Revell Porsche 914-6

[Straightliner59]

1 minute ago, Mike Holland said:

Yep, that would be the stuff. Solvent for styrene as well as glue. Nice and smelly!  Hey, if it doesn't smell (like paint) it won't work!  lol.

That's exactly correct! Pactra Notox comes to mind. Smelled like lemons, stuck like...well, it didn't!

[Straightliner59]

Look, ma! No gaping holes! Now, I just have to make a filler, for the step, between the inner walls and the outer. It's pretty satisfying to look at the wheelwells from the side, and not see light!

I've shifted my thinking, re: the hold-downs for the engine compartment and trunk lids. I ordered some 1/32"x1/16" magnets. I can then just cover the holes with photoetched Dzus fasteners. That should make everything easier to deal with. I think that's about it, for now. Thanks for looking!

Edited December 7 by Straightliner59

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Well Daniel, I must tell you that I had a good time going through your thread.

The first thing I noticed was that the thread was launched in 2022. I had never seen it before, but I must admit that it is not in my usual areas of interest.  That being said, I recognize in all this the Daniel I know, with his passion and ingenuity, the subject not being a hindrance to always wanting to take anything to another level!

Hats off to you! I would never have been able to invest so much time and effort; the subject must have been of great interest to me for me to tackle it (tastes are subjective by the way). Moreover, you're doing all this for a friend, which only adds to your merit and confirms that generosity is one of your many qualities!

One suggestion: when it's finished, take it to an exhibition and then you can give the model to your friend with a nice trophy to display next to it! 😉

 

[Straightliner59]

5 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Well Daniel, I must tell you that I had a good time going through your thread.

The first thing I noticed was that the thread was launched in 2022. I had never seen it before, but I must admit that it is not in my usual areas of interest.  That being said, I recognize in all this the Daniel I know, with his passion and ingenuity, the subject not being a hindrance to always wanting to take anything to another level!

Hats off to you! I would never have been able to invest so much time and effort; the subject must have been of great interest to me for me to tackle it (tastes are subjective by the way). Moreover, you're doing all this for a friend, which only adds to your merit and confirms that generosity is one of your many qualities!

One suggestion: when it's finished, take it to an exhibition and then you can give the model to your friend with a nice trophy to display next to it! 😉

 

Thank you, my friend!

2022 was when I initially started playing with the sail panels. I had zero plans of building it, I just wanted to see if I could make those look better. Turns out, I could! They still need a bit of refinement, but they're already better than what Revell did. Anyway, once the computer thing happened, and Steve said it was his favorite car, it ended up on the bench. I'm a tad envious of all my friends who are currently building drag projects!

The 914 definitely isn't my favorite Porsche, by a long shot, but, it's been interesting to learn a little something about them. And, scratchbuilt parts are still fun to work on, no matter the subject! I have already told him that I want to compete with it, once or twice, first! I am quite happy with the work I've done, so far! I'm currently working on the inner door panels. I whacked the armrests off, and made aluminum panels. All the doors will get will be window cranks, door handles and a pull strap, to close the door. I should have some updated photos, in the next day, or so. Thank you, again for your kind words, Francis. They always mean a lot, to me.

[Straightliner59]

I finally got all the gaps covered, in the rear section of the car. I got the new inner door panels cut and mounted, and made some cones for the speakers. Once those are done, It'll be time to finish the body work and paint prep. It's getting there. Thanks for looking!

[MeatMan]

Awesome work on this build!

[Straightliner59]

20 hours ago, MeatMan said:

Awesome work on this build!

Thank you, Dennis! 

While I am still working on the inner door panels, I wanted to look ahead to the body. Earlier in the thread, I mentioned that I had cut the rear "cap" into two sections. I had to shim under the taillights, to raise the upper section, and just generally make the fit in that area better. I tacky-glued the upper section in/on, to provide a look at how the lower area would now fit. That fit is much better! Especially where it meets the bottom of the QP. It will fit a bit tighter, in the bumper area, but, the bumper covers that gap, anyway. I've sanded off a bunch of the raised strip above the rear bumper. I plan to replace it with something thinner. I saw a photo of one using the treatment I am hoping to achieve.

I'll need to thin the trunk lid, at least along the sides. With these modifications, I will be able to permanently mount the nose, and the upper tail area to the body, prior to paint. That will leave only the bumpers, and the lower section of the tail, which is a separate piece on the real car, to attach. I'm planning to add a racing type external fuel filler to the front hood. As always, questions, comments and critiques are welcomed. Thanks for looking!

[Pierre Rivard]

This looks almost Tamiya like right Daniel? Everything fits perfectly  

You have some work to do but no doubt by the time you are done with it  WILL look like a Tamiya. Keep going my friend, and we'll keep watching!

[Straightliner59]

38 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

You have some work to do but no doubt by the time you are done with it  WILL look like a Tamiya. Keep going my friend, and we'll keep watching!

Thank you kindly, Pierre! I will give it my best effort, you've my word. Eh, these little challenges keep things interesting, no?