Nacho Z

LOL Joe! I've seen your work and I have NO doubt that you would knock this puppy out of the park.

This will be my last workbench post. She is just about finished. I hope I was able to help someone or spark some interest. This one did not get a lot of feedback so it is hard to judge. Here is the nose piece. The flag could have went in two different places. The guy I am building it for wanted it here. Note that the mesh screen has not been installed yet. These side panels are 6" long. Look at the size of the ejector pin marks. They were all filled. Next up are a couple of pictures to show the amount of work done on the underside of various panels. I normally would not put this much effort in to an area of a part that would not be seen, but I did for this. And lastly, it is the small details that make for a nice model. I took the fastners, covered them with The Detailer and when dried, sanded them down.

I like it!! Nice job, Scott.

I have no idea but I will say it is a beautiful photo of a beautiful car!

It was good seeing you and talking with you today. Thanks for posting the pictures!

I like it Joe and I think it looks great. Nice job!

Very nice, Jeff. Looks to be an extremely clean build. Great job!

Hi Joe, no, I do not have metal wheels for this. There are pictures of the kit's wheels on page 3 of this WIP thread. Thanks for the kind words!

I plan on being there!

Once I had the front suspension fairings on I was able to plumb and install the front rotors, wheels and tires. There is nothing in the kit to represent the brake plumbing but I did have a couple of pictures to go by. I gave it a shot and it turned out fairly well. I started with #1 size fittings from Detail Master, some wire, #1 braided line that was installed at the beginning of this build some 10 years ago and lastly, a "T" that I made by soldering two pieces of brass wire together. I drilled two small holes in the brake calipers. Cleaned up the brass "T", painted it silver than used a blue marker. Fittings are made gold with a marker too. I used eyeball engineering to determine the size of the "T" and cut it to size. I installed it as it was on the 1:1. I used thread as a cable tie. I ran the thread through wax to get the fuzzies down to a minimum. There is enough line to allow the tires to be steered. I tried to get some symmetry between left and right. Not a lot of room to work and the lines and wires have a mind of their own. I think they came out fair, not great. Please keep in mind there is distortion in the first two pictures.

Wow Jason, just WOW! This is fantastic. These "Big Boyz" don't get a lot of attention but should. I am in no way trying to hi-jack your thread but thought I would let you know I have a '78 JPS build thread going on too, you may find something of use there. I bought the Acu-Stion PE set for my JPS and did not like it and barely used anything from it. Let me know if you have any questions that I may be able to help you with.

Very cool. I have always had a soft spot for the Stratos.

I'll be watching....

I think that it looks great! You did a nice job with it. I like that last picture too, there are some nice looking models in there.

Great looking bikes, Joe. I like your variety of interests in models. I think we have more than a few things in common.

Love your models, Tamas. This is another fine example.

Gorgeous!

Very nice. Very nice indeed. Great job Jason!

Looks great! Nice photography as well.

Another nice Lambo, Krishna. Great work!

Niiiice!

She looks good Jim!

Such nice photography! I think you could even make one of my models look good. That is a good looking Vette.

I always enjoy your models, this one is no exception. Beautiful work!

That is a thing of beauty, Larry. Absolutely gorgeous!! Wow!