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Solido 1/18 Porsche 956B New Man


Pascal

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Because I have the Minichamps 956 on my workbench, I thaught it was a good idea to add this one because a lot of parts are the same.

 

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 :

 

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

 

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The real ones look like this :

 

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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 :

 

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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 :

 

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

 

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Removed the Solido cover from the wheel :

 

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And drilled out the wheel nut :

 

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The new cover fits nicely :

 

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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.

 

The spokes of the pink "stars" were to wide, Dominiek made new ones with 0,3 mm spokes. They are very fragile, out of 20 made just 3 survived transport.

 

Luckily they're strong when they are glued to the discs, each spoke was given a tiny drop of CA to fix it firmly to the discs :

 

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After painting the assembled cover white and attaching the decals made by Tim (Thanks again Tim, excellent job !) it was given a HG non gloss clear coat :

 

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Looks so much better then the Solido version :

 

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The hole in the middle will receive a disc (not yet painted white in the photo). I've drilled 6 tiny holes in the disc and glued pieces of stretched sprue to simulate the nuts :

 

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Solido has made the rod running from the gear lever to the back of the cockpit in 1 solid piece.

 

I removed the rod, but this also removed the rivets :

 

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Made a new strip from the metal from a wine bottle and made the rivets with an riveter :

 

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The gear lever and rod will be replaced with a scratchbuid parts :

 

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Used alu tape for the interior, on the left and right side I removed some plastic to fit the modified radiators :

 

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The radiators are ugly, I removed them on the one on the right  :

 

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Use alu tape to box in one of the holes :

 

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PE radiator mesh was cut to size and glued to the back. I also made an extension behind the hole on the top right, because Solido had made this without the tunnel :

 

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The inside of the radiator assembly received a piece of plasticard (will be painted black) to box in the sides :

 

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Sincerely

 

Pascal

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I sanded the rims to remove the chrome and used metal powder from Uschi van der Rosten to give them a metal look :

 

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The tires were sanded to remove the seam and shine :

 

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The interior received the homemade gear lever and rectangular plates with rivets. The seat belts are from Uli Nowak :

 

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On the right side of the pedals I installed a homemade footrest, the interior received some strips with rivets, made from the metal cap from a wine bottle :

 

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These photos show the white Joest  sun shade, it's way to big and that is sadly the case with all Solido 956 Porsches :

 

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Comparison with the decal made by Tim (thanks again my friend, you are a lifesaver) :

 

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The new sun shade, wheel covers, headlights and antenna :

 

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I'm very happy with the way the new wheel covers look on the model, big improvement :

 

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Still some minor things left to do and then this model will be finished.

 

Sincerely

 

Pascal

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