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The mini me to the 1/12 MFH Cobra, a little more progress

a small update and some advice. Not a big deal, but the kit does not come with lower radiator (pipe) hose. I made one and wasn't to hard. If i would have know before hand i would have made hose and installed before i glued engine to chassis. If not , prepare for some f-bombs like i dropped.

Thanks Ray. The most detail i have done on a firewall. I hope it's wired correctly !

i skipped ahead a couple steps to finish the dash. the kit comes with clear plastic lens for the gauges. they didn't look so good when installed so i went with something i have tried before. a 2 part clear resin by Art Resin. drys super slow and easy to work with.

thanks for all the comments and positive feedback. To be honest, i don't know what Brass Black is used for normal use. It is a mild acid and when applied to brass it will turn it black. I built a 1/8 scale Gurney Eagle engine model kit a while back and the kit supplied brass bolts. Another modeler suggested Brass Black for the bolts . Gave the bolts a black metal look. Not really intended for aluminum and was an experiment that went ok. the wheel inserts are painted with Mr Metal Color iron 212 and rubbed with a paper towel after paint has dried. it will make the edges a bit shiney.

The aluminum rims supplied in kit look great for a show car,but not so realistic for a race car. Dulled rims by scuffing with a red 3m scuff pad and with a Q-tip rubbed some Brass Black on rims and quickly wiped off with a paper towel.

super clean build Pierre , looks great !

thanks for all the comments and feedback. Very happy with the kit so far. Love the large scale ! Sorry MFH , no advertising on this one.

Great project Pierre ! Chaparrals didn't win a lot of races, but they sure did look good.

nice work Gary, very cool project ! Love the look of the Ford J car. This is one of many future projects.

finally finished step 1 ! kit does not come with coil and spark plug boots, so i added my own,

front and rear suspension done. this part was a little tricky to align arms and install tiny screws and bolts.

thanks for the positive feedback. a little progress with carb. maybe not a new trick to most, but it was new for me. screwed metal rotor to my dremel and gave it a spin with a file for a used rotor look.

thanks David. So the kit comes black rubber looking fuel hoses. Wanted to stay away from any braided steel hoses and went with a hard line. The turkey pan makes this a bit of a challenge.

this kit calls for a lot of semi gloss black .

thanks Pierre, it's not too hard to polish something flat like the valve covers. i use 400 grit wet sanding paper, then 800 grit and finish with 1000 grit to get a smooth surface. i polish using a pad on a bench grinder and a polishing compound. For all the small parts that are not really flat i use a magnetic tumbler. Bill

thanks Dave. i have only started 2 MFH kits and the 1/24 scale is a nightmare compared to the 1/12 scale. the 1/24 is a bit crude with assembly and the 1/12 is more precise with fit . i really like how they have tiny screws for main structure parts.

i polished the turkey pan at first, but gave it a sanding with 400 grit to dull it out. may have to paint for original look.

i'm doing the number 12 Sebring car.

i have the MPC kit and a mini exotic kit. maybe with the 2 i can make something decent. the pickle fork looks so much better. like most race cars, i am amazed at how small they are when you see them in person.

With a few dozen other projects in the works, i couldn't keep my hands off this one. So far i find the larger scale MFH kits much more fun to work on and easier to handle the larger parts. decals by 3 amigos. started with sand blasting some parts for a natural look and some polish to valve covers for a chrome look.

a project started a while back.

1 of 2 Ford J cars and we all know what happened to the second one. Cobra Experience Martinez CA.

nice build Steve !

yah i never cared to much for the Fujimi kit.