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Fabulous work on a dated kit! Well done. Regards Brian

The body on paint.Unfortunately my photographic skills or lack thereof do not do justice to the color. It pops! Used a top coat of Humbrol red over Humbrol orange in an attempt to get bright red. This shot shows the grill work, headlamps, and side marker. Head on shot of grill work and headlamps.

Neat trick JC! Next time I'm in the hardware store I give the O rings the once over. Nice work on the OC Vette. Regards Brian

Love GTs! Clean build.Well done. Regards Brian Kroon

Purists will note the incorrect orange engine block. I happen to think it adds color...so there Seriously though I knew it should have been aluminum but wasn't thinking. My bad. Note the front end sits lower than the kit does in stock form. I added .040 to the length of the steering knuckles in effect lowering the ride height. The brake disks are Detail Master while the calipers are scratch built from sheet Evergreen. Fog Lamps are scratch built from Evergreen sheet stock. Next more body shots...... Regards Brian Kroon

Today some engine and chassis progress! This is an overall view of the chassis. Here we are looking at the scratch built oil cooler that sits in front of he radiator. I believe the mesh used is Detail Master P.E. as are the fittings. The fittings are painted with Tamiya colors.

Nice job, especially given the nature of the Heller product of that era. I have one and the engine cover is badly warped. How was your kit for warpage? Regards Brian Kroon

Fuel Cell details. The fuel cell area was carved out of the rear chassis area. The cell itself made from Evergreen sheet. The frame from square and rectangular Evergreen bar stock. A direct side view showing the rear wheel. Regards Brian Kroon

Super job on the carbon fiber work, Regards Brian

Ambitious! Im following this build. Great start. Regards Brian

Yea. Humbrol paints. Black, then dry brushed with Field Gray. Brian

Clean build! Regards Brian Kroon

Great job! Inspires me to build one! Regards Brian Kroon

Great paint very Corvette. You might want to look at the Model Car Garage photo etch set for your build. It has great moldings and scripts. I am working on a Vette of the same vintage right now so your post is timely for me to follow with great interest. Keep up the good work. Regards Brian Kroon

SpeedFreak, I used wine bottle top lead foil, an old figure builders trick. It cuts nice and holds its shape. Very tough to find these days. Fortunately I have a good supply of wine bottle tops! Thanks for the kind words everyone. Regards Brian

The interior tub is done. Roll bar is modified into a cage using the Owens kit piece and Evergreen rod. Harness buckles are Detail Master. The spare is from the parts box. Switches and lights on console are scratch built using Grandt Line rod. Gauges are decals with Micro Clear. Photo one a frontal view Photo two is console detail Photo three is gauge detail Photo Four is a overall top view

Personally I think you could have washed it before the photo session Great build.....a great subject for a rally diorama. Regards Brian Kroon

The Owens Corning Vette was chosne for the flares and roll cage. First photo shows the body with the front and rear flares. The rears from the previously mentioned Owens Corning Vette kit and the fronts were formed from Evergreen Rod filled with Squadron putty. The second photo shows the headlamp buckets roughed in. The third photo presents the gas filer hole and more rear flare detail

I decided to build a collection of sports racing cars. Specifically those that competed in endurance events. Le Mans being the big daddy was the event to focus on, especially because of the wide variety of cars, characters, and stories. This decision to build this collection came in 1997 and was inspired by at story appearing in an issue of VETTE magazine. That story was off a Corvette that raced at Le Mans wearing Ferrari livery! Anyone who knows of Enzo Ferrari’s single mindedness will understand that this is great story and should research it. The famous N.A.R.T. Vette was to be the first build in my new themed collection. However it did not turn out be the first (the first car is featured in the diorama section) due to the time and effort it took to round up the appropriate kits and decals. (pre-Revellogram Greenwood Vette) My 17 year odyssey follows: The inspiration, the story from Vette magazine and the kits used to build the model.

Amazing. I for one would like to know the make and model of the output printer as well as the output medium. Regards Brian Kroon

What did you use for the dust clouds and how did you color it? Regards Brian Kroon

I believe the essence has been captured! Great work Sir! Regards Brian Kroon

What neat fun build! You would think with the resurgence of 1/32 slots, we would see more 32 model kits presented. A scale that I think is better for collector/builders than 1/43..... if not for the lack of subject matter. Regards Brian Kroon

Great workmanship! You do Enzo proud! How about a Chev small block, a popular conversion for the "Ferrari back in the day! Seriously, it was! .........And no I'm not serious about modeling it. Regards Brian Kroon

Thanks! Brian