Porsche 356

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The kit provides side window frames but they are very fragile witness the broken one.

 

I made my own.

[Pierre Rivard]

Looks super good JC. What dimension Evergreen have you used for that?

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35 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Looks super good JC. What dimension Evergreen have you used for that?

Thanks Pierre.  I used .030" x .040" (0.75 mm x 1.0 mm)

Edited October 3, 2023 by afx

[Hoffman]

15 hours ago, afx said:

The kit provides side window frames but they are very fragile witness the broken one.

 

I made my own.

Looks great, JC! I like the cart too. Not hard to imagine this as a full size vehicle at a restoration shop.

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I prefer the look of the car without the vent windows, fortunately I was able to find photos of the car competing without them.

 

[250 Testa Rossa]

5 hours ago, afx said:

I prefer the look of the car without the vent windows, fortunately I was able to find photos of the car competing without them.

 

I think that car was driven by Dan Gurney. I know he drove one at Sebring one year. 

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According the Racing Sports Cars it is chassis #1013 and was driven by Bob Holbert and Don Wester.

https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1963/Sebring-1963-03-23-044.jpg

 

Gurney and Holbert drove the same car at Sebring in '62

https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1962/Sebring-1962-03-24-048.jpg

Edited October 5, 2023 by afx

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• Fabricated headlight and turn signal housing
• Opened the cooling slots
• Filled a pair of unnecessary recesses

[NOBLNG]

Fabulous work JC!??

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55 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

Fabulous work JC!??

Thanks Greg.  Parts you take for granted, like drop in headlights you don't always get with resin kits.

Edited October 10, 2023 by afx

[Rattlecan Dan]

Looking really nice. Great attention to detail. Gonna be nice.

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Fiddly bits:

• Sliced a piece of tubing for the head light trim rings
• I'll install a piece of rod later to simulate a bulb in the headlight housing
• added the release buttons for the door handles that will also act as a mounting pin

 

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And just because a photo of Dan Gurney putting a Speedster thorough it paces.

[Pierre Rivard]

Making your own headlamps and door handles...beautiful craftsmanship!

[Straightliner59]

You're really doing some beautiful work, here, JC. Love the attention to the headlights, and the door handle mounting is ingenious! Great job, sir.

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19 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Making your own headlamps and door handles...beautiful craftsmanship!

Thanks Pierre.  The door handles are included in the very few parts in the kit.

1 hour ago, Straightliner59 said:

You're really doing some beautiful work, here, JC. Love the attention to the headlights, and the door handle mounting is ingenious! Great job, sir.

Thanks Daniel.  

I've sprayed the body with primer and I'm repairing a few small issues.

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Recently picked up a Revel RS60 glue bomb.  The Revell is a very nice 1/24 scale slot car body kit.  The builder fabricated a crude chassis.  I have it disassembled and soaking in stripper.

 

I have a mint kit in the original box (photos form the internet).   I was very reluctant to cut into it in an attempt to build a static model, now I don't have to.

 

Edited October 22, 2023 by afx

[absmiami]

Nice gets

[250 Testa Rossa]

Herb Deeks also did a resin kit based off the RS60 slot car. Unfortunately, this was short-lived because Herb got a cease-and-desist letter from Porsche. I spoke to Herb directly and he's the one who told me the whole story. He is selling off what he has left of the wire wheels because he lost his etcher. If you want them, act fast.

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After a few days in the pond and some vigorous scrubbing I've got another Porsche project to work with.

Edited October 22, 2023 by afx

[porschercr]

Looking forward to seeing this, JC.

Trevor

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I've modified a 356 chassis to fit the RS60 body.  It's not accurate to the 1:1 which was built on a tube chassis.  Not sure how far this one will go, I don't have the suspension or engine to complete this chassis.

Edited October 23, 2023 by afx

[absmiami]

How does one reach Mr Deeks these days ??

[styromaniac]

On 10/21/2023 at 5:43 PM, afx said:

Recently picked up a Revel RS60 glue bomb.  The Revell is a very nice 1/24 scale slot car body kit.  The builder fabricated a crude chassis.  I have it disassembled and soaking in stripper.

 

I have a mint kit in the original box (photos form the internet).   I was very reluctant to cut into it in an attempt to build a static model, now I don't have to.

 

Roland the headless Porsche driver.....

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Got the primer coat more or less worked on the Abarth.