Intmd8r

This build defines dedication.

Good build. I had a neighbour named Matt with Autism. It can be dificult to watch sometimes, but he was a great kid and a heart of gold. I'm sure that Brandon is very much the same, as well as he's lucky to have an influence like yourself in his life. Keep up the good work.

Ahhh the Midas touch.....

This is a sad day for automotive enthusiasts around the world. I've never met the guy, but can't help but feel a loss here. Rarely in modern times does a single man like Mr. Shelby have such a lengendary legacy. But what can I say that hasn't already been said about the man.

Props for the original idea.

Your skills are much better than mine was at 13. Keep up the good work and have fun.

I love the work and dedication to this project so far, but I got to ask, why a Beretta?

Good find. Have fun with it

I totally agree. This is some truely amazing work and dedication to detail. PLEASE BRING THE EVO BACK!

It's almost difficult to beleive that parts of this car were scratch built and it's all paint and no decals. Great work!

I share your frustration. My Fujimi Ford GT40 project had a similar fate with the decals. With all the time I have invested in the kit, I just can't bring myself to stripping the body. Kudos to you for trying something else. I agree with everyone that the results are fantastic.

So this is based on a real car? I didn't know that such a beast existed. Great work and good stuff!

Awesome work. Especially the Work Meister wheels. Did you make or buy those. If you bought them, where from!?

Great Job! The second last pic looks like my 1:1 grarage at home (less the classic muscle car).

Thanks for the kind offer, but I managed to source the same decals I saw for $40 on e-bay from a vendor in NY state shortly after posting this. They would ship to my home in Canada for less than $15. Still more than I want to pay for decals but more reasonable.

Now the bad: I attempted to apply the decals with terrible results. Most of the decals tared and cracked before I even removed them fromthe water. Considering I opened a sealed plastic bag out of the box from Fujimi to get to the decals, I never had any indication that they would pose to be a problem. To add to the insult, the decals that didn't disolve in the water chipped and cracked when applyed to the body after I tried to gently position them in place and smoothe out the air bubbles gently with a papper towel. For a last effort, I let the decals dry and applied a couple coats of Testors decal set, but it showed little improvement. By far this has been my worst experience with decals since I started building models at the age of 10 (I'm now 30 ). What really confuses me is that I've built Fujimi kit before without this issue. The build is once again put un hold until I can source a set of '68 Le Mans decals for a Ford GT40. So far the onlly set I've found is in Belgium and is $40 shipped to me here in Canada. That's more than what I've spent thus far on the model kit, paint, and PE parts!

PROGRESS UPDATE: 2 Steps forward, 1 Step Back! I finished the harness, added some lines in the interior and created the front rad hoses using some twist ties. I know very little of it will be shown with the body on as it's a curbside kit, but I like knowing that theadditonal details are there. Now the good:

Nicely done! The time & effort made for the masking paid off.

Small progress update. I've moved on to finishing the interior. I spent 3 hours at making the racing harness the other day. What a PITA! I don't think it turned out too bad considering it is my first effort. The finished product was worth the it. I have mopre pics, but the attached will have to do for now

Great job. You really captured the spirit of vintage NASCAR with these.

Love the attention you gave to the shift knob as well as the rest of the interior. Keep up the good work.

The hood pins used on the back hatch are PE parts from Detail Master. This is a great kit, but I wich there were a more detailed engine. As an example, I glued twist ties to the oil coolers and painted them flat black for the lack of hoses in this kit. At the moment, the only extra parts I plan on adding are PE racing harness and PE wheel knock offs.

You can see more pics and progress here: http://s1146.photobucket.com/albums/o533/Intmd8r01/

Just a little something that I've been working on for a while. After a frustrating and disaointing experience with Strada Sports, the build is under way again. The body isn't anything to write about yet, but I'm pleased about the chasis. Check out the pics so far:

I can't get enough of road race builds. Great Job! Love the detail around the tail pipes. Care to share how you did that?