Scale Car Garage - 1/32 Scale 1955 Porsche Speedster

[Kitmen HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close Kitmen]

Please join me as I begin building a 1/32 scale 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster from a highly detailed model kit by Tomy!

Any and all comments are more than welcomed!

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John

[PetesLightKits HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close PetesLightKits]

John,
Great video. Love the box art. Body is perfect for some warm white LED headlights! Can't wait to see it finished.

Peter

[waaytoomuchintothis HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close waaytoomuchintothis]

It looks like that isn't the Speedster. Its a 356A, either a Cabriolet (thicker padded top and taller, non-removable windshield), or a Convertible Roadster. The Speedster was specific to several changes to the 356, including Carrera-engined Coupes or Open Roadsters, and body and windshield changes. It was much more expensive, and most of them were raced. The DOHC Carrera engine pretty much made the Porsche 356 Speedster famous in racing. Of course, the box art could be misleading. That isn't uncommon, as is the naming of any 356 drop top as "Speedster".

[Kitmen HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close Kitmen]

Peter, great suggestion with respect to the lights!

Waytomuchintothis, I'm hoping that this model is a Speedster, the cover for the convertible top is quite low as is the windscreen, so I think (hope) that this is a Speedster.

Silberfeil, great idea, should I change the filter as well?

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John

[Silberpfeil HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close Silberpfeil]

Yes...Filter is a must.

Changing it it on my 912 is easy....

[waaytoomuchintothis HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close waaytoomuchintothis]

Well, get busy, dude! You are building one of the favorite cars of all time for slot car scale enthusiasts. Got problems? Tell us! We are ready to help!

[Kitmen HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close Kitmen]

Thanks everyone for your wonderful words and support!

Goin' to the Scale Car Garage and gettin' to work!

Thanks
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John

[TAMELESSTGR HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close TAMELESSTGR]

Going to be watching this one!

[slowshoes HRW Podium Poster Find all posts View Profile Close slowshoes]

Peter, great suggestion with respect to the lights!

Waytomuchintothis, I'm hoping that this model is a Speedster, the cover for the convertible top is quite low as is the windscreen, so I think (hope) that this is a Speedster.

Silberfeil, great idea, should I change the filter as well?

Thanks
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John

My crummy eyes (🙁) are definitely are telling me that's a Speedster windscreen.

[DRW-FJ40 HRW Podium Poster Find all posts View Profile Close DRW-FJ40]

Very cool John, I'm working the Revell 1:16 static 356 model at the moment. Can't wait to see what you do with this.... the kit has so much potential.

[Kitmen HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close Kitmen]

DRW-FJ40, I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to see your 356 build as well!

Yes this model is just lovely, I hope that I can do it justice with my build!

I did check the windscreen and the convertable top cover, this does appear to be a model of a 356 Speedster!

Thanks for the wonderful comments and support!
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John

[Vintage 1/24 HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close Vintage 1/24]

I watched the video and it looks interesting, a good bit of Kit.

Maybe you can post some static shots here in the thread as it is finished?