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    Albert Melite

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  1. AJM
    I agree, I've been using the contact lens containers for the same applications, paints, glue etc -- great way to repurpose something that you may just discard! Glad you posted this.
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    Ismael -- Great job as usual!
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    Urs, great job on this, I'll be following!
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    Phil -- Great job on this -- just an FYI to everyone, STS decals has a set of this livery, you'll have to airbrush the sliver fade over the Blue on the sides, but all the other graphics are there. I think they also have a set of decals for the 'prototype' car. Contact Terry at STS Decals. Hope this helps,
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    Len-- That looks great loved the look of the '78 Pace Car -- I plan on doing that in 1/24 as well. Your Silver Anniversary looks great!
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    Jeremy/Len -- Will be following this, looks like you have a great start on the Vette! Not to hi -jack the thread, but a number of years ago I had a '79 L-82 four speed, Corvette Yellow with a saddle interior -- I build a 1/8 scale model of it from the '78 Monogram kit --modified to look like the '79. Here are a few pics -- Jeremy if you need any additional info let me know --I plan to do one in 1/24 scale as well! Good luck with your build!
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    Pierre -- Ford GT looks great!
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    Anton -- Thank you for the compliments -- this was a very difficult build, it was on the bench for over a year -- the body needed a lot of work to get everything to fit right and the decals were a 'bear' to layout on the car. Eventually it all came together and I got the 'stance' of the car to look correct! Noe onto to a C7R build! Every build like this teaches you new skills, that's what is so good about this hobby -stay with it!
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    Atin -- Thx for the compliments!
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    Len -- Thx for your advice on the decals and the hood -- I had to really trim the underside of the air intake on the hood to have it sit flush with the front fenders. The decals were a 'bear' to work with and get to fit correctly!
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    Ray/Jim - -Thx for the compliments, it's much appreciated. Tony/Tony -- The decal application was extremely challenging. I had some advice from a forum member who did a build of this car, which helped me put a strategy in place to best layout the decals. I resorted to photocopying the Pattos decal sheet and cutting this up into various pieces and placed on the model to minimize gaps in the decals -- the gaps were painted with Vallejo 'Black' which was an almost exact match to the black on the decals. When i cleared the decals with Tamiya 'Clear', it was almost impossible to see where the gaps were. It's not perfect, but came pretty close to replicating the 1:1. You learn with every build, that's what is so much fun about this hobby.
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    Great job, love the details!
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    Jim -- Thx, I have the C7r build on the list as well -- good luck with yours, hope to see it on the forum.
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    Pierre -- Thx, yea the 'stance' was an important part of replicating the 'look' of the C6R -- I had to resort to independently attaching each wheel with 5 min epoxy, while using a stack of business cards for the correct height. I know you struggled with this on the beautiful Grand Sport build that you completed --so you know the drill! I hope to build that car sometime --I'll certainly be looking back at your build process, thx for the comments. Al
  15. AJM started following 2012 Corvette C6R ZR1 Le Mans #73
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    Finally completed the Corvette C6R-ZR1, #73 car, as raced at the 2012 LeMans. The model is in 1/25 scale and uses a Revell ZR1 body as the base, that was mastered by Jay Savarese; The C6R kit by Scale Motorsports donated the chassis, interior, and engine and photoetch parts; a Revell ZR1 kit donated the front and rear 'glass', the headlight and driving light lens covers and a C7R kit donated the outside rear view mirrors and the rear deck wing and struts. The main 'Jake' livery decals were from Pattos Place and other various decals were used. More detailed build info can be found in the 'WIP' section of the forum. Appreciate any and all comments!
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