waxing because I need to clean again the windows and to touch up the white roof rails:






Cheers!
Gabriel

Hi guys,

Robert nice work on the body - specifically in getting the hood together without a seam showing - nice!

David, yes! great to see you building a "real" rollcage -looking good

Gabriel, well, you took off with the lead and finished with a real winner - your NASCAR looks sharp! I really like the color saturation you achieved, really nice.

I finished the GTR. I painted it with Vallejo Signal Blue, which, as you'll see is a midnight blue, which I think better represent the real car's black body at this scale, than the black options I had handy (NATO Black and another I've used several times, but am sick of using) So, please take a look, some indoor and some outdoor images - I think the color shift between the lighting conditions is interesting:

















I'll add the windshield wiper and antenna - just forgot about them. In conclusion, this is a pretty nice but not great kit. It went together well, and was easy enough for me to modify a bit without causing major problems.

The GB has been fun too - really great to see such a wide variety of high quality builds!

Stay well gents, and happy model building!

Cheers
Nick

Patrick,
Great save on the clip. Large scale really does have a few extra pluses to it. And the exhausts really look the part with the while paint. Again, the fit and alignment is dead on perfect.

Joel

Patrick,
Yep that's me. I left you a PM but I guess you haven't seen it as yet. Upper right hand corner you'll see Inbox.

I've been here for almost 10 years, and somehow I managed to become a Moderator. Go figure that one out.

Like I said, if you like the other sight, you're going to love it here. Great group of guys, and we all share.

Joel

David,
The body looks perfect in the white primer coat. What paint color and paint will you be using for your color coat?

One suggestion for the brake ducting is a black wash to add some depth to the accordion effect.

Joel