[Tinkerer]

I bought two 962c’s as a pair off eBay. They where both in very poor condition. I wanted to fix them up but also wanted to keep an eye on cost so because I had a can of orange paint this one became a Jagermiester livery. I settled on Spa 1986 version as the wheel inserts came as a set.

This car had no working lights and a broken pinion. There are no light covers and of course it’s in a poor paint condition. On the plus side the paint stripped off using Mr Muscle oven cleaner from just 2-3 24 hour soaking sessions. However underneath the body was very badly scratched. I tried a bit of filler and some heavy primer but was unable to really address the depth of the scratches.

The paint is Tamiya orange and black and the decals are from lemansdecals.com. It runs ok, the front wheels need fixing as they catch on R2 corners.

 

[GDSLOT]

It is a great rebirth for those 962, this one looks amazing mate, almost took it for a Slot it model.

Keep the good job👍🏼

 

[Trisha]

Another stunning transformation, Tinkerer. Like Daniel, I also thought this was a Slot It car. Marvellous work.

 

[theortoncobbler]

Great job.........what wheels/tyres did you use ???

 

[rastas]

Love the Mr Muscle works a treat 👍 car's look great!

 

[Tinkerer]

Great job.........what wheels/tyres did you use ???

So I kept the original wheels and added some inserts from pendleslotracing “ Slot.it Wheel Inserts BBS Porsche 956/962”. There are multiple versions of the insets so enough to do another car or add more bling to this one.

I have the other 962 in the works but that one has different wheels to the BBS ones. Just need to find time to finish it - it’s not a Jager . The two cars will be a racing pair on my track. A bit further down the road I’ll design a 3DP chassis for them and fit a digital chip.

 

[GRUNZ]

Wow, that is a very good outcome considering where it started.

 

[Tinkerer]

So here is the second of these two Porsche. Stripping this one was quite difficult, Mr Muscle did not touch the original paint, in fact I believe rather than paint it was sparkly nail polish. Tried nail polish remover that shifted some then tried a couple of Tamiya thinners then neat alcohol and finally white spirit. It was the white spirit that finally gave me the stripper I needed. However once stripped the body work was clean and unmarked.

Again the lights needed replacing and there was no light glass and I changed the rear tyres. These two will race as a pair, one by me the other a pace car.

The large decal in the back is a mess. I should have realised before I had soaked it that it was never just going to fit! Hey ho we live and learn.

I wanted to keep the cost down hence going for this livery it’s Lemans 1993 Porsche 962c, the wheels are the originals with the inserts removed

 

[Trisha]

Another extraordinarily good transformation. All rather lovely. Congrats.

 

[Tinkerer]

Another extraordinarily good transformation. All rather lovely. Congrats.

Thank you kindly. Going to have a good long think about what’s next. Love your Porsche thread, it’s a real trip through history and full of inspiration.

 

[Trisha]

You might like to wait until the Gaydon swapmeet at the end of November. There are usually bargains to be had.

Glad you've enjoyed the Porsche thread and thank you for your kind comments.

 

[GRUNZ]

Holy smoke, that is a nice conversion! That paint job was criminal...

 

[Captain Vimes]

Well done. It was an abomination before you transformed it!

 

[Tinkerer]

Almost finished with these two, both have now been converted to DPR so I can effortlessly switch between running them digital and analogue. Also they both have adjustable front axels. Next up is lights swiftly followed by adding a motor pod to the orange one.

Here is a little of what I enjoy, Arc Magic App and a bit of digital pace car racing, the orange one is being driven, the other two are pace cars.

 

[Trisha]

Entertaining video, Tinkerer, and a rather lovely track, too. Its shape rather lends itself to a Targa Florio diorama. Fabulous, and well done. The 962s? Amazing.

 

[Tinkerer]

Entertaining video, Tinkerer, and a rather lovely track, too. Its shape rather lends itself to a Targa Florio diorama. Fabulous, and well done. The 962s? Amazing.

Thank you both for your comments and your support. I am thoroughly enjoying this hobby so far, it combines so many of my interests.

 

[Sloter]

Nice conversions.

Bob

 

[GRUNZ]

nice video. I have spent many hours with minis in the same fashion as you did here: two pace cars against the one I drove.
That was also how I started with magless.

 

[Trisha]

I foresee quite a collection of 962s in the not-too-distant. Rightly.

 

[Kirbs50]

Inspirational! They are exquisite.