Commission

[paddy]

Got a commission today for a Porsche 356.......just as i was getting over the car thing and looking forward to something with wings.
only viable option seems to be the Revell 1/16 C model

I just wish i could get a body shell out of Italeri for the Bugatti but i have tried twice now, paid my money but nothing has arrived and i have pretty much given up.
The jag is proceeding but its a slog, basically its way to big now i have got to the stage of assembly where it takes up the whole work bench and more and i have a half built Bugatti taking up the rest.

 

[moon puppy]

Nice going!

 

[jeaton01]

Should be impressive when built, Paddy, Hope it's a good one. A friend of mine had a 356A Roadster to pair with my E-Type. I helped him repaint it. Wax on, wax off. He sanded out each of many coats of blue lacquer. Prices are amazing on these things now. He sold his for $30,000 US in the 90's.

 

[iambrb]

Gonna be neat to see!

 

[paddy]

interesting the customer wants this Porsche in a metallic red like this

I thought this looks like Tamiya Mica red with heavy clear coat

But when i search this topic i get this

And this

Which just goes to show you cant judge colours on a screen

 

[paddy]

The colour is Porsche Arena red but again this is what we are up against

Both factory sprayed.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Gravity Colors makes it to match the real deal. Click bottle to go to their site...

 

[jknaus]

Looking forward to watching your magic happen. What happened to the Bugatti? What part are you looking for?

JAmes

 

[Rhino]

Tamiya acrylic clear red over gold? It's hard to tell when lighting conditions differ.

 

[moon puppy]

 

[paddy]

Bugatti is waiting ? for a body shell after i melted the last one

 

[jknaus]

Ouch. I hope they come through. I was looking for 3D files, but the only file I found was $190 or some such obscene amount.
James

 

[paddy]

The photos dont really do this justice, its actually better than it looks but the light is reflecting off dust and also making the clear parts look a bit plasticky, in actual fact i polished them with Tamiya fine polish and they are optically pretty good.

Roof up balanced in place

Engine is quite nice fut you canty see much

Roof down.

 

[moon puppy]

Love it Paddy, I know your customer is going to be thrilled.

 

[errains]

Another awesome job! What a smooth finish.

 

[Greg Kimsey]

So cool. Build the model AND get paid?! Win win!

 

[paddy]

So cool. Build the model AND get paid?! Win win!

I wish no i had the fun building it so i got my moneys worth . Thee models are not good enough to sell.

That said the car ones i have been giving to a local Porsche dealership because the owners wife runs a charity supplying essentials to young mums. The Porsche guy has been auctioning them on his garage blog/web site/face book page for the charity which is better than me throwing them out to make space here at Paddy Towers. .

 

[Steve Ski]

Well, ya closed this one out expertly, as expected, Paddy! Great paint work.

 

[Rhino]

Even in 1/16 scale it still looks dinky. Bravo!

 

[paddy]

So this is the finished thing
These perspex illuminated cabinets are £25.00 on Ebay. Take 4AA battery's or a usb lead and have 4 adjustable spot lights.
Not something i would normally bother with but its not for me.
Difficult to photo because the perspex is fooling the auto focus and auto exposure.