Porsche 917k from Fujimi the Le Mans 1971 winner 🏁 full build 1/24 🚀
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- #adhoccars #fujimi #Porsche #modelkit #lemans
Hello! It’s been a long journey to finish another Porsche model kit but finally It’s over and I am able to present you Porsche 917K from Fujimi the winner at the Le mans in 1971. The Car itself is the 70's legendary racing car developed as Porsche 908 was not able to surpass the Ford GT40. It is equipped with 4,5l horizontal V12 cylinder engine and it has a specially-built lighter magnesium tube-frame chassis, whereas all the other 917Ks had an aluminium one. If it comes to the body the car has vertical fins and two air boxes on the tail section for better aerodynamics and cooling. As a result, the 'finned' 917Ks were faster than the 1970 versions and Porsche became the champion at the international manufacturers championship. K stands for Kurzheck which means a short tail. Which was evolved at the racetrack with gaffer tape and aluminium sheet as the initial 917s aerodynamics made it nearly undriveable at higher speeds BTW The long tail version had a maximum measured top speed of 386 km/h (240 mph). Ok so now about the modelkit, honestly, It was the worst model that I have ever build. I know that I haven’t made them a lot but number of crooked parts or the ones which just didn’t fit were huge. Experienced modeller for sure would have done it much much better but torn decals and the front hatch looking like tank hatch… This kit just went wrong :D Nevertheless I didn’t throw it to the bin and decide to make a video out of my not so good work. I wouldn’t recommend this kit to beginners but everyone who would like to find the limits of patience feel free to buy it :D Is there any model kit which challenged you so much that you wanted to throw it out? Share your story in a comment, enjoy the video! Thanks a lot for every like given, cheers!!
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Fujimi Porsche 917k 71 Le Mans Winner 126142 RS-88
Primers:
Mr.Hobby Surfacer 1500 Grey
Mr.Hobby Surfacer 1500 White
Thinners:
Mr. Hobby Leveling Thinner 400
Tamiya X-20A
Paints
Tamiya
X-18
XF-10
X-11
X-1
XF-1
XF-63
X-7
X-2
XF-2
X-26
X-27
Mr. Color 44
Clear coat:
GX112 SUPER CLEAR Ⅲ UV CUT GLOSS
Panel lining:
Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color Black
Decals:
Microscale Micro Set
Microscale Micro Sol
Wax:
Soft 99 Fusso Coat Black
Assembly:
Microscale Micro Kristal Klear
Tamiya 87038 Extra-Thin Cement
Polishing:
Tamiya Masking Tape 18 mm, 3 mm, 1 mm
Tamiya 87069 Polishing compound - Fine
Tamiya 87070 Polishing compound - Finish
Tamiya 87192 Polishing Compound Sponges
Tamiya 87090 Compound Applicator
Tamiya 87192 Polishing Compound Sponges
Tools:
Airbrush MIG AMMO AirCobra 0.3,
Tamiya 74522 Spray-work painting stand set
Sanding paper, files, sponges: 600/1000/3000/4000
Drills: 0,8 mm and 1.5 mm
Sharpie Black Permanent Marker
Tamiya 74052 Decal Tweezers
OLFA KB-5 knife
Italeri 1 mm Paintbrush
UHU Patafix white, removable adhesive pads
Microfiber cloth
Other tweezers and pliers from DIY store
Cotton buds and toothpicks
Intro:
Intro/Outro/Banner Creator : Admj707
UA-cam Channel : / admj707
Picture: Free vector from: vectorportal.com
Music: Dude - Patrick Patrikios
Font: Porsha Condensed from www.dafont.com
Adjustment: Adhoc cars
Thank you for sharing this excellent video on UA-cam: 👍👌👏! This model is very popular in scale slot car racing as it is very wide, probably too much so. All my 917 Fujimi bodies were askew to a different degree. Glueing the top and bottom body parts together before painting and mounting the chassis helped a lot 😊.
Thanks a lot!! 💪 I didn't know that they can be compatible, for sure not plug'n'play, but I'm surprised that it is popular to convert kits into slot cars. Actually, I have some old Carrera Uni 132 slot cars like the Porsche 935 or BMW. 😀 They don't work for sure, but maybe one day I will do some video about renovating them. 😀 The slot car body seems to be more durable compared to plastic kits. Is it then easier to brake during racing?
Hi! if you haven't made a lot of them and as far as I am concerned, you did an excelent job with this one! 🤗
@danielferreira8647 thanks a lot! I think I've made some progress since building this kit, and I would have done it better if I had known what I know now 😀
These older Fujimi kits can be a little challenging. This kit captures the essence of the 917 very well. You have also done a very nice job of building it and have a beautiful model for your efforts.
Thank you for your kind words! The Fujimi kits definitely have their quirks, but they really do bring out the beauty of classic cars like the 917! I wonder whether new Fujimi kits are equally challenging... Have you had a chance to build some new ones? :)
@@AdHocCars The only Fujimi I have built is the GT40. I have one of their 911 Carrera RSR Turbo kits which looks very nice and will be built soon.
I love your comments. I laughed so hard I lost my coffee. Great work on the car!
Thanks!! Glad you had nice time watching this video! 😀
I have heard that this was a difficult kit to build but you showing us the warped areas now prepares me better for my build. All of a sudden it doesn't seem that scary anymore. The 917K is a beautiful car that I want to add to my collection and now I think I can. Thank you so much for this video.
Hi Jean. Thanks for your feedback I am glad that you have found my content valuable :) As far as I recall there were couple of more issues to challange like side windows (they didn't fit either due to their shape or warped body), martini stripes decals on the front fenders (I wasn't able to achieve the right curve even with decal softeners so I needed to cut them a bit on one side to get the right curve and then fit the stripes alignment), top hinges of the rear body (they are really thin so it is quite easy to bent them while checking the body alignment), front hatch (it is just too big compering to the real one, needed additional work). I have seen couple of great projects regarding this modelkit which were done with a lot of care for details and now I know how much effort was put to made this model look great. The 917 itself is a real beauty! :) wish you good luck with your 917 😀
@@AdHocCars Thanks for the follow-up. I think I'll print your comment and place it in the box until I start the build
You are very welcome! :)
Great Job. You have restored my faith in my ability to build a crappy Fujimi model kit. My last one was a disaster movie. I see that with some patience and time you can actually have a beautiful result. Thanks for sharing this video...I will give it a try.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on my video! 😁 I'm glad that this project inspired you to give the Fujimi model kit another try 😀 full agree that these kits can be difficult and crappy...I struggled to achieve the desired level of quality with this particular project but It is fine... However, I strongly believe that patience is key when it comes to model building, and with enough time and effort. I wish you the best of luck with your kit! Thank you again for your feedback!😁 are you going to build another 917? 😀
Nice build. Very clean. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Micheal! :) my pleasure!
Excellent.
Bravo.
Thank you!! 💪
Beautiful build!
Thank you for your feedback! really appreciate! :)
Beautiful build! 👍👍👍👍
Thanks! glad you like it!!💪👍
I've fujimis other silver martini one these awsome job browell done
I hope yours is better quality then mine as I have had some challenges with this white one 917!
Awesome Video!!! Awesome Build!!!! Thanks for sharing
Thanks Michael for your positive feedback! 😀 I will do my best to make a next project even better! 😃
Looks fantastic! Great looking model.
thanks!! there are couple of issues here and there but overall it looks quite nice!!
wow , just found your channel absoluty underrated video build for diecast. nice detailing man👍🏼
Thanks for positive feedback! I think I won't get golden button for 1 milion subs but maybe I will reach 2k in a year or two 😂 your comment brought me feeling that my content is valueable and there are people who actually enjoy it! thanks!!😃
Beautiful car. One of my favorite!
thanks for your supporting comment! 🙃 i hope next project will be much better!😄
Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe . ..
Salut! thanks a lot!!
Great job. Can't wait for more.
Thanks for positive feedback😁 I hope that next projects will be at least a bit easier! 😀
I passed on that kit a number of times. I may have to get one.
Nice build BTW...
There are couple of more 917k kits from fujimi maybe others are less challanging 😃 Gulf one looks nice :)
Thanks! I did my best! :D
I pulled mine out of the stash to have a go with it. Your video will be playing along as I build it. Hopefully I can do the same justice you did to yours. I did toss the fist edition Kinetic 1/48 F-16 Sufa. That was a disaster
Thank you! I'm really happy that you find this video valuable😀. However, this kit brought unexpected challenges, and due to a combination of its relatively lower quality and my limited experience, it didn't bring me much joy. I hope that in your situation, things will be different, and you'll overcome every challenge effortlessly! so Kinetic adventure won't happen again 😀
There is a Firestone decal on the car but Good Year's are mounted....🤔
True! There are two types of decals to choose from. Firestone and Good Year. I chose Good Year, there should be also AVON available as there is a 917k #22 in Stuttgart museum with this tires on :) but it isn't...
Good job 👍
Thanks a lot for positive feedback! :)
Excellent result from such an uncooperative kit!!
thanks!! it was a tough one indeed, I could build this kit better this time as I have some more experience today :D
for those in the know, was this the old UNION kit from Japan? (Which may or may not have been a HELLER kit at one point)
That's interesting! I just watched a review of the UNION kit, and the sprues look a bit different. I would answer that these kits are different, but I haven't built either the Heller or Union kit. Are they as low in quality as this Fujimi kit? :)
Good job even if it was not so easy to build.
Thanks a lot! that was a quite difficult kit with a lot of challenges... fortunatly my next project Porsche 959 from Tamiya goes quite well! 😀
What a great build,despite the issues you had. I love the model and will keep your video as reference.
May I ask how many layers varnish you used?
Thanks a lot for feedback! sure, basically it is 3 - 4 ml of varnish in ratio 1:4 and 1:6 (clear coat : thinner). Every layer has min 5 minutes dry time and there are about 4 or 5 thin layers.
@@AdHocCars Thanks, doesn't it get to thin? Thin like water?
It gets really thin and it is quite easy to overspray. I am using AirCobra 0.3 airbrush with the smallest spot setting to avoid these kind of issues
@@AdHocCars Thanks for your answer. I am stepping over from spraycans to the airbrush. It gives more control with the airbrush. So just asking around what other modellers are doing 👍🏻 Helps me a lot.
You are welcome! I think that everyone has its own way of doing things, your research will help to find yours for sure! :)
Those gloves😂
You are right😂 I should consider to make them less eye catching 😂
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