Porsche 356A Speedster Competition

[MidMazar]

Looks beautiful, the results are nice.

Is this the porsche that gio has a pe set for?

[godfather23]

Originally Posted by Didymus

Sorry to bug you about an old post, Quadzero, but I'm building the same kit, and I just can't find any rivets in Porsnatic's pix. What rivets are you referring to? Do you mean the tonneau cover fasteners?

Ddms

Yeah, I guess these are rivets he referred to. I found it rather easy to paint them with a pointed brush. Give it a try, it really adds to the result of the kit.

Robert

[Didymus]

Yes, that's the kit for Gio's PE sets.

I'm starting the same kit. My front cover was "off" too. I re-shaped it a bit in both directions by heating it with my wife's hair dryer and allowing it to cool under stress. Since it doesn't have to get very hot for very long, I actually think the hair dryer method could be used with a painted piece.

It does sit a little low in the saddle, but that may be good news. Hopefully, paint thickness will raise it flush.

Thanks, Robert for clearing up the "rivet" question. I'll either paint those fasteners or replace them with PE.

Ddms

[godfather23]

Originally Posted by Didymus

Since it doesn't have to get very hot for very long, I actually think the hair dryer method could be used with a painted piece.

Thanks for your tip. Maybe one day when I take this one out again and redo it, I will reshape the front hood for sure.

Have fun with the build and make sure showing us.


Robert

[Didymus]

Originally Posted by godfather23

Have fun with the build and make sure showing us.

Okay. I'll start a WIP.

Ddms

[Didymus]

Just to bring things up-to-date:

The more I looked at that front cover/hood, the more I realized it was sitting much too low on the sides. And the center was too high!

It took a lot of puttying and sanding, but I think it's better now.

I doubt I'll be doing a WIP on this project, but I'll definitely post the finished model in another thread.

Ddms

[jano11]

Looks awesome!

[Didymus]

Thanks, Jano. Hope I don't screw it up.

[Mech@niC]

Yeah, you made a cool looking Porsche of it.
Witch color did you use for the maroon?

Maurits

[Didymus]

Originally Posted by Mech@niC

Witch color did you use for the maroon?

I'd call it red, but hey, it's an Omni automotive urethane custom mix. It's actually a little bit darker than the pic. The clear coat is U-POL Power Can Clear, sprayed fairly dry and lightly wet-sanded with 2000 grit, then polished with Tamiya compounds.

Ddms

[tuned.by.twenty]

What a handsome little car! I think the silver is a better match for this car, and the interior.

[godfather23]

If you were refering to the marron on the interior in the silver Porsche, I used plain Tamiya TS-11 Maroon straight fro the can.


Robert