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Some more progress. Made my own stacks, added fuel lines. A very light wash to give the barely used effect. Thanks,

I've had the privilege of having that model in my house when it was in progress. Pictures don't make it justice. Bravo! Thanks,

Paul, That looks outright dangerous! That's why I like it Thanks,

Hello, Has anyone ordered prints from Fotki? How is the quality? Is the service fast? Thanks,

Cool! Black Z06 always look sinister. There is one here at a local gas station and I shop there only to see it... Thanks,

I ran out of my "overcomplicaditis" meds. I started doing the stacks in aluminum. I'll do about 10 or so so I can pick the best 8. Yes, the kit's ones are decent, yes I can buy them made but what fun would that be? I also did the other halfshaft. Too bad they need to be painted Thanks,

Move over buddy! She will carry the torch now. Good job. The color fade is nice. Congratulations to her.

No words in english to describe it, and the words I'd use in my native spanish would get me banned for life.... so let's settle for the understatement: WOW!!!!! I remember following this one a while ago. What a bad ass car! Great job as usual! Thanks,

Jim, That's absofreakinglutely GORGEOUS! It turned out just GREAT! That's a car with attitude and you captured Jake's soul! Thanks,

I'm going with real because I am about to start a model of one of those cars. If that's a 1/25 model then I now have a benchmark to try to reach. It looks like a 1:1 non-running display car. If it's a model, then it could be a bigger scale top end diecast model or something. Thanks,

Hey Art! I think of you when working on this model. I didn't eliminate the seams. That's a no-no. I just made them tighter and eliminated some ugly gaps. Thanks for the heads up on the front suspension. I'll check on that. Thanks,

WOW! They are all very nice, especially the first one!

Brass halfshafts. Why? I don't know... It is not very visible in this pic but the plastic one is off center and not round. Thanks,

Thanks guys! Gray: While not exactly a strict documented replica, I'm loosely building the 1968 Indy 500 race car that Gurney drove to 2nd place. The car used the Weslake engine. I eventually plan to build the cammer engine to display next to it. Thanks,

The kit's plastic distributor/magneto/whatever was hopeless. I machined a new one and started wiring it. Thanks,

Thanks guys, Here is the first mechanical part. The Hewland transaxle. I added oil lines to the filter and made everything to look like well maintained, but used. I also machined the part on the back which I believe is for the external starter. The filter was dirtied up a bit and took a nip out of the decal for that used look. I'll be very busy in the next few days, so not much progress until next week. Thanks,

It will all depend on the applications and what you want to do with it. Web browsing and photo storage don't require a lot of computing power. I don't know how they compare now, but last time I tried them was about 5 years ago. I tried it 3 times over the years and simply put, the Mac could not handle specific application engineering software. I tried circuit simulation, remote vision systems and systems integration software and we always ended up going back to a PC. However, it seems that Vista is the best thing that ever happened to Macs. A lot of people are switching. For home use and everyday tasks, anything out there is under-utilized.

Hello, When I was satisfied with the gaps I applied Plastikote T235 primer... ...and finally some color! After extensive research I've found that the formula for the paint used in this car back in the day is very close to the formula of a current color: Corvette LeMans blue. In other words: That's the closest I had on hand! When polishing time comes, I need to keep in mind that although these cars were carefully kept and well maintained, these were not show cars. So I need to refrain myself from going overboard polishing. Thanks,

Sounds like it was a GREAT show! But I'm not surprised at that, having met the club members personally. Congratulations! Thanks,

Thanks dub, But I'm nowhere near Bill or his creations. This will be a rather simpler build just for fun. You really had to have guts to get in one of these things with no ground effects, and take the Indy turns at 175+ MPH with the concrete wall calling you... This is the Masking Tape Special next to the STS which is the same scale. Sure the STS is a big car, but you get the idea. Body panels now fit better and it is ready for primer. Thanks,

Hello, I'm a big fan of racing, and I love the Indy 500. I also like F1 and from time to time I check the CART scene. Yet I've never done an open wheel race car model. Maybe it was the decal intensive work that prevented me to try it. While drag racing models had to be separated into many categories in the last show due to the huge amount, the open wheel racing table was not as popular. I feel I need to so something to keep it alive. So when I got home I dug this one out and started working on it. I don't want to go crazy with it, just a nice shelf model. But I'm not fooling anyone, I can't build box stock. But I'll try to keep it simple. You can build 2 different versions. I'll go with the '68 Indy 500 car. Gurney finished 2nd in that race. I've found that online reference material is very scarce. First order of business was to get the body parts to fit properly. Some material was added to one side and finished with a touch of putty. I'll keep you posted as I try these uncharted waters. Thanks,

Despite all the problems, you managed to get a beautiful build out of it. That's a very sharp looking ride. Thanks,

I had the same problem. I found in my LHS some decal paper that comes in 8 1/2" x 11" sheets. I think it's made by Microscale but I'm not 100% sure. I used it with the Testor's decal bonder spray and had better results. The white however, is very translucent and it is almost transparent. I ended up cutting some white leftover kit's decals the same size and using them as a base. Hope this helps. Thanks,

Thanks Len!

Hello, Anybody knows if Indycals is still in business? They produce decals for open wheel racing models like Indy cars, F1, CART etc. Their website (Indycals.com) is not working. Thanks,