Porsche 917 LH
- December 2nd, 2011
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1/12 Porsche 917 Langheck
Martini “Hippy” Car, Le Mans 1970
by Dale King
This is the 1/12 scale Porsche 917 LH hippie car. It’s based on the ABC resin kit, although with many modifications. Some extensive work was done on the body to get the main pieces to fit properly.
One of the most obvious changes is the Dayglo green swirls with the white outline. The kit decals were not only the wrong color (forest green), but they were apparently made for a 1973 Volvo! For the new green portions, I hand cut the shapes from Microscale decal sheets.
The white outline was created in Adobe Illustrator in sections and printed up on an Alps printer. The paint is “burple” by MCW Automotive lacquer with a clear coat over the paint and decals. The interior was modified and heavily detailed.
The model has new head & tail lights, rims, center lock wheel nuts, rear body latches, oil cap, rear wing & support device, front fender louvers, windshield wiper, window glass, right side marker light plus many other scratch built pieces and parts. I had built a completely new frame in brass (rear of the main bulkhead), but the engine and engine bay pieces were so poor I decided to make it a curbside.
Great work Dale
I have the crap ABC kit and was appauled of the quality. When I received the kit I complained about the casting quality of some of the parts, and after a few month, I received new part – of the same poor quality, so they apparently were supposed to be like that
Like Dale i made mine a curbside, also because the built in hinges were misalligned so the rear deck could not open and close properly.
Based on information from Dale, I discarded the decals and made my car the white 1970 Salzburg entry. It’s almost 90% finished.
So congrats to dale for yet another superb model – thanks for sharing
Niels, DK
Hi Dale,
Nice work on a not so nice kit. I have a modified copy of this kit I am building into another 917LH. Hope to have it at Ferrari Expo 2012. By the way, you forgot the Good Year Blue Straaks.
Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo 2012-Chicago March 2012