Martini Porsche 936

[Rich Chernosky]

Needed a quickie project to get something done and this kit fit the bill. Early Japanese kit that was intended to be motorized and lighted. So there is not much under the body and the interior is pretty basic. I did manage to do a few extras. I cut all the fender vents out and replaced them with thin styrene. I did add the motor but changed the headlights to LED's. They look a lot better but were a lot  brighter  than I thought they would be. I photod it both ways, with the lights off and on so you be the judge. My primary concern were the ancient decals. They came off the sheet with out cracking  but took considerable solvent, heat and some choice words to apply. More details under the photos.

 

Lights on and motor running. Had to put a piece of clay underneath to elevate the wheels. Took a few shots to get this pic.

They certainly are bright, it was fun to do this so why not. 

The decals over the outer fender proved to be the most problematic. Note the wrinkles

Only the turbo hangs out the back. Not much engine detail other than this and a few pipes. 

 

Adding all those vents took up some time but it sure looks a lot better than the kit depiction.

[Turbo95187]

Oh nice!!!!!!  The original variant of the 936!!!!   Very sweet Rich.  Maybe you can do the all black version of this car 4aced in the first race the 936 ever ran?

Beautiful work as always and love the LEDs

[iamsuperdan]

I like it. Too bad the decals yellowed over time though. Still...nice build!

I've often thought about adding lights. Did you paint the underside of the body black to try and limit the light bleed through?

[afx]

Really like the early 936 without the huge airbox.

[Gramps46]

Well done and very creative in how you tackled the lights and the fender vents.  

[Rich Chernosky]

11 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

I like it. Too bad the decals yellowed over time though. Still...nice build!

I've often thought about adding lights. Did you paint the underside of the body black to try and limit the light bleed through?

Dan....no I didn't.  The body is removable and it can still be done. I was in too much if a hurry to get it done and forgot about this.  Thanks for the compliments. If y ou are ever interested LED bulbs are really cheap...I bought 100 of the 3mm (sizes go as low as 1.8mm) for $6. Three volts  DC is all it takes to light them. You just have to be carefull about negative and positive as they only light one way. 

[Rich Chernosky]

2 hours ago, afx said:

Really like the early 936 without the huge airbox.

Thanks JC

45 minutes ago, Gramps46 said:

Well done and very creative in how you tackled the lights and the fender vents.  

Thank you Gary, it was a fun project. 

[PappyD340]

Super nice, well done!

[slusher]

Really nice build..

[Dave B]

Looks good Rich, love the lights.  You can make basic kits look really effective with a bit of work and you nailed it.

Dave B