Porsche 956 Short Tail
I'm don't remember much about the history of this car. Probably campaigned '81-'83 time frame. It was powered by a Porsche flat six. The driver decal lists Bellof, Bell & Holbert but I don't remember them being teamed together.
The kit is by Protar in 1/24th scale. Pretty basic with no engine. The challenge on this kit is that all the blue is a decal. The side decals were one piece with all the lettering & stripes as part of the decal. The number circles were in white so that the builder had a choice of which team car to build. This is one of the builds that I used the white plastic of the kit coated with Future as my base coat. This was built at least 10 years ago but the Future does not appear to be yellowing.
Thanks for looking.
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Rob Pollock said on October 3, 2014
Ten years? Holding up well - clean and mean.
Morne Meyer said on October 3, 2014
A true thing of beauty. I can almost hear the roar of that flat six! Awesome build Al. Very nice finish!
Simon Whitney said on October 3, 2014
Looks sharp Al , even after 10 years.
Jack Mugan said on October 3, 2014
Looks great Al.
Craig Abrahamson said on October 3, 2014
Nice job on what was undoubtedly a decal nightmare...came out well.
Rick Wilkes said on October 3, 2014
Well done Al, excellent work on those decals. I suspect if it had been me that car would have ended up in pieces right after I screwed up the decals..lol
Jaime Carreon said on October 3, 2014
Nice!
The short tail Porsches have a much more aggressive and balanced look than their long tailed sisters...
Bet you save a bunch of money on paint! 🙂
Frank Cronin said on October 3, 2014
Al,
I am in awe. I would never attempt one of these.
Joe Caputo said on October 3, 2014
I love these things, Al, and you did a great job duplicating it ! More, please !
Bernd MĂĽller said on October 4, 2014
Great build, Al. Your line of well done cars are impressive and this one does not show its age. Perfect decaling !
Richard Mcstay said on October 5, 2014
Lovely motor! Is that a common long term trait of future polish? And if so would that still occur if used in weathering stages then varnished with matt over the top? Cheers
AL HOFFMAN said on October 5, 2014
I can't say for sure on the yellowing issue. This kit has lived in my basement where it gets no direct sunlight. I have three bottles. The fresh one is used when it will be the final finish. The oldest, which is what this kit would have, is yellowed in the bottle. Some users maintain that it is actually the plastic in the bottles that yellows. The two older batches are used for sealing paint or decals which will be over coated with paint or a flat for the final coat.
Hope this answers your question.
Richard Mcstay said on October 5, 2014
Cheers Al, I'll have a look at some online forums too, see what others say. Or I might just play it safe with the Vallejo gloss! Compliments on the build once again.
George Williams said on October 5, 2014
Great work on this, Al, especially with those decals, and a nicely detailed interior as well. The finish seems to work fine, too. Protar have made some interesting kits over the years, although some of them are not exactly easy to build. I remember looking at their motorcycle kits a long time ago, and they looked as though they were made from black spaghetti!
Bryan W. Bernart said on October 5, 2014
You did it again, Al. Another great build of a modern classic. Thanks for sharing!