DJZ 1/12 SCALE TAMIYA 934 RSR PORSCHE

Found some research materials on Ebay...

Back cover...

Slightly detailed instructions...

Found this, some really good picts of a real car. Good reference.

I don't vouch for the link...

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/porsche/1976-porsche-934-turbo-rsr-fia-gr-4-ar128998.html

In good condition for being almost 40 years old, little moldy..

 70's Tamiya brochure.

Nice castings...

Paint sheet.

The real reason I like 1/12 scale, I'm blind...

I'm going to make a diorama with the trans axle out of the car, trans off and the front clip removed as if the car was being worked on. Way to much detail to hide. I might even do, wait for it, a cut away...

The factory motor came with an fiberglass fan shroud so I will leave it raw.

Not really happy with the plain black wires, will probably do blue.

More of the fan shroud.

Some more detail on the trans..

And a whole bunch of stuff that needs detail...

Looking real sharp so far.  Will be interesting to see this built up. 

Also, took me a while to figure out the "funky" orange background in your photos.  It's hardwood table, right?  Does your camera have a white balance adjustment?  If so, it's relatively easy to adjust to remove the orange cast.

Don

Great job so far. While working on my 1/8 '32 Ford, I've found out that as you want to add detail you have to be more precise in your work. In 1/24 you just have to be "close". In the larger scales, it really has to look like it. Slow but sure does the job. Keep up the good work.

Jim 

Interested to see this progress.

at least tamiya add more detail to their bigger kits, unlike those mongram 1/12 kits.

Wow, 70's issue, how was the fitment over time?

I am amazed I can post picts, I'll see if I can make them better.

It seems to be more the mood of the cel phone...

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fox

Great job so far. While working on my 1/8 '32 Ford, I've found out that as you want to add detail you have to be more precise in your work. In 1/24 you just have to be "close". In the larger scales, it really has to look like it. Slow but sure does the job. Keep up the good work.

Jim 

Thank you. By the time I finished my 1/8 Bucket I wanted to stick a M80 in it...

Some brake work...

Working on the front clip fuel system.

Painted everything a semi gloss white.

See the huge difference??

The hood is un painted...

Still need to clean it up...