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  1. Bodnarus
    1/43 Heller kit from the mid-90s. Great little kit.
  2. Bodnarus
    Yes it is. And a great kit, simple and goes together well. A few tips: the plastic axels are very weak, so you may want to substitute with metal. The headlights are just decals, so I substituted with cut circles of sheet styrene covered with Bare Metal Chrome (use a hole punch, it'll give you a round-over that simulates a sealed beam headlight). The decals are one piece and tricky, so chose where you want the breaks or they will choose for you.
  3. Bodnarus
    What a beast! Nice work.
  4. Bodnarus
    Great build. Love resin kits despite the troubles or maybe even because of. BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH though, that looks like a deadly machine. Bias-ply tires at those speeds!
  5. Bodnarus
    Thanks. I like building old kits to a level I could only dream of as a kid.
  6. Bodnarus
    I really like this scale because I find as an adult I'm somewhere between a collector and a builder. I don't have the time I used to for the hobby, but I love to "make", and not just "buy". I do have friends who are collectors and I often lend my services repairing their cars.
  7. Bodnarus
    Painted the dials white first, then used a set of decals from a Ferrari 250 GTO that was already in the box. Steering wheel is Model Master leather and buttons are Tamiya lacquer black, applied with an Alpha Abrasives disposable micro-brush www.alphaabrasives.com
  8. Bodnarus
    Old Monogram kit, 1965. Bought it at the 2019 IPMS kit swap. Classic build, ie, no PE or aftermarket resin. A simple, not particularly accurate kit, but went together well. I find that when I'm struggling to make time for kit building, finding a "low-parts count kit" (20-30 count) helps get me over the motivation hump. Finished with Tamiya primer, Tamiya Ferrari Red spray can & Mr. Hobby clear. Used Bare Metal Foil for chrome.
  9. Bodnarus
    That's a pretty sweet colour. Nice detail on the side louvre too.
  10. Bodnarus
    Very awesome. Good idea including the quarter. I don't think people realize just how miniature these kits are because the detail is so impressive. As a kid in the 80s I remember going to new car shows and bemoaning that new cars didn't look like this. That stingray dash!
  11. Bodnarus
    What a steal. I paid the princely sum of 24.00 for mine. Worth every penny!
  12. Bodnarus
    A 2K-3K sand before the polishing compound; the oldest tricks are often still the best.
  13. Bodnarus
    Tamiya Mica "Ferrari" Red. A more modern finish than it would've painted in the 60s, but I still like it.
  14. Bodnarus
    Picked this kit up at the IPMS swap meet last year. Dated 1965. Classic built.
  15. Bodnarus
    One of the most beautiful cars ever made. I see you're quite a serious builder. What's your body painting preferences? Based on your photo's I'd say a base of Mr Surfacer 1200 primer, some sort of lacquer airbrushed on with Tamiya medium grit compound between coats and a final coat of Mr Hobby gloss, finished with Tamiya polishing compound.
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