Porsche Cayman

[Zoom Zoom]

To go along w/my "heritage" Boxster built last year, I built a companion Cayman. Basic Fujimi kit painted in Tamiya racing white (black panel lines added to primer before finish color). Interior has some racing white (door panels, lower dash, seat backs), the rest is Porsche "terracotta". I used some nylon mesh for the luggage net, worked very nicely. Wheels are from a Maisto 356, tires from a Revell PT Cruiser. Aside from wheels/tires it's OOB. A little bit of chrome detailing was added; to the "cayman eyes" in front, around side glass, and on rocker panels. I'm also working on a Cayman GT now which is the polar opposite of this build; it's painted in GT3 RS colors of silver w/orange stripes. I like the "heritage" look on this one, it manages to be modern yet the retro parts look pretty cool on it, and I love Porsches of the '50's.

Sorry, no in-progress shots.

Boxster I built last year:

Both together last week at club meeting:

[Mike]

The "then with the now" look really fits. Great idea.

[58 Impala]

I like the retro look, it suits both body styles.

[ismaelg]

WOW! It works so well!

It evokes images of the Porsche 912 of the late '60s early '70s

Thanks,

[CAL]

or an early 911, as they virtually looked the same as a 912.

A pair of nice looking P-cars ismaelg - it definately works.

[LVZ2881]

WOW! It works so well!

It evokes images of the Porsche 912 of the late '60s early '70s

Thanks,

I was thinking the same thing!!

great build Bob!!!

[Jon Cole]

That is just too cool! What a great concept.

I remember the 914 you did in orange, how many Porsche models do you have?

[Raul_Perez]

Very nice, clean builds!! The wheels also make me think of the way you would receive it from the dealer if Porsche offered a "you provide your own wheels" option...just enough to get it to the tire and wheel store...

Again, VERY NICE!!

[fatherdevine]

Those are incredible builds, Bob. I am striving to have builds as clean as those. Keep up the great work.

[cruz]

Gorgeuos builds my friend!!!!

[Randy Kern]

Bob, that turned out really nice! It kind of reminds me of what my Bugeye would look like with it's stock wheels and small hubcaps. I'll have to try that method of panel line application, as a fellow club member (Cruz) uses it, too. Will we see it at NNL East?

[KorkyOtt]

These two cars are very well done! No make that excellent! You could go one step further and make the

Cayman a speedster. A single roll bar with a tonneau cover. I wonder what Porsche would charge for that

conversion?

[RatRod]

A very different concept Bob, and it works fine!!! I don't know how well it would go over in 1:1, but us modelers can do whatever we want.....

[Zoom Zoom]

Thanks for all the comments!

I know it would be strange in 1:1 scale, but that's exactly why building models is fun..you can build something you'll never likely see in 1:1 scale.

I've got a lot of built Porsches, probaby around 20, and a good number unbuilt.

I've got another Cayman nearing completion, but no photos yet. It's a silver Cayman GT with the Scale Productions transkit, custom designed & printed orange "GT" decals and orange wheels/wing ends/mirrors to look like a current GT3 RS that comes in that color combo as well. It's looking pretty good, and I'll have photos and maybe a completion in a week or so...hopefully done for the Birmingham NNL. It was going to be a street/track day car, but I like it too much to cover it w/racing decals. Looks like I'll be doing another with vintage GT1 Rohr markings, in bright yellow. Or maybe an IROC version...who knows.