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That's a pretty darn clean build you've turned out with this kit Keith.
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I decided to break the first few bits of this kit out and start doing something with it. I've got the base interior cut out and removed injector pin marks from the flooring. I'll more than likely go with an aluminum plate silver for the floor and seat as a base and then put a super light coat of RLM 66 over that. I'll weather the flooring and seat back some to account for a little bit of wear and tear in the cockpit and then start getting those Quinta decals put on the IP and side consoles. I've got enough Fw190 PE to last me a life time so I'll be using some of that here and there on the build as well. Next is the fun part. rimed the flooring with Model Master Aluminum Plate and then shot a coat of Model Master Acrylic RLM 66 over that. After that step I airbrushed a coat of MIG dark wash over the whole thing and then scuffed the areas on the flooring where the rudder pedals are to replicate the worn areas on the floor. After coating the consoles and IP backing with RLM 66, I busted out with the Quinta 3-D decals. I really like these things!!!
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Very cleanly built and these look superb Helmut. Top notch work!
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Gotta love a Maverick. Lookin' good.
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Ok gang, It took me a LOT of thought on my decision to arrive at this build. First, I was going to go with the newly released IBG 1/72 Fw190 D-9 but there's no engine cowlings or engine firewalls available for that one yet (hopefully they are coming because I do want to try my hand at a 1/72nd scale build), then there was the 1/48 Dragon Ta-152 C-0 that I've got in the stash but I'm still on the fence about that one. That lead to me selecting another version in the Ta-152 series....the H version with a wider wingspan. I'll be going with this one from Dragon and will end up opening it all up to display the engine and maybe an open panel .....or two.
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DEFINITELY a better swap out with the wheels and tires. I had this kit in my stash and took one look at those wheels and tires and the "engine" that was in there and quickly decided that this wasn't the kit for me. I can most certainly appreciate and admire your efforts on this one though Dave.
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Sharp lookin' Nova Todd and love the old school air cleaner/ filter. Don't let that engine backfire back up through the carburetor!! lol .
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I've been a classic Dodge/ Plymouth fan pretty much all my life but did NOT know that Plymouth put out a Roadrunner in 1975. This turned out well despite your issues with the stripes Eric. Some good work man.
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It's not often that I see this combo done this well. GREAT paint work and good work on that 327 in there Garry.
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Pretty cool car Brian. Well painted up and detailed man.
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Good lookin' little Duece there Ace.👌
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These old square bodied Z's really were good looking cars and those TPI 350's had more than enough power for their day. You've captured the look of this car very well Curtis. Paint looks great and you've got it goin' on with the details in the engine bay and interior. Very well built brutha.
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One may be all you did for the year but your "one" is equal to around 2-3 of mine Steven. You sure put on a good show with this one buddy.
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Good lookin' Citroen Mario. Love the black paint work.
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Pretty sharp lookin' car. Great details and paint and really diggin' the hub caps. Very cool.👍
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You pulled that off pretty dang well Jim and good usage of the metalizer bud.
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Thanks Dave! LOL. Right you are bud. This build is now Under Glass. Thank you to all who looked in on or commented along the way. You guys ROCK!! .
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When I started this project back in April of last year, I knew that this kit was a somewhat problematic build as far as getting the stance right. I spent a good couple of months in the planning phases, building up a complete unpainted model of it to help with the positioning of the wheels & tires relative to the wheel openings as well as getting all the mods necessary for pulling off the correct stance. All of that paid off in the fact that the stance came out exactly how I wanted it on the "real" build. Starting with the engine I detailed it out as much as I could get by with using the OOB base engine and then working from there with some aftermarket and scratchbuilt items. I also didn't like the molded in details on the engine bay sides so I sanded all of that off and fabricated vacuum and electrical harnesses to replace that with. When it came to the interior I wanted to jog things up a bit by displaying the drivers seat back in the forward position and opening up the battery compartment and displaying a set of tools necessary to remove a battery with. Tool kit was from spares along with the PE wrench. Red rag was fabricated from red tissue paper and given "the treatment". Some other areas that got some "lovin" was the replacement of the molded in park brake handle with an actual handle made from a needle and some electrical wire insulation for the handle, the replacement of the stock radio with a CD player, and the addition of foot pedals. The whole OOB toeboard with the foot pedals molded in were removed and PE parts and fabricated swing levers were swapped in. Instrument panel faces were drilled out and decals placed on plastic backings were installed from the rear of the dash to create a more convincing IP. The steering column and steering wheel ring are the only OOB parts used on that part of the interior. An AM steering wheel, ignition lock cylinder face and ignition keys were used from the Model Car Garage PE set for this car. The door panels were upgraded by adding PE window crank and door handles (that were modified to look a little more convincing). OOB shifter was cleaned up (A LOT) and utilized and shifter plate details picked out with a Prismacolor Silver Lead pencil. Battery compartment lid bottom saw the addition of scratchbuilt latches, retaining straps with PE screws and fasteners. Battery was taken from spare parts I had laying around. I was going to use some AM Bf Goodrich T/A radials but they proved to be GROSSLY big for this car so the OOB tires were used with Bf Goodrich T/A Radial decals that I had and I picked the details out on the OOB wheels and used those. Color is Bridgehampton Blue from MCW with Testors Wet Look Clear that was decanted from the can and shot through the airbrush. I know it's not a factory shine on the car but I just couldn't help but to make this car shine and Wet Look does a great job of that. PE scripts from the Model Car Garage set was used for the emblems. In any case, here is the results of 9 solid months spent on this car. Many thanks goes out to those who looked in on and/ or took the time to comment on this build along the way.
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I love builds like this. Not only is this a well built and painted up Rivie but the rarity of this build makes it especially cool. I remember seeing these cars as a kid and thought they had an oddly attractive look. You've definitely got no kick coming with this one Steve. Job well done!!
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These are just cool cars.....period. Good build Alex.
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Lookin' good brutha. Love the cals on the mufflers.
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Nice n' tidy paint work coupled with all the detailing you put into this one makes for a great finish up Jeremy. Great photos in that light box too dude.
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Paint work looks great Dave. I'm looking forward to seeing the next steps on bringing this beauty to life.