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Thanks Al! Thanks man! yes the glass was another issue that sucked, lol. A good bit of filing on the glass as well as the body had to be done to achieve even a decent fit.

Thank you Dominik! Thanks Steve!!

Thanks again JT! Don't overlook these snap kits. They can build up super nice. That is a factory color as well Mixed up by Jameston at ScaleFinishes. Probably my favorite color on these trucks. Thank you Dominik! As said before, snap kits get overlooked a little too much sometimes.

Thanks JT! I hate that I couldn't post this finished build in the Automotive section. I feel it would get a lot more traffic and views. You are right, some of these snap kits don't need to be overlooked, they build up great if you apply everything you do on a non snap kit.

Thank you very much Mark! Thanks Jim. As soon as I saw a pic of one online, I had to build one. Here is my inspiration for this build.

Thanks Thomas! You are exactly correct about the stupid molded in engine. I love Tamiya Kits but this was super disappointing, and a PITA to mask and paint up correctly.

Thanks Pete! Glad to see this is still getting attention after being done for a couple of months now

Love the quality of this build so far. Interior color is great, and the paint job looks great on the body.

Thanks man! I'd love to have it too, lol. Yea the wheel chock is removable, so next time i shoot some pics I will move it a little further forward. Kind of funny though, I pulled my Evo 8 with my 2017 Sierra All Terrain 4x4 almost in the same position and it towed straight as an arrow with no swaying. Thanks Dan! Heck yea, build it up and post some pics man!

Thanks Steve. I'm not a Ford guy but man, I'd definitely have one of these. I'd have to slap a VMP Supercharger on it too

Thanks guys! I can tell this is a super nice kit while taking everything off to prep for primer. Sucks it will be a slower build since I will not have all my time devoted to it, lol.

Oh man, that's a lot of work. I did my time on outdoor landscaping while the state was shut down for almost a month. Glad to have gotten it completed while it was still decently cool here in SC

Thanks Chris! For sure. I need to take some new pics of some old builds now that I have a real light booth and throw them on there, lol.

Thanks Dann! I have come to a stand still for time being on this build, lol. My wife has decided it is time to update the kitchen, which involved a color change on the entire house, lol. So now my weekends off of work are dedicated to getting as much done in a day or two on the house as possible. But, I will keep trying to do a little bit during the week on the model if possible.

Thanks man! Definitely don't overlook a snap kit, lol. Here is a thread with it doing work as it should hauling a trailer. I got a Scenes Unlimited trailer hitch for it to tow with.

Thanks Carl! Definitely wish this could classify to go in with the cars underglass so it would get some attention

Awesome as always Dann!

Thanks!

Thank you! I love the look of it. It’s gonna be pretty cool for shows

Yes, the first time I did it on my 55 Cameo, I was going nuts. Then someone here on the forum chimed in and told me to try CA glue over top of the filler, and it would reduce chances on it happening. As you can see, some areas it works perfect, and some require some more effort like the back fender vents and front bumper fillers.

So I realized after looking through some pictures, that the front bumper doesn’t have the fog lights on the Riley Motorsports car. So I took the fog light lenses and glued them in as they normally would be, and took some putty and superglue and went to work. After all that, I opened up the holes in the exhaust so they would have more depth to them. I also sanded the sink marks out of the spoiler to get it ready for primer as well. After what seems forever I finally got everything cut from their spru’s and primed, as well as the body. The body needs a little more putty work on the rear fender vents and fog lights that I patched up. The rear bumper, hood inlet, and side inlets turned out great though. Hope to get a little more work done on the body tomorrow to correct these issues.

Looks good. I’ve had this kit for a while...it screams to be built lol.

Thanks man! Can’t wait to see this project take shape

Sorry the decal company is SlotFabrik. I got them off of Hiroboy.

I started a new project today. Tamiya’s 1/24 Mercedes AMG GT3. I’m going to build it in the Riley Motorsports American Flag Livery, which are made by SlotFabrik and can be found on Hiroboy. Paint will be the same ScaleFinishes Ford Blue Flame Metallic that I used on my Raptor, as I can’t exactly find a color for this car. It Doesn’t look like much has been done, but all of the mold lines have been sanded and I have taken care of the panel lines with my panel scribe tool. I have also glued in the body panels that can be glued in before paint, and went ahead and filled these with putty to sand them down smooth. After the putty cured, I sanded them down and applied some super glue over top of the putty to keep the ghosting down. I have also went ahead and cleaned the mold lines and sink marks off of the cage. Then, assembled It inside of the interior tub to let it dry for the evening. Looking forward to build it as detailed as possible, hopefully as detailed as my Pennzoil R34. So this means lots of carbon fiber decal work, especially on the interior.