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Now see, this is the type of thing that just makes my day. Very nice, clean, restorations. Thank you so much for sharing. They bring back some nice memories. Coincidently, I was just watching an old TiVo of Legends of Motorsports last night of the 1951 GP season that Castrol filmed. Pretty cool. Thanks again and I second the request for close up pictures.

Very nice work. Hope you become a regular here.

Ugly yes, but an interesting subject. Looks like nice castings. Keep us posted.

Holy Toledo! That's great. Looks like you have been thinking about this one for awhile. Congratulations, I can't wait for it to come together.

That's nice. It will take a while to shake the bugs out. Love the Gulf livery!

Hobby Link Japan Just do a search for "masking tape"

I know it's the Camaro Concept but I wanted to have one in Inferno Orange Metalic to match the one that will hopefully be in the driveway this summer. I wasn't going to try and redo the whole rear end or move the fog lights in front. I did move the fuel filler cap to the right rear quarter and filled in the scoop slot in front since mine will be a V6. This was a chance to also try out some 0.4mm masking tape on the rally stripe. More shots to follow but for now I just wanted to show how well the masking tape worked. I shot the car with GM Inferno Orange Metalic but it was still too light so I shot a mist coat of candy red over that. It matches the GM paint sample now. When Chevy finally released pictures of the new rally stripe pattern I added that too. Thanks for looking.

Get yourself a roll of aluminum repair tape that has the paper backing. You will also need a 0.3mm metal barreled mechanical pencil. Pentel makes one. Cut a couple inch piece of the tape off the roll and buff the surface of the aluminum with a pink pencil eraser to dull it up. Sharpen the metal barrel of the 0.3mm pencil by holding it at about a 45 degree angle and rotating and dragging it across a piece of 400 grit sand paper. This will create a punch. Click the pencil a couple times and hold down the button. Push the exposed graphite back up into the barrel with your finger. The graphite will be your ejector for the rivet. Take the 0.3mm pencil and hold it perpendicular against the piece of aluminum repair tape. Apply a little pressure and twist the pencil back and forth a couple of times. Pull the pencil away from the tape and (if you haven't punctured the paper backing) a small dot will have been removed. Hold the pencil tip against the surface to which you want to transfer the dot and click the button. This will transfer the dot to the surface. The will self stick to the location but you may want to seal them with a coat of clear after you finish. Practice it a bunch on some scrap plastic to get your technique down. It doesn't take long to master and is a whole lot faster than dealing with the photo-etch dots. Good luck!

Looks great! I would recommend that you cut out some dots of aluminum repair tape to cover those "groovy" looking screws on the bottom. I usually scuff the tape with some 1000 grit before I cut out the dots. It does help. Anyway, great work as always.

Nice paint work Brendon. I had to figure out that florescent red over red on my own about a year ago when I did a Ferrari F1 by Studio 27. When I was at the race I couldn't figure out how the car actually looked brighter under a cloudy sky. Then I was decanting some flourescent red for another project and saw that it was clear and the light bulb went off over my head. Anyway, very nice and I can't wait until you get the decals on it. Happy New Year!!!!!

I'm sure Mr. Devine is a good builder and all, but that's my XK120 on page 41. Oh, and I also live in the midwest, not the east coast. Come on Gregg?!

I hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy some time with friends and family. Clean off the work bench and get a fresh start on an old project. And thank you Gregg for providing this message board.

That interior looks very nice Dave. Again, thanks for keeping us up to date on this build.

Real, real nice! I can't wait to see the body and decals. Man, I wish I had some free time. Thanks, as always, for sharing. Jim

Very interesting subjet that MFH picked. Nice work so far. Please let us know of any problems with this one. Thanks for sharing,

Here's a link to my Fotki pics. I uploaded the engine shots that I have collected for the same car. Hope this helps. Ferrari F430GT at Jim Drews Fotki

It was nice to see your Gurney Eagle featured in the latest Model Cars. Keep up the good work.

I put one wheel together as a test and didn't see a problem. Perhaps there is a problem with half of them but I don't see it in the one I did.

FYI if you are looking for scratch built the engine shown under my signature is all scratch built. Also, if you are going to do scratch building, prepare for a long period before the finished product can be shown. Here is a link to the rest of the pictures: Corvette Grand Sport Build Pictures

Very impressive as always! Thanks for sharing.

You will probably have to use copper or brass formed over the wood buck after you carve it. Aluminum is real hard to work with when it comes to joining seam lines. Here is Gerald Wingroves web page. It will be very helpful. Gerald Wingrove Web Page I tried to work in aluminum but with the scale thickness being so small I couldn't get anything to weld or solder it together without burning it. Here's a shot of a fender I tried a while ago. Good Luck

Well it looks like this thing really is going to happen. These pictures are from iHobby08. They are only test shots but still it proves there are molds. This is going on my list for sure.

Wow, that is nice! Thanks for sharing that one.

Sorry I missed the photo op. I had to leave early.

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