Cripes, I step out of the country for a week and Gabriel has painted and repainted his car seven times, fitted decals front and back, but in what should the simpler decision, can't decide what colour the interior should be!
Great looking Porsche Gabriel. I think the bronze carbon weave looks spectacular with the gloss black. You've taken this to new heights!

Meanwhile I have begun the process of applying the more than 60 decals to the 934. Should be done by the weekend and then my moment of truth, a first gloss coat.
Actually I should say building a race car is a good first way to get into car building. Those decals sure can hide a lot of small issues.

cheers
Michael

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Cripes, I step out of the country for a week and Gabriel has painted and repainted his car seven times, fitted decals front and back, but in what should the simpler decision, can't decide what colour the interior should be!
Great looking Porsche Gabriel. I think the bronze carbon weave looks spectacular with the gloss black. You've taken this to new heights!

Meanwhile I have begun the process of applying the more than 60 decals to the 934. Should be done by the weekend and then my moment of truth, a first gloss coat.
Actually I should say building a race car is a good first way to get into car building. Those decals sure can hide a lot of small issues.

cheers
Michael

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Michael,
You've discovered that Gabriel can work wonders in short order.

I'm looking forward to seeing your 934 all dressed up in it's decals.

Joel

This campaign I believe runs for till 1/1//20, so you have plenty of time before your vacation to order and start a kit that you're really interested in, then finish it up if necessary when you get back from vacation.

the Tamiya Bug sure doesn't sound like much of a fun nor interesting build, and it's certainly no Porsche. Yep, Dr. Porsche designed the original VW prior to WWII, so technically it does fit the campaign's scope.

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This campaign I believe runs for till 1/1//20, so you have plenty of time before your vacation to order and start a kit that you're really interested in, then finish it up if necessary when you get back from vacation.

the Tamiya Bug sure doesn't sound like much of a fun nor interesting build, and it's certainly no Porsche. Yep, Dr. Porsche designed the original VW prior to WWII, so technically it does fit the campaign's scope.

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Joel, I was pushing this build too hard and too far from the good beginning and I knew all along the disaster is looming - so did'n really came as a shock for me.
Yet the experiences are valuable and I'm going to apply them right away, on the Beetle. Guess what! The New Beetle is going to be copper with copper weave CF roof Also I am thinking to some CF interior inserts.

VW Beetle is a fun car, but not a performance car for sure! My father owned a Fiat 850 (the same concept as the original Beetle) and it was a real hazard during the winter

Although Bettle and Porsche stem from the same design, the New Beetle is a completely different thing. It is built on Golf platform, has a front mounted engine; only the body is reminiscent of the original design. That's why I don't think is a legitimate build for the GB, yet I'm posting here just to maintain continuity and to prove (hopefully) that my experiments were not in vain.

There is time for a build in four months, but my time is commited somewhere else: I have to finish my EIndekker before the end of December, then I have to try and finish a T-44 full interior before I go - and this is a little too hard already. To be seen.

Until we see how my projects will develop, I'm following with much interest Michael's build - he reached the tipping point too - and, of course, yours!

Cheers!
Gabriel

So sorry to read of your misfortune. I think some plastics are like that i.e. no warning that the tipping point has been reached. They don't soften gently but just collapse. It may yet be good for a street scene diorama set in Paris. Just add a few figures in yellow vests
A copper VW with carbon fibre highlights! I am sure that somewhere someone has one of those. i am looking forward to your version.

Joel only now I became aware of the lack of detail on the bottom side of the kit. I know they were aerodynamic clean, yet...

As usual, good care for details that should teach us something

Gabriel

Michael.
Just a great job on the decaling. I'm super impressed.

I love Cartograf decals, and hate Tamiya's as their thickness makes them a nightmare, but for those few times I need to use them, my choice of decal solutions is Mr. Hobby's Mr. Mark Setter, and Mr. Mark Softner. They will literally work on the most difficult decals, but destroy thinner ones for sure.

As for your clear coats, the glass gets installed after not before. If there are scratches that need to be taken care of, do all of that work off body.

Looking forward to your next update.

Joel

Michael, very good work on those decals for sure. Yes, Cartograf are about the best in the world at this time and Tamiya, Airfix, Special Hobby add them to their packages.

The glazed surfaces are the last ones to be added to the model - as Joel mentioned already - because they are very susceptible to staining / scratching during the final stages of bodywork.
You haven't mentioned what clear you're going to apply - I hope you are aware that some clears are very hot and can shot your decals.

KUTGW!
Gabriel

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That's just what I needed to know. Thanks Joel. I have my Gravity gloss kit ready to go with with the various polishes. So in the next few days it should be done.

cheers
Michael

Gabriel,
Great progress for sure.

The interior tub and seats really look quite good, as does that Gold wheels. They'll really standout in a crowd for sure.

As for the glass and the Tamiya Smoke, I'd say you did pretty darn good. The Tamiya Smoke seems to me to be a more translucent color so the base exhaust color can show through.

Gabriel,

As for the suspension bar question, it's called either a front or rear Sway bar, or anti-roll bar. it's used to control the amount of sway from corner to corner during turn in.