MFH Gulf Porsche 917K 1/24th vs Fujimi Martini Porsche 917K

[Spookytooth]

You could say that again Borez.

Well worth the money IMHO but out of my league, both skill and price wise.

Still, good to watch these getting built.

 

Simon.

[Borez]

The MFH frame, lower chassis and firewall are now painted.

 

Frame parts in Nato Black for the scale.

 

 

Rear engine cage

 

 

Upper front

 

 

Lower front ( drying here )

 

 

And chassis parts in a German grey base

 

 

Firewall

 

 

And front chassis

 

 

With lower front frame for contrast

 

 

I did some experimentation with the Testors Dullcoat and found that I can hand paint it over the frame,  it doesn't make any difference to the finish but will work as a protective lacquer. So basically that's the next job. Then I want to find a way of making it look authentic because it's all looking very new at present.

 

I've also been working on dulling down and dirtying up both the MFH and Fujimi engines as basically I just didn't like the initial chocolate brown ( Alclad exhaust manifold ) I'd sprayed it. It just looked way too metallic and shiny and I want it race worn like it's just done 18 hours of Le Man.

 

So basically it started life like this when I'd just sprayed it. ( pretty horrible really )

 

 

Now it's at this point which, to me, looks a lot more like the oxidised magnesium of a race worn Type 912 engine.

 

 

Spruce up the bolts, give it couple of dark washed to really bring out the detail and then I think I'll be happy.

 

And then I can get on with building it up.

 

And that's it for now, thanks for looking in.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Spookytooth]

Definitely a better looking block Borez.

Looks like its got mighty hot.

 

Simon.

[Borez]

Small update really.

 

Now that I'm pretty happy with the colour I've started to build up the engines slowly on both the MFH and the Fujimi

 

The MFH cylinders and heads are now attached to the main block, the fan supports are starting to take shape here too.

 

 

 

Fujimi in the background here

 

 

Looking down with a test fit of the fuel assembly

 

 

And then fitting the tiny ignition cable holders to the engine.

 

 

Luckily for me MFH provide you with two options for these holders so I'm using the second option on the Fujimi engine.

 

 

And then first coat of paint on some of the pulleys

 

 

And then a test fit of the fiberglass shield that goes over the engine block ( looking suitably dirty here )

 

 

And that's it for now really,  just slowly building up both engines and taking my time to get them right.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

 

 

 

[Spookytooth]

All looks good from here Borez.

Are those pulleys on a shot glass (just for size comparison)?

Coz they look small.....

 

Simon.

[Borez]

Just now, Spookytooth said:

All looks good from here Borez.

Are those pulleys on a shot glass (just for size comparison)?

Coz they look small.....

 

Simon.

 

Yep, that's a plastic shot glass. They're tiny.

Edited February 6, 2017 by Borez

[Hugh Jampton]

Love the engine, great detailing. 

Such a good thread.

 

Regards

John

[PC2012]

Beautiful work Borez  I know exactly what you mean about the size of the parts. In fact I think I need a stronger magnifying light. I've found that when you take a photo you often see how much you missed because of the greater detail.

[Borez]

5 minutes ago, PC2012 said:

Beautiful work Borez  I know exactly what you mean about the size of the parts. In fact I think I need a stronger magnifying light. I've found that when you take a photo you often see how much you missed because of the greater detail.

 

I actually use magnifying glasses over my reading glasses to see these things. It's the only way.

[Schwarz-Brot]

Good to see you taking care of every single nut and bolt. Keep up posting all those details. It may feel like slow progress, but obviously it takes lots of time to get this right. I am glad you take that time instead of rushing through.

[Borez]

17 minutes ago, Schwarz-Brot said:

Good to see you taking care of every single nut and bolt. Keep up posting all those details. It may feel like slow progress, but obviously it takes lots of time to get this right. I am glad you take that time instead of rushing through.

 

Thanks. That's the great thing about modelling though ( unlike most things in life nowadays )  there's no deadline or rush to finish.

[S5 modeller]

Really enjoying your build Borez.

The attention to detail you're displaying is staggering. 

Following with interest, as this kit is well beyond my price range and skill level, and it's good to see you doing it justice. 

Looking forward to more updates. 

 

Matt

[Spookytooth]

17 minutes ago, Borez said:

 

Thanks. That's the great thing about modelling though ( unlike most things in life nowadays )  there's no deadline or rush to finish.

That is one of the best quotes about this lovely hobby Borez.

 

Simon.

[Borez]

1 minute ago, S5 modeller said:

Really enjoying your build Borez.

The attention to detail you're displaying is staggering. 

Following with interest, as this kit is well beyond my price range and skill level, and it's good to see you doing it justice. 

Looking forward to more updates. 

 

Matt

 

Thanks Matt, I did toil a lot with the idea of spending this much money on a model, but then it's probably going to take a year to build these two together ( especially considering I get really busy in the summer ) so in respect to that it's not a lot to pay for a years worth of pleasure.

 

 

I guess

[Schwarz-Brot]

1 hour ago, Spookytooth said:

That is one of the best quotes about this lovely hobby Borez.

 

Simon.

So true.

[Borez]

Ok, so lots of bits on the MFH engine as I'm slowly building up the parts.

 

Distributors are on, fan is built up, alternator etc. etc.

 

 

Top view ( the black wash on the fan is still wet here ) Also as I have no ignition wire boots I've painted the tops of the distributors black to look like boots once it's all wired.

 

 

Main block end plate ready to go on.

 

 

And then there's these bits which are part of the throttle linkage

 

 

Super fiddly to fit, here's the test fit ( pin head for scale ) The Alclad paint actually looks like Hammerite at this magnification.

 

 

But then I realised the arm that connects them to the throttle link rod wouldn't fit like this and they'd need to be drilled out. ( 0.5mm drill bit with not a lot of clearance here  ) They're pretty much drilled 1/2 way down the part.

 

 

And then I assembled them with the PE linkage part and the rod to get an exact fit. ( again with pin to scale. )

 

 

So I've left that drying. There's the other side to fit yet. Then there's a PE part to fit over the clear yellow end and then I've got to somehow attach these tiny springs in place. 

 

 

And then there's one larger arm to attach to finish it all off.

 

 

I've abandoned it for the night though as one side of the throttle linkage epoxy dries solid, plus I was giving myself a headache trying to focus down at this level.

 

Thanks for looking in

 

 

Edited February 8, 2017 by Borez

[MetroRacing]

😱

 

Ashley

 

[Borez]

Oh man I have a dilemma here.

 

Basically all the parts on the throttle linkage assembly are sitting correctly, the rear plastic part is lined up with its seat and glued,  the PE angled arm piece is siting parallel with the plastic part, the tie bar is through its hole and through the PE arm, the rear PE bracket is glued and correctly lined up with its holes over the fitting guide. ( which was fiddly as to fit )

 

 

But....

 

And it's a big but

 

The spring that joins it all together ( whilst not being that hard to fit )  is clearly too long for the assembly. Plus there's no adjustment due the way the parts are all held together and lined up.

 

The angle of the throttle arm would have to be nearly vertical for this to fit which is clearly not how it should be. It should be angled back + it's a PE part and that would require me to somehow cut the lower arm back to change the agle ( bearing in mind that this thing is tiny )  The plastic bit only seats one way too and that's into a slot so it's not a case of moving the whole lot back.

 

 

Here's a scan of the instructions, everything is in its right place but basically the spring is a few mm too long for the job. It's almost like it's the wrong spring, but they're the only springs I have?

 

 

So what do I do?

 

Do I cut the spring and glue one half to the assembly? I mean, there's no chance I could cut this back and form another loop in the spring. That just wouldn't happen.

 

Bugger. I'm a little stumped here.

 

Edit: Ahhh, of course.

 

I have 0.3mm vaping wire and some 0.5mm rod. Make my own bloomin springs.

 

 

 

Not too shabby at all.

 

 

 

Crisis over

 

Now I can take it out and paint the brackets.

 

Edit 2: Now fitted and painted. Onto the other side now.

 

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And a test fitting to see how it all looks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Edited February 8, 2017 by Borez

[Spookytooth]

Glad you sorted out the problem Borez.

 I was going to suggest scratching some springs up, but you beat me to it.

It`s all looking very smart mate. 

 

Simon.

 

 

[Hamden]

Nice outcome from the spring problem!

Engine looks great - could be 1:1 scale

 

   Roger

[Borez]

52 minutes ago, Spookytooth said:

Glad you sorted out the problem Borez.

 I was going to suggest scratching some springs up, but you beat me to it.

It`s all looking very smart mate. 

 

Simon.

 

 

 

Thanks Simon, I'm trying to get it up to the pre-wiring stage before I go off to Dubai and NZ working for 10 days next Wed. Then the fun really starts once I return.

[Borez]

Another small update as I'm building up the MFH engine

 

The second throttle linkage spring is now scratched and fitted, takes quite a bit of time to install the individual parts to get this all lined up, bit of a fiddly job this one.

 

Extra wire here will be cut off once the epoxy is dry.

 

 

And side view taken with a 0.8mm drill bit in the frame so you can get an idea of the scale. Also the fan housing to the bottom right of the frame.

 

 

 Fuel assembly nearly ready to go on too, still needs detailing on the bolts.

 

 

And that's it for now really. Just doing little bits at a time assembling this.

 

Thanks for looking in.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2017 by Borez

[Hewy]

Quality fix with the spring borez,coming along very well indeed,nice detailing

[Borez]

So I've been doing a few jobs here and there on the MFH such as adding matt clear lacquer to the framework to protect it.

 

And then today I was having a look at how the wiring would go and one thing led to another and I started actually wiring it.

 

So... right side wires going in. Fuel assembly is also now fitted to the engine.

 

 

And the first 6 wires through their respective clips and back over into the distributor

 

 

Seen here with the fan housing and the tiny clips that will eventually hold the fuel lines.

 

 

Fan housing removed and wires tidied up a little. 

 

 

 I'll wait for the epoxy to fully harden before I start with the other six.

 

Then, of course, they'll all be neatened up along the top of the cylinder head before I start on the other side. They'll eventually go though the middle of the air-inlets too.

 

So far so good.

 

Unfortunately this is where it all stops for now as I have to go and work in Dubai and New Zealand for two weeks.

 

To be continued....

 

Thanks for looking in.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 13, 2017 by Borez

[Hamden]

 

Nice neat wiring - great looking engine

 

  Roger