Pierre Rivard Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) After a few complicated builds I was in need of some OOB therapy. Looking through the stash I found a pair of Porsche curbside kits and decided to build them both side by side. The 934 is a Tamiya and practically built itself. It is that good, perfect fits, no flash, small part count put somehow detail rich. I only added tire decals not present on the very good kit decal sheet. The 935 is a Italeri release of the 935 baby but really the 935/77 factory race cars with a nose cooler which the Baby did not have. The kit is a re-pop of the period Nitto kit also later released under Entex and then AMT brands. All the same tooling and as basic as it gets but the body appears to be a reasonably accurate representation of the car. I only added some mesh screening over coolers and brass tubes for the waste gate blowout. Kit decals are good except for the Martini side stripes not really fitting the body shape. Edited May 23 by Pierre Rivard 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Beautiful Porsches. Very well done. I have the Tamiya Jägermeister 934 in the stash. Seeing this might make it next on the bench. I picked up some Dunlop tire decals as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Pierre...nothing quite like a couple of quick builds to keep your enthusiasm up for finishing projects. Both of those turned out very well. Now that you are stoked we can't wait to see what you finish next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 They look really good Pierre. The last OOB I built was a resin 917LH but I even mildly altered the nose intake on that!! I do however have some plastics in my cupboard downstairs, who knows, one day I might even build them. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 very cool Porsche's and great job Pierre👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Top shelf work this. Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 A beautiful pair of Porsche Pierre ! Did you need to lower the 934 at all ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 17 hours ago, Jim B said: Beautiful Porsches. Very well done. I have the Tamiya Jägermeister 934 in the stash. Seeing this might make it next on the bench. I picked up some Dunlop tire decals as well. Thanks Jim. The Tamiya 934 is beautifully engineered. I found the only hard part was painting of all the black trim pieces molded into the body. Other than that it builds very smoothly. 17 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Pierre...nothing quite like a couple of quick builds to keep your enthusiasm up for finishing projects. Both of those turned out very well. Now that you are stoked we can't wait to see what you finish next. I'm ready Rich. Got my next build lined up, an oldie kit of a classic... with a metal body... 14 hours ago, Dave B said: They look really good Pierre. The last OOB I built was a resin 917LH but I even mildly altered the nose intake on that!! I do however have some plastics in my cupboard downstairs, who knows, one day I might even build them. Dave B The great David Bantoft does not do OOB. Who are you? 😄 13 hours ago, TransAmMike said: 2 very cool Porsche's and great job Pierre👍 Thanks Mike 6 hours ago, Chinacar said: Top shelf work this. Awesome Thank you sir. 50 minutes ago, Belugawrx said: A beautiful pair of Porsche Pierre ! Did you need to lower the 934 at all ? Some finessing required to get the 935 front end right but absolutely no adjustments needed of the Tamiya 934. Perfect stance right out of the box. Never happened before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Very good looking Porsches, Pierre - good idea to build some simpler kits after these exhausting SWB/SLR work ! I'm looking forward to your XK-120 (I have it in my stash too, but the full plastic version - no die-cast body) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Very well done indeed. Thanks for sharing and offering up some inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I've seen versions of the Tamiya 934 that sat too high out of the box.You were lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 58 minutes ago, ZTony8 said: I've seen versions of the Tamiya 934 that sat too high out of the box.You were lucky. You might have confused this with the Revell AG version which has too much ground clearance (Jägermeister and/or Vaillant version) ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 On 5/23/2024 at 10:36 AM, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thank you Chris for stopping by and providing support. Much appreciated. On 5/23/2024 at 12:36 PM, 1959scudetto said: Very good looking Porsches, Pierre - good idea to build some simpler kits after these exhausting SWB/SLR work ! I'm looking forward to your XK-120 (I have it in my stash too, but the full plastic version - no die-cast body) I am now refreshed and ready to go. It fails me why the XK-120 has a metal body but it provides a new challenge. On 5/23/2024 at 3:52 PM, Gramps46 said: Very well done indeed. Thanks for sharing and offering up some inspiration. Thank you Gary. Starting work on a racing XK-120, so start digging into your database for information. Do I go for a specific car or a fictional one? 14 hours ago, ZTony8 said: I've seen versions of the Tamiya 934 that sat too high out of the box.You were lucky. So have I Tony, but I don't think it is luck as I always test fit for ride height and wheelbase (a pet peeve of mine is ride height) and this kit is so precisely engineered. The ones that ride high are because the chassis is not properly engaged into the locating notches inside the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Pierre I chose to build NUB 120 when the kit was released ages ago. I thought it was a great kit except for getting the hood/bonnet to fit correctly. Let me know when you decide which one you want to build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I’m a big fan of your work, Pierre! Work like these two are the reason why! Really, really nice job on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 A couple of good looking historic cars. They both look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 On 5/25/2024 at 9:38 AM, Nacho Z said: I’m a big fan of your work, Pierre! Work like these two are the reason why! Really, really nice job on both. Thank you so much John. Pretty easy stuff compared to your elaborate builds but I am happy with the result. Looking for more updates on your Matra...and the R8 Gordini? On 5/25/2024 at 11:05 AM, TonyK said: A couple of good looking historic cars. They both look great! Thank you Tony. Can't go wrong with Jaegermeister and Martini liveries. Classics they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Two beautiful Porsches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Porsche 934, Porsche 935... let me guess what's next? 😁 Pierre, these are beautiful builds from your capable hands, very nice! As regards the origin and correctness of this kit (as a 935 Baby), there were some conclusions made (not by myself) on a British forum as follows: Quote The genesis of this kit is more complicated. I hope I got it right in this summary: Nitto as a regular 935-77, probably 1978, three issues. Nitto went under in 1985 Esci-Ertl as a 935 Baby, 1985 issue or later AMT-Ertl as a regular 935-77, 1991 and 1998 issues Italeri as a 935J, 2007 issue Italeri as a 935 Baby, 2020 issue I think this is the most travelled 935 model! As mentioned, it lacks a number of Baby features, so I condider it a 935-77. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 On 5/27/2024 at 10:34 PM, slusher said: Two beautiful Porsches! Thank you Carl On 5/28/2024 at 10:33 AM, Tommy124 said: Porsche 934, Porsche 935... let me guess what's next? 😁 Pierre, these are beautiful builds from your capable hands, very nice! As regards the origin and correctness of this kit (as a 935 Baby), there were some conclusions made (not by myself) on a British forum as follows: Thanks Thomas. I came to the same conclusions, very old kit representing the 935/77 (not the baby). Interesting contrast building it in parallel to the Tamiya 934 released in 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Outstanding Pierre! The Jaegermeister livery is one of my favorites. I have one of these in my "to be built stash!" 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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