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Dann Tier

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  1. Thanks, Scott, and JC!!….much appreciated!! -I was originally gonna save the body for last, but I was fooling around with it one day, and here it is now! lol
  2. I'm sure it will!...its already looking KILLER!!!!
  3. I got your back, bud!!…..have you given any thought on how you're gonna "deal" with the front grill?
  4. ….except their Lamborghini Countach kits -HORRIBLE.
  5. NICE!!!, I bet you're getting excited!!…...I know I cant wait to see it finished!!!.....looking GREAT, bud!!!!!
  6. I've got the third brake light assembly SB, and it went just as planned!...next, I will see if I have a light that will fit from my spare parts bin....maybe the one I didn't use on my Pagani will work!....if not, no sweat -i'll just make one made to measure. -Photo 1; Not only was this important detail to the body not made as a separate part, it wasn't even molded in. -Photo 3; I started off by making a stencil for my part. First finding the width, then, while holding it in place, I traced the roof edge and was able to make this starting piece from sheet styrene. -Photo 4; I found styrene strip that matched the height I needed for the light itself, and after carefully setting the two parts together, sealed the deal with a couple touches of Tamiya's Extra Thin Quick-setting Cement. I purposely made this second piece just a tad bit longer, so that during the building process, they would act as quick...consistant locators. -Photo 5; It was now time to make the notched-out bit for the light. Notice the very slight lip I left. I could have made this part with the second piece, but oh-well, I thought of it too late...lol. -Photo 6; Next step was to make sure that the firewall would fit okay with it......it didn't, so I traced the edge of it on my light assembly.....drew a new line compensating for the thickness of the firewall, then snipped and sanded it to fit. -Photo 7-9; The bottom edge needed to be flat, but the top edge needed a bit of contouring to fit the roofs shaping. -Photo 10; Here you can see two things....1)the firewall fit perfectly against my new part, but 2) a rather annoying, and confusing issue. There was NO rear window opening in this firewall, so I had to make one. Normally I would catch this before I painted the part....not this time, I guess. The interior tub HAS the window opening, but be prepared to cut open the firewall, AND make your own clear window....it doesn't exist as a part!.....?????!!!!! -Photo 11&12; These last two photos show how well it all turned out....problems......confusing problems...all fixed! Next up, will be the two air boxes up front!
  7. Thank you so much, bud!!, i'm glad you are enjoying it!!…...thank YOU for following!!…..I should have more SB photos up later today!
  8. Much appreciated, Bud!!
  9. Sounds good...that's exactly what i'd do, and have done before on my two D-Type Jags.
  10. Is it just the name you're after?, and what size?, because i'm the Lambo guy.....and I have more parts than the factory!...lol
  11. Thanks, bud!!….very much appreciated!!
  12. Thanks, bud!!, it was actually easier than I expected.
  13. Thanks, Brian!!, i'm pretty happy with it....it'll look even better when its all kleaned up!
  14. You are really improving this kit!!!....keep up the great work!!, I look forward to it!!
  15. BEAUTIFUL job on this sweet little racer!!!
  16. I think you can do it too, bud!! ifit were me, i'd use masking tape for a guide at the peak. do one side, then the other, moving the tape......but you probably know this already..lol
  17. MASTERPIECE.
  18. Agreed!!…..roll-on, Ray!!!
  19. Super klean work, bud!!!....I love building these simpler kits! it puts the fun back into building!!
  20. Love all the added details!!!
  21. This is looking GREAT!!!
  22. Definitely looking tough!!
  23. Don't know how I missed this one, bud!!, but like everybody says; I cant believe how nice this kit really is!!!...and those spokes ARE very nice!!...I woulda used them too!! Just opening those vents alone is a daunting task by itself!! I agree with how you plan to deal with the body seam, and I too use tape to protect surrounding details as well....just did it for my Reventon recently. Keep up the outstanding work, bud!!!
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