Porsche 356 A by Papa - Arena Modelli - 1/43

[Papa]

I purchased this kit from Model Expo because it was on sale and I wanted to reduce the impact of spending more on postage then the package of rigging line that I needed. Now that the Morgan is done, I thought I’d give it a shot.  I took the photo after I painted the resin castings.  The only instructions are the sheet showing the outside of the car.  I still haven’t figure out where all the photo etched details go.  I ask Arena Modelli for help here but haven’t heard back. I didn’t realize how tiny 1/43 scale would be! This will be a challenge with my cataracts. 

[Papa]

Started working on the interior today. It is not as difficult as I expected, but i did lose one on the tiny bezels on the dash. I doubt that they are even visible once the body is on. 

[Papa]

Adding details to the outside.  They are tiny!  The car is just 3.5 inches long.  The headlights for example are 3 separate pieces 

Edited June 6, 2023 by Papa

[Papa]

I continue to add photoetched details. The hood (trunk) lift handle is somewhere in an other dimension. Oh well. One of the wipers took a brief visit there but returned 😁I snipped parts free of the sprues inside a plastic bag. That traps them on earth. But those tweezers have a way of shooting parts to where no man has gone before.

[Papa]

My Porsche is finished, except some decals will need a bit more setting solution. There are a lot of compound curves on the body.  So nice to have a project done in days, not months and years!

[Old Collingwood]

Thats  come  up a  treat  -  very nice.

 

OC.

[Papa]

8 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thats  come  up a  treat  -  very nice.

 

OC.

Thanks. It was a fun change of pace. But the tiny details were frustrating at times. 

[Canute]

Magnification and light are the keys. Although some fine tweezers and cutting tools are also helpful. Age and decreasing physical abilities are unfortunate limiters.

[Papa]

38 minutes ago, Canute said:

Age and decreasing physical abilities are unfortunate limiters.

Ahhh. that's my problem, having past 80 years

 

[popeye the sailor]

I recall building a few of these models back in the day.....not this particular brand,  but there were a fair selection of smaller car kits available in the 70's.  there were quite a few military models out there too,  but at least they had an outlet for survival........wargame enthusiasts    sweet littler car.......brings back memories