Pierre Rivard

The big stuff takes time but so does the little stuff. I used the kit parts for tail lamps and front turn signals. The rears were colored using tamiya clear orange and red. I used small wires to make the bezel trim (same idea as the instrument panel dial bezels). Some other lighting elements (see pictures) done with aftermarket parts from my new friends at SpotModel. Lightweight racing style sliding side glass was scratch built with food container clear plastic. adding front and rear shots of the body showing all lighting elements in place. I still have to do the fuel filler and passenger compartment venting scoop. Getting close...

Thank you Charles, this one was a tester but I can now see the light.

Beautiful Cobras Allan. Wheelbase may be short on the Gunze but it still looks formidable. Sorry to hear about your brother. I can relate as I, like many of us, am going through this. Caught early so all should be ok. Get tested guys!

Thank you Donato, considering the amount of body cutting, gluing and puttying it has come out as good as I could hope for.

Le Mans decals, quality is a bit marginal but they are workable if handled carefully.

You've made good use of that old/started kit and shaped it into a very nice replica of an important car. Thank you for sharing it.

Remarquable looking at them side by side (model and picture of real car). They look identical.

Body has received decals and QuickShine sealant coat. Livery is for NART entry at 1960 Le mans. Still some work with glass (with all the body mods...😳) and various trim pieces. Interior has been finished. Resin seats from Carraramodels, turned metal shifter, 3D printed steering wheel from D.A.B. (the kit wheel is beyond bad) and I made my own instrument dial bezels with thin wire. Roll cage made with 1.5mm Evergreen.

Amazing work. The whole rear end looks like it's ready to take life, half shaft spinning, little shock absorbers pumping up and down, the suspension absorbing bumps...it all looks so real!

After personally going through a rather messy body modification project, It is wonderful to see how you approach this one. Very well planned and executed surgery sir. Looking forward to more updates on this most interesting project.

It was an absolute joy to follow this build. It's a beautiful kit and all your mods & enhancements has turned it into a very convincing race car. Welcome to the grid!

Magnificent work... how long did it take to fab this transaxle? Admit it Randy, You have Elphs with tiny fingers making these components for you...😊

Congratulations Mark, a beautiful recreation of one of the outrageous and beautiful race cars of the era. I don't know if the Greenwood Corvette inspired the group 5 "silhouette" cars but it sure looks like it.

This is gonna be good. Brick walls?

The heavy lifting of body mods being done, future updates will be less detailed as the rest of the build will be mostly OOB We have color on the body and a clear coat that will rest for awhile before polishing (it needs it...) and decals I built the chassis, which is decent. Thinking it's reasonable availability might make it a good use under resin bodies like the beautiful examples Allan has shown us. I've added a side by side picture with the underside of a Fujimi Ferrari GTO. Not as good but definitely useable. Good wheels and tires are a must if we want to achieve a better level of realism. Going with Jack Modeling 3D printed units developed for the GTO but using the fronts all around as the deeper/wider rears were not yet used in 1960.

I think so too. Jason still has 2 other requests to process before he takes on the outlawed wheels. I'd rather wait than settle for anything else.

Thank you Charlie for following. It is back on track. I'm gonna try to finish this silly Ferrari SWB thing asap and then devote my attention to the SLR. Lots to do!

Looks very promising. True that the research is a big part of the fun.

Thanks Allan. Your Momo 935 has just the right amount of weathering and inspires me to give it a try... but a lot needs to be done before I cross that bridge.

Beautiful beautiful beautiful! You've captured the vibe of these race cars brilliantly. Thanks for sharing.

Back on the road (or track?) with this one. Body repaired and repaired with a lighter shade. Awaiting decals from Indycal. Paint is ok but with some minor flaws...perhaps eventually adding some race weathering would be a good fit for it?

Randy my friend, that's not a pile it's a mountain! 😀 I'm in contact with Jason and the wheel he is developing should be a good fit. I'll share news as soon as he has the design set and prototypes ready to go. Body on this Maser looks a good match to the space frame...meaning incredible!

Superb work on that powertrain and integrating the whole rear end. Well done sir!

Shawn, I really look forward to seeing your build and hope you will post pictures on the forum. I've done a fair bit of research on these and there is no definite answer since they were hand built with infinite variation in specs or panel fabrication. A total 165 to 175 units were built, about 50-60 aluminium bodied (Competition model) and the rest (Touring) steel bodied with aluminium openings. The AMT model has features most resembling a late 60 or after Touring model (steel body) with the wind up side glass with quarter lights, body venting in the rear of roof, fuel filler on quarter panel and 3 carb engine. The kit has pretty good chassis, engine and interior components but the body is way off, particularly the rear section. At a minimum, for a barn find kind of project I would cut out the trunk opening to hide the bulbous rear end a bit. Good luck, should be a fabulous project. I love barn find weathered cars!

This coupe is taking shape in a fabulous way, rich with beautifully crafted components. At this pace you might end up with some free time before hitting deadline.