Porsche 917LH

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July 15, 2012
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July 15, 2012
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July 15, 2012
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July 15, 2012
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July 15, 2012
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July 25, 2012
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July 25, 2012
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July 25, 2012
These are the pedals. They're made up of 6 parts (so far).
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July 25, 2012
Master brake cylinders.
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July 31, 2012
Building the 4.9l 12 cylinder engine.
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July 31, 2012
Engine after primer, black paint and dry-brush with XF-16.
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July 31, 2012
Dry fit of the engine...gotta keep checking the fitment with MM kits 😉
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July 31, 2012
Incredilous detail in the header. Arrows point to valves and spark plugs.
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July 31, 2012
Tried something different (for a car) and pre-shaded the cockpit.
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July 31, 2012
Airbrushed medium grey. Then mixed a bit of white with the grey and airbrushed that onto the middle of surfaces.
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August 5, 2012
Home made upright "connectors" 🙂
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August 5, 2012
And this is how they'll be bolted onto the wishbones.
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August 5, 2012
Added some PE and the clutch (inset). The latter will never be seen anymore after I bolt on the gearbox 😉
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August 5, 2012
Arrows indicate addede PE and pins
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August 5, 2012
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September 1, 2012
On the left original big fat white metal part, on the right my version.
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September 1, 2012
And new part placed in the cockpit.
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November 1, 2012
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November 1, 2012
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November 1, 2012
Engine with ignition cables in place.
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November 1, 2012
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November 29, 2012
Inlet trumpets. In foreground cleaned part, in background after "weathering" it with oil paints.
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November 29, 2012
Adding fuel lines. Note the 2 PE rings.
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November 29, 2012
Right side inlet trumpets placed.
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November 29, 2012
Almost completed Porsche engine, only a few parts and 2 small hoses to go
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November 29, 2012
View from the other side.
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March 11, 2013
Finished the engine.
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March 11, 2013
Added the exhaust manifold.
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March 11, 2013
Completed the gearbox.
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March 11, 2013
Constructed and painted the rear frame.
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April 30, 2013
Engine and gearbox are installed into the frame.
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April 30, 2013
Added exhaust pipes, anti-rollbar and some extra parts of the frame.
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May 10, 2013
Added some interior details. The wires are an extra.
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May 10, 2013
Made a heatsheald from cigarette foil.
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May 10, 2013
At the 3rd attempt I managed to make a satisfying window.
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May 10, 2013
This is what the window looks like once glued into place.
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May 10, 2013
Big moment: marriage of the front and rear end of the car!! Green arrow indicates the gear linkage.
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June 18, 2013
The arrows show the work I did to the cockpit.
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August 16, 2013
Completed front suspension parts
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August 16, 2013
Suspension parts fixed to chassis.
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August 16, 2013
Cooling ducts for front brakes painted black and drybrushed with greytones.
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August 16, 2013
self-made footrest. Painted with several shades of grey and the weathered a bit with MIG pigments.
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August 16, 2013
Brakefluid bottles added.
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August 16, 2013
Dry-fit of most of the finished parts.
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August 16, 2013
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September 29, 2013
Steering wheel was finished.
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September 29, 2013
Steering wheel attached to rollcage
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September 29, 2013
Complete cockpit.
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September 29, 2013
Dashboard was given a coat of Scale Fabric.
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September 29, 2013
Engine cover was assembled.
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October 28, 2013
Detailed electronic boxes
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October 28, 2013
Put the electronic parts on its final location.
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October 28, 2013
Assembled the radiator.
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October 28, 2013
Radiator placed at the front and hoses attached (see green arrows).
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October 28, 2013
Dashboard was finised. Added knobs and switches. Inset shows the rev-limiter etc.
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November 11, 2013
Carefully cut out the door.
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November 11, 2013
Corrected the shape of the front. The green part was removed.
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November 11, 2013
Corrected the angle of the steering wheel which was way too shallow
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December 2, 2013
Underside view of seat, clearly showing the texture representing fibreglass.
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December 2, 2013
Both seats ready to be installed into the cockpit.
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January 5, 2014
Added seats, harness and dashboard.
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January 5, 2014
Added seats, harness and dashboard.
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January 5, 2014
Put gearbox cooling "ducts" in place. These were hollowed out first!
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March 12, 2014
Added pickup points for the doorhinges.
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March 12, 2014
Top hinge of the door.
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March 12, 2014
Dryfit of the door.
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December 3, 2014
Outside of body painted white.
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December 3, 2014
Outside of body painted white.
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December 3, 2014
Inside painted several shades of gray.
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December 3, 2014
Rear-inside painted several shades of brown to mimic fibreglass.
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January 7, 2015
The 2 biggest and "most important" decals in place!!!
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January 14, 2015
All decals are now on the body!
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January 14, 2015
All decals are now on the body!
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January 14, 2015
"Glow in the dark" decal 🙂
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February 2, 2015
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February 2, 2015
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February 2, 2015
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February 8, 2015
Spare wheel put in place. It's held there by straps attached to the frame.
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February 8, 2015
Overflow tank installed as well.
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February 8, 2015
Drive shafts were a bit of a pain as I deviated from the instructions and did NOT put them in before the bodywork. As each shaft is made up of 3 parts I managed the put them in 1-by-1.
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February 8, 2015
And a picture of the drive shaft in it's own color.
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February 17, 2015
Added a couple of details to the outside 1: lights for the startnumber, 2: rear quick releases, 3: id-light
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February 17, 2015
Wiring for all the lights added to the inside.
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February 19, 2015
Rear suspension was put into place. Green line indicates to roll-bar connector that has yet to be added.
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February 19, 2015
Overall shot with all the wheels on.
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February 28, 2015
Painted the window rims and added PE details.
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February 28, 2015
Completed right-side door. Note the cable for the light on top.
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February 28, 2015
Work-in-progress wheels. Still need to tone down the goodyear decals with matt clear.
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February 28, 2015
Added front lights.
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March 27, 2015
Rear wing was put into place using 4 rivets (see inset).
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March 27, 2015
Front light covers were installed.
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March 27, 2015
Windscreen wiper was assembled, painted and placed in it's position.
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March 27, 2015
Side windows glued into place.
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May 6, 2015
Added tape around the headlights. These are all small pieces of decal instead of the original which was from one piece.
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May 6, 2015
Almost done now 🙂

Comments

15 July 2012, 17:44

Riet D
looking forward to see the progress on your 917

15 July 2012, 20:04

Steve Wilson
Great start Tim, don't you just love these MFH kits...

17 July 2012, 20:30

Acki
Hi Tim, fantastic model. Nice work on a beautyful car.

17 July 2012, 21:00

Tim van Dooremalen
Added a few new pictures and added some comments as well! Enjoy!

1 August 2012, 06:55

Steve Wilson
Excellent Tim, your doing a grand job;)

1 August 2012, 07:00

Guy Golsteyn
Wow, great progress! I'm tuned!

1 August 2012, 21:54

Riet D
are you happy yourself with the pre-shading? or will it remain a one time event?

2 August 2012, 06:27

Tim van Dooremalen
I think I'll be using it more often, especially on interiors and the underside of cars. I tried something simular on the underside of an Impreza once and that came out pretty nice as well, even though it was a much darker color (blue of course). (see here for pics: forum.depaddock.net/..p?t=18201&page=4).

2 August 2012, 06:34

Riet D
Thx for the link Tim, great thread

2 August 2012, 06:50

Tim van Dooremalen
@Guido: agree on making it a bit stronger. I might still do another run with an even lighter shade of grey, we'll see.

2 August 2012, 10:28

Tim van Dooremalen
More progress, so added a few pics!

5 August 2012, 18:43

Guy Golsteyn
Great progress Tim! I'm tuned in!

1 September 2012, 14:34

Tim van Dooremalen
A little more progress with some home-made parts.

1 September 2012, 15:02

Tim van Dooremalen
To anyone interested, I'll be taking this build along to KMK Scale World tomorrow! Check it out at the stand of the Paddock Modelbouw!

8 September 2012, 13:30

Guy Golsteyn
I surely will 😉

8 September 2012, 13:44

Dirk Heyer
Me too....

8 September 2012, 14:18

Sherif Sharmy
How do you get thr real gloss finish of cars Tim?

8 September 2012, 14:32

Tim van Dooremalen
You mean of the body?
Simple version: put on a layer of clearcoat (or several actually) and then polish until it shines...
Complex version: put on a layer of clearcoat, then sand carefully with 2000+ sandpaper until it's fairly smooth (not shiny!); be very careful not to sand through the clearcoat!. Then apply a new coat of clear, this one should come out pretty smooth already because the previous layer was. Depending on how smooth start polishing/sanding with 3600 or 4000 until 12000 then continue with the Tamiya polish compounds until it shines like a mirror 😉.

Remember this is how I usually do it, others will have other ways that will get the same result. I use Zero Paint pre-thinned clearcoat (not 2K).

8 September 2012, 14:42

Sherif Sharmy
Thanx

8 September 2012, 14:58

Tim van Dooremalen
Added a few more pictures showing the (slow) progress of this build.

1 November 2012, 19:12

Tim Vereecke
the engine looks great! excellent work

3 November 2012, 08:20

Dirk Heyer
Yes of course, all those fine details and technical features awaken my desire of " must built these"
Nice construction threat!

4 November 2012, 14:11

Tim van Dooremalen
Small update: engine is now almost done.

29 November 2012, 08:24

Holger Kranich
Engine looks really cool! Do you paint it or do you let it like it is?

29 November 2012, 08:37

Tim van Dooremalen
@Holger: what do you mean? I don't think I understand your question....

29 November 2012, 08:50

Steve Wilson
Tim he's saying Did you paint it or not???

29 November 2012, 08:56

Holger Kranich
Tim, i mean: Is the engine already painted or do you have to do it now?

29 November 2012, 08:56

Tim van Dooremalen
It's completely painted now. Unlike military builders(?) most car-builders paint the engine during assembling, not after it 😉

29 November 2012, 09:56

Holger Kranich
Haha, LOL!👍

Looks really nice and colorful!

29 November 2012, 10:08

Steve Wilson
Nicely and politely said Tim, Lol...👍😄👍

29 November 2012, 18:17

Tim van Dooremalen
Added a couple of new WIP-pictures to the album!

11 March 2013, 19:12

Steve Wilson
Beautifully achieved engine Tim. Some lovely scratch work as well...🙂

11 March 2013, 20:18

Tim van Dooremalen
Another small update. This one is an important one as the engine and gearbox are now installed into the rear frame.

30 April 2013, 09:57

Pascal GARAT
Awesome work on the engine and really nice weathering process 😉

30 April 2013, 11:59

Guy Golsteyn
Great stuff, Tim 😉 This is gonna be another winner 😉

30 April 2013, 14:55

Tim van Dooremalen
Another update, this one is a biggy as the front and rear-end of car were screwed together 🙂

10 May 2013, 16:39

Alexander Aristides Cronvall
Looks fantastic Tim ! 👍

10 May 2013, 16:47

Tim van Dooremalen
Added one (1) picture showing the work I did to the cockpit.

18 June 2013, 11:58

Alexander Aristides Cronvall
👍

18 June 2013, 12:02

Steve Wilson
Great work!!!
Excellent Tim👍

18 June 2013, 12:19

Guy Golsteyn
Amazing! Is all that we see in the MFH kit or did you add some extra scratched parts as well?

18 June 2013, 13:20

Tim van Dooremalen
The cables leading from the battery were added by me. And every cable, rod or spring you see around the pedals and brake cylinders were added/scratched by me. Still have to add the throttle cable.

18 June 2013, 13:22

Steve Wilson
Tim!!!
Were you not satisfied with the same items supplied in the kit??? If so!!!
What was wrong with them???

18 June 2013, 13:37

Michel Huijghe
That's very well done. 🙂

18 June 2013, 15:25

Tim van Dooremalen
Steve, the items I added weren't in the kit at all.

18 June 2013, 16:26

Steve Wilson
Wow!!!😮
That's unusual...

18 June 2013, 17:21

Tim van Dooremalen
Added a few more pictures of the progress I made recently.

16 August 2013, 18:25

Steve Wilson
Excellent progress Tim🙂

16 August 2013, 18:55

Alexander Aristides Cronvall
Eye candy 👍

16 August 2013, 20:38

Stefan Suessemilch
Thanks for the update Tim, it's stll amazing to look over your shoulder 👍

16 August 2013, 20:53

Tim Vereecke
love the gas/break pedals construction! 👍

17 August 2013, 10:09

Michel Huijghe
Amazingly detail.👍

18 August 2013, 08:30

Steve Desarzens
simply stunning

18 August 2013, 17:33

Guy Golsteyn
What a great build! I'm enjoying every bit of it 😉

18 August 2013, 17:37

Tim van Dooremalen
More progress to look at guys! 😉

29 September 2013, 14:02

Pascal GARAT
Terrific build, paint job and weathering!
I'd like to have it at home!! 😉

29 September 2013, 14:16

Steve Wilson
Excellent work...
And progress Tim, love your attention to detail🙂

29 September 2013, 14:26

Tim van Dooremalen
Added some pics with more progress. Cockpit almost done now 🙂

28 October 2013, 10:31

Pascal GARAT
Beautiful!! 👍👍👍

28 October 2013, 10:58

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Wow! Great work! I love the used style, not clinically clean! Keep it up 🙂

28 October 2013, 12:27

Dirk Heyer
Incredible details!
I`m so jealous!
Hope I could built someday in the future such a nice model from MFH!!
Great stuff!!!

28 October 2013, 15:11

Alexander Aristides Cronvall
I love when people takes a highly detailed model and details it 🙂 Great work ! 👍

28 October 2013, 21:25

Bill Davis
A fantastic job on an iconic machine.

29 October 2013, 00:42

Guy Golsteyn
What a great build! I'm enjoying every bit of it 😉 (again)

29 October 2013, 14:43

Sherif Sharmy
Come on we need to see this greatest build..................good work.

30 October 2013, 02:56

Tim van Dooremalen
A little more progress, including a correction of the steering wheel and cutting out a door!

11 November 2013, 18:03

Stefan Suessemilch
What a fantastic love to details...cutting out the door, correcting the angle of the steering wheel...amazing Tim!!

11 November 2013, 21:15

Tim van Dooremalen
Just added a few pictures with a really small update... just did some work on the seats.

2 December 2013, 11:03

Tim van Dooremalen
Added 3 more pictures with a bit of progress.

5 January 2014, 15:52

Tim van Dooremalen
Added a few pics showing how I the door wil be fixed to the body.

12 March 2014, 19:18

Kerry COX
How exciting to see such skill and dedication in one place. You are a most talented modeller and such a fine example you have set as to what is possible.

I am in awe Just fantastic.🙂

3 December 2014, 18:40

Pascal GARAT
Awesome as always 😉

4 December 2014, 09:46

Tim van Dooremalen
Finally had the stomach to start with te 2 big decals on the body. And it turned out quit nice 🙂 Mind you, those red parts are 1 decal per side!

7 January 2015, 18:38

Guy Golsteyn
Small progress, but a big step 😉

7 January 2015, 21:17

Tim van Dooremalen
Woohoo! All decals are now on the body!

14 January 2015, 08:38

Steve Wilson
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Looking really great Tim, I remember those glow in the dark roundels🙂

14 January 2015, 09:02

Tim van Dooremalen
Are you that old then? 😉 😛

14 January 2015, 10:28

Steve Wilson
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Lol!!! (((😄 ))) 'fraid so Tim... But I'm still that 4yr old at the 1955 Monaco GP in mind and heart!!!

14 January 2015, 12:36

Kerry COX
google.com.au/url?sa..yk2mB9aEZwdZcDMzj5OA

14 January 2015, 13:02

Kerry COX
Tim, the above link is to the company that manufactures the Glowsheet" that is used on these racing cars for night racing. I can first remember it being advertised in "Finescale Modeller" magazine some years ago. And now I say. What a most spectacular build this has turned out to be.
Congratulations mate. 🙂

14 January 2015, 13:06

Tim van Dooremalen
Fixed the lower bodypanels to the chassis! (and played a bit with photoshop).

2 February 2015, 08:00

Jeffrey Riedesel
Wow nice work

2 February 2015, 08:11

Stefan Suessemilch
Wow, that's cool with the PS image 😎

2 February 2015, 19:55

Dirk Heyer
Oh man, must be a lot of fun to assemble and painting such an amazingly detailed kit. I`m a lil`bit jealous.
At some point in my life I'm going to buy a model of MFH.
I wish you all patience and fun!
Your model looks great!

8 February 2015, 13:51

Tim van Dooremalen
2 more pics added!

17 February 2015, 11:27

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Terrific !!!! What a kit ,,, and what a fantastic work you've done. I particularly like the engine and the way you've painted the fiber-glass body panels.

19 February 2015, 08:08

Guy Golsteyn
Absolutely GREAT stuff 😉

19 February 2015, 10:13

Tim van Dooremalen
More progress on the door(s), wheels and lights.

28 February 2015, 16:15

Tim van Dooremalen
Almost done with this one! Just going to add a couple of small extra details, more on that later. The stand to keep the rear up will be replace with something different 😉

6 May 2015, 12:58

Kerry COX
This has been a long running project for you Tim, and from my seat here, well worth every minute mate. Beautifully detailed in every way. 🙂

6 May 2015, 13:13

Tim Vereecke
Stunning indeed! 👍

15 May 2015, 07:50

Guy Golsteyn
Perfect, simply perfect. Terrific job!! 😉

15 May 2015, 08:01

Steve Wilson
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Excellence in progress, well done Tim!!! Watch in awe folks...
There are some awesome model builders out there, we're just luck we have a lot of em! on scalemates👍8)

15 May 2015, 10:40

Michel Huijghe
👍

15 May 2015, 19:05

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WIP pictures of my build of the Model Factory Hiro Porsche 917LH in 1/24

Porsche 917LH Le Mans 1970 #25

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1:24

Completed

Porsche 917 LH

International Championship for Makes
Porsche Konstruktionen K.G. 25 (Vic Elford/Kurt Ahrens)
June 1970 24 Hours du Mans - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans

(Result: DNF)

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