Friendly Rivals

[Peter Lombardo]

1985 Porsche and 1962 Corvette

The 1985 Porsche 911 Turbo is built from a Fujimi Enthusiast kit. (In fact this is Enthusiast kit No. 1), If you have ever built one of these you know they are both immensely frustrating and extremely rewarding at the same time. These kits have tremendous detail and many, many parts that are very finicky….especially the Turbo engine piping and fittings.

On this car I decided to make matters worse by opening both the front hood (trunk) and doors. With all of the detail items provided for the under-hood area, it would be sinful not to open it up. And as for the doors, the upper window frames were extremely difficult to open without destroying the framework…..they are so extremely delicate that I had to handle the doors with the utmost care during the building of the car. Actually, I started this kit about 8 years ago….I cut out the front hood and doors, hinged the doors and then lost interest in the kit as I was not mentally ready to tackle the engine and I had no idea of what color to paint the car

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The painting of the car (box-art) on the box showed the car in beautiful black with a contrasting gold hue highlight to it, like it was illuminated by a California sunset. After thinking it over I decided to replicate that look. So the car got a base coat of black lacquer over sanded primer. The black was wet sanded to smooth it out and then it got a top coat of clear lacquer mixed with Jacquard micro Gold Interference pigment powder….I have used this pigment over white and silver before to get some interesting results….it gives a different look depending on the viewing angle. In this case, I applied the top coat a little bit heavier to give it a more black-gold look and a bright intense gold glow in the light. Once this coat was dry, the car was top coated with clear which was rubbed out with wax.

1962 Chevrolet Corvette

This is the Revell kit with a few modifications. Obviously, I opened the doors and hinged them, then I replaced the stock engine (technically, the block is the 1962 kit engine) but the heads and induction system have been updated to appear as a late model Corvette LS1 powerplant. I cleaned a few pieces of trim on the body and went with a gold colored fender cove even though the 1962 Vette did not offer that option, if I am not mistaken, and used a thin tan vinyl stripe to break the color line, as for the color, this is basically the same paint job as the Porsche except the Gold Interference layer was applied with less intensity. The gold highlight is much more subtle on this car.

The wheels and tires were lifted from a Dodge Copperhead Promo model…..I have always thought these were great looking wheels and tires and wish AMT would offer them as a parts-pac set.

That’s it, two friendly rivals that were great status Boulevard cruisers in their day…..and I guess even today…..come to think of it, I wouldn’t mind driving down 5^th Avenue in Naples, Florida in either one of these on a Saturday night.

Edited December 29, 2013 by Peter Lombardo

[sjordan2]

Outstanding. Just the right amount of custom bling.

[disabled modeler]

Nice work!... I built the Porsche once...its a tough one.

[Shardik]

Beautiful cars, both. I like the engine swap you did on the '62. I have similar plans for a '60 I'm working on.

Where do you get your jacquard pigment powders from? I would love to try this over a dark green.

[charlie8575]

Very nice, Peter.

No, you couldn't get a cove two-tone on the '62 Corvette, which I always thought was a bit odd; they look a bit unfinished without it. I suppose that's why there's "dealer two-tones."

Charlie Larkin

[Danno]

Beautiful pair!

{And, I don't often say that to men!}

[slusher]

Two fine looking builds...

[cobraman]

Nice work, beautiful paint.

[jeffs396]

Super nice Peter!

[Ron Hamilton]

nice!!!!!!

[Chris White]

my vote goes to the vette

[Terminator-Fox]

Really like the color of the Porsche. Great builds!

[donb]

Beautifully done!

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Corvette all the way!!!

Both are very well built, but the Porsche can't hold a candle to a Corvette. Not into German "cars".

[Belugawrx]

I could dive into that paint Yahoo

[Speedfreak]

Yummy, nice to see you experimenting with colors and such Peter, keep that creative spark alive! Fun to view your work, alway's inspiring. Something tells me that to really appreciate these colors you would have to see them live. Nice work!

Edited December 30, 2013 by Speedfreak

[OldTimer50707]

Those are two excellent builds.

[Peter Lombardo]

Beautiful cars, both. I like the engine swap you did on the '62. I have similar plans for a '60 I'm working on.

Where do you get your jacquard pigment powders from? I would love to try this over a dark green.

First, thanks guys, I appreciate the nice words, as for the Jacquard pigments.....they make a number of types.....some are meant to be used as a top coat over white or silver so that their color "stands" alone those are "Pearl Ex" colors...you can mix them into clear or with other paint colors to change the appearance and give a deep pearl look to the color. or you can use the "Interferance or Duo-Colors" pigments mixed with clear as a top coat over a light colored base to get a two-tone look..

The Duo-color pigments can change their color depending upon the angle you view them at. These pigments are very unique and can give a variety of looks and effects. I have 14 different pigments that I use alone or in combination as they are easy to mix into clear paint...also a nice feature is they work with Tamiya or automotive lacquer or even enamal paint so they can work for any medium you are using....I get mine at an art supply store.....if they don't have it, I am sure you can have them order it for you or find an on-line art supply house, I am sure they have it available....and shipping will not be an issue as it is just raw pigment, no dangerous chemicals here to upset the post-man.

Guys, you really need to get a few jars of this stuff and experiment with it....it is unique.

[crazyjim]

SHINY :) RULES!

[hjracing]

Great job on those cars! I like both! Great paint jobs too!

[Dominik]

Corvette all the way!!!

Both are very well built, but the Porsche can't hold a candle to a Corvette. Not into German "cars".

...*whistle*... if you even drive this Porsche turbo, you'll never want to drive a sportscar with the engine on the wrong end ...trust me - but tastes are different, and thats o.k.

Sure, i like the German more.

Both have a nice color touch and you made a good job. Only some details like the rubber parts on the Porsche i am missing and the suspension is to high in my view

Edited December 30, 2013 by Dominik

[Lovefordgalaxie]

...*whistle*... if you even drive this Porsche turbo, you'll never want to drive a sportscar with the engine on the wrong end ...trust me - but tastes are different, and thats o.k.

Sure, i like the German more.

Both have a nice color touch and you made a good job. Only some details like the rubber parts on the Porsche i am missing and the suspension is to high in my view

I drove more than one Porsche, a Boxter and two different years of 911s.

My dad was a Mercedes lover. He had tons of them, and those things costed their weight in gold around here. He was also into our locally made Ford Landau, and always had one of each. I never cared about the Mercedes, but loved the Landaus. The extra smooth ride, the purr of the 302 under the hood coming trough dual exhaust, the C-4 automatic with column mounted shifter, the white line tires with stainless wheel covers, bench seats, horizontal speedometer, THAT was a car.

Would own a '66 Galaxie 7 Litre with a R-Code 427, a top loader and a 9 inch over any Porsche, Mercedes or BMW. But that's me.