Rich Chernosky Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Completed today this is a Pescarolor Judd LeMans Prototype from the 2011 season. Car is painted in Splash Colors SP361 Deep Impact Blue and Tamiya TS-26 white. 2k clear was used as the final coat. This piece was a decal challenge to say the least. Much masking was required. Decals were by Cartograf and were excellent in color and register. They responded well to solvent and heat but many of them still fought me til the end. The photo etch fret was a nice touch and despite the complexity of the car the kit was fairly simple. It was defi9netly an interesting subject. See the captions under the pictures for extra info about this build. Thanks for looking. Box art showing the real car. I made a copy of the decal sheet on my computer then coverd the copy with clear package tape. This allowed me to make the paint masks out of Tamiya tape. The tape removed easily from the copy and was also positionable on the model. There were a "lot" of decals. Completed model. Front wheels are painted in Tamiya TS40 metallic black and dry brushed with a touch of silver. Wheels steer but barely. Fit in the wells was very tight. 3/4 back veiw. Note the phot etch braces. they were very fragile and easily bent. Side veiw of the car. The flourescent green decals fought me the hardest and tended to curl up with solvent. The mirrors had to be painted to match these and I got lucky with the match. That stripe along the rocker panels is vinyl tape painted with the same paint as the decal didn't make it. Instructions called for drilling holes in the headrest fro these induction trumpets. I made them out of aluminuin tubing as they looked a lot better than the plastic thingies supplied in the kit. The decals on the roll bars were no piece of cake either. Interior is sparse but well done. I supplied the green material for the seatbelts and the kit has the hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Very nice Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Looks great ! More decals than paint ! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Very impressive Rich and thanks for sharing your masking technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Amazing to see one of the Simil'R kits put together and definitely to see such good results too. Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 28 minutes ago, Justin Porter said: Amazing to see one of the Simil'R kits put together and definitely to see such good results too. Great build! Justin....Simil R are not for the feint hearted. Special care must be taken to get everything to line up. I had to insert several aligning pins in the body to get it to sit on the chassis correctly as an example. I have also done their Ford GT kit and the problems were similar. Thanks for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 14 hours ago, afx said: Very nice Rich. Thanks JC 14 hours ago, cobraman said: Looks great ! More decals than paint ! ? Yes it was...and thanks Ray. 2 hours ago, Gramps46 said: Very impressive Rich and thanks for sharing your masking technique. Thank you Gary....that tip went all the way to Belgium BTW.....<G> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Thanks JC Yes it was...and thanks Ray. Thank you Gary....that tip went all the way to Belgium BTW.....<G> I’m impressed... it looks like a challenge, just the decals alone! Nice effort keeping with it to the end Rich? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Beautiful model of a fantastic looking racing car. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 That is an excellent build Rich, well done!! Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 She is a stunning looking model, Rich! Everything I have read about these kits have made me shy away from building mine. You have really done a beautiful job on this one. Thanks for sharing all of your tips, tricks and techniques! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 21 hours ago, Phildaupho said: Beautiful model of a fantastic looking racing car. Very well done. Thank you Phil 13 hours ago, Dave B said: That is an excellent build Rich, well done!! Dave B Thanks Dave, just got Pete's new book on the Shadow and there are 30 pages of text and photo for the AVS so I am inspired. 10 hours ago, Nacho Z said: She is a stunning looking model, Rich! Everything I have read about these kits have made me shy away from building mine. You have really done a beautiful job on this one. Thanks for sharing all of your tips, tricks and techniques! Thanks Josh, I have always felt that sharing was what this hobby was all about. 4 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thanks 2 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Great looking model! Excellent job on what had to be a decaling nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Thanks Dave, just got Pete's new book on the Shadow and there are 30 pages of text and photo for the AVS so I am inspired. I have my copy sitting under the Christmas tree ? Edited December 4, 2020 by Dave B signature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo95187 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Gorgeous as always Rich. Will have to come up and see it in the cabinet. Aren't those fan shaped louvers beside the cockpit pe parts? How did they fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Turbo95187 said: Gorgeous as always Rich. Will have to come up and see it in the cabinet. Aren't those fan shaped louvers beside the cockpit pe parts? How did they fit? Brett..those were all seperate PE pieces and they did not fit well. The attachment points were very vague and you had to go pretty much by eye. Not as perfect as I may have wanted but done anyway. Initially I used Micro Liqui-tape, which is a very sticky water base contact adhesive that I use for all tiny pe parts. Then several layers of paint and clear all hold them in place. You have to be very careful when handling the model not to touch these as they are very fragile. I only knocked one off during handling and that was pretty good considering there are 12 of them. You'll have fun with this when you do yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Real nice to see one of these built , you have built a great looking model , really nice decal work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Superb build! I'm guessing that you made the decal copy to paint the body white for where the white decals would go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Funkychiken said: Superb build! I'm guessing that you made the decal copy to paint the body white for where the white decals would go? That would be correct. Turns out it wasn't really necessary as the white Cartograf decals covered the blue with no bleed through. But it was probably a case of better safe than sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 12/3/2020 at 4:01 PM, majel said: Great looking model! Excellent job on what had to be a decaling nightmare. Thank you for the compliment....and yes it was. On 12/4/2020 at 5:18 PM, Silver Foxx said: Real nice to see one of these built , you have built a great looking model , really nice decal work . Thank you for the compliment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I have two Siml'R Ford GT's in my stash and I must say it looks challenging. You crushed this one dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Dragline said: I have two Siml'R Ford GT's in my stash and I must say it looks challenging. You crushed this one dude. Bob....have my Simil'R Ford GT built. The door fit between the front cover will need some serious attention. Fit the body to the chassis first and the rest will go without much problem. The decal sheet is very good BTW and you will have no problems there. Cartograf rules! Thanks for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 It's my pleasure and thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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