89AKurt Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Kitbash of the classic Monogram Porsche 904 slot car kit issued 1965, with the Monogram Porsche March Indy race car from 1990. WIP build thread When the ladies at the copy shop gave me weird looks when I had the license plate reduced and printed, I tried to explain, Porsche + Indy, will bring it in to show them; it's the Phoenix International Raceway special plate. I have wanted to kitbash an Indy car, my original idea was with a '32 Ford or something. I was with friends at a model swap meet, saw "Porsche" on the box, they sold it for $5. I didn't know they ran at Indy, after reading the history, see why the car is kept hidden in their warehouse. I was at the GSL swap meet, saw the 904, offered $35, came with the Fuches wheels. The Porsche Outlaws & Hot Rods thread helped inspire me. Diorama is my California Pit Stop. Took about 180 hours to build. Paint is nail 'polish', shows really good in the sunlight. Will be interesting to see what category it will be allowed in at the Phoenix IPMS contest, since it's a fantasy and not real, much less accurate, Custom should work? Has Big Bend Open Road Race logo, the door number is for the year the kit was produced, if the numbers went up to 89, would have done that. My concept was to have the front and rear wings operate using speed and the pitot tube reads air speed, when I get around to "studio" pictures will show those in position. My guesstimate is 190MPH top speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Now that's cool, very creative, nice diorama too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Sure came out nice. Gas station is cool as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Rich Chernosky said: Now that's cool, very creative, nice diorama too. Thanks! 1 hour ago, cobraman said: Sure came out nice. Gas station is cool as well. Thanks for the number decals! I'm milking the gas station every chance I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Really nice. I like the shot of the pickup and the porsche. Nice job on the diorama and the figure. Definitely a fun what if. One of the joys of modeling being able to do fantasy projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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