kpnuts Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Hi all it's my birthday so I'm allowed to start this. I'm going to stick my neck out and say by the way this builds the original had a crank shaft con rods and pistons (a bit like a Pocher kit) I've ordered some replacement decals from Indycal for this so hopefully I won't have the problem I had with the JPS. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Happy Birthday, Never seen this kit, look forward to seeing your progress Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 Added some pipework and did some work on the engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 Work progresses on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 More work on the engine of this, it's supposed to have working steering but I think it is highly unlikely to work and even if it does I doubt it will work for long. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 Lots of pipework and HT leads added to the 312 T engine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Good progress and this still good kit to make detailed model. I built this maybe 15 years ago. Keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Well a bit more done to the engine (I've noticed I have an ejector pin mark to remove) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Trial of the body on this, it's going to need a fair bit of fettling notice how the top cowling is badly twisted that must be an 8mm gap at the front, the side skirts are not a great fit either well one of them isn't anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 Ok so after closer inspection of the body I've found loads of sink marks and some weird (I've not seen before) wavey marks in the top body panel (it almost looks like the plastic hadn't set when it was taken out of the mold and has run like wet paint) anyway after 3 hrs of sanding I have a reasonable paint job (needs a bit of flatting here and there but a good starting point) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Brave man, tackling this Protar oldie! They never were good kits, even in their day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 When I look body panel photos looks that original Protar was better quality in this case. And some of those are in really visible places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 So I spent ages working to keep the very fragile steering on this working only to find all that effort was a total waste of time, after adding the brake cooling ducts and passing the tie rod ends through them the movement in the steering is negligible (yes I could take them (the cooling ducts that is) and file the holes out bigger but the steering won't last long anyway) I've decided it's not worth the effort. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 You are brave man to use those black vinyl parts. I really didn't manage get those fit well. So I replaced them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 Just a quick warning the indycal decals for this car don't fit this kit(tbf they are designed for the Tamiya kit) and look at the hideous tyres Revell supply got to be honest I've never seen worse they look more like plastic than plastic does. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 Well something wrong with the geometry here. After a lot of head scratching (and I mean a lot) it suddenly dawned on me, dah, I had the hubs transposed. One of the many reasons I love my job (99%of our work is Porsche) but we do get other rare stuff through like a 1955 Ferrari monza 750 engine (the car was destroyed) It's taken 4 years to get the parts together and repair the gearbox (which was destroyed, was actually the cause of the crash)Well now we have all the parts and are rebuilding it in my workplace I'm a no one my title is Caretaker \ workshop assistant (I'm never made to feel like that)like many of us I've stripped and rebuilt many engines but have no qualifications and most of my experience is in motorcycles (I've customised many in my life) I've never worked anywhere where please and thank you are so often heard, I was given these parts to clean from the 750 engine, I feel so privileged to be working on such iconic engines and cars. https://i.ibb.co/nP14Pr8/IMG-8958.jpg[/img You will notice (which surprises me) it uses a multiple wet plate clutch(I thought they only used them in motorcycle) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) Hi all I decided to give my modelling area a long over due clean up. Did a bit more to the 312 too Edited November 14, 2021 by kpnuts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Looks good KP, quick work too. I never knew Revell issued one of these too. Great work Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 More plumbing done on this. Also more cleaning done to the monza Engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 Added some more decals, this is a combo of indycal decals and the kit ones (the indycal decals DO NOT FIT THIS KIT regardless of what you read elsewhere ) some of them do but you couldn't use them for the whole kit( I'm not sighting indycals they were designed for the tamiya kit not this one) also the indycal are matt so need a gloss coat over them the kit ones are gloss. In there defence indycal decals go on well and settle well but I think if your spending half the cost of the kit for them in the future I will go with the kit ones and resort to them as a last resort as even then they may not get you out of trouble as they only seem to cater for tamiya kits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 Hi all she's progressing, still loads to do but I like how she's looking now she's go a few decals on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Wow this has come on well and quick too, looks great. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 Started on the rear suspension and drive train. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 Hi all well the body panels are screwed down (what a royal PITA) that took 2 hrs and a lot of inventive words of rather nasty connotations, still it's done now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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