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by bcordes
Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:12 am
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: Model Factory Hiro 1/12 Porsche 917 LH
Replies: 65
Views: 7986

Re: Model Factory Hiro 1/12 Porsche 917 LH

Wim, thank you for your kind reply! I know the problem with the brass bolts and I would really like to use steel coloured ones but I don´t know where to get the small sizes needed for 1/12 models. But if anybody could know this you are the one! Can you tell me where to get them? Or even better: do y...
by bcordes
Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:47 am
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: Model Factory Hiro 1/12 Porsche 917 LH
Replies: 65
Views: 7986

Re: Model Factory Hiro 1/12 Porsche 917 LH

Thank you for your kind reply. The stitching is painted on. As it is rendered as raised detail, it is not so hard to paint it.
by bcordes
Mon Jan 18, 2016 8:29 am
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: Model Factory Hiro 1/12 Porsche 917 LH
Replies: 65
Views: 7986

Re: Model Factory Hiro 1/12 Porsche 917 LH

Hi, I made some progress on the 917 #25. That was quite a lot of work but it was all great fun to build this model. I hope you like it. All the best from Germany, Bodo http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee206/bcordes629/porsch917body_13.jpg http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee206/bcordes629/porsch9...
by bcordes
Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:24 am
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: Chevrolet Cruze 1/18 ADAC Clubsport
Replies: 8
Views: 867

Chevrolet Cruze 1/18 ADAC Clubsport

Hi, I completed this project some years ago. It is a conversion of a 1/18 scale Chevrolet Cruze diecas tmodel into a racing car used in a german racing series. Special for me me is that I was driving this car myself for three racing seasons in the german Chevrolet Cruze Cup :D :D That was a lot of f...
by bcordes
Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:02 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: Model Factory Hiro 1/12 Porsche 917 LH
Replies: 65
Views: 7986

Model Factory Hiro 1/12 Porsche 917 LH

Hi everybody, this is my first posting in this forum as this is my first car model since at least 15 years. Meanwhile I have been building aircraft models, mainly 1/32 scale. I have seen some pictures of a finished Hiro model on Hyperscale.com and was absolutely fascinated by the level of detail. Le...