Nacho Z

I am currently working on an original Tamiya 1:12 1978 JPS. The kit did not come with any type of racing harness. I took a 1:24 Detail Master PE racing harness set, laid it on a photocopier and doubled the size. I then used that as a template to make the hardware out of sheet stock. It looks just about right to me. Many years later Acu-Stion had a PE set for the car and I bought it. The hardware looks HUGE. It just looks to darn big for the seat. However, I would think they know more about the subject than I do. Does anyone know of a correct set of a racing harness for this car or any car from that period? I have my eye on a MFH set but have not bought it. I would also be happy to know the dimensions of the 1:1 belts from that time. They may be the same as now, I am not sure. Thank you in advance to anyone who can help me out!

Thanks hemi. Here is a picture of what I used. I took some artistic license with this. I was going for a "groovy" vibe with the color.

Thanks Peter! I know about the tricks for decals. Because I was doing the 24 hour build at someone else's house I had to pack up everything I could think of and take it with me. A hair dryer was not even on my radar, (it doesn't help that I am bald....hair dryers are never on my radar ).

I thought I would share my finished 24 hour build. My goal, as well as the original intent of the original group, was to finish an unstarted kit in 24 hours. I alway strive to finish my kit in the 24 hour time frame. I understand that to do this short-cuts must be taken. I choose kits that I think I can finish and kits that I never planned on detailing to the max. So is the case with this model. I came close to finishing it but didn't quite make it. I worked on it here and there and finished it last night. It is definitely a "3 footer". Maybe more like 10 feet . The decals were the worst I've ever used, (and I build mainly race cars.) I used so much Solvaset, which did nothing BTW, that the EPA paid me a visit. You can see the many wrinkles in the pictures. There was a ton of flash but fortunately they chromed all of it . The only thing missing is the windshield glass. It was unusable. It is very important to get the frame square as everything builds off of it. I did not get mine perfectly square and had minor fit problems the rest of the way.

Beautiful!!

Soooo nice!!

Great flashback! Nice job on the rig but I'm more impressed with all of the goodies stashed inside. Too cool Danno!

Man Bruce, what a cool build of such a cool old stocker. I think it looks good without all of the sponsor decals and multi-colored graphics splashed everywhere like today's cars have.

Looks like great execution of a very cool idea! Nice work JT.

Very cool NASCAR Tim. You did a great job with it.

I don't recall ever seeing that car before. Looks like you are off to a good start.

Those two beauties look great in black. Very nice!

Very, very nice. This one is on my to do list. I hope I can do as well as you have with it.

Holy cow! How nice is that?!?!

Gorgeous!!

So many nice details!

I am getting my feet wet, (pun intended ). I am mainly interested in 1:350 plastic battleships. Here is the best site I have found - http://www.modelwarships.com/index1.html. There is a ship load of information there.....(see what I did there ).

Thanks guys! It didn't turn out too bad for a 24 hour build.

That is very cool Ray! I really like the shot of the two together.

This is just too cool! What a neat idea and great job on bringing it to life!

What he said! Truly a beautiful model.

Hahaha....yeah, I tried to block out that painful memory James. Gee thanks, now it is back to rehab for me....

Hey Guys, I just posted pics of my build from the 6th annual 24 hour build. It is the Shaker Trike. Here is the link - http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=84230&hl=

And now the finished product. I made an alternator bracket and ran plug wires. I also added engine and tranny dipstick tubes. I believe the engine dipstick handle on the 1:1 was a sword handle.

With the 8th annual 24 hour build just a short time away I thought now would be a good time to share this with all of you. This was done two years ago at the 6th annual 24 hour build. Pictures of that 24 hour build can be seen at Gary Kulchock's Fotki album. I had this kit as a kid and of course I did not do the best job building it. I still have most of the kit parts in a baggie. I was able to find an original sealed kit and snatched it up. The kit I used for the 24 hour build was the re-pop of this kit. I knew I wanted to add a little bit of detail to this kit so I made a few things and added them after the 24 hour build. I had trouble with the decals and decided to leave them off. Please note that the paint is straight out of a Tamiya rattle can and has not been touched. I was very pleased with it to say the least! The kit. I made the key and key ring from scratch. It took a couple of attempts. The decals were from the spares box. The following pic is of the pieces that will make the brake peddle and bracket.