Porsche 917k No.26 - WIP

Anyway, I removed the mold where the hook was and drilled a hole. The cover was thick and it was sticking out more than the body, so I sanded the surface to roughly match it. 

I'm planning on using etched hooks on the front cover, but I'm not sure which pin to use since I don't have any reference material. 

This time, I didn't washed it first because I'll going to apply etching. 

Since the jaw are separated, I glued it and filled it with instant adhesive.
When filling the gap, it is convenient to use an instant adhesive with a high viscosity.
For Axia's instant adhesive, the first number indicates the purpose, the number in the middle indicates the drying speed, and the last number indicates the viscosity. 

There was also a sunken area in the marked area, so I filled it with instant adhesive. 

There seem to be many variations of the 917k, but the car I'm building has to fill in the marked parts. 

The rear of the body is also separated, so I need to clean up the attachment surface. but I think the clip will get in the way. So I made a silicon mold for duplicate before removing the clip. 

I also coated the adhesive surface on the back with instant adhesive. 

The car I'm trying to build needs wings, but when I attached the wings from the etched parts, the width of the wings was too short. 

The wing length is 20.7mm. 

The body's attachment surface was 22.45mm (the photo shows it as 21.5mm, but it probably moved a little bit while shooting) 

The middle was cut to increase the wing length.
 

And I overlapped the pla-plate and increased it by about 1.7mm. It was 0.05mm short, but I left it in consideration of the thickness of the paint when painting. 

The car I wanted to create would require modifications to this as well. 

This time, the gap was deep and the sunken area was wide, so I filled it with poly putty. 

The modified wings fit well. 

It fits so well now that I think I'll need to make some space later to account for paint thickness. 

Sanded. 

When I tried to temporary assemble it, the fenders (front fenders too) on the top and bottom did not fit together properly. I wondered if the 917k was originally like this, so I searched, but it couldn't be. 

I found another part that needs to be filled. 

Fixed. 

I don't usually modify handlebars, but the spokes on the handlebars in this kit were so thick that I decided to use etching. 

After cutting the spokes, I assembled them using only the center part. 

I trimmed the etched parts that needed to be assembled.
The wiper was drawn in an ambiguous direction in the user manual, so I folded it in the opposite direction and then folded it in the opposite direction again, and it broke.
So I transplanted only the blade etched part to the original part. (I think I like this better) 

The quality of the transparent parts wasn't very good, so I sanded them. 

And I also polished it with a compound. 

This kit includes masking tape for the windshield, but it is not pre-cut. And the shape is not quite right for the front windshield. 

Since the masking seal for the headlamp wasn't included anyway, I decided to make it myself. 

Applied. 

The inside of the body shell and some parts was painted black. This time, since there were etching parts, I painted them with Vallejo's Premium paint. 

I had a hunch that something needed to be fixed, so I used the Multisurfacer in Modeling to paint over it. 

As expected, there are places to modify. 

There were some areas that were not sanded as well. 

This area also had an uneven surface. 

Same problem. 

Required fixing too... 

After cleaning up the surface, I painted it with white surfacer. 

Since the decal for this car is not available for sale, I had to make it myself, so I drew it in a vector program. Since it is an old car and there is no data, finding the information for the sponsor mark was much harder than drawing the picture. 

I printed on normal paper and did a fitting test.
It fits well. 🙂 

Now I painted Gloss White. 

Masked. 

I'm not sure exactly what color the actual point color is, but I think it's fluorescent red.
But I forgot that I used up all the fluorescent red I had the last time I mixed the colors.
So I mixed fluorescent pink, fluorescent orange, and magenta that I had to make something similar. (The bottle on the left is Gaianots' enamel paint.) 

Painted point color. 

Since I was ready to apply the decals, I printed them out on decal paper this time. 

I stick them all on. There weren't many so I put them on quickly. 

After drying, I did the first coat with UV cut clear. 

I finally washed all the parts. 

I was trimming the parts and pre-assembled some parts. 

The injection quality of the tail light was not good, so I sanded and polished it. 

I removed the plating to replace the fuel filler handle part with an PE one. 

I think I'll paint it chrome and then glue it like this. 

When I duplicated the rear clip, the rod wasn't molded. So I drilled a hole and inserted a suitable steel wire. 

PE only had two sets for the rear wheels, no sets for the front wheels. 

I had no choice but to roughly cut it up and use it. 

Attached base of tail light. 

When the muffler is attached to the holder, a pin pops out through the hole. 

So I cut off the pin and drilled a deeper hole. 

I painted all the remaining parts as well. 

Overcoated. Super Clear III 

I also painted the remaining parts. 

Overcoated again. 

Sanded. 

But the decal was too thick and it peeled off. 

I roughly painted it with a brush and then coated it with clear coat again. 

Polished. 

I painted with Vallejo. 

I used chrome tape. 

Ready to assemble~ 

I don't know if it hit something, but the paint came off, so I roughly fixed it. 

I painted pannel-line. 

I assembled the parts that needed to be PE. 

I painted the seat belt with AK's Real Colors Markers. 

Now I started assembling it in earnest. 

Front interior done. 

Engine area assembly done. 

I cut and attached chrome tape to the rear side of the tail lamp. 

The rivets are expressed with metal stickers. They look a bit large in the photo, but they're not that out of place in person. 

Interior and under body done. 

I don't know when, where, or how it was stained, but there was glue on it. 🙁
In this case, it is better to let it dry completely before handling it rather than wiping it off hastily. 

Problem solved. 

Attached windshield. 

The rivets on the headlamp cover were expressed by attaching metal stickers.
It looks a little big in the photo, but it's not awkward in real life. 

Assembled frunk. 

Attatched head lights and wiper.
Since the wiper blade did not touch the windshield, I applied a small amount (about the volume of a mosquito's tear) of adhesive to secure it in place. 😉 

I had to trim it down a bit because the frunk wouldn't fit snugly against the body due to the marked area. 

I attached the rear clip that had been removed. 

finally, I finished it. 

Is it pretty? 😉 

Thanks for watching.