JHDrew

Well, Jim Hall liked to keep the outside of his cars clean. Unless you are doing a post race version. Follow some of the earlier suggestions. Now, the insides were another story. The was all kind of dirty inside those white whales. Here's a couple shots of my 2 that I scratch built from a Monogram slot car body. Don't take too much off for quality. It was done back in 1982 before there were any photo etch or AN fittings to be had. I like to use ground up dry pastel chalk and a crappy old paint brush to apply weathering to surfaces. I also apply it wet like mud with a hard bristle brush by flicking the bristles with a finger and letting the pigment fly. Anyway, your car is nice as is.

Dude, it's in your back yard. You should go. There a guys who live a lot father that wish they were as close to it as you. I've been through the peaks and valleys of the show and its always a good time.

I finally have a ride I'm not ashamed to post... New 2010 Camaro RS, V6, Inferno Orange Metallic, Inferno Orange and black leather interior. 20 " polished aluminum wheels. I had GM mud flaps and door sill plates purchased separatly. I will also be having ghost rally stripes in Pearl Cinnamon shot some time this year. Since it's my daily driver I didn't want or need the 426HP V8. I ordered it back in October and it was worth the wait. Everything a midlife crisis should be and the best part is the Mrs. loves it.

That's hysterical! If you recorded the British GP, David Hobbs may have given out his name. Not sure on that, but there was a guy in the crowd dressed like Stig and Hobbs said "I wonder if (so and so) knows he's here?"

That is some very clean work. One to be proud of and thanks for sharing.

Yeah, it was time for an avatar change and Bucky keeps me in stitches. The V6 is way more than I expected for power plus it's my daily driver and I don't need 426HP or the insurance rates. It will be awhile before the grin leaves my face.

Been following this one for awhile. Nice work. Looking forward to building mine now. Thanks for sharing all your hard work.

That's this one... Way too long to scratch build all these items but it was all about the adventure. On and off fabrication for over ten years. For those who don't know, it's 1/12th scale and just about everything under the skin was scratch built.

Temperance MI and welcome to the board! Go Wings!

Wow, nice paint work. The front view of the Camaro could have been used by Harry for the "real or model" series. Keep it up.

Very cool subject. I like the reflection in the side on the first photo. Good paint work! That will look great on the shelf. Congrats!

Tuesday must be vintage Ferrari Day! Very nice as always Alex. Here's something to try for your panel seams. Instead of black, use a darker shade of the body color. I find it isn't so harsh of a transition. Especialy in the smaller scale. No critical just something that works.

Heavy sigh! Some day I will find the time to get back to my Lucy and Phil cars. Thanks for sharing. Very nice work. We both have the same taste in race cars. Always enjoy your work Curt.

Sure, you just need to have a "skeleton" made of sheet plastic in the rough shape. It won't hold it's own shape unless something keeps it in place. Apply the putty to the top and the bottom in seperate sessions and shape with sandpaper and files.

You should also glue a piece of thin plastic behind inbetween the gaps before applying the putty. Try to rough in as much of the actual shape before it drys. This will make the finish work go a bit smoother.

I use it for all my body filler and sculpting needs. I can find no reason to use anything else. It works great right over the bare plastic as long as you have roughed it up a bit. Feathers down perfect too. Here is a basket case that I used as a basis for a cartoon car. I used a lot of the stuff on this project. Only buy the super fine. It's worth the extra bucks.

OK, I'm in for a Chaparral 2F curbside by Fisher. Put me on the reminder list.

Great work Brian. That will look nice on display. Glad Paul has started reissuing his kits.

Reminded as to just how darned nice looking that car was. Great work.

Crazy subject Dave. Love it. Very nice work as always. Keep em comin!

Mike, Glad you didn't throw it out. Is that Tamiya gloss black? If so, I know the trouble, you have to wait about a week before you can mask it. Anyway, I can relate to the decal hell but I custom made my own decals that required a lot of sovent to even begin to soften. Cutting the slots on the hood was a @#*$& if I can use that kind of language here. You are doing fine so keep it up. Here's some inspiration:

I can tell you where you remember this tip. Quite a number of years ago Randy Derr and I ran a series of articles in Scale Auto called "Low Buck, High Tech Details". This was just one of many tips we presented over the years. Yours is close to what we wrote. It brought back some fond memories just looking over your version of the tip. Our articles were voted the favorite of SA readers back in the day. Ah, those were fun times! You did a great job Bob.

Looks very nice. One of my favorite subjects.

Thanks for the input on the engine fit problems. Like Ismael said, you will probably have yours done before me too. I'm converting mine to the Phil Hill winner with the full fenders and the trans-axle. Just finished converting the rear end. I had to guess at what the engine would look like at the bell housing. Anyway, here are a couple shots of mine.

Generaly speaking, they both provide some nice upgrades for kits. Although I do not know about the F40,Scale Motorsports usually offers a bit more detailed sheet. It's really all about the types of upgrades you want to do to the kit. Check the photographs of the etched parts from each and see whats on them. Sometimes I buy the upgrades from multiple suppliers for the same kit. Each may have something I want to add that the other doesn't. Good Luck