Pierre Rivard Posted March 18 Posted March 18 A simple curbside build starting with an old Ben Hobby 935-78 kit off Tamiya tools. I converted it to 1981 specs Joest Racing chassis 1 with a Classic Resin conversion kit and Indycal decals. The Tamiya/Ben Hobby 935-78 was motorized kit so I cut out the battery box and rebuilt the interior to look a bit more like it should. Paint finishes brush painted. Vallejo primer, color and clear. Decals sealed with Holloway House Quick Shine 13
1959scudetto Posted March 18 Posted March 18 (edited) Great looking Group 5 racer in this seldom seen livery, Pierre. (I saw the Martini works version at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart almost 3 weeks ago) Sometimes you need easier kits in between your difficult stratchbuilding efforts. Edited March 19 by 1959scudetto
Belugawrx Posted March 18 Posted March 18 A beautiful car well done Pierre. A nice palate cleanser between your hyper detailing / scratchbuilding. Cheers
Mike 1017 Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) Great build Does a Moby Dick have anything to do with the Penthouse Sponsorship? 😂 Edited March 19 by Mike 1017 wrong word 1
Pierre Rivard Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 On 3/18/2025 at 5:00 PM, Jim B said: Great looking Porsche. Very well done. Thanks Jim. If you like the 935 this is the ultimate one. On 3/18/2025 at 5:39 PM, PappyD340 said: Very nice build! Thank you Larry On 3/18/2025 at 6:41 PM, 1959scudetto said: Great looking Group 5 racer in this seldom seen livery, Pierre. (I saw the Martini works version at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart almost 3 weeks ago) Sometimes you need easier kits in between your difficult stratchbuilding efforts. Exact, this easy build refreshes and I really wanted this specific car on my shelf. Win-win! On 3/18/2025 at 7:05 PM, Belugawrx said: A beautiful car well done Pierre. A nice palate cleanser between your hyper detailing / scratchbuilding. Cheers You called it exactly Bruce. I admire guys who do back to back high detail projects but I can't do it. I am now ready fo a challenge. On 3/19/2025 at 6:45 AM, ChrisR said: Very nice! Thank you Chris 21 hours ago, Mike 1017 said: Great build Does a Moby Dick have anything to do with the Penthouse Sponsorship? 😂 I'd call it a good... fit? 21 hours ago, kensar said: Super looking model, Pierre. Excellent paint job! Thanks Ken. A most simple curbside build but I really like the presence it has on the shelf. 19 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Nice conversion Pierre...very well executed. Thanks Rich. The resin pieces were not the best quality but the conversion went well nevertheless.
martsky Posted March 20 Posted March 20 I saw this car at a Brainerd IMSA race. Moretti made his famous spaghetti for the paddock Friday night but we had to bring our own wine. Almost bought a Penthouse T-shirt but the Penthouse Pet that was wearing it might have caught a cold giving me hers. The car was almost perfect for the mile long Brainerd main straight
iamsuperdan Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Turned out really nice. I have a couple of the Ben Hobby 936 Turbo Martini kits and have been curious about how they build up. Incredibly basic, but should look good on the shelf when done. Like yours!
Pierre Rivard Posted March 26 Author Posted March 26 On 3/20/2025 at 5:39 PM, martsky said: I saw this car at a Brainerd IMSA race. Moretti made his famous spaghetti for the paddock Friday night but we had to bring our own wine. Almost bought a Penthouse T-shirt but the Penthouse Pet that was wearing it might have caught a cold giving me hers. The car was almost perfect for the mile long Brainerd main straight Makes me want to be there... for the car of course! 😉 On 3/20/2025 at 8:20 PM, iamsuperdan said: Turned out really nice. I have a couple of the Ben Hobby 936 Turbo Martini kits and have been curious about how they build up. Incredibly basic, but should look good on the shelf when done. Like yours! Can't comment on the Ben Hobby 936 as I have never seen that kit but this 935-78 is indeed very basic but the body had very good lines and proportions. If the 936 is also Tamiya based it should have similar attributes. On 3/24/2025 at 8:59 PM, Dave B said: Another great build Pierre!! Dave B Thanks Dave. A simple curbside build but it looks very good in the display cabinet, right next to the Batmobile BMW.
Phildaupho Posted May 15 Posted May 15 Looks fantastic. The MOMO livery is one of my favourites of all time.
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