
Safire6
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Nice rendition of this! https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1964-CHEVROLET-NOVA-CUSTOM-GASSER-200755
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Nice diorama and beautiful GT40! Yui fits perfectly on it's fender! Would like to see more of your figure collection.
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Thanks everyone! Steve
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The color looks great on this and the stance is perfect. And I love how well those rear tires fit so perfectly under the fenders! Great job!
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Thanks Craig! Thanks David!
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Thanks Mario! Thanks Peter!
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Thanks Lazlow! I didn't like the looks of the scoop in the kit so decided to delete it. But I wish I could have gotten the dual quads and filters centered better in the hood opening.
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Yes those things are way too small. They were the last things I glued on. I almost didn’t put them on thinking I’ll wait to use something else before I post pics. But I just wanted to ‘get r done’ and move on to the next build. I’ll probably change to larger pipes in the future. Thanks for the comments!
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I just finished this today. Not my best work but I'm happy with it. Built mostly box stock except I used the rear tires and plate decals from the AMT '67 Chevelle pro street. Drilled out the holes in the rims. A few mods were necessary to make things fit right, especially to the cut-out in the hood and the top of the grill. Tamiya TS-20 metallic green and TS-26 pure white. Used Molotow on the trim. I'll be adding a side view mirror and Super Sport decals for the rear quarter panels (if I can find the decals). Comment welcome!
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Sauber Mercedes C9 MFH 1/12
Safire6 replied to primabaleron's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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I too had a 72 Pinto, a brown hatchback 4 speed. I bought it used around 1977 I think. My dad had a brand new one, identical to mine. I got mine cuz I wanted a small car that was easy to parallel park since I was taking my drivers test then. Fun little car. Great job on yours, looks just like your 1:1! I’d like to find an unbuilt kit and build it like my brown one.
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I agree, great job on the weathering!
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Nice! I really like all 3 but the Woody is super nice!
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Ayrton Senna Go Kart
Safire6 replied to Rich Chernosky's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Nice job, I like how you modified the figure to look like he's drifting it! And great job on the yellow stripes too! -
Thanks Rex!
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Congrats on the Ford GT40 win Rex! And I really like those display cases too. Can I ask where you picked them up from? I'm starting to run out of shelf space and am looking for something just like those. TIA.
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That is one beautiful model! And great job on the decals!
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STP Turbine Indy car
Safire6 replied to Hobbyguy's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Nice recreation of the actual car. You did a great job with it! I met Vince Granatelli about 15 years ago at Paxton Products in Camarillo CA, which the Granatelli's owned. At that time Paxton designed and built industrial centrifugal blowers, a spin off of the Granatelli's automotive empire. I worked as an engineer for a company that acquired Paxton's industrial blower segment then. He gave me one of these promotional photos. I see that Vince died a few weeks ago. RIP Vince. -
Beautiful car and beautiful model! I remember when these came out and my cousin Nancy in California had to have one.
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I agree. I had a '72 Pinto hatchback with the thinner bumpers. I never liked it much with the newer grill and fat bumpers. Nice model!
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Wow that is beautiful! The red interior really pops and the BMF work looks fantastic. All around excellent job Ryan!
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How to remove tape "residue"?
Safire6 replied to Safire6's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Thanks for all your responses everyone! It must not have been tape residue. I guess though it was some reaction of the tape with the paint, although this has never happened to me before with Tamiya tape. I first tried Simple Green with no effect. I then tried WD-40 also with no improvement. Then I tried espo's and sandboarder's ideas with the tape but again it did not remove the "residue" or whatever it was. Then I tried yh70's idea using Meguiar's plastic cleaner and polish. That did the trick! However I rubbed a bit too hard near the edges and removed some of the paint around the hood opening. Lesson learned...and thanks again for your ideas!