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Next update on Capri. The dashboard and parts of the cage are made. The cage only made a few problems in terms of impressions. After a night of thinking about it, I found the negative form with which I can take it. I'm just going to make the two sides in resin, you can just make crossbars out of round tubes. greetings Christian

The result of my silicone work can be seen here. The windows were closed from the inside with wax plates which fit nicely on the contour, but can later be easily removed again. Ready for the first silicone layer which I applied with a brush to have all the details with me. And the result of it all: the silicone mold and the core for the interior of the car. Before that, the first cast of the Capris v2. Small air bubbles on the window panes and the small wheel arch vents. Must be a little slower the next time you pour. The window panes and the air intakes are now shown as open and the tedious filing and grinding is no longer necessary. Quickly put the chassis underneath and you can see that everything fits as far as possible. I am very happy with all the work. Next up is the wing. The largest construction site will probably be the roll cage, so I don't know yet how I can really depict it. greetings Christian

@Mr Mansfield: thanks for that comment!Yes the tires are resin ones.And i made a 2 part rim so you can paint it easly. .....continued on the Capri. The chassis is ready so far that I could think of taking the impression. after the silicone delivery arrived, we started immediately. The back is poured onto the plexiglass plate with resin. Done. Today, the first cast was quickly made and molded with resin. Fits! Now the grinding on the Capri continues so that I can also create a new shape there soon. greetings Christian

While my 3D printer is busy printing, I was not completely inactive. The Capri has now received its road situation. So far it looks quite consistent compared to original pictures. The "front axle" is only provisional. I will build something in the engine compartment so that you do not distort the entire front section when taking the impression. The interior is also not yet finished: the transmission tunnel and some details on the floor are still missing. The rough shape fits now. You can see the position of the wheels from below, so I have to work on them a bit to get a version that can be casted. The engine and transmission are already ready, but still need small parts to give the engine more life. Does anyone have any ideas? greeting Christian

Not really a model,but got something to do with it. Still working on the set-up before i will start with some modeling parts. Should be good enough to start this 3D episode with some body parts in 1/12. regards Christian

Thanks Vesa,but as you mentioned i allready know them. We continued on the chassis this week. For the first Capri, I didn't quite divide the trunk. Now it will look a little better, I hope. Still a lot to do until it fits. greetings Christian

@Cosmosman: Thanks for the pics.Thats a nice kitcar. some guy in Sweden made a Zakspeed Capri a while ago and it looks real at the end.Most of them. So now comes version 2 of the underbody. After a member of the model board made me aware that my floor is completely wrong. At the first Capri I had done it right, but now I only looked at the Minichamps and it is wrong! I think that comes closer to the original. Now I continue at the front and lay the subframe of the engine which will later be covered. To do this, I need a fastening or support surface on the front of the spoiler. Unfortunately there are very few or almost no pictures of the underbody. The best still comes from the Zakspeed Mustang in 1/24. But that only shows the middle and rear area, I think it was a little different in the front. I made the area of the gearbox from Minichamps with the help of the gearbox of the Caterham. regards Christian

Have used the week vacation and continued on the Capri. The base plate consists of 2.5mm plastic sheet. The Minichamps Capri and my first Capri serve as a template. Nevertheless, you have to look diligently at the pictures and keep an eye out for small things. greetings Christian

Some primer to the prototyp body. Still some work to do. regards Christian

In the meantime I have continued to build something on the Capri. I now like the windscreen much better and the roof has also become a bit rounder. The fenders have also been revised and as far as possible everything that can be molded is opened. The prototype of the window is vacuumed and will serve as a template for the adhesive edge which is still cast on with resin. If that works? We will see. best regards Christian PS: stay healthy!

Hi there, It has been a long time since I started building the Ford Zakspeed Turbo Capri from scratch. Just saw that it was the 01.09.2011.Wow. Now I thought it was time for a version 2.0 of the Capri. I would like to eradicate some mistakes and at the same time present the finished cast with more details. Now I have a little more experience with silicone and know what works and what doesn't. Since my last project of the Porsche 935 K3 still doesn't go on (lack of motivation) I liked the idea of a "new" Capri. Here again the old Capri in pictures because the originals have disappeared thanks to Arcor. Since I had no experience at the time, I have shown all openings closed. But it is extremely annoying when you have to open everything later during construction. So I casted a new body and started opening it. Since the body has some inconsistencies in terms of windscreen, roof and other small places, I will do something better here. The Minichamps Capri in 1/18 serves as a template for me. The height of the windscreen in particular is too small for my construction. In the meantime, I have changed that and I am in the process of creating a template for vacuum deep drawing. The v.2 is now around 150g lighter than the old one and will be a little bit less because I want to thin out the wall thickness even more. I am currently working on the roof where I want to make a larger curved surface instead of the rather flat roof of the first variant. Tires are already adjusted in thought because my version was not the best. But one after one. regards Christian

Thanks Kirk! But i have to say sorry.I`ve got the Moby Dick car allready in 1/12 scale.Its the CMR Version which is very good looking. https://ck-modelcars.de/de/cmr-1-12-porsche-935-78-moby-dick-no43-8th-24h-lemans-1978-schurti-stommelen-cmr12003/p-42823/?ref=gm&gclid=CjwKCAjwqLblBRBYEiwAV3pCJo9DERT3hq2f-GnuTfUYcq_B5RehSqUy33XwE4FtgmUaG2B31tvGAhoCwmMQAvD_BwE @Pocher Perfectionist: a Walter Wolf version is no problem.My buddy Michael who designs all my decals could make that version easily. I think every possible livery can be made.He got lots of 1/18 designs ready and only have to scale them up.The same way he did with my "numero reserve" and "apple" version.I only tested the correct size and made some adjustments. regards Christian

I thinks its done now. The transkit is ready.Only need to make a little manual for the parts and were they should glued to. Time to go one with my build. regards Christian

Hi,big step forward today. The Porsche stands on his own wheels. Was much more work than i first thought. The body was sitting much too high on the chassis.I needed to sand 3 mm from the Tamiya parts to get a better ride hight. The front shock absorbers had to be cut for round about 2,5mm . The rear wheels still needs 1,5mm more width to fill the wheel arches.Now i need some longer screws to hold them in place. The front wheels are perfect fit in my eyes. Here you can see the parts where i needed to sand down massively. enough for today regards Christian

Yes, the transkit is designed for the Tamiya 935 kit. Lots of parts from the 934 kit should also fit. The primer is from Duplicolor. Standard basic Grey primer in the cheap, big bottle. Works great for the first coats.

tiny update on the K3 the printed windows screens looks very good.Only the front window is not the best option in my mind.Its too flat,so i made a vac formed windscreen for the ones who dont got the tamiya original window. Decals are also looking great.Great job by Michael! tiny evolution of the K3 body work.... All transkit parts are made now.Have to find some more time to put them all together and start selling it. keep racing! regards Christian

First two livery's are test fitted and can be printed for my now. The apple one needs two DIN A4 sheets because of the size of the stripes.Its the car driven in LeMans 1980. Here are the LeMans winner from 1979. Templates for the windows are also done.Michael will print me the windows including the logos onto a clear sheet.Excited how that looks at the end. regards Christian

today was a healthy day. some have to be smaller but it works.

looking good so far some spots still needs some sanding to get the chassis tighter into the resin body. will cast these inner structure to the small resin part for the inner mold.so i have it ready for other copies. regards Christian

Just used the resin saw with the porsche today. Engine cover could take off now. Airintakes are open,need some sanding now. Front hood is open too. Position lights and turn indicator are done. rear lights are ready for casting. need some smaller parts and the transkit will be ready. regards Christian

Thanks a lot. Today only a small update.The bigger parts are already done. Now i will take a closer look how to make the windows and stuff. All that tiny stuff like wiper,position lights and rear lights have to be made. regards Christian

The rims are ready.I made a two part rim because of the painting job.Some cars needs a silver color and so you dont have to make a mess while painting it. just out of the mold look them like this. a bit sanding they look better. into the wheels they look even better i think. backside is not a beauty,but who cares. Its not so easy to get them out of the mold because they are very fragile.But it works with patience. regards Christian

something to show for you worked very well and i am happy with the result.No big air bubbles.Looking very good. Only i have to be careful when i remove the inner core.The part from the roof to the rear wing is broken.But i will use a different way the next time.Should work better with more care. regards Christian

First body was cast today. The inner core was sanded a bit.Not too much,just right for casting. First step is to lay the smaller part into to mold and than the bigger one.I secured it with the screws. Just made the first body.I needed 600g Resin for it and hope all smaller parts are filled with resin without big air bubble. Need to cure until tomorrow now.Its saver when its getting hard overnight to avoid bending. regards Christian

Pictures tell more than my basic english. Last part of making the mold. Inner core was cast with resin. Thats how it looks when its pulled out of the mold. Take a closer look into the silicone mold. Think its looking really good.I am happy with it. Thats how the inner core look like.Ugly and rough.But at the end i will invest some time for smoothing it. Cut the rear end of and sanding the cut. Here is my guidance( dont know how to say "schwalbenschwanz-führung" in english) for both parts. Ready for casting now. Thats it.Have to wait until its hard and than i start with smoothing the inner core. regards Christian