mrmike

Noel, what year was the Porsche that your boss owned? Colors vary from year to year.

I've been working on the Porsche 911 a little bit. The wheels and tires are on and the interior is painted and partially assembled. The seats and the side panels need to have decals installed. Other interior parts have been painted brown and need additional detailing. I removed the headlights when I realized that they needed to be painted with Alclad II Chrome paint.

I had the same problem with the hood on my Challenger. I swapped hoods from a previously built Challenger and used it on this one and it was off on the driver's side. This kit is all wrong for a Challenger R/T. A 3-speed stick for a 440 6 Pack engine? The boot cover is way too thick? And, my favorite, it looks like someone dragged the chrome parts through sand before plating. I used old parts from a previously stripped Challenger.

Thank you Carl, Jeff, Chris and Mario! Station wagons are being replaced by SUVs and no one wants a station wagon anymore.

After looking at the side panels and some other parts, I have decided that some Semi Gloss Clear would be a good addition since it would take away the flatness supplied by the paint. The wheels are done then I realized that they are chome-plated and I followed the instructions and painted theme with flat aluminum. I may have to rethink this and get out the Alclad Black and Chrome paint and paint them as well as the headlight surrounds

Thank you Michelle, espo, David, Craig, Eric and Steve!

This is my 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8 painted with Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red. I replaced the front grille with a piece of PE mesh, but it is built mostly OOB. I used to see this car in the afternoon returning from work.

I sat down with my Badger Universal 360 in my hand, some Tamiya XF-10 Flat Brown paint and I painted the interior parts of Will Trent's Porsche 911 Targa. Then I started painting the Fuchs wheels and I stopped to give my hands a rest. I still have the back wheels to do.

I have been recording the Will Trent series the second time around and looking for details of Will Trent's Porsche. The writing on the left side of Will's Porsche has been removed, so maybe I'll go without it since it does seem like extra work, even if I just try to get the font right. The series seems to be at the last episode for next week entitled, "A Bad Temper and a Hard Heart." On to Season 2, whenever that'll be...

Thanks Dann! Gonna have to get the air brush out and paint the interior and the seats. Brush painting doesn't seem right and I can't seem to be able to find an appropriate flat brown in a spray can.

I have been working on the Porsche by adding the front and rear suspensions and adding to the engine itself. Is this engine turbocharged? The interior is next and I may have to go out and get a can of flat brown spray paint or I will have to use my airbrush.

Thanks Mathias!

As I fired up my computer this morning, I worked on my Porsche 911 this morning. I installed the motor into the chassis along with the rear shocks. A test fit showed the ignition coil sitting above the hood line, so I remounted the coil lower on the air fan. I still have other parts to paint and install on the chassis around the engine.

Thank you everyone! My late friend, Barry Fadden had a '66 Chevelle SS and this is my version of it. He painted his a dark maroon color with Cragar SS mags.

I am nearly done with the Porsche engine. After looking at several Google photos over the last couple of days, I think this is how it goes. This is also a curious location for the ignition coil on top of the air fan. The instructions don't tell the name of the part, so I am flying blind here and I had to manufacture my own ignition coil.

Looking good John! Keep it going!

I have been working on Will Trent's Porsche 911 Targa. First up is I drilled 6 holes in the cylinder heads and one large hole in the distributor. Next will be the ignition coil. The single wire is for the coil to the distributor and the bundle of three wires are for the cylinder heads. The Targa top has been completed, but I'm not completely happy with it and may rework it again. The body is in the midst of sanding mold lines.

Nice looking LeMans, Gary! Thanks! My burnout is very real and I am trying to get over it. I have read other attempts to get over a burnout and have taken some of them to heart. All I can say is that I am working on it!

Thank you Jim, Jeremy, Donato, Lee, Terry and David!

I built this years ago and I chose to not paint the body or the interior. Just build it with Cragar SS mags, some wiring and brake lines.

I have finished painting and assembling the engine. I wasn't sure about wiring the engine, so in the end, I didn't.

There is some controversy about the year of the Porsche. In an episode, Will Trent is saying that it is a 1973 and series Executive Producer and book writer Karin Slaughter says that it is a 1979. Based on my research, I'm going with a 1973 version as I will try to convert the Revell 1984 model to a 1973-ish Porsche.

Since my '66 GTO is nearly done, I can start on my newest project. A TV/Movie Car that I call Will Trent's Porsche 911 Targa. There is some controversy around what year it is as Will Trent has referred to it as a 1973 and Executive Producer and Novelist Karin Slaughter has said that it is a 1979. I am using the Revell kit no. 85-4527 which is a 1984 version, so I will be attempting to make it a 1973 if I can. I will also include the words on the left side of the Porsche-Rat, Snitch and Traitor. Let's see what I can do...

I have been away for the last 2 1/2 months undergoing knee surgery and suffering some type of modelers burnout. I have been building constantly since I retired some 6 1/2 years ago and I got up to 5 projects on the bench at one time. Enough is enough! I've got to relieve some of this pressure off of myself. Yesterday afternoon, I ordered a Revell Porsche 911 Targa to build the car from TV's Will Trent. That seems to have restarted my resurgence into the modeling world and I decided to clearcoat my '66 GTO that has been sitting in the paintbooth since the end of June. I'll let this set for a couple of days to dry and harden. Have a look!

Looking great, Gil! Watching for more!