Zoom Zoom Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 This was a fun whirlwind (one week) build. It was lost in a sea of boxes in my basement, and with this year's Porsche and pony car themes for our show I really wanted to build it. I found it right after finishing a 6-month project, so I tore into it and worked on it nightly and over a weekend to get it done before the Birmingham NNL. Revell's 914-6 is a well-proportioned model w/some pretty crude engineering on some key components such as suspension/ride height, windshield frame/dash, engine cover and decklid, and taillights/taillight panel. I wanted mine to look like a Fujimi-level kit, not a 35 year old Revell kit. Every one I ever saw built was a glue bomb. After building this kit I can understand why In a nutshell I cut out the dashtop (it's attached to the body, I assume because of a competition version of the same kit w/a molded short windscreen), glued the thin separate w/s frame in place, took the entire vent post area from a '67 Mustang parts kit and fit them in place and opened them up size-wise, test-fit repeatedly the engine cover/decklid and shimmed the decklid sides w/styrene strips to get it to fit and open/close, and did some non-contest worthy suspension surgery to fit a set of Fujimi Fuchs wheels from a parts kit. The w/s frame was fragile and broke on top so I was left w/no option but to permanently attach the roof panel. I should have taped the glass in place as I monkeyed w/the hours of test-fitting the body, that would have saved the frame from snapping and it's too thin to do a proper repair that has any strength. Once everything fit it was covered w/Testors Grabber Orange lacquer, cleared w/their lacquer clear (airbrushed to avoid the common blushing), and assembled. This was great fun for me to blow out the cobwebs and get something built that was unique. I saw one (competition car) this past weekend at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in the same color, and I'd say the Grabber Orange is nearly a dead-match for what was used by Porsche. I also have been accused of causing the prices on these to jump on Ebay :twisted: as one just sold for $180 the other day :shock:
MonoPed Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 wow! The build is great, and the Fuchs set if off perfectly!!
weasel Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 nice Porch, Z.... so, theme for Atlanta is Porchs and Ponys????
Zoom Zoom Posted March 17, 2006 Author Posted March 17, 2006 Porsches and Pony Cars are the ACME themes for '06. We've got a killer group project going right now, we're building all 15 cars (12 drivers and 3 backup cars) from heat #1/Riverside inaugural IROC race-and we may do the 914 pace car as well (and I get to do the bodywork ). Several of the cars are already finished (the cars were selected via a lottery), all have been started and they're all looking great. Decals came out magnificent, Clay Kemp did them for us. We're also doing the final 6 cars from the final heat @ Daytona where Donohue was crowned the first IROC champ. Sneak peak at my #3 Revson car: Our '07 themes are "Diamonds and Gold" to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Deuce and the 50th anniversary of the '57 Chevy. Any cars from those years are suitable for the themes (not just the Deuce and Chebby) as they were both banner years in the history of the automobile and we've been treated to a wealth of kits from both years to work from.
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Nice job Bob! Never knew a kit of that car existed.
CAL Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Nice job Bob! Never knew a kit of that car existed. It is kind of rare underground Fujimi kit: 1/24 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 1974 Code: FUJ08209 Series: Enthusiast Discontinued Edited January 21, 2010 by CAL
CAL Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 Looks good. I should have jumped on my Brothers real 914-6 GTS, but it was in boxes and I didn't have anywhere to put it at the time
Jon Cole Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 Bob- I've always admired that 914-6 you built! As a result, I have two kits, one will be stock, the other race. At least that's the plan. Thank you for sharing the details on how to build one as good as yours (if that's even possible)
Modelmartin Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Looking good ZZBob! I have 2 1/1 kits in my garage - a '72 and a '73. I hope to make one good one out of what are big gluebombs! Maybe I can build my 1/25 ones, too! Have you seen pictures of Ferry Porsche's 914-8? It is a great looking car. It is painted all silver with a welded in steel top. It has no flares and 5 spoke Fuchs. I hope to emulate that look with my car. Edited January 21, 2010 by Modelmartin
CAL Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 Looking good ZZBob! I have 2 1/1 kits in my garage - a '72 and a '73. I hope to make one good one out of what are big gluebombs! Maybe I can build my 1/25 ones, too! Have you seen pictures of Ferry Porsche's 914-8? It is a great looking car. It is painted all silver with a welded in steel top. It has no flares and 5 spoke Fuchs. I hope to emulate that look with my car. Yeah, looks good with the clean sides and steel roof. Apperantly, however, he liked it about as much as his 70th or 75th b-day Porsche (I forget now), which was the 4 Door 928. We had some kids down the street with a bunch of SBC V8 914s must have been a cult or something.
kopperkart Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 Very nice work on an under appreciated Porsche.
935k3 Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) Great models Bob, I really like the 911. I remember watching those cars on TV. Edited January 22, 2010 by 935k3
Zoom Zoom Posted January 22, 2010 Author Posted January 22, 2010 Wow...can't believe this one got bumped up by 4 years! I can't believe it's been almost 4 years since I built the 914 A friend and I, sometime in the next couple years, will collaborate on mastering a race version w/the fender flares. We have several Revell kits to work with...will obviously simplify so it can be a complete/simple resin kit. Might be a year before we can even get started...or whether we'll do it w/the windshield or without (have the Richie Ginther kit for reference...but it's too nice/mint to use for mastering...we have parts kits to work with).
Harry P. Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 How the heck does a 4 year old post come back to life?
Foxer Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 How the heck does a 4 year old post come back to life? ..with Gregg's great job of converting the old forum and keeping everything intact!
elan Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 I don't care how it came back to life, but WOW what a great build!
Jon Cole Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 Wow...can't believe this one got bumped up by 4 years! I can't believe it's been almost 4 years since I built the 914 A friend and I, sometime in the next couple years, will collaborate on mastering a race version w/the fender flares. We have several Revell kits to work with...will obviously simplify so it can be a complete/simple resin kit. Might be a year before we can even get started...or whether we'll do it w/the windshield or without (have the Richie Ginther kit for reference...but it's too nice/mint to use for mastering...we have parts kits to work with). Now that will be a great resin kit! I have a few photos for reference; don't know if you could use them. Feel free to help yourself. http://public.fotki.com/JCole/11-porsche/914-4-914-6/
jbwelda Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 wow really great build! i have one or two of those kits on the shelf and will have to think about starting it one of these days. if you really get the resin body ready to sell put me down for one! if the guy above REALLY has two 914-6s in his garage he is sitting on a gold mine. but i doubt you do, the 6s were made in very small numbers. i always wanted one. not sure but i think they were selling new for around 5K. what a steal.
IMSANUT Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 Wow...can't believe this one got bumped up by 4 years! I can't believe it's been almost 4 years since I built the 914 A friend and I, sometime in the next couple years, will collaborate on mastering a race version w/the fender flares. We have several Revell kits to work with...will obviously simplify so it can be a complete/simple resin kit. Might be a year before we can even get started...or whether we'll do it w/the windshield or without (have the Richie Ginther kit for reference...but it's too nice/mint to use for mastering...we have parts kits to work with). This is good news! I have had a pair of kits ready for some time. The flairs were the sticking point.
CAL Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 wow really great build! i have one or two of those kits on the shelf and will have to think about starting it one of these days. if you really get the resin body ready to sell put me down for one! if the guy above REALLY has two 914-6s in his garage he is sitting on a gold mine. but i doubt you do, the 6s were made in very small numbers. i always wanted one. not sure but i think they were selling new for around 5K. what a steal. Yeah, since there was no 1973 914-6, and 72 is the rarest of them all except GTs. World Wide prodcution was very small indeed. 1970 2668 1971 443 1972 240
Jon Cole Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 I'd say the fact this is still floating some four years later shows what an awesome build Bob did. It also shows there is still a desire for this kit to resurface. I have one kit of just the car by Revell, plus one of the Porsche 3-car set kits. When was the 3 car set issued? (mine is buried somewhere down in the mancave) Doesn't it seem like they (Revell) must still have the molds? Hello? Revell? Hello? Model King?
B_rad88 Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 beautiful! awsome job! thats one of my fav porsche besides the 356 and 550, lol.
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