old porsche 356

[jbdanadijon]

hello everybody,

I'm coming back today with a new WIP.
Well, actually, this Porsche will be rusty and muddy...

Iknow, I know, many people will say "NO !!!!" a such beautiful car must be treated with respect... And so will I do... Actually, that car is really one of my favorite car and I do like it... I wanted to make that car since long time ago but never get the nuts to start it, and never know how to make it...

Now it's beginning... I started it and really want to finish it... I really like cars (model kits) who had some life. So I will try my best to make this Porsche 356 as nice as I can, even if it will be rusty and muddy...

[jbdanadijon]

so this is my inspiration...











Actually, this is quite hard to find references pics of rusty Porsche 356...of course, everybody who have one may restore it completely....

[jbdanadijon]

so here are the first pics, with the many many parts...





















I will use also some PE parts...



and the car, primered (except front hood)





I masked it to paint the inside properly.





Then I sprayed a frist mist coat of black mat... to get and old paint aspect, I will not cover totally the car with paint, but at this point, this is not final coat...



I tryfitted the PE parts, but there are too small









Now, I applied some few points of silver plate base coat... and tomorrow I could try for the first time the Instant rust paint...

Bye

[gionc]

What kind of 356 is your kit?

I tried my parts now just for double check (first time I heard the trouble on houndreds kits sold...) and part are still perfect of the 3 kits I got: twin grid on the hard top 1600 cabrio, mono-grill on the speedster and the Carrera 2000 coupè... any part has a small (a copule 1/10 mm or more) overlap on the plastic hole, so PE is bigger than the hole to allow you to glue properly.... I'll take shot tomorrow singe I got camera discharged righ now....

Anyway:

-great subjet
-great idea, I'm really interested to see a rusted 356, I like so much this



fantastic, much art jobs to do: I'll say it is job for JTRacing

-Finally, it's great to see someone using my stuff, I guess I never seen one yet

[ChillyB]

This is going to be a great build. I've been playing around with rusting a 356:

[deedlit]

Interesting thread to follow, subscribed

[jbdanadijon]

Hi everybody and thanks for your comments
The kit is fujimi Porsche 356 b/c carrera 2 .
For PE parts, the parts seems Nice but with a small different size with my kit. Specially the grid part which is about 1 mm top small. I ' ll post you pics soon
For the rust I have bad news as i think the vendor did not give me the correct paint, because when i applied instant rust, i had no réaction

I ll go back in m'y store soon to get more information and correct paint.

Chilly b, your Porsche looks awesome, did you make a wip and do you mind give me link?

I ll come back soon with news

[gionc]

Originally Posted by jbdanadijon

The kit is fujimi Porsche 356 b/c carrera 2 .

Here we are: years passed since I designed the set, so I done a fit test on the 3 P356 kits I own: single and twin grill fit perfect: kits are the following:









Sorry I assumed that the Carrera2 2K coupè would have same grill than the hardtop one.... but looks like it isn't so...

[ChillyB]

Originally Posted by jbdanadijon

Chilly b, your Porsche looks awesome, did you make a wip and do you mind give me link?

I did not do a WIP with my 356. I've just been using it to practice rust techniques. I've been thinking of trying to use it in some kind of diorama but haven't gotten very far with the project. Here's another shot:

[jbdanadijon]

Hi everybody...

Some more progress for now...Iapplied the last black mat paint coat and started to put some silver color for rusting the car...











But as I told you before,I think I get fooled by the vendor because when I applied the Instant rust on it, there was no reaction... I think he just sold me some silver color paint and not metallic paint

Anyway, until I go back in the store to ask him why I do not have any rust results, I started weathering the car...







And here is a shot of the grill which are a little too small.



Then I applied the BMF on it











I hope you'll like it... more updates coming soon...

[hirg]

Excelent tecnics

[jbdanadijon]

Originally Posted by hirg

Excelent tecnics

thanks a lot...
I almost finished to add all details on the exterior, but I made a mistake when I put the PE windscreen wipers... I put it in the wrong direction...





So I had no other solutions...






bye...

[jbdanadijon]

Hi, small update...

I started interior, it will be white to be more visible as all windows will be closed and dirty...



I also started front part and test fitted it, seems OK for now...



Here is a closer pics, and the work on right driving side...



One pics from backside, need to add the license plate...I guess I will not use the one from the kit, and will try to find and english license plate...

Photo of chassis, front part not weathered yet...



Once I'll get a solution for rust, I will rust the chassis where I added metalic paint...

Another small pic...



and the dashboard, not yet completed...



That's all folks...

Bye

[jbdanadijon]

Hi everybody,

small update, I worked on interior and on motor, here are the pics:

I forgot to show you last time I cutted small part from front



this is my work on interior, you can see all steering system has been adapted for right handed drive







Unfortunately, I found out that I have some missing pieces, the inside panel door. I'm actually moving to another city and I think I forgot these pieces in my old apartment, so I'll have to wait to get all cartons open to find back the missing pieces.... Thanksfully this kit will provide me lot of other pieces to work on !!!!

This is my work on the engine







and on the photoetched parts (I put side by side with the original part of the kit! )





I worked on brakes



and here are some few other details











and just for fun, I did also this:



That's all for now...

Hope you like it, comments or suggestions are welcome....

[Porsnatic]

Awesome project so far...What silver you used on the transmition?