[Kevan]

If you know the right sizes it should be for 1/32 then simply adjust scaling in Lychee to suit.

917/20 spec -> 1971 Porsche 917/20 Specifications - Ultimatecarpage.com

So 1/32 width should be 69.1mm max overall width.

 

[chappyman66]

Kevan has linked the site I normally use. The Pig scales to about 125 x 69. It is extremely wide for 1/32 which makes it look large.

Note that the real car has the wheels tucked far inside the bodywork, as this was an aerodynamic experiment. I believe I recall that the chassis was a regular 917 and thus typical width, with the body being much wider and having the vortex generating tail. So really, the build should have the wheels tucked inside to be accurate, not out at the edges of the fenders like most cars.

 

[GDSLOT]

Never tried the Lychee slicer mate, but Chappy said something about the model being a bit shorter (as in long /short body) than 1:1, although I remmember that somewhere I got this measurements:

3960 mm / 155.9 in long,
2216 mm / 87.2 in wide
926 mm / 36.5 in high

From there I made some math and the result is very close to the specs given by Chappy related to the file created by Nimrod.

Hope this helps

Cheers

 

[Anglocanadian]

Thanks for the help , I will give it a go at 69.1
I think my mistake was using a Fly 917k as guidance.

 

[Albion]

Brilliant and thanks for sharing the file.

a friend has a copy of this painting and for some reason I always associate the pink pig with the soup pig.

 

[GDSLOT]

Si here it’s with the Windshield, lateral windows and front light covers, all of them from an original Slot it 956/962 clear parts (CS02V) that fitted almost without problems…

Still some work to do but it’s progressing!

Cheers

 

[GDSLOT]

Sadly, no luck with the HRS chasis ☹
The guide won’t turn freely so I’d have to cut almost the whole front (front air vents) or rise too much the body so that there’s enough space for the guide to turn.

So I guess it will have to be a 3dp chasis, if any of you have one that works with the stock file measures for the body, please send me a PM .

In the mean time will try to advance with the pilots cockpit…

Cheers

 

[GRUNZ]

But should the HRS chassis allow you to move the guide back and forth?

 

[GDSLOT]

But should the HRS chassis allow you to move the guide back and forth?

Yes the HRS chasis has the guide and front wheels joined in a single plastic part that moves back and forth, unfortunately the alignment of the front wheel arches with the front wheels make the guide to stay too much at the front , so the guide actually is under the border of the body, just below the air intake. I could cut the air intake to make some space for the guide and wires but the body would lose that part.
I still haven’t figured out how to resolve this issue…

 

[Anglocanadian]

i think I have finally got the scale right

The quality of the print exceeded my expectations !

Thanks for all the help

 

[chappyman66]

[email protected] nice print that looks lovely.

[email protected] there are a couple of solutions. The HRS can use a separate front axle and guide mount if you want to buy the parts. Or....you know.....you have a printer, so you could theoretically build your own.

I did move the guide back slightly on the chassis I printed. I use a short nose guide, though.

 

[beardy56]

Daniel, if that's the HRS2 chassis then you can fit two front axle units. For my SCX Nascar I fitted the axle only unit for the axles and the one with the guide holder just for the guide so I could adjust it separately to the front axle.

Phone rotated photo but you can see the idea.

 

[GDSLOT]

Thanks Keith & Chappy, I’ll get a look at bits of that chasis and see what I can do, I’d like the HRS fitted as its easier to get the car homologated for Classic/Lemans racing series(you know people gets scared of the 3dp chasis as If it was cheating 🤪)

I’ll update you later.

Cheers

 

[Kevan]

le Mans 1971...'Pink Pig' is here...

 

[Kevan]

I couldn't resist...to be printed in the not too distant future.

 

[GDSLOT]

Ok so followed Keiths advice and looked into the bag of bits of the HRS chasis , luckily I didn’t throw the bag to the basket or I wouldn’t have fixed the issue😅.

So put another axle holder to the chasis and used the Dremel to sand a bit of the front bumper from the inside of the body and bingo!

Still have to work on the body posts and make a cockpit in the small space that’s available but I think It’s nearly done.😀

Cheers

 

[Anglocanadian]

Anyone need some paint ?

 

[Trisha]

A 1:43 Pig I built years ago with a Kyosho chassis. Used to go well. A trifle heavy, though.

 

[Trisha]

PS

Forgot to mention that this 1:43-scale Pig has a die-cast body. Pictured below with other Porsches in the now defunct Kyosho range.

 

[matthew77]

Those Porsches look really good for 1/43.

Looking forward to seeing the finished car Daniel.