afx Posted March 23, 2013 Author Posted March 23, 2013 I will be watching this closely my friend, whenever possible, bring it to the meetings!!! Thanks Marcos. It will be nice to bring something to the meeting other than a Cobra!
afx Posted March 25, 2013 Author Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) Here the rear flair has been sanded & shaped and the front is still in its rough form. Â Edited August 28, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 25, 2013 Author Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) And here all the flairs have been sanded & shaped. Putty work still remains to blend the flairs into the body. Â Edited August 28, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) Work continues on the chassis. I have ended up rebuilding the entrire rear clip. The original kit chassis is on the left with the new chassis on the right. Everything in white plastic has been scratch built. Also a quick mockup comparing the kit engine to Fujimi's   Edited August 28, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) Here is the differnce between the kit chassis and the new chassis installed in the body. Â Â Edited August 28, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) Here is a comparison of the "boot'. Â Â Edited August 28, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 31, 2013 Author Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) Here I have added the tierod tunnel and the front suspension mounting points. I have mocked up a roughy painted front suspension from an old built-up for comparsion to the kit chassis. Â Â Â Edited August 28, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 31, 2013 Author Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) Using card stock to create a template which I then transfered to .015 Evergreen sheet I added the rear iner fender panels. Â Â Â Edited August 28, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 31, 2013 Author Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) The kit interior included a molded-in passenger seat similar that on the left. I needed to remove it to create a stripped down racing interior. After grinding it out I infilled the opening with various styrene shapes. The black seat on the right is a proper racing seat which will mount to the seat rails that have been installed. Â Â Edited August 28, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 31, 2013 Author Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) The molded in box is what the kit provides for a battery. Some .060 angle and sheet plastic to fabricate a battery shelf along with a parts box battery and we have a much better representation. Â Â Â Edited August 28, 2015 by afx
IMSANUT Posted April 1, 2013 Posted April 1, 2013 Outstanding work so far. I will be following your progress and will alert when I get my resin 914-6 body from England!!
Tom Geiger Posted April 1, 2013 Posted April 1, 2013 I'm not a Porsche guy but always have a soft spot for the 914. I remember when they were new when I lived in Germany. I do own that Revell kit, still unbuilt, bought new in 1972. I'll be watching your interesting build. I do not have the knowledge of the 1:1 to discover the kit shortcomings, but immediately see once you show us the differences. Great work!
afx Posted April 1, 2013 Author Posted April 1, 2013 Outstanding work so far. I will be following your progress and will alert when I get my resin 914-6 body from England!! Thanks Jim. Yes please let me know when you get your 914-6 kit.
afx Posted April 1, 2013 Author Posted April 1, 2013 I'm not a Porsche guy but always have a soft spot for the 914. I remember when they were new when I lived in Germany. I do own that Revell kit, still unbuilt, bought new in 1972. I'll be watching your interesting build. I do not have the knowledge of the 1:1 to discover the kit shortcomings, but immediately see once you show us the differences. Great work! Thanks Tom. I am using a 914 restorer's guide for reference-very helpful.
Duntov Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 JC: I really like your approach to building... simple shapes and sheet styrene just do wonders for a build like this.... Great work here!!! Regards Bill (Duntov)
afx Posted April 2, 2013 Author Posted April 2, 2013 JC: I really like your approach to building... simple shapes and sheet styrene just do wonders for a build like this.... Great work here!!! Regards Bill (Duntov) Thanks Bill, If you break down the parts into shapes you will be surprised what you can scratch build.
afx Posted April 4, 2013 Author Posted April 4, 2013 After much fiddling I was finally able to modify the 911 front suspension to fit the 914 chassis.
dino246gt Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 These are the kind of projects that I love to do and to see what others do, taking a basic lump and making it into something show worthy. Nice work so far and I'm sure it'll turn out great, so keep us up to date with progress pics. Thanks for sharing!
afx Posted April 4, 2013 Author Posted April 4, 2013 These are the kind of projects that I love to do and to see what others do, taking a basic lump and making it into something show worthy. Nice work so far and I'm sure it'll turn out great, so keep us up to date with progress pics. Thanks for sharing! Thanks for your interest Dennis. I'll keep posting progress photos through completion.
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