Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Coupe by gsdpic - Finished - Revell - 1/24 - Plastic

[gsdpic]

Happy New Year everyone.  I start the new year with a new build, the Revell Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Coupe.  That is the 911 from the late 1980's.  I believe it was 1984 to 1989 that the "G Model" 911 was sold with the 3.2 engine, from my research.  The kit itself is a re-issue I believe, but the box indicates "new tooling".  Just from looking at the kit, I am pretty impressed.  The molded details look good and there is very little flash and very few mold lines.  The decals also appear to be nicely done with good alignment of the various colors.

 

My plan is to paint the body a metallic blueish silver color, "Iris Blue Metallic".  I have that paint on order from scalefinishes.com.  I learned of them from @CDW and his build of the Carrera GT.  I also ordered some of their primer.  I've not used that paint before so we'll see how it goes.

 

Otherwise, I am just getting started on the build.  I've primed most of the sprues of parts that are not body color and started painting and assembling the engine.  More photos of that when I get a little farther.

 

Edited 7 hours ago by gsdpic

[yvesvidal]

A legendary classic. I will be following.

 

Yves

[CDW]

Great subject material, will follow your build for sure.

Regarding the scalefinishes paint, keep in mind it's an enamel and as such needs more curing time than acrylics or lacquers. Enamels cure from the top down so even when it might feel dry to the touch, fingerprints will happen if handled too soon. I use a dehydrator to help cure the enamel and speed up the process. I set my dehydrator for the lowest heat setting, around 107 degrees, and run it for a minimum of 24 hours once the model is painted. After that, wait an additional 6 days outside the dehydrator to make sure it's fully cured before handling. You should get a beautiful gloss finish that needs no clear coat whatsoever but once cured you can polish out any minor imperfection from a dust speck or such. 

[gsdpic]

This is pretty much the car I will be trying to duplicate:  https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-porsche-911-carrera-15/

 

There will be some minor differences.  Mine will have....

- showroom new condition

- center of wheels will be black like the box art, not completely polished

- European spec lights and bumpers (the kit provides both European and US spec)

 

 

 

[Canute]

I'm in for this one. Had a housemate back in Germany, mid 70s, with one. His Porsche was a darker blue metal flake. Factory paint.

We all had those rubber baby buggy bumpers on our European cars, if built to US spec back then.

[gsdpic]

9 hours ago, Canute said:

I'm in for this one. Had a housemate back in Germany, mid 70s, with one. His Porsche was a darker blue metal flake. Factory paint.

We all had those rubber baby buggy bumpers on our European cars, if built to US spec back then.

Yes, this body style was introduced in 1974 with a 2.7 liter engine.  Every few years they bumped up the displacement a bit until the 3.2 in 1984.

 

Thanks to the all for the comments and likes and interest in this build.   I've built most of the engine, through step 4.5.   There are a few more bits to add to the top and exhaust and axles to add to the bottom but that comes after the engine is mounted in the chassis.  And, I need the body paint before I can do that.  I'll likely skip ahead to work on the interior while I wait for the paint to be delivered and then wait for it to cure.

 

The intake and transmission both look a bit more grainy in these pictures than they do in real life.  Part of the problem is that my Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminum paint is a bit old and getting thick and clumpy.

[yvesvidal]

I like the markings on the serpentine/fan belt.

 

Yves

[gsdpic]

1 hour ago, yvesvidal said:

I like the markings on the serpentine/fan belt.

 

Yves

Thanks, that was a decal supplied by the kit. 

[gsdpic]

Thanks all for the likes and comments.

 

I've now finished the interior, pictures below.   The color was about a 2:1 mix of Tamiya XF-93 Light Brown and XF-3 Yellow.  I think the iPhone photos crank up the saturation a bit...in real life it does not look quite so bright orange.  It is hard to tell in the photos but I actually used the above mix for the carpet areas and then added a touch more of the brown to paint the leather areas plus I also applied a semi-gloss clear coat to just the leather areas, to try to differentiate the two surfaces a bit.  The speakers in back and the instruments are all decals, they even have a tiny decal for the shift patter on the shifter.  The decals seem very well printed but quite fragile....even the weaker decal setting solution appears to cause some issues sometimes.

 

Still waiting on the paint for the body...USPS tracking says Monday.  Not much more I can do other than perhaps paint some of the other suspension bits, brake disks, wheels, etc.

 

[gsdpic]

Thanks all for looking in and hitting the like button.

 

Yesterday I received the primer and paint from scalefinishes.com and I primed those body and chassis parts that are body color.  Then today I applied several coats of the body color....I did two light coats and two medium coats.   The primer was ok...I think I like splash paints primer better....this stuff I managed to get some rough surfaces that I had to sand down a bit and respray.  I think I maybe had the pressure too high even though I was in the recommended range.  The paint I liked better.  The metallic flakes seem to be very fine  (less noticeable in real life than in the picture).  As with any metallic, it is a bit tricky to get an even finish but I think I mostly succeeded.   Even though I got the gloss enamel, it is not quite as glossy as I expected, perhaps due in part to the metallic nature of the paint.  So, I might do a coat of X-22 down the line.  Anyway, here's a picture of the painted body.  Trying to not touch it for several days or a week.   I don't think I'll be quite so careful with the chassis parts that are also painted in body color, so that I can resume building the chassis and suspension bits.

 

[gsdpic]

Thanks all for the likes.   I've continued working, doing chassis/suspension bits.   The chassis is painted with the body (enamel) paint but I really have not noticed significant difference in dry/cure time.  I did also discover one body part that I failed to paint the first time around, so I painted that part and did a little touch up painting on some parts of the main body that were a bit thin.

 

Below is a photo of the underside with the engine and most suspension bits in place, then two from above showing the engine in the engine bay, one with the interior dropped into place.   There are a few more detail parts to be added to the engine.  After that it is on to detailing the body.  I'll likely put a couple coats of gloss clear on first, then paint some of the body details.

 

[gsdpic]

Just one more quick picture showing the engine with the remaining bits attached. 

 

[gsdpic]

Thanks all for stopping by, for hitting the like button, and for the patience.  After a bit of a not entirely planned break, I've resumed work on this build.  I've mostly been doing additional detailing of the body.   In the picture you can see that I have clear coated it and also painted some of the black details.  I've also been adding a few more small decals here and there.   Most of what I have left are adding the clear parts, some of which need to be painted with clear red or clear orange.  But I really don't have far to go.

 

And yes as I build, I have the bad habit of allowing the work area to get more and more cluttered, shrinking the space I have to do work.

[mtaylor]

Looking good, Gary.   As for "cluttering up the workbench"... doesn't everyone do that?  

[CDW]

Very nice Gary.

I've been known to create a few clutter fests myself. All the time actually.

[Egilman]

6 hours ago, gsdpic said:

And yes as I build, I have the bad habit of allowing the work area to get more and more cluttered, shrinking the space I have to do work.

Look at any of my builds and you see the same identical thing... We all have that tendency brother...

[kpnuts]

Looking great so far 

[Landlubber Mike]

Nicely done - love that color you chose.

[gsdpic]

Thanks all for the likes and comments.  Glad I am not the only one who clutters my work space.

 

Getting very close now.  One unusual thing about this kit is that the windows are put on from the outside at the end of the build.  Usually the go on from the inside before putting the interior into the body.   I still have to paint some black edges around the windows, which is always a little nerve wracking, and then just have a few other small accessories like wipers, mirrors, door handles, etc and I'll be done.

 

[kpnuts]

Coming along very nicely

[gsdpic]

Thanks all for the likes and comments during this build.

 

I have now finished this build and taken a few final photos away from the workbench.  I was quite impressed with this kit.  Sometimes the Revell kits can be a bit hit-or-miss depending on the history of the kit but this one was well detailed and everything fit together very well.  I had virtually no problems getting stuff to fit together.  Also, as noted earlier, the decals were high quality too.  I was also pleased with the paint from scalefinishes.com.   Of course it is not perfect, there are still some flaws here and there in the paint, but overall I am pleased.

 

 

 

[CDW]

Very nice finish on your Porsche, Gary. I thoroughly enjoyed following along.

One of my fellow high school graduates, scored the highest score possible on the SAT's. As a graduation gift, his dad gave him a brand-new Porsche Targa. While his was white, your model reminds me of his graduation gift. He later went on to get his law degree and has been a distinguished attorney in a long career here in Tampa, Florida.