dougwintz

Here's my completed Ferrari 330P with Historic Racing Miniatures engine.

Hi. Here's the Moebius '61 Pontiac Ventura. Love the wheels on this thing. I broke the windshield trying to get it to fit, but Moebius customer service was great. They sent me a new one quickly.

Hi. Here's the Moebius '61 Pontiac Ventura. Love the wheels on this thing. I broke the windshield trying to get it to fit, but Moebius customer service was great. They sent me a new one quickly.

Here is the finished product.

Here is work in progress on the Fujima 330P Ferrari, with Historic Racing Miniatures engine. Most challenging part was deciphering the instructions for the engine - but it is a great addition to the kit.

So...I tried all of the advice, and could not make the foil work. So, I took the car into surgery. Sanded off the trim and repainted/blended/resanded. Not my finest hour, but it came out ok. I actually ordered thin silver decals, which might have worked, but by the time I received them I had already started sanding. Next time, more thinking and planning ahead.

Thanks everyone. I'll give these tips a whirl.

Hi. Having fun building Tamiya's VW Karmann Ghia. But the bottom side trim (two horizontal trim pieces) are proving difficult to detail. I've tried a number of methods: 1) bare metal foil - but the trim pieces are really thin and difficult to cut the foil thin enough 2) masking and painting with a chrome marker - but the paint leaks through the paint edges 3) doing a "dry brush" of chrome - but again, rendering a thin straight line is really difficult. As of now, I'm think my options are to either sand off the trim and repaint or cut my loses and finish the model without that detail. I'm usually a stickler for detail, so I'm not crazy about that last option. Any other techniques you've tried out there? Thanks. Doug

Hi...yes - it is available. 1/24th scale. By Ebbro

I can't claim originality on the color - I found it here - along with some other color schemes that would look nice too. http://www.simoncars.co.uk/citroen/citroends.html

The lenses are clear I tinted them from the inside with Tamiya clear yellow

Really enjoyed building this Ebbro kit. Parts fit pretty well. Lots of small details included in the kit.

Thanks, Dave. The wheels are actually from Fujima's Toyota S800 kit. But don't tell anyone!

Hi all Here are some photos of a 1950 Chevy I just finished. Some minor detailing. Who can guess where the wheels came from?

Hey! Thanks for that. Really helpful.

Aoshima makes a few McLarens and they look pretty cool. Anyone out there build one? Couple of questions - do they come with an engine? Is there a difference between the 1997 and 1998 model years - do they have the same parts, just different livery? Have you used aftermarket etch and carbon fiber from Scale Motorsports? Would they fit BOTH the 97 and 98 model years? (Ok, I'm done now). Thanks.

Thanks. It did seem weird to me too. I'll try facebook. And I did check the spam folder. Thanks for the feedback.

How is the experience with Scale Motorsports? Have tried emailing, calling on a question without a response. Thanks.

This is part "workbench" part "under glass". I finished a Porsche 917 build. It's the Fujima kit with a Historic Racing Miniatures engine. Had to sweat through getting the older decals on the car. the first photos are the build in progress. The last photos are some other 917's - I have one more in my stash to build. Maybe next year!

OMG! as they say.

Amazing work!

Hi. This Lancia 037 from Hasegawa was a great kit. Just difficult enough. I cut away the body to show the engine and added some Studio 27 detail parts. Pretty good fit for this model. If you want to see how the build progressed you can see it here http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/121356-lancia-037/

That's true. Ted. I do think the camera is a positive tool. It's like a reality check. And I'm not into contests or anything like that. Just into getting it right.

Making some more progress here. This kit is highly recommended - I added photo etched bits from Studio 27. Next up is to build a couple of missing gas tanks and get them installed.