Nacho Z

Niiiiiiice!

Love it Curt! Really nice to see your work on these race cars.

Rusty, I have never used him/them but everything I have ever read about him has been positive.

Nice!

I would believe it is true. I recently bought several cans of TS-13 from MegaHobby. I was also lucky enough to get TS-89, Red Bull pearl blue and TS-85, Bright Mica Red, (Ferarri Red for F60). Just checked. It is on MegaHobby.com and appears to be available.

Looking goooood, Joe!!

Not really desinged for it. My final work is displayed with most panels off so as to display the work in the side pods and the engine. I'm sure you could use small magnets to allow the side panels to be installed / removed. The rear body side pieces, (behind the rear tires), connect to the side panels. Without the side panels in place the rear body pieces will not sit in the correct position. I will be posting pics of this area soon. I will try to remember to point it out. Also, for Dante, I can shoot you a PM with more info if you would like.

Gorgeous!

Time to add some of the body parts. I was able to get the front radiator ducting and the front suspension fairing on. Tamiya kits are great but they are not perfect. I had a heck of a time getting these two items to fit together. Also the fairings did not want to fit over the suspension. It took a lot of work getting it all to fit together and properly. As always, I have to clean up a few things. I also did another mock-up. First up, driver's left side is on. It is a shame that a lot of work is going to be covered up. Next, driver's right side. And another quick mock-up with the front cowling and engine air intake cowling.

That grill is just beautiful. Unbelievable.....

OK Cato, I did it. Pages 11 through 21. Great stuff!!!!! That engine.......WOW! I can't wait to see what you post next. Just amazing stuff. Thank you for sharing this journey with us!

Looking forward to watching this one Joe. Post a lot of in-progress pics for us, (well me at least ) Good luck with it!

Cato....what can I say? I took a vacation day today to do some things around the house. In between chores I checked in on the board and came across this thread. Why haven't I seen this before? WTH? So I start at page one and have read every word of every post up to page 10. Geez, this thing is simply amazing! I have to take another break but I can't wait to dive in on page 11.

Fantastic!!!! What a wonderful color for this car...wow! The wheels are perfect too.

Very nice! I have always liked this model and you did a great job on it. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Ian. I hope you share that Ferrari with us. Most of the pics I have of the Lotus are of it in action. She is a beauty from a distance. The pics I have of it up close show lots of nicks, scratches, worn off paint, etc. I'm sure they looked good leaving the shop, not so much at the end of a race weekend.

It has been too long since I updated this thread. Time is going by too fast for me. Work has me covered up in a bad way. Oh well, I always tell my guys I would rather be overworked than under employed.... . First off I want to prove that I really do put my blood, sweat and tears into my models. (It was just a small puncture wound.) In the next picture you can see that Tamiya would have you push a piece of black vinyl tubing unto the radiator. Not gonna happen! The kit piece, (the stub), is not long enough to put the three fittings on so I had to lengthen it. I used 1.5mm rod for the extension. I sanded the stub down flat so I could join the rod to it. How to keep it lined up and straight? I used the aluminum tubing as a sleeve to keep the pieces lined up. I let the glue set up and dropped the fittings on. I will cut the rod down and install the braided line into the red A/N fitting. I was able to finish installing the front radiator and the associated plumbing. I have great reference pictures of the front radiator and the braided line but have zero reference pictures of how the hard line is plumbed at the rear of the car. I know from pictures that the braided line goes into a hard line back to the engine. Where the hard line ends up, I have no idea. I did the best I could with the knowledge I had. Next is another side shot of the radiator and plumbing. It is a VERY tight fit where the braided line runs through the front suspension. There is not a lot of room to maneuver the thick line or fittings. I had to do a lot of planning and testing before I cut the braided line and rod to their final length. At this point, I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel and for the first time I don't think it is a train heading my way. I have finished up the plumbing from the previous post and can flip this thing right-side up. I am currently just polishing out the paint of the final body parts. I have talked to the guy I am building this for and explained that I am not going to put a mirror finish on this model. I also am not going to clear coat it. I have plenty of pictures of this car while it was being raced and it DID NOT have a perfect paint job. Nice? Yes. Perfect? No. Did all of the pinstriping line up on all of the body panels? Nope. Shoot, the body panels themselves did not alway line up. Nicks and scratches in the paint was common. This may sound like an excuse to do a half-arsed paint job or decaling job but it isn't. It is the way I'm going to build it. With that being said, and with the possibility of opening myself up to criticism I will show you a picture of the level of finish I am going with. Glossy with a hint of orange peel. One other thing to remember. The size of the parts in the photo are at least half what you see. The fact that the picture is zoomed in exaggerates the orange peel. Let me know what you think! Comments, questions and even constructive criticism are welcome.

Tom, we have a Sleep Number bed. Does not incline. Queen size. It does everything it says. My wife and I definitely have a different number. Here is something to think about. If you hurt your back, you can adjust the bed to make it more comfortable. Same for your wife. I am guessing she is beyond child bearing years... ....but it is a thought for someone else reading this. You can change the bed as you gain or lose weight, (through pregnancy or too much ice cream). Here is my dislike. We have two separate chambers. They are divided with a firm foam frame around each chamber. If you are at 100 and your wife is at 20 and you roll over, it will feel like you are falling out of bed. If opposite it will feel like you are rolling into a wall. Kinda, sorta. Point is you will notice the difference in the chambers. This also makes for a smaller sleeping surface. Does that make sense? If you have a queen sized bed you, (or your wife), will not have a queen sized area, (for your number), to sleep on. Hope this helps, Tom. Let me know if you have any other questions.

That is real nice Scott. Looks good to me!

Wow! That is sooooo nice. I really like that color.

Nice job Bruno! Paint, engine, decals...they all look great.

That is such a nice looking bike! Great job on it.

I like it!! Looks great Mark.

Ridiculous!, (and thats a GOOD thing....lol). This beauty is over the top. Very, very nice.

Very nice! What a clean build.