Steamboat Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I finally finished this one a few months ago. There's a thread in the WIP section showing some of the major mods. Trying to make a presentable model from a Revell kit originally issued in the '60's is like putting lipstick on a pig. Fit and finish were pretty lacking, but I'm happy to call it done. Major mods included reworking front and rear wheel openings, narrowing the kit tires, scratch building the drinker side interior door panel. 3d printed hub caps, front turn signal lenses and head light lenses. The windshield was one of the most challenging things I have attempted to date. The windshield frame is made from styrene sheet, cut and bent and then finished with Alclad. Paint is Alclad black base coat with Tamiya rattle can clear. Little known fact: the Porsche factory used giant cats for security in the '50's and 60's, hence the giant cat hairs in the interior photo! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Nice looking Porsche. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 LOL, my wife's cat also provides security around here. Nice job regardless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Very well done on this vintage kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluebomber Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Bill, Great Job on wrestling an old, crude kit into a really nice model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 My kid brother in the late 1960s or very early 1970s built this kit. You did a fantastic job on this kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSchnell Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Very nice! I picked one of these up for $1 that was half built, I finished it, but it came out no where as nice as yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 (edited) Great job on a crude kit. Edited August 24 by drodg Hated what I wrote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in Berwyn Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 That's a nice model!! BTW, if you are shooting pix on your phone, try backing away from the model, as much as 2 feet, then zooming in to take the pic. With a little experimentation you'll find you get much better depth-of-field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernurd Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 You did a great job on it! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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