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Thank you Monty! It's done now...

Starter 1/43rd scale. I'm calling it done. It was fun. WIP Thread:

Thanks guys. It's getting close to being finished. Too many projects at once (11 on the bench and two in CAD) put this one on the back burner for a couple weeks. The rear wheels stuck out a bit more than I would have liked. (To be fair, in some photos it appears they did stick out somewhat.) But I milled 0.025 inches out of the backsides of the wheels so they tucked in a little. The material the kit provides for the roll bar braces is about twice as thick as it should be. I used aluminum rod to replace them. The engine cover still fits without interfering with them.

All the decals have been applied and I shot the clear coat.

The stripes also went on well which was a little surprising as one of the stripes had a slight fold in it and I fully expected to crack at that point. They also conformed quite well to the contours including the louvers front and rear.

I waited until the decal was mostly dry; about 30-40 minutes, but still a little pliable where it spanned the slight gap. I used a sharp X-Acto knife to slice them and then rolled the four tiny flaps on to their respective edges. I cut wet decals often and it is not too difficult to get good results with a sharp blade. You only have to cut the decal, not what's under it.

I used BMF instead of the kit supplied Mylar for the sides. It didn't feel like it would conform as well as foil. I started with the roundel & number decals. They went on fine.

The engine and rear suspension is pretty much done and much of the cockpit has been detail painted. The wheels are built too. The engine cover still fits so it is time to paint the body.

The screw holes in the front section of the body that attach it to the chassis & engine were reworked so the chassis could be moved rearward to compensate for the material I added to the leading edge of the engine cover and make the fan line up with the opening. I started painting the engine and surrounding area, but there are still more parts to fit and they don't fit positively or symmetrically.

Yes you were. Mine predates Randy's by three years.

Care to share a link to it here?

Starter 1/43rd resin kit. Not without its little quirks and problems, but a fun build of an iconic car; and one of my favorites. WIP Thread:

Would you appreciate someone who doesn't know what they are talking about giving credit to someone else for building one of your models? And when you correct them they say, "Well - at least i complimented the work"? Way to be classy Andrew. You seemed proud to give credit to the wrong person/people for creating the artwork as if you knew firsthand (whether out of ignorance or wanting just to sound relevant to the topic, I don't know) but you can't even admit you made a mistake when it is brought to your attention by the one person here who actually was involved? As for the Camaro; I assumed you knew which one it was, being such an insider at that show and in that area.

That artwork was not "done by some local members". Did you not notice the Scale-Master Decals logo on that sheet? Have you not noticed my screen name and avatar? It's no coincidence. I run Scale-Master Decals. My Dad and I did that sheet. That is why I have the artwork on file. I'm not sure where you got your information, but it is incorrect and I would think a lawyer would get his facts straight. I was there too, in fact I won Best Automotive at that convention with my '69 Camaro.

Mine too. I have the artwork on file and maybe some of the printed decals from the IPMS Convention sheet. But I don't have any plans to build it in 1/24th.