FrenchToast

Glad it worked out! I saw your finished photos over on the Memorabilia board, didn't see these in progress photos though. Came out great!

And the model is the same color code as your 1:1? Even cooler!
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Other news:

Release of a new WB 1:18 993 has been announced by GT-Spirit: C4S!

H.H.Chinn

The disassembly instructions are just what I've been looking for. I've removed the exposed screws from the bottom but haven't figured how it all releases fearing breaking something. The paintwork looks great! Will the paint you used take color wet sanding with 2000 and polishing?

FrenchToast

Did you pop out the exhaust?

The doors should be open when you remove the chassis. This goes for any model with 'dogleg' style door hinges: in the closed position they usually prevent the dash from coming out.

The steering shaft needs to be pried out of the 'rack.'

Also, since you may have a WB (judging from your sig) - the rocker panels have tabs that clip into the plastic undercarriage. Since they're part of the metal body, they're pretty strong. There are either one per side or two per side depending on the iteration model you have (UTs have some subtle changes over their production). You can see them through the undercarriage.

NB models have separate rocker panels that are glued to the undercarriage, and aren't clipped the metal body AFAIK.

Take care,

OverBoosted28

Seeing this thread, I had to go dust this off and share. The detail is really neat. It's not my TT but it's a beautiful car

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H.H.Chinn

Beautiful models!! I have to ask where are people sourcing replacement wheels and tires or are damaged models used for donor parts??

Magdaddy

just picked up a white Carrera RS off of ebay, actually came today. Outta the perfect box, and on the shelf it goes...Amazing the prices these UT 993's are bringing, even damaged, stickers torn, etc.

Still want more...I would love to break some apart and atempt to match my 4S, but ...

VintageRacer477

The paint IS the 2-stage GP White for my real Targa. You can wet sand & polish just as on the real car, just more gently because of the tighter curves.

I had to stop work on re-assembly as we had an issue of our magazine deadlining. It goes to the printer Friday. After that & some yard work, I can get back to it. However, here are some pix as it sits - still missing some things & not screwed or glued. Top is real car, then model & 3rd is poor shot of dash. When finished, I'll get better shots. My real Targa has white gauges, model's are black. Not about to try changing them - at this point.

VintageRacer477

but...why not? Just follow French Toast's directions. They are spot on.

curve lover

Thanks for sharing: lots to LUV, especially those seats
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Gorgeous...

FrenchToast

There are a lot of vendors who sell custom wheels or reverse-cast versions of already produced wheels. Most popular aftermarket wheels are out there, however 1:24 scale has a better selection.

A set of 1:18 scale 'aftermarket' (seriously, LOL!) can run anywhere from $5 and right up to $100 for ones that use real aluminum. If you want them to roll and steer just like the real car sometimes you need to do some significant modifications.

Spare parts are usually few and far between. Most of the time you need to source a whole model. However there are a handful of vendors that sell spare parts, most in Europe. If you want some links to shops I can post some.

For example: it's taken me about a year to source specific spare parts at a reasonable cost.

Thank you! I'm glad they helped.

Looks like you have some of the famous 'wheel melt.' Be very careful when handling the model - if you touch the gooey wheel paint it is somewhat like anti-seize in that it gets everywhere and is hard to remove.

It does look good! I've read they 3D scan the real cars for the scale models they make.

GT9111

I heard AutoArt will release 993 models in the near future.

VintageRacer477

Hard to understand why they don't have 993's already. They have 100's of Porsche models.

Bill Verburg

I hope they do a 993RSR, it's the only one I need to complete my 993 collection