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Porsche 919 LM 2017 Detailing?

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Monday, November 13, 2017 5:00 PM

That seems like a whole lot of $$ for a kit that appears to be not particularly well  molded. Any chance Tamiya has one in the works?

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    December 2008
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Posted by PatW on Monday, November 13, 2017 4:28 PM

Hybrid engines ala, 919 or F1 are extremely complex, and can't be seen in any magazine or on the web as the manufacturers are extremely secretive as they are designed and built by themselves.

The 911 RSR is made at present by any model kit maker as yet that I know of. Your might see one soon by a diecast model maker, either 1/43 or 1/18, but that defeats the object of wanting to build one.

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    September 2017
  • From: western North Carolina
Posted by kensar on Sunday, November 12, 2017 4:14 PM

Scratchbuilding an engine if you have not scratchbuilt anything is a tall order.

I doubt you will find a 2017 model car kitted yet.  Someone may sell a trans kit they are making.

I think your best bet is Automotive Forums/ automotive art/ car modeling/ WIP-motorsports.  You can ask your question there.

 

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    December 2002
  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, November 12, 2017 1:20 PM

I know nothing about the kit or the subject, but I agree that it seems like a lot for a car kit with no engine. Unlike a tank kit that an engine's not that big a deal, with car kits, the engine is often one of the big detailing points. Even real cars at shows have the engine on display.

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    May 2016
Porsche 919 LM 2017 Detailing?
Posted by lazyfortress on Sunday, November 12, 2017 1:01 PM

Hello!  I'm considering buying a Studio27 1/24 Porsche 919 LeMans 2017, but I'm not sure if it's worth it.  It's a $230 model kit, yet it has no engine included (the 919 uses a hybrid V4).  I have no idea if it's possible to create my own engine from scratch.  I've never scratchbuilt anything. 

I love the 919, but $230 for a model with no engine is a bad deal in my opinion.  Here's a link to the model:http://www.studio27.co.jp/product/FD24015/FD24015.html

Here's the 919's engine (V4 Hybrid):

V4

Also, if it's impossible to build an engine for that car, does anyone know of a company that makes a 1/24 scale model kit of the Porsche 911 RSR 2017?

Porsche 911 RSR 2017

There's a few kits of the regular 911 GT3.  How hard would it be to convert a regular 911 GT3 into the RSR 2017?

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