1/18 Solido Porsche 956B New Man

[Pascal]

I wanted to buy the Minichamps version of this car, but they are way too expensive.

 

Got this one from CK-modelcars for around € 40, pictures from their website :

 

 

 

 

 

First thing I'm gonna do is change the covers for the  front wheels. Solido did a poor job with these :

 

 

The real ones look like this :

 

 

The spokes need to be a lot thinner and the hole in the middle needs a smaller diameter. Started by making 2 circles with the lathe :

 

 

To fix the plasticard in the lathe chuck, I drilled a hole and used one of these to fix the plasticard in the lathe chuck :

 

 

Used a pipe cutter and a punch & die set to make the alu tube and plastic cover :

 

 

Removed the Solido cover from the wheel :

 

 

And drilled out the wheel nut :

 

 

The new cover fits nicely :

 

 

Dominiek (Exserco) has printed these for me :

 

 

Dryfit with the cover :

 

 

The 3D printed part fits perfectly :

 

 

These are the parts that I will use to fix the new wheelnut in place, the big metal part was made with the lathe :

 

 

I bought some acrylic rods and used the lathe to make these headlight lenses. They need a bit more polishing and will get a coat of Parket Plus. The matt one shows how they look before polishing :

 

 

What's on the to-do-list for this project ? :

 

Remove the oversized windshield decal and replace it.

Use 3D printed vanes for the wheel covers.

Add new wheel nuts.

Replace (if I can find a good replacement part) the windshield wiper.

Add details to the interior, because the doors are functional on this model.

Modify the headlights, Solido always forgets the clear round lenses.

Drill out the exhaust tubes.

Various modifications that will (hopefully) improve the look of the model.

 

Sincerely

 

Pascal

[Timmas]

I'll follow this with interest Pascal. It'll be fascinating to see how it develops.