Joe Lange Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Greetings All, A few years back I purchased built this kit from Profil24. Being a VW/Porsche enthusiast, (i.e. NUT!), I thought it would be neat build. The kit and instructions are for the 1951 Le Mans version, but I wanted to do just the 'standard competition version'. No two of these puppies were identical anyway because they were factory competition cars. The remaining aluminum bodied Austrian coupes before Porsche moved back to Stuttgart. Hope you enjoy the pics! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerman Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Really nice! As a born and raised child of Porsche town Stuttgart i can say only a minor people know these Car. My neighbour was Mr. Paul Ernst Strähle who was the first Porsche Dealer around here after WW2 and he told me so many Storys about those factory racing cars. Nice Model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Joe really nice job. Silver is a tough finish to master but you nailed it. My guess is Tamiya Mica Silver. What did you really use for base and top coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lange Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rich Chernosky said: Joe really nice job. Silver is a tough finish to master but you nailed it. My guess is Tamiya Mica Silver. What did you really use for base and top coat. Yikes! Gosh Rich, I really don't remember. It's been quite a few years ago, so,....I wasn't introduced to Tamya paints back then, so my favorite spray paint back then was Dupli-Color and their Clear coat. Thanks for the complements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lange Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Beamerman said: Really nice! As a born and raised child of Porsche town Stuttgart i can say only a minor people know these Car. My neighbour was Mr. Paul Ernst Strähle who was the first Porsche Dealer around here after WW2 and he told me so many Storys about those factory racing cars. Nice Model! Thank You 'Beamerman'. Even Porsche doesn't really mention very much about these cars, except the 3 that they entered in the '52 Le Mans race. By 1950/51, Dr. Porsche was more interested in getting back to Zuffenhausen and build production, (steel bodied), cars. The last of the aluminum, 'Gmund' cars were just for promotional/racing use. Use them, crash them, throw them away! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Way cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Very slick little coupe🎯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 That's a great build Joe. Profil 24 do some beautiful kits, they're just a little rich against the Oz dollar. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyguy Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Wow !!!!! A super build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Truly beautiful build and really appreciate your posting of the pictures. I have the Profil kit and now I have an excellent example to base mine upon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Beautiful job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 A beautiful model of a beautiful car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 That is the coolest thing I've seen all day. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Very nice, Joe - the covered wheel wells were supposed to bring aerodynamic advantages on the long Le Mans straights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Excellent build, well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lange Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Thank you for all the comments guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Wow! VW and Porsche nut? Naaaa.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Oh wow. Fantastic model of a very interesting car! I never knew of this kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Looks great! I did the LM version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 superb.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Really cool to see one of these Profil kits done and done nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lange Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Thank you for the comments guys! Glad you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Pretty kewl looking little 51 Porsche Coupe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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