That is very nice I wish that I had the skill and patience it must take to do something like this.

Here is an image for reference.

Thanks for the compliment and the reference photo!

My eyes have become permenantly crossed from this project! :D

Starting on the interior next, for which I have plenty of pictures.

Kevin

Ok it's finished. I hope the judges will be kind.
Thanks to everyone that helped me out with the reference material and suggestions. That's what's great about the internet!

Kevin

And another

one more

from the front...

Man that is beautiful, I cannot believe that you built that all by hand.

Do you have a close shot of the engine I would like to see how it turned out.

You really have quite a gift.

Kelly

Thanks! I try. Heres the completed engine. You really can't see it in the car too well.

Kevin

One last question...Does the front hood stay up by itself on the real car, or is there a rod to hold it up? If there is a rod, where did it go on the car.

Thanks,

Kevin

I am not sure if carreras are different but the pushrod models have a hinge that enables it to be held up with no rod and you have to lift it to release it inorder for it to close.

Im sure that someone else can clarify if this is only for the pushrod models and not the fourcams

Regards,

Kelly

Kelly,

Thanks, I figured as much, because I saw no support rods in any of my reference pictures.

Appreciate the quick reply!

Kevin

Hello

Carreras have the same system.

Thats why most US 356 have a bend hood. Some people always tried to slam down the hood not knowing you have to lift it up a bit to unlook the mechnismen.

Grüsse

Thanks, I thought as much. :)

I just got a Speedster model in the mail last yesterday, so it's off to start on that!

Kevin

Kevin,

Great looking engine. Keep us up to date as your model progresses.

The Fujimi 356 kits have just about disappeared from the US market, but can still be bought from some distributors. Check Hobby Link Japan: http://www.hlj.com/cgi-local/hljlist.cgi

They still have several of the 356 and 911 models. Too bad for me, but no 914s. I do have a couple of the old Revell 1/24 914s (pretty poor quality) and an Entex 1/20 914 (fair quality), but they are not up to the Fujimi or Tamiya standard.

Mike

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the compliment!
Did you see the pics of the completed model posted earlier in the thread?

Also, thanks for the pointer to HLJ.com. I've been doing business with Scott Hards, the owner of HLJ, since day one, when you sent a money order or bank check to a friend or relative of his in Michigan, and then he mailed the kits to you. Now it's grown into the best run eBusiness Site I've ever seen! :)

I think they have just about all of the 911 and 356 series, with more on the way. I just spent $200 completing my collection of the Daytonas and Dinos on Ebay. I now have the entire series of 356's, Daytonas' and Dino's, with 3 911's left to complete that series. The Fujimi Enthusiast series is the best 1/24 model kit series I have ever seen, bar none. The detail is incredible.

I consider myself a pretty well informed consumer and modeler,
but I had not been aware of this series of kits until a member in my model club died last year, and we had a flea market of his 600+ kits to raise money for his widow. I bought his entire F1 1/20 collection, and also saw the Testor\Fujimi packaged version of this kit in the pile, which I also bought after looking at the instructions. As a tribute to or late club member, we all decided to build a kit that we bought from his collection that had already been started in any way, but not finished. My contribution was this 356 kit, which he had glued the engine block halves together, but not much else. I was gonna build it OOTB, but as I studied the instructions, I saw that this kit cried out to be superdetailed! You will see the results earlier in this thread.

Thanks again for the kind words and HLJ info.

Lumpulus(Kevin)

Actually here is a pic of the finished model.( I added the grommet snaps to the top cover. I'm thinking of adding aftermarket photo etch wipers, but we'll see.

The model has done well in model shows so far winning a first in Foreign/Exotic class at the Masscar show in Taunton, MA and also a first in the Showroom stock class at the IPMS Noreastcon regional contest in Sturbridge, MA.

Thanks again to anyone who helped. I really appreciate it!

Kevin

Is that from a kit, or did you have to make the parts too?

-Wayne

Wayne,

Not sure I understand what you're asking.:)

The base kit is a 1/24 scale Testors/Fujimi 356B or C model, with
different dashboards and drum or disc brakes depending on the version you choose. I chose to do the B model because I wanted to do the drumbrake version. The kit, while VERY detailed, has no wires or lines of any kind, It's a excellent base to start a superdetailing project, though. Any photo-etch is aftermarket, that anyone can purchase.

Here's the description I entered with the car at the Masscar Model contest...Sorry for the length, I did alot extra.

Complete brake line system accurately modeled using electrical wire and Replicas & Miniatures photo-etch nuts, fitting, and metal brake lines.

Complete and accurately plumbed and wired engine. Engine is the high perfomance Carrera version with twin coils and distributors, as well as two spark plugs per Cylinder.

Complete and accurately modeled throttle linkages from the bellcrank on the underside of the car back to the twin carbs using R&M photoetch throttle linkages, throttle return springs,
brass rod, and a straight pin cut down to the correct size.

Clutch cable, return spring and actuator lever made from wire, R&M linkages and springs.

Photo-etch front sway bar connecting rods.

Correctly wired 6 volt battery system underneath spare tire in front boot. (Can remove spare if needed)

“Leather” spare tire strap cut from masking tape and painted, with photo-etch buckle and brass rod bracket.

Where relevant, chrome pieces were stripped and airbrushed with Alclad Chrome, or covered with bare metal foil.

Interior surfaces covered with Scale Motorsport Faux Fabric, and “floormats” cut from lint free cloth and painted to match interior according to Porsche Interior\exterior color charts found on the internet. Gauge faces trimmed with bare metal foil. Photo-etch sun visors with bare metal foil “vanity mirror”.

Sakatsu aftermarket radio antenna.

Convertible top grommets and snaps from Scale Motosports Nuts, Bolts, and Washers set.

Well, after one last show in March, the 356 will be retired from competition. It has won 3 first in class, two best Automotive awards, and a memorial challange award, and an IPMS (International Plastic Model Society) Regional award.

I wanted to thank anyone who answered my questions in this forum. You answers and feedback really helped me out, and I appreciate it!

Kevin

2 THINGS
 

1ST: Very nice!
2ND: It's a model of a Carrera 2 Cabriolet, with a 587/1 engine as I recall. There was a total of 28 made...:eek: