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What a great project and read through. I cannot for the life of me bend styrene like that; so crisp and clean I always seem to melt the hell out of it or my fingers or both. Was going to try hot water instead I tend to use brass more often and make solder joints. We all have our material preferences, I am just so impressed with your ability to handle styrene

Normally I can gloat from Canada's Warm West Coast, but it is -7 today here and snow on the the ground...and panic on the streets!

Hey Snake, that looks great in green???

Super clean look there JC?? Classy wire weeks do suit this Cobra version I did a bit of interior work, some leather look for the seats with oil paint and a latex primer

I got all for Borrani wires dry fitted and took the pic. Aside from running in Michelins, they look pretty good

Wow, I haven’t followed along in here very closely. Look at all the great scratch work going on. That is a fabulous rear end you have there Dan?? what???

Holy smokes that is nice. Excellent modelling and photography Sheer class, just like you Bruce?? no innuendoes or anterior motives implied in the posting of this message. Any alternate interpretations by or in part are solely coincidental

Awesome and thanks I will make up a list of what I am having trouble finding aftermarket or can’t make I really appreciate the offer???

Haha Haha...uhh maybe I was? oh sweet sweet, Bruce

Oh I like your thinking there. I don’t know why I like to torture myself and re-build stuff. It probably has a psychiatric diagnosis I have a few tire options for a more ‘light footed’ option. I think the second ones are the narrowest. Cheers for posting and following along in this madness

Hey sweet Bruce yes this site is a wealth of info for domestic cars, so I knew it would be helpful to post I like you project, especially the custom body support system you have?

Ok good stuff I will probably wind up making a bunch of stuff in the running gear anyways....it is kinda the challenge of the build I stupidly like. Huge help just identifying the kit as now I have the instructions printed off

Ha ha sweet right off the bat. Thank you I have been reading a number of your great Cobra builds, super impressive! EDIT: Sweet I found the kit photos and instruction manual online. Thank you, that is a big help!

So she has been torn down and a bit of engine and body work done. I scrubbed up the parts with some airbrush cleaner as she is filthy. I have quite a few parts to replace including Windshield, steering wheel, wheels and tires, exhaust system, mirrors, headlights and bezels, taillights, rear bumper..... After reading numerous threads on this site, I ordered the Hallibrand mags. Any suggestions on resources would be greatly appreciated. Cheers for looking

Hello all This is my first project for 2020. A $12 eBay find of a contact cemented early era (??) cobra. I am posting up here as I know you guys are the real experts on these cars and I am definitely not

Ya me too. Won’t be starting until I get everything collected, researched, organized and my time figured out

Plodding along slowly collecting bits and pieces for the build I got my AMT kit and an awesome resin hood

Thanks a lot Bruce. It is Stretched clear sprue, though fish line would have worked well. I was going to Molotov it silver, but like how it looked clear for some reason

Thanks for this reference mate...will use them for sure

Sweet. I lost interest in F1 when Gilles had his crash and died....stopped watching, took all posters down from my room, no F1 models made after that. Fast forward 30 odd years and I get this kit and research Jacques' history and am amazed at what he did in such a short time, all of which I missed while in university. I am sure JV's dad would be super proud of him for his accomplishments as he also seems like a true gentleman.

See right off the hop you guys are great I will digest all of that info and see what I come up with Assumed the guy at AITM had stopped producing anything as most of his stuff is OUT OF STOCK on his site I am on no rush for this build, so will slowly organize and accumulate stuff

Stupidly I have a desire to return to my childhood and want to build the Convoy rig I am not a truck-head and would appreciate some direction/opinions I have done some research, the online resin kit guy is out of stock so nope The Ertl kit I built as a kid is a joke and asking stupid money on eBay if you can even find one so nope Seen a dude’s build online from Germany, I think it was, and have his photos. Have the source for the decals, I have ordered AMT’s green R685st Mack (the other Mack AMT do was out of stock) and am looking to modify it.....sleeper, extend hood, alter frame, short or long fuel tanks, hmm what else? Likely do some 3D print or Shapeways order especially the hood figure and fabricate some detail parts myself. ok what am I missing ????_

So ya she has been done for a month or so and I am starting a Revell Raynard Indy 500 winning car of Jacques Villeneuve

Very nicely done, especially considering the kit you started with I have the big 1/16 Fujimi 288 GTO sitting in the stash awaiting its turn for attention....one day

Really solid work Bruce, that looks great They are not easy kits to make look decent and do take some work. I do like the F1 cars of this era, great shapes to them