RancheroSteve

Just an FYI - you can buy wood grain decal sheets from various vendors. Sometimes in the model train section if you have an LHS.

Yes, that looks more like it!

The unpainted one might be a Ford C4.

Yes, all good now - thanks for asking. I'm back to making my usual slow but steady progress amidst life's distractions. Will post photos soon!

I built a few - a Ferrari, Williams, and Benetton - back in the early 90s when I was just getting back into modelling. I'll try to dig up some photos. They are very simple curbside kits - intended to be motorized, I believe - but the proportions are decent. They are 1/24 to my eyes anyway. The tires are good, but the wheels are just generic dishes that attach with screws. There's no interior - just a shallow, slot car style driver. They're a fun and quick build, look good on the shelf, and probably the only 1/24 scale representation of F1 cars of that period. I imagine an ambitious builder could make something more detailed out of them.

Just completed an excellent trade with Khils. A great guy to deal with.

Trade successfully completed. Thanks, Kevin!

Nice of you to say that, but don't sell yourself short. I like to think that I've improved my skills by being ambitious and challenging myself. I rarely achieve everything I attempt, but I keep trying.

I'm not sure how accurate you're trying to get here, but bear in mind that the kit piece (if you find one) isn't really a correct representation of the real thing. Here's a shot of the restored car that I think shows it pretty well: And the version I made when I built the kit: Good luck with your build - looks like you're off to a good start!

Not sure if you were already aware, but the steering wheel on the Deora was a modified 60-something Oldsmobile unit. That wheel used to be available from the Modelhaus, but alas, no more.

I've got a hankering to acquire one of these: Preferably complete, but would also be interested in a partial kit, or even just the box if that's what you have. Lots to trade here - give me an idea of your wants and interests.

Finished wiring and plumbing the engine:

I've got all those publications - very helpful indeed for building correct replicas. Great work on the Fairlane!

I managed to get most of the engine together. Front cover, oil filter, pulleys and belt, injector and scoop are from Speed City Resin. Wiring & plumbing might have to wait until this cast comes off.

Right - Iowa Shaker in 2006 according to Scalemates.

The Falcon was re-issued in Georgia Shaker, Daddy Warbucks and Wild Child versions around 2005.

Progress has ground to a near halt due to this:

There should be a setting in your printer software for different types of paper. I use a Canon inkjet photo printer and the inkjet decal papers I've used specify that the printer needs to be set for glossy photo paper.

Getting paint on a batch of parts:

How flexible is that tape - can you make small radius curves with it? I used Chartpak crepe tape to recently pinstripe a model I'm working on, but the narrowest I could find was 1/32", so I had to slice it in half. www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/183432-winged-express/

Here's shot of the second car that pretty much resembles what the kit gives you: It would be fun to build a really early pre-wing version of the car. It's all fairly simple and out there to see, plus there's a good amount of reference available, especially for a car that doesn't exist any more. And who's gonna say you got it wrong?

Thanks, Snake! That's a pretty nice replica, especially for one built that far back. At least I have the advantage of being able to start with the MPC kit and the Slixx decals. Like you say, the car changed from race to race - it's a little different in every photo I've found, but at least it's well documented. I'm aiming for kind of an "amalgamation version". I'm getting a bunch of smaller engine and chassis parts ready for painting and then things should start going together.

Yes, kind of odd - I didn't see Bill's post when I wrote mine last night.

Originally the 1963 Lotus-Ford Indy Car by IMC, which was updated a couple of times. The 1965 version was later re-issued by Testors in the "Those Famous Fords" series. The offset suspension pieces are a clue! https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=All&q=imc+lotus+ford*

Applied the pinstriping, some decals (from Slixx) and a few coats of clear. It'll get a few contingency decals later. Brush painted the inside of the body and the rear fender wells semi-gloss black to represent raw fiberglas. Onward!