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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
The Finishing photos, Porsche 917K- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Porsche 917K final section so we come to the end at the last the wheels have been fitted on the centre hexagonal nuts covers have been added. There were two gurney flaps on the back to be fitted. Those have been added the windscreen wipers a cut off switch on the left-hand side is just basically...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Porsche 917K continuation adding the wheels to the chassis So with the wheels decals done, I can now add the two remaining tires to the rear wheels and glue the tiny valves into place after this they are to simply screwed to the axles on the chassis like Nigel found out they’re not a great fit...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Porsche 917K continuation first off dry fit the transparency’s to make sure they fit so in the picture above you can see I’ve added the cockpit windscreen the two side windows and on the front the Headlamp covers next we will be adding decals to the wheels so before the wheels can be fitted onto...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
next up assembly in the front lamps these are made of several pieces. or main lamp housing then you have the two lamps followed by the two lenses. All very straightforward until you come fit the large lenses and find out they’re too large to fit around the housing, so you have to sand them down...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Assembly in the body panels so the first thing was to assemble the two doors these are on a sort of angled hinge which then clips into the bodywork and it secured with a bracket across the top which locks both of the hinge points into place next the front and rear body panels are joined...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Porsche 917K continuing build This time we’ve added a Bracing Strut over the top of the engine along with the trumpet ends which you can see sticking up just in front of the spare wheel and the spare wheel tie down shackles. These need to dry overnight before I try threading the belt material...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
If anyone is interested the stand I’m using to build this kit on is a £20 laptop stand from Amazon it fully adjustable and tilts And his ideal for these large heavy kits- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Porsche 917K continuation of build this time adding the torrison bar which had to be threaded through the lower framework to link up with the rear shock absorbers another PIA Then came the parcel shelves which slot into place at the front of the oil and fuel sub assembly and are then attached to...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Porsche 917K continuation of build this time adding the rear Stub-axles and various bracing struts So 1st assemble the Stub-axles this involved glueing on a coupling into the rear sub assembly then the axle was assembled as per instructions and this was glued into the coupling already glued on...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Continuation of the Porsche 917 build fitting the seats So this time we are going to be fitting the seats into the subframe along with the seatbelt and adding the rear firewall bulkhead to the back of the subframe the seatbacks were painted black as opposed to leave them red and I then measured...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Hello everybody remember me sorry for the lack of any updates but I’ve been ill with first off the coronavirus which knocked me out for at least a month. Then I went down with some respiratory problem where I was constantly coughing which made working on models impossible that lasted for about...- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
So here’s where I am now with all three masts in place We have a slight issue with the foremast in that it has a slight lean backwards which I will correct with some standing rigging so is what the ship looks like now with all the rat lines now in place to get the tension on each line after...- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
So when I last left you, I’d repaired the anchors as they weren’t stuck correctly since then I’ve done the masts and the rat lines which are still to be finished couldn’t believe how long and how fiddly this so-called simple task was anyway here’s some photos to show where the progress at the...- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
Next up are the anchors which again are wrong whoever built these didn’t put them together correctly as you can see there’s a gap at the top and they don’t fit at the bottom where the shank joins the beam so I had to use Tomiya extra thin cement to loosen the old cement pull the shanks out...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Now added the discs to the chassis subframe along with the brakes and the intercooler and associated pipework oh and also added the brake cooling duct pipe work as well see attached picture I did some additional painting on this one as per what Nigel has done on his website that was to paint the...- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
My latest update from HMS Prince have now added rowing boats along with the oars all the cannons and the Gunport lids the two spare spars and the replacement cat heads which I moulded myself cleaned up the guilding I’ve done the first round of cleanup on the Gunport lids I also mounted the model...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
With the arrival of the springs I can now progress. These have now been fitted as you can see from this picture next up are the brake discs which have been moulded with holes shown in them as it’s totally impractical to drill out all these holes due to the back of the discs being ribbed I have...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
So we’ve moved onto the dashboard and the bottom tray of the car which will include the accelerator break and clutch along with the steering mechanism. First off is to apply the decals to the dashboard before doing this. I gloss varnished the areas that the decals were gonna sit on so they stick...- Bigfoot57
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