Dann Tier

Sorry, bud, mine wont have that....i'm upgrading, but if you need to know how to replicate it for yours, i can still do that for you...if thats what you mean?

I was just like you, Bud....til i got one of these!....with every kit, we have to pick and choose what we can accept, and if one divides the kits into assemblies...i.e; Body, Interior, Chassis, engine, wheels&tyres, glass, and decals, Aoshima wins 5 out of 7...hands down! Cant beat the fujimis chassis, and engine, but in this build, i will show how Aoshimas 3/4 engine details is STILL acceptable, and very impressive!.....in fact, if someone wanted to do the work, you could put the Fujimi engine into the Aoshima chassis for THE ultimate Countach build!!......it fits...i've done it, but i dont feel the need to carry on with it.

Wow, that is wierd....hope you can get rid of them!.....LOVE this kolor!!, and its great to see you back at this one as well!!!

Its great to see you back at this, Bud!!!...its looking BRILLIANT!!! -cant believe those ejector marks on there!....bad news is having to sand them....good news is that they werent crystal clear on the real car to begin with, so it should look MORE realistic when you're done removing them!

AHH....thats looking waaay better now, Bud!! -MASTERPIECE!!!!

Heres where i left off; assembling things with canopy glue until they are just the way i want them. -Photo 2; The main suspension assemblies are basically where i want them. -Photo 3; Tyres are from a Fujimi Ford GT40, and the wheels are from an MRC set. -Photo 4-6; Perfect stance!

Lol....that would explain it then, lol

PERFECTION!!!

Poor little car......Nice job!!!, lol

Getting close to that finish line, Bud!!!! Question; are you gonna paint the negative space in the spares wheel flat black?, or is it a solid wheel?

BEAUTIFUL 'cuda!!!!.....LOVE that kolor!!!!!, and you did VERY tasteful upgrades!!

Well there ya go!.....its freaking BRILLIANT, bud!!!!

Simply Amazing builds!!!

Stunning builds!!!!....love your photos too!!!

LOVE it!!!!....and those large metallic flakes in the paint!!!

Its still looking GREAT!!....

Its alright, Bud...how could you have been? The VA is glad i chose that too, lol......Thanks!, i enjoy following you as well!!

Thats what i thought too!!!

YES!!!!!!! -another AFX build!!!!! welcome back, Bud!!!....this is gonna be fun to follow!!!

Seriously, due to my issues, i rarely sleep much, and i have to keep doing stuff so i dont think too much.

Freaking SWEEEET!!!!...i may have to get one of these too!!

Looks like i found another old project that needs to get done. It will be a full detail build with parts from a Revell 66 GTO.

Here is the "look" that i'm going for with this build;

Hey, everyone!...its from here on that Aoshima knocks the wind out of fujimis Countach kits... -Photo 1; Hands down, Aoshimas seats are FAR more realistic than Fujimis! Still, with a little bit of rounding, they can be made even better -on the left; sanded, but unaltered...right; rounded out, ready for paint. -Photo 2; The details of this centercolumn are pretty equal with Fujimis -maybe a touch crisper. I like the fact that its a separate part here, it saves having to scribe a couple seams, an is easier to handle while detailing. Notice the difference betwwen the sides...i rounded the left side as it should be to replicate leather, and the one on the right is as it came -too squared. -Photo 3&4; Apart from having a hollow under side to the steering column, Aoshimas column, and steering wheel are better. The detail is crisper, and there are far more subtle details/angles, that add alot of realism. Fujimis is done well, but generic looking compared to Aoshimas. I still need to drill-out the holes you see marked on the steering wheel. -Photo 5; Hard to tell here, but Aoshimas peddles win. They have a fine texture to the pads, and the linkage arms have a more realistic contouring to them...Fujimis have NO texture, and the linkages are as flat...straight, and generic as you can get. -Photo 6; These bits are no better...no worse than Fujimis, BUT Fujimi DOESNT include the passenger side foot rail.....which the Countach has -VERY nice touch!!! -Photo 7; Aoshima totally wins in the dash board comparison! A) the overall shape, and detail is crisper, and shaped better, b) i love the depth of the stereo detail!, and C) the three dash vents are FAR more detailed. The only thing i cant understand is why NOBODY molds the dash top into the two separate parts that they really are, so here you can see that i'm gonna fix that. -Photo 8; Again, Aoshima totally wins with their interior tub!...it already has a rounded -padded look -Fujimis looks sharp, and rock hard. You wont get these speaker grills in any Fujimi kit, and the dash to fenderwell/carpet contact area is far more realistic with this Aoshima kit. Like usual with me, the lines show all the areas that i will scribe stitching seams. -Photo 9; Seats all ready for paint! -Photo 10; I need to scribe this part to show the different sections. -Photo 11; These door cards are also FAR better than Fujimis!...They already look padded...have the door locks...have the mirror control toggle, and the trim bit that goes up the back edge. The only bit that Fujimi does better with this part, is that their door card is totally a separate part, and the door well is already open...that is easily fixed on the Aoshima part. -Photo 12&13; The dash is all rounded-off ready to go!....when scribing stitching seams, i try not to make them too straight -these cars were hand made, and too straight of lines would dramatically kill the realism trying to be achieved.

Lol!, thanks, Bud!!, much appreciated!! I have soooo many different kits - think it would shock people, lol