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Started by Colin Russell, Nov 28 2012 11:05 AM

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#1 Colin Russell

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 11:05 AM

I finished this beasty today,the front was cut off to form a flip front and the bonnet was blended into the wings and front panel,the hood scoop is the cockpit cover from a rail dragster.I had to fabricate a new bulkhead for it and the rear bumper was blended into the body.Also I made new chassis rails from brass box section and created ventilated discs from scratch.
The engine is a Ferrari V12 and has twin turbo's.
The shell was sprayed Ford crystal blue and cleared with Halfords polyurethane clear and the chromework was foiled too.

The wheels are off a Tamiya kit and the Revell hubs were modified to fit them,hope you like it.
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Posted 28 November 2012 - 11:13 AM

Very nice!

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 12:36 PM

Cool car, nice job.

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 12:37 PM

I like that. It looks great! :)

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 12:43 PM

Very, very nice!!


Looks just like the 1:1 I once had. Well, sorta. :lol:

Great job!

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 01:04 PM

Sweet looking build . gonna give the bowtie boys heart attacks with the
engine swap

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 01:28 PM

I like it , That looks great !

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 02:09 PM

Looks great! Nice job on the flip nose.

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 02:11 PM

That is a nice looking build. SHINY :) :) :) too.

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 02:13 PM

Great looking build, nice color and nice work on the flip hood....

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 02:17 PM

Very Cool! Great build. I like the way it looks kinda stock.
My boss has a '79 Z this color........that's the only thing that's like this one!

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 02:26 PM

I like that a lot!

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 03:40 PM

Great custom work. I love the flake paint.
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Posted 28 November 2012 - 04:09 PM

The metalflake is a little out of scale (ok, a lot out of scale), but I like your work on the flip-nose front. Nicely done.

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 04:18 PM

The wheels look a little strange but the car itself is super cool!

#16 Colin Russell

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 11:53 PM

Cheers guys.

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Posted 29 November 2012 - 12:47 AM

Terrific work on it!! B)

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Posted 29 November 2012 - 02:06 AM

cool!

#19 Steven Zimmerman

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Posted 29 November 2012 - 06:24 AM

Nice job on a model you seldom see finished...Just picked one up myself !..'Z'

#20 Colin Russell

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Posted 29 November 2012 - 11:25 AM

Cheers again gents.

Nice job on a model you seldom see finished...Just picked one up myself !..'Z'


Steve,it is not the best of kits.Measure the door lengths and tell me what you find...
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