1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Project!!!!

[cruz]

Finally got this thing wetsanded and polished in order to get the decals in place. Decals were a little thin so I had to be careful not to tear anything but they do look great. Had to do a bit of slicing of the decals around the panel lines just before they dried, you don't want to wait until they are dry.

After the decals were placed, I thoroughly waxed the entire body to get a nice shine and get rid of all the dried decal adhesive. I like to finish off with Maguiar's Cleaner Wax and a good quality chamois, a very good trick I learned from my good friend Bill Geary!

It's difficult to photograph any model that's painted white, specially if it's done indoors. Didn't have much of a choice today, weather is just nasty and gloomy. Tried my best though and when I do get a chance I will do that later but for now, here it is in all it's glory...

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Next step is to get all the BMF and molding painted and detailed, it will make this baby really pop!!!

[Randy D]

Hi Cruz, That car is awesome!!! Thanks for the tip on the wax, gotta try that.

Randy

[Modlbldr]

Cruz-

That thing is looking sweet. I really like the decals. Are they from the kit? What did you do or use to polish the body?

I have one of the 85's the 69 and a 73. I'd like to find a 67 also. Then I'd have one from each year my siblings and I were born.

I hope the rest goes smoothly.

Later-

[edward smith]

Believe me my friend, you don't need to take it out to the sun to see the gloss on that thing, it is very visible. I like the fact that you did your homework with the decals, a lot of people forget to cut them into the panel lines. Did you use any decal setting solution for the decals?

[cruz]

Cruz-

That thing is looking sweet. I really like the decals. Are they from the kit? What did you do or use to polish the body?

I have one of the 85's the 69 and a 73. I'd like to find a 67 also. Then I'd have one from each year my siblings and I were born.

I hope the rest goes smoothly.

Later-

Thanks guys! The decals are from the kit and they are great! For the polishing process, I started wetsanding with 3200 grit and finished with 6000, I finished with Fine/Finish Tamiya Polish and after decal placement, waxed entire body with Maguiar's Wax Cleaner. The model does not have any clearcoat and it's the reason I ended with 6000 grit cloth, wanted to make sure not to rub through the paint.

I only used decal setting solution on the decals that went across the panel lines.

[Boreham]

excellent build...

also a fan of Porsche..and the 1973 RS or 2.7 rs is the favourite..

class..

[Jim Gibbons]

Beautiful work; I started the 73 'RS when it was sold under the Testor's name, and eventually gave up. It sits in my storage unit. Later, I built one of the Fujimi 356's, seemed to have fewer issues, and enjoyed it more (well, loving the 356 didn't hurt!) That one I finished.