Revell Porsche Speedster

[Steamboat]

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!

 

[Jim B]

Nice looking Porsche.  Well done.

[bbowser]

LOL, my wife's cat also provides security around here.  Nice job regardless!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Gramps46]

Very well done on this vintage kit.

[Gluebomber]

Bill, Great Job on wrestling an old, crude kit into a really nice model!   

[Kenmojr]

My kid brother in the late 1960s or very early 1970s built this kit. You did a fantastic job on this kit.

[RSchnell]

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!

[slusher]

Looks great!

[afx]

Nice work.

[drodg]

Great job on a crude kit.

Edited August 24, 2023 by drodg
Hated what I wrote

[Chris in Berwyn]

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.

[Supernurd]

You did a great job on it!   ?