Porsche 917-10, Matchbox, 1/32, L+M Donohue

[Matt Bacon]

A very nice Classic British Kit, for a show later in the year. It's a shame most of these aren't available now, since the variety of subjects and quality of execution is very high.

...and I couldn't resist trying this out, inspired by the David Kimble book on my bedside bookshelf...

best,

M.

Edited August 6, 2017 by Matt Bacon

[Foxer]

Beautiful job finishing this ... blew my mind when the engine lid was popped!

[cobraman]

Very , very nice Matt !

[Matt Bacon]

Thanks, all!

...worked a bit more on the cutaway...

best,

M.

[afx]

Very nice Matt.  I finally tracked down the Tyrrell P34/2 from this kit series.  I would like to find the 917-10.

[THarrison351]

Looks great. I had a whole bunch of these up until last year. I never built them and I felt I never would, because it's an odd scale for me. So I sold all but an MG TC because I built it when I was a kid and want to try it again as an adult.

[Dann Tier]

Extremely nice job on everything, but man, I bet the stripes across those fender vents were a bitch!!!

[Matt Bacon]

Thanks, guys! @Dann Tier actually, the vents weren't so bad. The decals (from an eBay slot car supplier) were very nice -- thin, flexible, and tough. I just pressed them over the vents a couple of times with a hot damp flannel and some Microsol, then once they dried, sliced them with a new sharp #11 blade, and applied the hot cloth again. The vents are coloured in with a black marker -- they don't actually go through, but you can't tell from 2ft away... There are two more significant issues with the decals if you're thinking of trying them out on your own Matchbox 917-10. First, they aren't long enough. I think they must be intended for a moulded slot body that has no undercuts. The body stripes should extend all the way under the wing, and top to bottom on the back, and they should also be on the underside of both the wing and the movable flap. Secondly, they aren't wide enough -- the mirrors are at the outer edges of the stripes, and the inner edges almost touch the name script, with the inner black stripe just outboard of the point of the silver mesh covered intake that looks like a bike saddle in front of the wing. I think if you bought three sets (they are only $7...) you could get enough striping to do the whole thing as it should be!

Thanks, again, all...

best,

M.

[Plastheniker]

Really outstanding in this considerably smaller scale!

[Straightliner59]

Nice work, for sure. I love this series. I need to find this one. I have the Tyrrell, Bugatti, and Auto Union kits. They really are beautiful.

[Dave B]

Great build Matt, LOVE the cutaway photo.

Dave B

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[Funkychiken]

Great build, lots of external detail considering it's a 1/32 kit. Great decalling too.

[1959scudetto]

Very nice model, Matt, with so much detail in this small scale!!!

  - I built this one in the mid-70's (it hat Martini decals, which would be appropriate for Herbert Müller's 1974 Interserie car) together with the Jaguar SS 100 and the Bugatti (all three long gone...) - if my gluebomb from wa back had only looked half as good as yours...

[Jim N]

Great job!  I had this car as an HO slot car back in the day.  It was one of my favorites.