Peter Lombardo

Great job.... masterful scratch building... very impressive.

Oh yeah, great looking flames! Nice job.

Great job...... super clean and very well executed. Love all of it.... detail, color doors, stripes and wheels.

2016 C7 Corvette wide body, doors opened, in the style of the Forgiato wheels special Corvette designs.

Nice clean build.... well done.... I have the kit, one of these days I will get around to it. I love the "show car"{ display too.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words... and Happy and Healthy New Years to all.

all beauties! Nice work.

I forgot to mention... the rear spoiler is custom, sides molded into the body, and as you can see, the center raises up when the hatch is opened.

I have had this kit on the shelf for over 20 years, finally got around to building it. opened the doors and hinged them with struts "Lambo" style. Opened the rear hatch and added struts. Raised the center of the hood. Added wheel well flairs and ground effects to the front spoiler and side rockers. Added two center road lights to where the front license plate would go ala the C5-R race car style. The window surrounds were made from photo etched "sprue" since the plastic ones, which were actually cut out, proved to be far too fragile once paint was applied to them... they became too brittle and needed to be replaced. Added Pegasus 23" Phat Daddies wheels.(number 2303) The paint.... base coat of a custom mixed Tamiya light purple. The flame masks were custom made in the computer and cut out of vinyl and applied over the front of the car. The flame area was painted with Tamiya Lemon Yellow and white sprayed through an airbrush. Once dry, the masks were removed and clear red, orange and yellow were applied. The yellow has some pearl "ice" flacks in it. The back end of the car got a bit of clear blue over it to darken it. The entire car was cleared with 3 coats of Tamiya clear to seal it. Finished build. P.S. I have to fix the one exhaust pipe that sticks out too far. There you have it.

I really like this one... Love the wheels and paint... my only thought is that I would have liked to see the side marker lights shaved and maybe the chrome mid body trim. But having said that, you did a great job on the build... very nice.

Very sorry to hear about your very difficult year.... hope 2018 will be better for you. Try and clear your head and relax with a new kit.

impressive nicely done.

Very nice... different subject that you don't see every day.

I have made a bit of progress with this build..... originally I was planning some sort of red for the color, unt at the last changed my mind to a gun metal with a micro gold flake high lite. . This is a far cry from done... the interior is not complete and the body is just resting on the chassis, the doors are taped into place and the lights are not complete yet. The body paint needs some work and a solid polishing once it is fully dry.

Sorry, I do not remember where, exactly, it came from.... we found it on line, some guy in Texas, if I remember correctly makes them.... I think , about 18 years ago we paid just under $100 for it... I would just google "Vacuum form machine" and see what comes up. Shouldn't be that hard to find one.... and thanks for the kind words on the build.

I was not familiar with that car, just googled it.... yeah, a little in the front, but that car, the Howmet, reminds me of the Chaparral coupe more than anything else with a little Porsche 956 front end thrown in.

Obviously, the Ferrari Enzo, since introduced in 2002 is a fantastic car, even by today's standards, but to be perfectly honest, the shape of the body always left me a bit cold. It is too "truck like" for my taste. Too angled and not smooth enough. Remember the 330 P4 from the mid sixties? It always got my attention. So rounded and sensual. Sexy by anyone's standards. Well, a few years ago I got, for free, a Revell Enzo kit. I have the Tamiya kit, which one day I will build, along with the LaFerrari and FXXK. But the Revell kit was expendable, so is offering up its engine, chassis and the interior tub for a car of my design. My inspiration for the design of this car is the a fore mentioned 330 P4. I did a quick side elevation rendering of the Enzo and the P4, and then my design, borrowing much from the P4, but adding a bubble top to the design. The chassis of the Enzo is used without any modification to the engine mount, placement of the interior and the wheelbase. I was thinking about how, back in the day, Ferrari would build a chassis and have a custom coach builder craft a "one off" custom designed body. That is basically my thinking here. I sketched out the basic design and then carved the shape out of sign foam. I then vacuum formed the body and the clear bubble top. Here is the side elevation of the 2002 Enzo, followed by a quick side elevation of the 330 P4 and then the Bollo that I designed so I think you can follow the progression of the design. The 330 P4 And then the Bollo design. Here is a 3/4 front view I worked up The plan is to have the back part of the bubble tilt up and the front section to tilt up and forward, then the doors slide into the body and under the seats to allow easy entry into the cockpit. Here is the mold buck for the vacuum formed body Here are the buck and the "raw" formed body Here is the buck, body and clear body that will provide the bubble top (and my big toe), once tinted darker. Here is a side shot of the clear body and the molded body the molded body Here is a very early under construction shot On this you can see I was experimenting with a few different designs for air scopes and exits. This shot gives you a better idea of how it will look as it gets closer to the finish The headlights will have multiple LED lights running from the top of the fender forward and the amber turn signals are the on the bottom from left to right Rear shot without spoiler And finally, a shot looking down on it..... there is a ton of work to be done to this, the rear spoiler and lower extended body panels are not added yet.so it will be in the "shop" for some time, but I wanted to get this on the forum so I will be forced to finish it.

Wow... insane!!!! Great conversion of a car that I have never seen modeled before. Too many great details to call out, so we'll just leave it at, "perfect" all around. Not a car subject that I would ever consider, but you got one very unique build there.Superb! erstaunlich!

Pat, nice build... I did a different version of this car, it was a fairly challenging build with all of the "crazy" front winglets and "ladder" fins around the rear wheels and you got everything straight and proper..... the one I did is white, but the black livery looks so much more menacing and aggressive and you have a nice clean shiny finish on it.. Very well done. I really like the DTM race cars and series. Better, in my mind then F1 and Nascar.

I just don't get it..... you did a great job on turning a basic snap kit into a convincing replica.... I did one also and it turned out very well also.... so it begs the question, why has Revell not given us a "full detail" kit of this car? They gave us countless detail versions of the two previous model body types but only a snap kit of what I think is the best looking Mustang, maybe, ever? I would love to see a GT500/Gt350 version, even an eco/boost 4 cyl. version would be a very interesting car to build. I have driven one with a manual trans and it was a blast..... so where is the detail versions in kit form of these cars? Anyway, your build is beautiful... the headlights look great too. Nice job.... I am going to have to get another snap kit of it... I was holding out for a detail version, but I think the time for one has past.

Very well done.... the paint, wheels and roof are all "period-perfect" also the engine bay is superb... very clean.... nicely done on all accounts.

Yeah, I really like it... paint, as everyone has said, looks great.... the green is a perfect color for this car... either green or teal works best in my mind. The open grill is also a very nice touch... you are right, relatively easy to do and worth the effort. The lower stance also makes a huge difference. nice work!

Very nice built, and it is not your basic built, I love the variation from the standard with the "mod" vinyl top and interior.... I remember those cars well... not big with the "guys" but they sure were popular with the ladies. Really well done.

Oh yeah, it is a beautiful built... always liked that car, it was, to my eye, the perfect size and elegantly bridged the gap between sporty and personal luxury . Great color too!

Great to see the other GT40's you guys have posted....I always loved the roadster version of the car and the "Sebring" winner prototype just looks great. Anyone with any GT40's, lets see them. Rex, very nice work there.... the white car looks like the early version of the GT... is that the Revell kit? I have that kit but have not decided if I should give it a go because it is so "wonky" Your version looks pretty good, I may have to rethink starting it. Great job on the 1969 winner too!