Steve Keck Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Jimmy Flintstone resin Porsche 550 Spyder modified to represent a friend’s kit car. Wheels, tires, all chromed parts (except gas cap – big THANK YOU to Bigphoto! ) and glass are from Fujimi Porsche 356B, kit no. 29. Modifications include scratch built inner door panels and front bulkhead, removal of the racing headrest fairing and reshaping the 356B soft top rear glass for use as the windshield. The bottom of the resin tub containing the space frame tubing and floor pan was removed and replaced with styrene rod and sheet. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Looks very good! Brilliant idea with the windshield! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Very nice, great details... but those wheels could reeeeeally use a black wash to bring out the detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) VERY, VERY NICE. I'm kind of surprised, though, that there is no louver plate in the nose. A few years ago when I had full-time employment and was making some nice bucks, I looked into buying a Beck Spyder replica from Thunder Ranch, which had a not-too-awful price, under $30,000. The thing was, though I could get a weather kit with top and side curtains, there was no way to get heat or air. Vintage Air said that they couldn't rout air from the air-cooled Super Beetle engine into the interior and didn't do air-cooled cars at all. I joined a replica Spyder forum and asked them what they suggested for heat. The answer was, "a down-filled jacket." Not a good thing for chilling Tennessee winters and 100 degree summers, and this would have been a daily driver. Edited September 16, 2011 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 maybe the Beck kit was what the local kid had? The Beck Spyder is the most well-known one, though there are a couple of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Dave Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 VERY, VERY NICE. I'm kind of surprised, though, that there is no louver plate in the nose. The original post says it's a replica of a friend's 1:1......have you considered that maybe the real one doesn't have it? I like it 100%, and it's great to see that pretty rough Flintstone kit made into something so nice. I'd love to see pics of the real one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonoPed Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Very cool build!! Too bad we can't get a styrene kit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreham Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 lovely looking Porsche..,, P etching is excellent . a James Dean figure would be nice with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) The original post says it's a replica of a friend's 1:1......have you considered that maybe the real one doesn't have it? I like it 100%, and it's great to see that pretty rough Flintstone kit made into something so nice. I'd love to see pics of the real one too. In my research to buy one, I have looked at many replicas of this car and all have some representation of the nose louvers. I have only seen one original model without it, and I have never seen a replica without it. Just check Google images. There are a couple of metal replicas that have done everything perfectly, but you're talking $100,000 or more. The biggest issue is that in the fiberglass versions, like the Beck Spyder, the louvers usually are molded into the nose and are not opened. This is easily fixed. Edited September 16, 2011 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubaja Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Beautiful job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Sweet build, Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 That's a great build and like others have said it's great to see that Flintstone body built up. I can almost feel the wind in my hair just lookin at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Wow, that is one cool model. Very nice. Thanks for sharing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjunke Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Great job, Steve. Really cool looking car. Nice for Jimmy to bring us this resin body/Chassis kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I've got this kit... plan on building a racing replica of the car, not sure yet which one... but will get to it soon very nice job on this model thanx for sharing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Nice job. super clean. love the old porches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 That's a very nice clean build you did there .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsoder Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 My first thought was James Dean!...great job on this man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelmartin Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 What they all said! Cool Model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixx Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 What they all said! Cool Model. I double that!! really cool man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Very nice Steve!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphoto Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Nice work Steve. I like the finish as silver shows everything and your model is most excellent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Wow! That is a fantastic build, Steve! I sold off that body to someone, I thought it was too much work, and the doner kit was expensive. Good stuff there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Love it, nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Clean! Looks like you have silver finishes down pat. And I agree with Harry about the wheels... Everything else is spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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