A few Porsches

[Terry Jessee]

There was a "Porsche-only" discussion going on in the General forum, and that inspired me to post the few finished Porsche models I have. I have more than a dozen kits sitting on the shelf. Someday....

In the meantime, enjoy these.

This is Maisto's Porsche 356 #1. They did a kit version (prepainted), so I got one of those and added some detail. Neat little model, more of the car as it exists today.

Fisher Porsche 718RSK spyder--this is one of the "center-steer" cars that was built to fit 1958 Formula Two rules. The rules didn't say anything about open wheels or bodywork, so Porsche fitted some RSKs with a single seat and center steering. This particular car won the F-2 event at the German Grand Prix in 1958. I started with Fisher's kit and removed the fins and fender skirts. Decals are bits and pieces from other places.

This is the LeMans Miniatures Porsche 917LH from the '70 24 Hours of LeMans. This particular model was produced in finished form by a company called Spark. Workmanship on this is exquisite. It's a neat model.

I like this model for two reasons--first, it's a very fast (but relatively unsuccessful) 917, and it was featured in Steve McQueen's "LeMans." So it's a movie car, too.

And photos probably in violation of some rule or other, here are a couple I'm still working on...

Model Factory Hiro 1955 Porsche 550--this is James Dean's "Little Bastard," the car in which he was killed on his way to a race.

This is a 1939 Volkswagen Type 61. This is also known as the Porsche K10. It was built for a 1939 road race from Berlin to Rome that never happened. This is a Profil24 kit. I got frustrated with it because the glass didn't fit. I need to cut some out of clear plastic and fit my own, and get this done. Otherwise, it's been a neat little kit to build.

Terry

[Jon Cole]

Terry, all nice Porsche cars. My two favorites would be the 917 longtail, and the 550 "LB". I would love to do a model of Dean's car. Thought I could do that with the resin from Jimmy Flintstone, but I couldn't find a reasonably priced 356 Fujimi or Testors donor kit, so I sold it. Hope you finish that one... and please make some windows for the "very early" '39 Porsche! You are sooo close! Good luck!

Edited March 7, 2010 by Spyder

[B_rad88]

wow, those are nice! awsome job Terry! my personal favs are the 356 no.1 and the 550, and some others too, lol. the maisto 356 no.1 is a decent die-cast model, im currently looking for a 1/18th version...... but at $40+ is a little out of league right now, lol. and the "LB" 550 is a nice kit too, i have a 1/18th maist die-cast version of the street 550A spyder, but it broke, so i am moding it now, lol.