BK9300 Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 You come up with endless variations on hiding your battery/wiring - well done! 1
Duddly01 Posted December 31, 2024 Author Posted December 31, 2024 2 hours ago, BK9300 said: You come up with endless variations on hiding your battery/wiring - well done! Thank you! This car is so small I wasn’t sure myself how I was going to hide it this time.
Duddly01 Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 9 minutes ago, Dann Tier said: Love the ideas, and the scratch building! Thank You!
Duddly01 Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 I was able to get some base color on most parts. As mentioned in the beginning I am going with Ivory over red. Just base coat on body, will be spraying in 2K clear in a few days once the base coat has time to completely cure. 4
Duddly01 Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 7 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said: A very classic, and elegant color combo. 👍👍 Thank You! I was going back and forth between this and aquamarine over tan.
Duddly01 Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 I got a little more detailing work done today. I created the decals I need and cleared them so waiting till tomorrow to add the gauge and dash decals as well as the body decal that goes on the right side. I added a bit of panel lining to the seats and interior to make them look more like natural leather. made the brake drums flat aluminum and blacked the caps. Hard to tell the difference in thr picture. Waiting on the hex rivets to arrive to add the lug nut detail. added rivets to the top case of the engine to simulate the screws and mesh for the carburetors. The kit didn’t include distributors or coils. I have some nice 3d printed coils I will use and ordered some 4 cyl distributors and will wire once they arrive. The carrera engine has two distributors and two coils. dry brushed the chassis a bit just to give it that slightly used look. interior components mostly done except for the decals for the dash. Rivets for the door panel screws and tonneau cover snaps. chromed the scratch built bumper trim, windshield base and headlight buckets Clear red on the taillights and chromed the taillights and headlight covers. 1
Duddly01 Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 58 minutes ago, BDSchindler said: Man...that looks great! Thank you! I am about to hit a wall waiting on supplies but I think I have turned this bad kit into something presentable.
Duddly01 Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 (edited) I did get a little more work done today and had one oops. Adding decals I printed as necessary and some detailing. For the oops, when I went to apply the side body decal I noticed that I missed one blaring issue with the body and the front gap between the door and front wheel opening was too large and the opening too perfectly round. This is what it looked like compared to an actual car and what I had to trim and how it came out. Good thing I caught it before it went to 2K clear. I plan on spraying the 2K tomorrow. I also added a Porsche to emblem decal to the front hood trim and finished detailing the dash panel. I installed the poseable steering and adjust fit for the chassis. The last thing I accomplished today was scratch building the front of engine distributor holder and drilled in preparation for the 3d printed distributors I have on order. Edited January 4 by Duddly01
Duddly01 Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 (edited) Today I sprayed 2k on all of the body components as well as a few others. I now wait at least 48 hours to wet sand and polish. LED wiring harness added to chassis including sealing to dash panel. Edited January 4 by Duddly01 3
Duddly01 Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 (edited) Final assembly is now well under way after wet sanding and polishing the body today. I created the battery cover spare with a hold down strap and gas tank top. body polished and assembled with the chassis. LED attached and sealed. inner headlight lenses and covers installed as well as front bumper and some trim. Edited January 7 by Duddly01 3
Duddly01 Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 Got quite a bit more work done today. Drilled the holes and added the rivets for lug nuts to the wheels. Installed the suspension to the chassis. added the emblem scripts to the front. Added the bumper, license plate and emblem scripts to the rear. 2
BK9300 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Beautiful progress, Donald - still impressed with the lights you set up in your builds. 1
Duddly01 Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 7 minutes ago, BK9300 said: Beautiful progress, Donald - still impressed with the lights you set up in your builds. Thank You! The hardest part this time was finding a place I could place the battery holder and hide it.
Duddly01 Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 The Porsche build is basically completed and will be taking pictures soon to go to under glass section. created the rear reflectors. Installed the windshield, wipers and rear view mirror. Detailed the engine and installed. Can barely even see the engine detailing, but I know it is there, I am pretty happy with it, considering what I had to start with. 1
Mattilacken Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Such an incredible build! I would never have made it past the first, " O, the body is not as it should" phase! Great work!! End result is stunning! 1
Duddly01 Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 7 hours ago, Mattilacken said: Such an incredible build! I would never have made it past the first, " O, the body is not as it should" phase! Great work!! End result is stunning! Thank You! I am sure anyone could do it, just takes some patience and persistence. You are right though, there wasn’t a single part of the body that was accurate.
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