Porshce 917

[KJ_Lesnick]

Anybody here ever did a 917 racer?

[Hobbes]

When I was a kid, a 1/32 Matchbox kit IIRC.

[PR19_Kit]

Fujimi do a 1/24 917K but it's not wide enough at the rear, Airfix did a 1/32 model of the same car as Fujimi. Union did a 1/20 kit of the long tail 917 but if it's like the Union models I have it won't fit very well. The Matchbox kit that Hobbes mentioned is the fearsome open bodied 917-10 as raced in the CanAm series.

There's loads of addons for the Fujimi kit out there too, as it's the pick of the bunch.

Oh yes, it's spelt Porsche.............. 

[kitnut617]

Airfix did/does a 1/32 scale one, I converted it to run on my Scalextric back in the late 60's/70's

http://modelingmadness.com/scott/cars/previews/airfix/3409bt.jpg

I had a Revell Chaparral slot racer which had nice wide tires(tyres), sort of like a foam rubber, which fitted the Porche perfectly

[jcf]

Heller did one in 1/24, reboxed by Union in Japan like other Heller kits, also boxed by Testors and Protar..

Here's a list:
http://robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/models/917kits.htm

[zenrat]

Here you go Hannah.

1/24 Fujimi Porsche 917.  The classic blue/orange gulf racing livery as raced at Le Mans 1970.
$US 20 plus postage from Japan.  Just click here to order one.

Its moulded in pale blue so you won't even need to paint it.  I eagerly await the pictures of your build.