Porsche 3.2 Speedster Club Sport
Next up the Porsche 911 Carerra 3.2 Speedster Club Sport (aka Study). Porsche created its first Speedster on the 356 chassis, but after years of absence Porsche created the stripped down open top variant based on the 911.
In 1987 the Speedster was presented as the new concept car on the Frankfurt Motorshow. And it is exactly that version I'll be recreating. Later when the model was punt into production the radical top was replaced with a steep angled shortened front windshield and the double bubble rear cover. The rest of the car was just a regular Carrera 3.2, but now reduced to a 2-seater.
I received this kit from a friend, that did a small start. Because I want to start from scratch, I will detach all parts first.
As mentioned, I'll start detaching all parts. I've already spotted the brakes need replacing as they look like <beep>.
The mold lines on the body aren't too bad and can be simply sanded clean. Panel lines are sharp and deep enough, so just some minor scribing needed. Fitment on some parts is a bit off, unfortunately.
This is the engine cover. It just will not fit. An easy fix, but I'm not used to this from Fujimi.
Also other parts need some attention.
Here are some reference pictures and the Porsche color perlmutweiss that I ordered from ZeroPaints.
Source: https://www.4legend.com/2017/porsche...tudie-de-1987/
For those interested, here is a nice video on this car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7FZRLdyP7g
So... back to the brakes. I did design some discs previously, but they are just too big and perforated. So I quickly desined some new ones.
I'm going to use the small brake callipers (white metal) on the rears as the front will use the slightly bigger ones.
I was not planning to change a whole lot on this model, but that white blob resembling the engine just needs to go. I've purchased 3D design of a flat six. It isn't as correct as I need it to be, but good enough for this model. But I did change a few bits to make the engine more correct.
The picture already shows some white pieces that I changed on the printed engine. And I've added the starter unit from scratch. I think I will 3D design a true Porsche engine, but not for this model. I will finish this one first.
In 1987 the Speedster was presented as the new concept car on the Frankfurt Motorshow. And it is exactly that version I'll be recreating. Later when the model was punt into production the radical top was replaced with a steep angled shortened front windshield and the double bubble rear cover. The rest of the car was just a regular Carrera 3.2, but now reduced to a 2-seater.
I received this kit from a friend, that did a small start. Because I want to start from scratch, I will detach all parts first.
As mentioned, I'll start detaching all parts. I've already spotted the brakes need replacing as they look like <beep>.
The mold lines on the body aren't too bad and can be simply sanded clean. Panel lines are sharp and deep enough, so just some minor scribing needed. Fitment on some parts is a bit off, unfortunately.
This is the engine cover. It just will not fit. An easy fix, but I'm not used to this from Fujimi.
Also other parts need some attention.
Here are some reference pictures and the Porsche color perlmutweiss that I ordered from ZeroPaints.
Source: https://www.4legend.com/2017/porsche...tudie-de-1987/
For those interested, here is a nice video on this car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7FZRLdyP7g
So... back to the brakes. I did design some discs previously, but they are just too big and perforated. So I quickly desined some new ones.
I'm going to use the small brake callipers (white metal) on the rears as the front will use the slightly bigger ones.
I was not planning to change a whole lot on this model, but that white blob resembling the engine just needs to go. I've purchased 3D design of a flat six. It isn't as correct as I need it to be, but good enough for this model. But I did change a few bits to make the engine more correct.
The picture already shows some white pieces that I changed on the printed engine. And I've added the starter unit from scratch. I think I will 3D design a true Porsche engine, but not for this model. I will finish this one first.