Flintstone resin Porsche 550

[PatW]

It came like this.........................

A body, A chassis with seats and a firewall to go behind the seats..............

As a lifelong fan of VW Beetles I'm glad I kept spare parts like gearstick, pedals, wheels/tyres, rear and front lights to add to this build. The alloy mesh grilles were made from a 1970's car bodywork patch-up kit.

I couldn't decide whether to go round the panel gaps with a fine graph pen. Since I took the pictures I've gone over the rear rubber bonnet tie downs with a black sharpie.

Edited August 19, 2014 by PatW

[Jaguar man 21]

Very nice

[Duntov]

Nice touch on the gas pedal!!! )

[PatW]

Thanks guys, yes the gas pedal isn't quite stock. It's from a Union VW Beetle kit that offered standard Beetle and drag Beetle with different chassis, wheels, supercharged V8 motor, including various chromed extra's like the gas pedal.

Oh and I made the fuel filler cap out of a door mirror and a strip of plastic............

[jbwelda]

always like to see this sort of thing built up, but one question: is it a trick of the photography or is the body really that rough, especially in the back? I have this Flintstone body but don't recall it being like that. but I also haven't painted or primed it or anything and that's typically when those nasty surprises jump out at you.

fujimi 356 wheels and tires?

jb

[PatW]

Well jb the bodyshell in places is not totally smooth. Although it is in my estimation very good quality and the detailing is correct. I would have sanded it all down but the fear of taking off most of the detail stopped me.

I didn't primer the body, which would have made a difference.

Yes the wheels were off an old 356 kit but I also had an old Beetle kit with the same rims and tyres, but only 4-bolt pattern.

[jbwelda]

>I also had an old Beetle kit with the same rims and tyres

maybe that was the revell 356 kit then? because I don't think the fujimi wheels, which are minor masterpieces in and of themselves, were ever available anywhere else. I could well be wrong, could you show a pic of the beetle kit with those rims please? would be interested in knowing otherwise.

jb

[PatW]

It's a Union kit................... but doesn't show the rims, and I can't lay my hands on them at present..........

Edited August 22, 2014 by PatW

[blazefox]

I would have junked the pan and see about using a tamiya porche or vw

[randx0]

The union kit is the same as the IMC .