Tommy124 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) Hi there, I just finished this project which I started 3 years ago. The kit is the Tamiya 956 "Kenwood" kit, I used the Tamiya PE parts set and Shunko decals on this. Paint is Zero Paints basecoat + 2K automotive clear. The engine detail is very poor on this kit, so besides using the PE parts I added some scratch-built details. Edited May 18, 2021 by Tommy124 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Nice work Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Nice job on this....decal work is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Good looking race car. Nice decal work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 You did a really nice job on that! I have that kit, still sealed, wondered what it would look like. The amusing thing is the box art, how they deleted the evil cigarette sponsor logos, surprised the decals were included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Very nice rendition of this legendary Group C racer, Thomas ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluebomber Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Nice clean build, Thomas. I've had this car on my project list for several years as well. I hope mine turns out as well as yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Awsome job ,,great diorama set al well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Very nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 That is such a great car and you made a great looking model of it. Really enjoyed looking at your pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Great job! Looks real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) On 5/18/2021 at 8:51 AM, Tommy124 said: Hi there, I just finished this project which I started 3 years ago. The kit is the Tamiya 956 "Kenwood" kit, I used the Tamiya PE parts set and Shunko decals on this. Paint is Zero Paints basecoat + 2K automotive clear. The engine detail is very poor on this kit, so besides using the PE parts I added some scratch-built details You did a very nice job on this build! Gotta give Tamiya a little slack this was tooled up back in 1986, and was their first ever full detail kit. 😉 Edited May 20, 2021 by niteowl7710 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Fantastic job!! That is a great looking build, well detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Thanks gentlemen, for your kind words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Super nice build , great detail and decal work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Very nice. May I ask what you used for your clear coat? It looks perfect and I'm sure was a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Wow! Really good work all around on this build... Excellent details, especially in the engine bay. Nice clean lines and impressive decal application. Thanks for the great photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Many thanks guys, I appreciate it! On 7/3/2021 at 2:11 AM, AlbertD said: Very nice. May I ask what you used for your clear coat? It looks perfect and I'm sure was a lot of work. Thanks Albert. I used 2k clear coat over Zero Paints (Pure White & Rothmans Racing Blue). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 very very nice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 5/19/2021 at 11:36 PM, niteowl7710 said: You did a very nice job on this build! Gotta give Tamiya a little slack this was tooled up back in 1986, and was their first ever full detail kit. 😉 "Full detail" is open to interpretation. The 956 kit doesn't have the rear brake cooling ducts( while the closed up 962 kit does. Go figure) and other small details. At least it goes together well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 7:17 AM, slusher said: very very nice.. Many thanks Carl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 It's been a while since I showed this build... Only now, a mate from a German forum told me that my build has been featured in the printed Model Cars Magazine, issue #212, in the "Forum finds" section. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 It's a beautiful build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 One of my all-time favorite race cars. Would have sworn that was 1:1 real at first pic. Fabulous job. Super build. Congrats! Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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