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Hello everyone looking for some help with a question about the decals for the Newman Porsche kit 5852. I am currently working through the restoration of a Newman Porsche. The original body was a disaster so I purchased a replacement body that matches up with the original parts numbers according to Tamiyabase. The body came with a decal set that is the "Pierlant" set. See attached photo. I was intending to restore it back to the box art. However, the decals that came with the kit originally are substantially different than the "Pierlant" set. I only have a handful of the original decals because the previous owner used them up elsewhere. When I referenced Tamiyabase "decals base" section and decals in the parts section both say the Pierlant set came with the original Newman Porsche. Those don't however match up with the ones in the manual or the graphics on the box cover (see attached photos). Coincidentally if you do a model search of kit 58052 in Tamiyabase the photo of the Newman built as an example doesn't have the "Pierlant" decals. It has the box art decals. So, Tamiyabase somewhat contradicts itself there. Does anyone know why the two sets of decals exist for the Newman Porsche? I have not seen the decals per box art or manual anywhere to be purchased yet. Only the Pierlant version. Thanks for reading and any help. Pics 1&2 are of the Pierlant set and placement Pics 3&4 are box art and manual decals and placement

Hello everyone looking for some help with a question about the decals for the Newman Porsche kit 5852. I am currently working through the restoration of a Newman Porsche. The original body was a disaster so I purchased a replacement body that matches up with the original parts numbers according to Tamiyabase. The body came with a decal set that is the "Pierlant" set. See attached photo. I was intending to restore it back to the box art. However, the decals that came with the kit originally are substantially different than the "Pierlant" set. I only have a handful of the original decals because the previous owner used them up elsewhere. When I referenced Tamiyabase "decals base" section and decals in the parts section both say the Pierlant set came with the original Newman Porsche. Those don't however match up with the ones in the manual or the graphics on the box cover (see attached photos). Coincidentally if you do a model search of kit 58052 in Tamiyabase the photo of the Newman built as an example doesn't have the "Pierlant" decals. It has the box art decals. So, Tamiyabase somewhat contradicts itself there. Does anyone know why the two sets of decals exist for the Newman Porsche? I have not seen the decals per box art or manual anywhere to be purchased yet. Only the Pierlant version. Thanks for reading and any help Pic 1 and 2 are of the Pierlant decals and their placement pics 3 and 4 are of the box art and manual decals

WANTED Replacement wheel set for Newman Porsche kit 58052. Rebuilding this kit and would like to replace the tires and rims as part of the restoration. Also searching for Nylon band set for holding the battery pack. Thank you in advance