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Thank you David! I did see your post from last year about 962 IMSA driveline availability and was a little bummed that no one responded meaning that it probably doesn't exist. I love the look that that fat single turbo sitting on top.

This page seems very comprehensive on the subject and does a very nice job of comparing 1/24 962 kits and offerings. https://robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/models/962a.htm And it seems that the above kit is really just a Tamiya 956. I'm surprised that a Tamiya 962 body was not included in it. I mean come on man seriously a 962 it is not. They could have at least provided replacement front and rear body panels with the correct wheels/tires. For some reason this really has me miffed. Man I'd love it if there was a real 1/24 962 IMSA/GTP kit available. Or at least front and read body parts as well a single turbo replacement. Perry's Resin had one many many moons ago and it looked really really nice. It's funny, his site has it listed for $50 but something like that would easily fetch $100+ now a days. I even went on Shapeways and thankfully some one has taken an interest in 1/24 scale 962, but the parts are expensive. Is everything expensive or is it just me? Well, at least this site is free Does any one know if a Porsche 962 IMSA/GTP has been scratch built? This seems to be a nice kit of the 94' Lemans winner; http://www.gts-series.com/fr/voitures/kits-1-24/dauer-n36-gagnante-6385.xhtml So far, a decent attainable kit in 1/24 form seems to be the Hasegawa.

Hi, Wondering if some one could shed light on this kit. I had it but it was destroyed in last years fire. I did get small chance to briefly look it over though. I recall that it seemed just like another Tamiya 956 kit with Kremer decals. A bit disappointing as the 962 had significant differences to the 956 in my eyes anyways. Any input is greatly appreciated.

Wow you're right. I've seen the photo that JC posted many many times and always thought it was a line up of the 908. Man was I wrong. I did a quick Google images search and yep, 917. Amazing how little I know, it's impressive actually.

You sure those aren't the 908 cars?

Hi Gary, No problem man, I bought the other version being with out the fins. I can aways eBay it later but I'd rather use it.

Wow, very very true. You I'd even dare say that race cars change while in a race.

Ah, very very good points. I've never really thought about it before but race cars seem to change season to season, race to race and even driver to driver.

I like this video on it and think Vallejo is a very good paint. There is also Mission Models primer as well.

I honestly don't think that it will take much work to fix the Fujimi kit. It seems to not taper enough towards the front end like the Heller does. I did order the Renaissance corrective rear piece mainly out of curiosity and will reply with photos when it arrives in say, oh about 3 years! Seriously I hope it shows sooner then later.

Thank you Randy. Well I don't have them and probably won't be getting them.

Thanks Jonathan, I really appreciate your reply.

Thanks for the links Casey, much appreciated!

Hi Gary, I was able to find these; https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234925603-simil-r-ford-gt40/ http://www.modelersite.com/Dic2012/TheBest/English/FordGT_eng.htm But not much else. Also on this forum a while back; Jonathan/martinfan5 seemed to echo what I remember reading about this kit a while back. I'm hoping for more build photos of any kind. PS I think that if one is serious about building the kit, then perhaps buying the build PDF by Fabrice Marechal from Modelers Site would be a very good idea.

Hi, A little talked about kit and one that's almost impossible to find finished builds of is the 1/24 SimilR Ford GT. Does any one have a complete build or WIP? Seems a real bear which may be why many may have partially started and just walked away from it. At any rate I'd love to hear about the kit if any one has one.

Oh it's real alright. Some more pictures.

Wow thanks JC, very very cool comparison.

Hi, So many many moons ago Paul Fisher had created a 1/24 Porsche 917 DoppelHeck. I'm curious if any one has this kit and can supply some nice photos of its contents etc... It's just for knowledge sake.

I'll probably end up buying the Renaissance corrective rear piece and post pictures of it versus the Fujimi part on this thread. It's not a huge cost and should benefit our community. Weather I use it will be a different story. I "think" that in terms of "the look", that between shaving off here and there and "perhaps using the wider rear piece, that the Fujimi 917 will look much much better.

Well, I'd love to oblige but neither can i I wouldn't be surprised if a member here had both to compare for us. I did find these 2 build articles; Fujimi http://www.modelersite.com/en/1690/porsche-917k-fujimi--1-24-scale Union http://www.modelersite.com/en/231/martini-porsche-917k-22-union-1-24-scale

Hi, I've been looking at the Studio27 version of this marvelous livery for the 911 RSR 2.1. I'm assuming that one has to paint the red portions on the model before applying decals? I was hoping that the red portion was also included but it's not. I think this is beyond my pay grade.

Hi, I've read some older posts here on the topic as it's been discussed a few times before. However I thought to bring it up to benefit some of the more recent board members like myself. Here is an article I just found which seemed to have nice results; https://tamiya.com/english/howto/bike1/tip4.htm The gist of it and previous articles are to use a mesh on top of a semi gloss black. Then lightly shoot whatever color like a metallic grey or gunmetal grey etc... on to the mesh. Once the mesh is removed you can follow up with a transparent orange, yellow etc... for further effect. The devil is in the details being; 1) Picking the right sized mesh. 2) Securing the mesh to the surface before spray. At any rate, HTH.

I think what both you and Bill are eluding to is what Ben Brown also mentions in his Modeling Madness piece; Just enjoy the build etc... When funds permit, I may opt for the Renaissance corrective part out of curiosity.

Hi Trevor, Here is a link detailing several 917 kits and for brevity, I've quoted the relevant info; https://robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/models/917kits.htm The kit has a shape problem is the front side, which is too wide (reportedly 4 mm), it's almost as wide as the rear side. The windscreen is accordingly too wide, which is very visible, and the makes the problem very difficult to solve. Heller got the dimensions almost spot-on for a '17" rear tire tail' 917K, as far as I can tell. Here are two forum pages that compare both bodies: http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28164 http://www.forum-auto.com/automobile-pratique/modelisme-modeles-reduits/sujet8495-1260.htm PS The problem with getting an older Union/Heller kit is the possible body warpage. PSS Another great article from Modeling Madness; https://modelingmadness.com/review/cars/sports/brown917.htm

Hi, Has any one used the Renaissance 917 wide rear body piece to correct the unusually wide front of the Fujimi 917? It doesn't really fix it, but makes the rear wider so that optically it looks a little better, here is the part for reference; https://www.renaissance-models.com/ter/index.php/autos-toutes-echelles/echelle-1-24/transkits/produits/1670-porsche-917k-set-de-correction-capot-arriere