935 K3 Progress

[monkeyclaw]

Hey guys; just a couple photos of progress on my latest 935...This one is the pole car of Dick barbour/John Fitzpatrick; Lm 1980....working from the Tamiya 935 Martini kit; the chassis had to be heavily modified...pretty much the same way Kremer did them back in the day...but smaller. I got the cutouts removed; and all of the rear sub-frame complete; suspension hangers done, as well as the air jacks on all four corners; also finished up is the rear engine mount/"gate", and the intercooler fender inlets. This chassis will be pretty nice I think; I have even done the hammer dings; and the spot welds will be done with a micro tip soldering iron. Also shown is the engine mockup for fit. This was the first customer car from kremer; and retained the "tub" up front; rather than being tubed by the recipient; as many later cars were done. The chassis is now in primer; and will be finished in typical Kremer semi-gloss black...have a look........matt

[simonr]

Nice work so far!...What's the scale on this one?...Is this the 1/12?

Simón P. Rivera Torres

[monkeyclaw]

Simon; you are correct; it is 1/12 scale....my usual working scale. I have been wanting to do this car for some time; finally getting to it; it took a lot of research time to be able to figure out what mods had to be done to turn the Martini car (K2 ) into the 935 K3....of course nothing available to do it...so just alot of scratch building ... my plan is to build the car so that ALL of the body panels may be removed for display, even the rear 1/4's ....thus far it has been a fun project; with the usual tedium thrown in for good measure....each air jack is made up of 13 individual parts; all of the twin turbo hardware is ready for molding; and that tends to slow down the build process a little, but essential to be able to build more than one car! I am also using the SMS P/E set for this car......matt

[MrObsessive]

Ambitious project Matt!!

I've got that same kit..................but I think when I build it (if ever!), I'll play it safe and just build it out of the box as that kind of car is not my forte!

13 parts each for each air jack?? You should put the "Obsessive" name also somewhere in your handle!

Great work so far and keep us updated!

[Modelmartin]

That is great start to a really cool project. I am a big K3 and K4 fan and will be watching this one!

[monkeyclaw]

Thanks for the comments guys! Me...Obsessive....HMMMM . I think we all tend to obsess a bit on our favorite subjects. These Big Tamiya Porsches are my all time favorite kits; when you consider the age of the tooling; they still hold their own today....Whether you build them straight from the box; or do any add ons; they build up nicely; and the SMS super set was the best thing to happen for these kits....worth every penny. I would also say that I too am a big 935 fan in general; at Renn-Sport; I was in heaven! I too like the K3 and K4 cars; and will be building several this year... the best advice I could offer when you decide to build one ....pick a particular EVENT that the car raced; and build that version...many of the 935 cars varied race to race, both in the livery; and equipment; so the way the car raced at Lemans may be totally different from Daytona or Watkins Glen. There are a few different decal artwork sets out there in both 1/24 or 1/20 scale; which can be scanned and resized, so you can build a few diffent version with a bit of effort....I appreciate all of the input; and I will keep you guys posted as this one progresses............matt