12040: Porsche Turbo RSR Type 934 Jägermeister
I've mentioned this in the showroom entry for my TamTech-Gear 934, but when I was a kid in the town I grew up in there was a house we used to walk past from time to time which had a model of a Porsche 911 on the window sill. The model was huge, much bigger than anything I had and it was in a glass display case. It was orange and it had 'Jägermeister' logos all over it and a deer on the roof. I had no idea what Jägermeister was but I though it was one of the coolest cars I'd ever seen.
Twenty-five odd years later I know now that the model was the Tamiya 1/12 Porsche 934 RSR and I'm of course fully aware of Jägermeister and its effects on the human body!
I'd been on the lookout for one of these for a while, but as I fully intended to build it I wanted the 2009 12040 re-release (rather than the 12020 original) as the tyres and decals would be in a much more usable condition, plus there's the bonus of the photo-etch parts too. It took a while to find this version but I picked this one up on eBay from Japan for about the same price as average condition 12020 kits were going for in the UK. Postage was quite steep but the seller's packaging was outstanding, a sturdy outer box then paper, bubble wrap, more card, more bubble wrap. Arrived in perfect condition.
I've done a fair few hard body RCs now, and some interior detailing but I need to get some practice in before tackling this so I also bought the 1/24th scale version of this which I'll practice with, as well as a couple more in that scale. I may do another, cheaper 1/12 first as well.
Comments
Crash Cramer
Nice couple of deer in the headlights cars, can't wait to see how you get along building them.
oz-trash-cowboy
A couple of jager bombs for courage first, all will be good!!!
scollins
Very nice - congrats on the catch of this kit. I always say scale static kits are the best patience builder and make your RC projects a little better too.
johnny4cross
Very nice score.
sunnyjai
These are lovely kits! A nice score
RACECRAFTERS
Lovely acquisition!
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