Plasticfanatic

Thanks for all the kind comments about this project, greatly appreciated. A little update, I still trying to get the Fairmont basic shape as close as possible before blending all the body parts, again this is not a perfect replica but I am pleased with the results so far. Made the new engine hood,front bumper(using a late 1970's Nova piece as a base)the back bumper is from plastic sheet lamianted as well as the lower panels in the side, the front bumper need a small piece of plastic to make the little "pointed" center to mimic the glille and front of the hood.there still some work to be done on top of the wheel openings to get the correct profile. Hope to be able to beging sanding and blending all the parts of the body tonight, so maybe by friday this conversion will be over....I hope!!!

The Challenger looks terrific, is a tricky paint job to do in scale but looks so good!! Can't wait to see this one finished, the engine looks great to, beutiful build indeed!!

Thanks for the kind words, hope to finish this one soon! Tomorrow hope to begin blending some of the styrene strip body work , will try to post pictures in the evening.

This is my second scrachtbuilt Ford Fairmont using a AMT 1965 Pontiac GTO as a base, these photos show the progress of the build, by no means is a perfect replica but will make company to my other Glidden fairmont, besides I really like the look and color combo of the 1978 car....and it was a total dominator during that season, won every race it entered!! Do someone knows a good and reputable resin caster that will do only 3 bodys in resin for me? and how much could be the cost? Another modeler is working in a Fairmont in 1/25 scale and plans to offer it in resin kit form in the near future,it's a beautiful scrachtbuilt model and much more detailed that mine...and YES..I will buy one when it becomes available to!!, but anyway I would like to have 3 copys of my body for my two other projects. The start, first stage of cutting and getting the Fairmont profile from the GTO, the front end was cut from an AMT Roadrunner, styrene sheet was used as the new body filler pieces, the body angles and details profiles haven't been done or added at this stage yet, only plastic strip build up to get basic profile and angles. Hope you like it!

WOW....this is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!! love all the fine detail, truly a replica of the car, can wait to see the paint and finishing in this great build.

Simply BEAUTIFUL work, love the engine!!!

This project looks very interesting, will follow your progres in this!

I must say that this is another SUPERB project from your work studio, quite an inspiring and beautiful model, magnificent work as usual!!!

Simply.....a STUNING CAMARO!!! I would love to see it in the racetrack, this model look superb from start to finish, wonderful work!!

A truly beautiful and inspiring model project, looks amazing and is not even finished!! One of my favorite vintage Rolls Royce, the color combination is quite striking and magnificent in it's look. Can't wait to see it with all it's spotlights and details....again a BEAUTIFUL model!!!

Thanks for the kind words and offer, I was lucky to find the Fred Cady decal sheet for the Group 44 cars. Will let you as soon as I beging work on the XJ-12, the mesurements will be of great help, thank you in advance and really appreciated!! Fred

Simply.....SUPERB WORK!!!!!

Thanks for the kind words about this Jaguar project, the Group 44 TR8 also looks great and hope you can do it in scale some day, in my very personal view and taste I find all this cars quite attractive and relevant to motorsport history to some degree. About the Fairmont body, I know the scrachtbuilt one you are talking about, the one(Glidden) show in these pages are the one I made for myself using a AMT 1965 Pontiac GTO as a base body, the one you are refering is made by another modeler and is WAYYYYYY MUCH better and accurate than mine and he has plans to sell it as a kit in resin, it have taken him quite some time to finish/realease it because some refinements and problems with the master when the molds where being made, hope he is able to resolve the technical problems soon and we can finaly have a Fairmont resin body....I plan to buy at least 3!!!!! Fred

This is truly an amazing project and the amount of detailing and fabrication for the conversion is superb, love that engine indeed!! Can't wait to see more of this project!! ps/ the Volvo and Challenger racer concepts are AMAZING!!!!

These are the back wheels inserts and front modifications, again there are not perfect but look the part in my very personal opinion, will have to make very similar ones to the XJS Group 44 Jaguar..in the future!

A little progress update on this project, I tried to make/convert the wheels to the type used in the blue/white/red car which by the way in the begining where gold color in their center part and later change to black, I did go with the gold color in my model. I used the AMT Porsche 935 "Martini" back wheels and made from plastic sheet the star insert, carved the detail and made the circumsference "bolts" from sprue plastic, the center lugnuts area was a separate piece of shaped plastic sheet,the wheels where covered in bare metal foil since I run out of Alclad...and to be honest since this is not a super accurate replica I chose the "easy way"...they look good...I think!! The back center pieces are not glue yet to the rims pending final fitting. The front wheels are modified Tamiya competition Toyota Supra items. Please note that nothing is glued or adjusted in final position yet. The interior fabrication is almost compleat and ready, will post photos of that in a couple of days. In the body I put the trunk "plastic/putty" plug to give it a curved look, refined the plastic stock shaped back bumper, opened the front air intake and sanded and sanded AND keep sanding to try to eliminate as much imperfections as possible from the body....it will never be a perfect replica but I like how is coming along. I fellow forum member sold me his Jaguar XJ-S 12 Hasegawa model pictured here.....that will become the "group44 widebody" racer so it can kep company to the XJC Broadspeed and my XJR9 which is still waiting in the shelf I am thinking that if is not to expensive and theres a good and trusted resin caster out there who could do at least two bodys of the my Broadspeed XJC I would consider the possibility....again it will be for my personal use/build since my body is not comercial quality or perfection....and not to many modelers like these type of cars anyway Hope you like it!! Fred

Simply SUPERB AND MAGNIFICENT!!! This are the type of projects that show how personal ideas on design,techick and execution can become a reality in a beutiful scale model. Can't wait to see these models finished!!!!

This is coming along GREAT!!! I must say that the Riviera car was my favorite in terms of "looks and design" followed by the Mustang. Your model is looking fantastic and I just can imagine it in it's final form.....a true killer....in all the sence of the word!!, again great work will be following this build with a lot of interest!!