Gt fan Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 After moving and the long process of setting stuff up ,I’m back at it. This is the old Formula Canada kit. The transport is a AMT 72 GMC stepside. The transport will be curbside. The ramp was sourced off of EBay. The Porsche was full of pinholes which was expected in the older kit. It’s a basic curbside kit. Which I added to. The car will have the L&M sponsorship. Being from outside of Philly Donohue will be the driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Cool! Funny that since I committed to building a '69 Chevy pickup, been seeing more projects this year. ? Great choice for the truck, that based on historic photos? Appreciate your dedication to wiring, that's something you have to twist my arm to do, but really adds to a model. Good to see you getting back into the hobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 I saw a small black and white photo a friends dad had of the Penske shop outside of Philly. It’s about 20-30 minutes from where I live. It may not be historically correct but the truck kit was a kit a friend of mine had . For $20. It made sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanSpence Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 That wiring is out of this world. What are you using for the wires? It is so tiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Great work. The 917-10 was a beast, 1100 HP in a 1600 lb car!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 20 minutes ago, VanSpence said: That wiring is out of this world. What are you using for the wires? It is so tiny. 20 minutes ago, VanSpence said: That wiring is out of this world. What are you using for the wires? It is so tiny. The scale fidelity is very good with these. Super thin .0075 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Tim, nice to see you back modeling. I have that Porsche kit so I will be following this build. Like what you have done so far. And it was nice to meet you in person at Allentown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Welcome back, bud!!....this is gonna be fun to follow!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 13 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Tim, nice to see you back modeling. I have that Porsche kit so I will be following this build. Like what you have done so far. And it was nice to meet you in person at Allentown. It was nice to meet you as well Rich. I’ll be back at there next show in February. Do you have any of the other Formula Canada kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 10 hours ago, Gt fan said: It was nice to meet you as well Rich. I’ll be back at there next show in February. Do you have any of the other Formula Canada kits. Well.....as a matter of fact....I am currently working on the Shadow DN4 Can Am. Should be done soon. I also have the Riley& Scott and the Ferrari 312PB and finished the Lola T600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Well.....as a matter of fact....I am currently working on the Shadow DN4 Can Am. Should be done soon. I also have the Riley& Scott and the Ferrari 312PB and finished the Lola T600. The Ferrari is a 333SP and is made by Perry's Resins...also of Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 What seems like a 1000 pinholes ... time for primer again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Tim...what did you do with the louvers on the front fenders. Took a look at mine and they are pretty rough. Yours look nice and clean from what I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 They were a bit rough. I used some needle files and some small sanding sticks and sanded each one. I’m happy with the way they came out. I was just worried about breaking them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 23 hours ago, Gt fan said: They were a bit rough. I used some needle files and some small sanding sticks and sanded each one. I’m happy with the way they came out. I was just worried about breaking them Thanks Tim....I was thinking of cutting them out and replacing them with sheet styrene. Yours looks better than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 17 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Thanks Tim....I was thinking of cutting them out and replacing them with sheet styrene. Yours looks better than mine. Thank You. It just takes some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 After looking at a few more pictures of this car” that changed all the time” I noticed that there is a boost control next to the driver. With the kit being a pretty basic curbside one wasn’t present. Time to build one. The bracket was made out of left over rally car parts the controller is a left over coil with the top sanded off. The fittings are #1 size crimp tubes . I also use these behind the dash. It gives the wires a finished look. The boost gauge was in the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Boost knob is complete and ready to be installed. Knob was made from a breather sanded down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Back home and back to building. I got the chassis straight and sured up. The cab is just about done. I have to add some lettering to the door. Most likely Penske Racing...Newtown Square, PA. The truck was built as a curbside to serve as a base for the car. The ramp hasn’t been painted yet. If anyone has a picture of a ramp and how the tie downs are to secure the car. I would appreciate the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 My favorite part of any build. Decaling....you can see the project start to come together. The kit decals were scrapped in favor of some Indycals printed decals. I ordered three sets just Incase something went wrong over all those louvres on the fenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I enjoy decaling as well. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Awesome job on the decals Tim. Nice to know extras are available from Indycals. I can only imagine what a terror they were over those louvers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Really impressive job with an iconic Porsche and ramp truck. These might help and give you some ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Gramps46 said: Really impressive job with an iconic Porsche and ramp truck. These might help and give you some ideas. Great photos ...Thank you very much !!! These are what I needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 22 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Awesome job on the decals Tim. Nice to know extras are available from Indycals. I can only imagine what a terror they were over those louvers. Thank you Rich...The decals went down very well. I was really surprised. Take a deep breath and get a sharp blade.. Indycals also has the RC cola decals as well, but I think there only in a smaller scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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