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SOME Porsche 356 Progress


Jastor
02-22-2003, 10:32 PM
Hi guys,

Just thought I'd post a couple more pictures of the 356 Progress. I haven't done much except engine work, and it's taken quite a bit of time. If you haven't seen my Porsche yet, there are some pics here:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84274&perpage=15&pagenumber=2

Anyway, here's those engine pics:

http://home.earthlink.net/~srooks01/flatfour.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~srooks01/closeup.jpg

It's pretty much done except for the exhaust (I still need to paint and weather it) and some more parts. I'm afraid of overworking it.

Sean

[S]ky|ine
02-22-2003, 10:37 PM
Helloz, your engine looks real!!! Those wires looks real too!!! This is de car that i have even seen so detail especially the interior !!! Wonderful Job!!!:)

kunta
02-22-2003, 10:37 PM
looks so real! ;) keep up the good job!

Jastor
02-22-2003, 10:40 PM
Thanks guys for the compliments! I think wiring those distibutors has made me blind!

It's my first job on a model car engine, I've only built airplanes, and I've never wired an engine before!

Sean

Jonno
02-22-2003, 11:04 PM
:eek2:

WOW!

Now wheres the model engine, I see the real thing, but no model engine :confused: ;)

Ghost_9418
02-23-2003, 12:32 AM
Nice
Thats either choped or thats a really big quater;)

bigfrit
02-23-2003, 03:03 AM
Impressive:)

Olivier

Jastor
02-23-2003, 09:39 AM
Thats either choped or thats a really big quater


Nope, no photoshopping there except for levels. There may be a little perspective because the quarter's in front, but it's a tiny, tiny engine.

Sean

COZMO6476
02-23-2003, 10:09 AM
HOLY CRAP!! that thing looks amazing! great job! one of the best engines ive ever seen in scale.

Ayala
02-23-2003, 10:52 AM
amazing work!!! :cool:

max_speed
02-23-2003, 06:57 PM
:eek: Wow ! that's an amazing job. The engine looks really real. Nice job!

ktan
02-23-2003, 11:10 PM
my goodness...!!!

Pls tell me how do you paint your engine to look like that...all done by airbrush or by brush?

chaos
02-24-2003, 12:23 AM
Excellent work...can't wait to see the finished car.

Too bad Fujimi doesn't put out kits that are as detailed as their older Porsche's and Ferrari's (I think)

k_dog
02-24-2003, 12:25 AM
man thats a nice lookin engine...Great work!!!!

Brian

Guido
02-24-2003, 02:35 AM
this is how an engine should look! Very nice.

deedlit
02-24-2003, 04:53 AM
Good job !!!
Keep us updated with your work. I can't wait to see the entire car.

Deedlit

Jastor
02-24-2003, 09:09 AM
The engine is brush painted, as I don't have an airbrush, using Testor's sables of varying sizes. It would look much better had it been airbrushed, but you work with what you got.

The air cleaners are the worst spot, since I stupidly painted them first, and have been using them as a handle while doing the rest of the engine. It seems like Testor's chrome never dries completely and will show prints. They've been repainted twice.

The distributors were the hardest. I used a knife to shave off the molded detail, then drilled holes for Detail Master grey ignition wire. I also drilled holes in the spark plug locations on the cylinder heads. I used reference photos to make the bundles of wires going to the right locations.

The ties on the bundles are very thin strips of masking tape painted semi-gloss black.

The entire engine got a thin black wash as well to give it some depth. Most of it will be hidden when it's actually placed in the car, so I'm taking pics now:)

Sean

tonioseven
02-24-2003, 09:47 AM
Originally posted by kunta
looks so real! ;) keep up the good job! Ditto!:eek: :bandit: Excellent work!!!

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