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PK-311 1/32 Porsche 935 Liqui Moly *Finished*


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One of the classic late 70's/ early 80's Porsche racing cars this kit was issued first in Martini livery and a few years later this version came out in Liqui Moly livery.. I can't remember seeing one of these built but hopefully the multi piece body will go together without too much trouble and the decals will be OK as replacements will be hard to find..

 

 51777678034_b2091d10db_c.jpgDSCF2937 by timothy jones, on Flickr

51777924160_5a37277ef6_c.jpgDSCF2938 by timothy jones, on Flickr

51777285718_7432ea657d_c.jpgDSCF2939 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

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I half built one of these in the early 80s, from memory it went together well - it didn't get finished because I managed to squash the roof somehow, and didn't have the skill to fix it. 

 

There's aftermarket decals available for this kit, so don't stress if the ancient Mbox decals are gone. 

 

Also, while it's definitely a Porker 935, it's a kind of a Frankenstein's monster 935 - still, with a bit of work, it can be made to look quite respectable. Here's one from a BM member who's managed to tame the beast; well worth a look at the thread IMO, it will be my guiding light when I get around to doing the untouched kit that I have. 

 

 

And RFI here:

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235056194-porsche-935-matchbox-132/

 

I look forward to seeing what you can do with this! 

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Now that Porsche does look good, a tad challenging however no doubt will be lots of fun. This build has the very real potential to get me all excited and try ever so hard to source one for my very own collection.. watch this space! 

Cheers, welcome aboard and best of luck.. Dave 

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14 hours ago, Rob G said:

@TimJ any progress in this wee Porker? I'd like to see how you're getting on with it. (because I'm nosey...) 

Not yet, it's waiting its turn in the queue behind the AFVs and the Lancaster. 

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With the brace of butcher birds nearly done it's time to drag the Porsche up from the depths of page 12.  The first thing on the agenda was to strip the chrome.

 

52008275587_9e473911eb_c.jpgDSCF3181 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Next I added the lower side body panels and applied some filler to the seams.

 

52009814720_3eb256e1af_c.jpgDSCF3182 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

I added some strips of plastic card to the sides of the bonnet(?) to help line up the body sides. The engine cover has been assembled and filler applied to the seams.

 

52009816050_76b57987f9_c.jpgDSCF3183 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

The rear wing has been primed as I thought that if I paint that first I can find out if the decals are OK without having to wait until the rest of it is assembled. 

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Great to see some progress on this, my Martini 935 had the main part of the body assembled so I didn't have to deal with that.  Have fun with the seams on the lower body parts.  It took a lot of gluing on mine to get them to stay in place.

 

I wonder whether Matchbox had a plan to do other racing 911 variants, which would be easier to tool with the multi-part body, or if it was just the easiest way to reproduce the complex body shape within the limits of the tooling?

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On 4/23/2022 at 11:50 AM, johnlambert said:

I wonder whether Matchbox had a plan to do other racing 911 variants, which would be easier to tool with the multi-part body, or if it was just the easiest way to reproduce the complex body shape within the limits of the tooling?

I'd say that the multi part body was due to the limits of the tooling but the thought of possible different variants is an interesting one.

 

There has been plenty of progress over the last couple of weeks. The body shell went together without too much trouble which was a relief as this was the main reason that I hadn't built it before.

 

52036177071_83cee2dca8_c.jpgDSCF3184 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

The engine and rear suspension went together well and looked good after some detail painting.

 

52036700950_706e0aaa1c_c.jpgDSCF3186 by timothy jones, on Flickr

52035145132_0039fd4396_c.jpgDSCF3187 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

The chassis has been painted and the interior fitted. I used Revell Anthracite on the seat front and dash top to add a bit of contrast to the black of the rest of the interior.

 

52035146247_b7ebe97959_c.jpgDSCF3188 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Next it was time to add the front suspension and brakes.

 

52035149197_027d854d6c_c.jpgDSCF3189 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

The few pictures of Liqui Moly #66 that I've found show it with black wheels so they were painted and the tyres added after painting the Dunlop logos with a cocktail stick.

 

52036707340_2b8f7c709d_c.jpgDSCF3190 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Finally for this update the rear wing has been painted and I'm pleased to say that the decal went on OK, although I did have to cut the stripes down the middle in order to get them to line up properly due to them being out of register.

 

 52036699415_f6cc82c1cc_c.jpgDSCF3185 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

More soon. 

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A few more weeks have slipped by but I've got the body painted and the decals have been applied. The stripes were out of register so those on the front needed some cutting to get them to line up properly. Those on the roof and engine cover were longer than necessary so I was able to just trim the ends of those to get them lined up.   

 

52094826906_e1f5c4de92_c.jpgDSCF3228 by timothy jones, on Flickr

52093802427_6cf7e45f5e_c.jpgDSCF3229 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

According to the reference pics I've found online and the box art the strip across the windscreen should be black with the Liqui Moly logo in white. The decal is white with clear areas for the logo so I painted the inside of the screen black to get a colour reversed strip.

 

52095036799_a939e4f172_c.jpgDSCF3227 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Just a few more small parts to add now to get it over the line. 🙂

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