The Le Mans Channel at iModeler (5 articles)

The Le Mans Channel at iModeler

Items tagged with Le Mans
5 articles
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Porsche 911 GT2

by IAN JACKSON on June 2, 2018
in Automotive — 11 Comments

Yep. another completed, but to be fair it was started long before the 350Z that I posted here a couple of weeks ago. So straight to the point, this is another Tamiya kit, and it is as ever superbly engineered, and fits just about perfectly. The [...]

(..yet another) Porsche – 911 GT1

by IAN JACKSON on December 6, 2017
in Automotive — 18 Comments

Not too much to say. I bought the kit from a UK seller on eBay - because the box was worn & scuffed, it was a steal even with the postage down here to Middle Earth. It arrived on a Monday and by the Wednesday I was deep in to the build and [...]

Toyota GT-One TS020, Tamiya, 1/24

by George Williams on August 21, 2016
in Automotive — 26 Comments

Most major manufacturers have tried to win the famous Le Mans 24 hour sports car race held annually in France. Porsche have been the most successful, but the Japanese have tried their best. Toyota so nearly won in 1998, managing second place a[...]

Porsche 962C LeMans 1986

by olivier.rive on February 5, 2015
in Automotive — 9 Comments

The Porsche 962 was designed in 1984 to allow the German company to participate in the American Championship IMSA GTP. It differs from the 956 with a wheelbase extended by 12 cm to accommodate the pedal behind the front wheel axis and a single t[...]

Porsche 956 1983 Le Mans winner

by olivier.rive on November 30, 2014
in Automotive — 12 Comments

The 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 51st Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June The win was fought right down to the line between the Rothmans Porsche 956s of Al Holbert (#3 car) and Derek Bell (#1). Bell was able to un-lap [...]