Porsche Warsteiner 911
GT1 Declkit #9111
review by Bill Via
"$35.00 and worth
it!", the small box on the lower right of
Scale Motorsport's Porsche-Warsteiner 911 GT1 Declkit shouts.
Only a
company run by an enthusiast could ever be so brazen, and it takes
that same company's commitment to its vision to make good on that
bravado. If you've ever used Scale Motorsport's carbon fiber/kevlar
decal products you already know how easy it is to use. You've
watched in amazement as the heat from a low powered hair dryer
and
the whiff of vinegar transformed the surface of the model from
drab
styrene to a metallic, woven surface. The detail underneath slowly
reappears in the surface. Like me, you've probably had a worktable
cluttered with small slivers of the stuff pruned from masking
tape
templates and small plastic bags full of left over pieces you
know
you'll find a use for someday.
When Tamiya announced
that it would be releasing the Porsche
GT1 I couldn't believe we were actually going to get a for-the-time
modern racer. I immediately ordered 3 and then set about trying
to
figure out what to do with all of them. I had seen the test mule
of the GT1 on the Speedvision's Le Mans qualifying show and in
various
magazines and I knew I had to model one. Like many of you I knew
of
various companies that were producing carbon/kelvar decal sheets
and
I knew it was going to be a tough one to do from scratch.
While I was renewing
my subscription to Motor Racing Model News
(now MRM) I casually asked Mike which decal manufacturer would
be the
best for my project. Mike said "wait a few months and I guarantee
you will
find what you need. The sheets are printed using metallic inks.
They are
the best I've ever seen." Considering the source, I quickly
accepted the
advice and sure enough a few months later Scale Motorsport began
advertising their products AND kit # 9111 911 GT1 DeclKit.
I originally balked at
the $35.00, but soon realized I would never
get the sparse livery decals, much less the template decals the
kit came with.
$35.00 plus shipping buys you 5 sheets of decals, 1 containing
the Warsteinter
livery and some "gold" colored decal sheet and 2 identical
sheets of gold and a
dark grey weave.
On the backs of the sheets
are the templates allowing you to simply
cut along the lines. Also included are 1 and a half sheets of
colored
line art showing the placement of the numbered decal templates
and
livery and a "General Kit Orientation" sheet.
There's a lot of stuff
packed inside the plastic envelope and a lot
of engineering with everything looking up to SM's usual quality.
$35.00
and worth it? If you want to model this impressive Porsche, absolutely.
Below are some reference
images for the Porsche GT-1 "test mule".
These images are provided for reference only and all copyrights
are
retained by their respective owners.
Page created by Bill
Via. 10.21.00
E-mail: gpma@attbi.com
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