89AKurt

with the helium

Congrats on finishing a stalled WIP! I have a few of those too. Dig the winch. Is Satco still around? Now you just need to add some mud. I have that bike kit, plan is doing the Klein bicycle ad with the Porsche 911 Turbo on it. Would have to scratch-build a bunch of parts and modify the frame. Wish they p-e the chain and derailure. Did you add the brake cables?

I have the green "full restoration" kit, which I assume is the same thing, so keeping an eye on this thread!

Love the subject! I'm watching, just in case .

'o Honey, glued

My kind of project! Look forward to seeing this one completed!

I searched but did not find this. I was thinking of getting one, for a diorama, inspired by taking a Jeep tour up Canyon De Chelly.

That looks very nice! You modified the suspension into a nice stance, not dropped like it's broken. I have that panel conversion too, WIP stalled.

My best guess: 1. Engine/transmission - Blue/matt aluminum2. Brake calipers - gold3. Exhaust pipes - steel4. Interior seats and door panels - black5. Chassis tub - bare aluminum everywhere but the interior is black6. Steering wheel - wood rim7. Shocks - whatever I feel like

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on the blob

Seems that Hasegawa is obsessed with "chrome" window trim and defroster decals. That could make a cool drifter.

To say I'm lucky is an understatement, it was part of a collection, because it was opened and the body painted, it was FREE! All parts included. I am stripping the paint with brake fluid now. The MPC kit looks more accurate. Makes me wonder if IMC guessed at the design, much like the first Stealth fighter jet kits. The radiators are in "normal" position, the nose below the headlights protrude out, carb has a box which is logical, spare mounted on the chassis, and the most obvious is the intakes instead of scoops. But the most glaring and very important detail missing, no Le Mans mandated suitcases!

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That must have been fun at the time! Curbside, so that's one reason it got finished. LOL

Could have fooled me that you haven't been building, nice job! I'm sure everyone else is wondering, how many kits have you stashed in 3.5 decades?

Very nice job!

on the windshield

So several kits for yours, I can't tell! I see you mounted the spare tire on the chassis, that makes more sense than the body. Interesting how obscure this model is, and that will be great for doing Box Stock, I'll never finish if I start detailing it. I'm also lucky the decals look good. Thank you for posting pictures, that really helps very much.

Thank you. Yes, to say the least.

while drafting semis

I got an IMC kit of the Ford GTP J-car from an estate. It was started by the previous owner, so it's no longer a collectible kit. I'm warming up to it, like I have adopted a mutt that is too cute. The instructions have ZERO reference for colors, and the parts aren't even numbered which cracks me up, but I can figure that out. So I wonder if any Ford race car experts can tell me the colors of: 1. Engine/transmission (box art shows what looks like gold) 2. Brake calipers (gold?) 3. Exhaust pipes (green, really?) 4. Interior seats and door panels (black) 5. Chassis tub (I'm guessing bare aluminum) 6. Steering wheel (wood rim?) 7. Shocks (chrome parts, the inside tube part) Far as I can tell, this is a prototype version, has added on scoops on the sides, the front does not have the pointy projections like the Hot Wheels car. I'm tempted to modify the headlights with clear lenses, and some openings with screens, but then it would not qualify for Box Stock at contests, so debating....

This is like torture, waiting for this to be released. I see there are decals for the Bobby Unser, Pikes Peak car.

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Wanting information about a Carousel (brand I have never heard of) Lotus 38 Indy race car, 1/18 scale (weird scale for me). Met someone whose dad recently died, member of the model club let us know he had a collection. I have not seen it yet. From my search on eBay, it seems to be rare and expensive, holy cow! I told them it's the holy grail of the collection, I'm not taking advantage of them to steal it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Race-Car-1960s-Lotus-Ford-Indy-500-Jim-Clark-F-1-18-Midget-Racer-Carousel/302706393139?hash=item467ab50033:g:NikAAOSwUEVYC71O