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Hello, Continuing with the "Treat each sub assembly as a model" philosophy, The rear spoiler is almost done. Still pending the brackets but I'll consider them as part of the body. Thanks to David Palmeter (7000in5th) for the elusive close up pictures of the real one as seen from above. Despite taking hundreds of pictures myself, David has helped me a lot with his detail pictures. Carbon Fiber unit, but the top is semigloss black with a perimieter on raw CF. The XM decal extends beyond the black into the raw CF as per the 1:1 AER decals on the end plates. Be careful when using decal set with decals over decals (CF) It is barely visible but there is a PE wicker trim that is semigloss black but the outer edge is shiny metallic as per the 1:1 Raw CF at the bottom but it will barely be visible. Still a lot of things pending but getting closer....... Thanks,

'bout time!! J/K GORGEOUS! Great job on a cool car in a cool color. I really enjoyed seeing the progress of the build and the end result is Beautiful! Thanks,

Simply, there is no better color for it. I love that color! Hope you get years of enjoyment! Thanks,

Looking GREAT! I'll follow up this one closely as I have one in primer. Thanks,

I voted real because of the headers. If this is a model those would be the thinnest wall and best looking headers I remember seeing. The very low angle of the pic makes it tricky. Thanks,

HA! Be careful with what you wish Just got a call from the distributor. They are bringing in 5 cases of T235 just for me. That's 30 cans I guess I will now sell primer locally Thanks,

You are welcome Len! Glad I could be of home help. Great progress on both. Looking forward to see them finished! Thanks,

GOOD NEWS!!! I'm now the owner of what is believed to be the only case (6 cans) of Plastikote T-237 primer known to exists within the boundaries of this island Although I prefer T235 (grey) I'm happy with the T-237 as it is the same, but white. The sales rep. the distributor and the local retailer all have my contact info in case they find T235. It seems they are all curious now and that could be a good thing.... Thanks,

Jackie !!!!!!! Welcome to our not so secret hideout! I'm very happy to see you here! It's been a long time since I've heard from you. Thanks,

It has character, presence and a soul of its own. Beautiful job! Thanks,

WOW! Quick! Somebody get me a towel! I'm drooling all over the keyboard Gorgeous build of one of my all time favorite cars in one of my all time favorite shades of my all time favorite car color Like Bob said It looks like Grigio Alloy. I did a 308 in Cobra Colors Azzurro California Metallic I have this 288 GTO kit in the pipeline. I hope to work on it soon. Great job Randy! Thanks,

I was hoping to have it done by my next trip but I'm going out of the country again next week and there are so many things pending I ask mysef: How did this go from an innocent build to one of the more complex builds I've done? Here is a teaser picture.... Thanks,

Gray, About the color: I have 3 words: blue Blue BLUE!!!!! Blue is my favorite car color. I personally like the first set of wheels better, but the other 2 sets are not bad either. As I said, cool project. I'll follow up closely. Thanks,

WOW! Did you ran into a 1/25 scale light pole in a 1/25 freeway exit at 2.4 MPH (1/25 of 60 MPH) For years I thought I was the only person in the world that liked Toby's movies. Glad to see they are now recognized. Great job on that one! Thanks,

Welcome to the forum. That's a very cool chopper! Well done. About having 3,126.25 projects; don't we all? Thanks,

Cool tuner. Definitely not to go un-noticed Gracias,

execução incomum e excelente! muito bom! O'brigado,

Wow! It turned out beautiful! I can certainly appreciate your well documented efforts. While I was a bit disappointed in seeing so many issues with such a kit, it was rewarding to see you taking them as challenges and opportunities for improving it. Well done! Thanks,

Since I live in Puerto Rico everything is air mail. Apparently, nothing mail related is sent by boat anymore. At least here. Believe me, I've tried. I even contacted Fedex Hazardous Freight but I would need a special permit ($$$$$$$$$$$$$). I still haven't found a retailer willing to ship it to me. Thanks,

Hello, Like hunting for an elusive holy grail, finding a local supplier for Plastikote T235 has become an obsession for me. Sure there are other alternatives, and I am not going to stop building if I can't find it, but I don't give up. The search is part of the fun. After inquiring in many paint retailers, one of them requested it to the PK sales rep with no luck. I ended up writing an email to Valspar's customer service (Plastikote parent company). They referred me to a local PK manager who referred me to a wholesaler distributor. Long story made short, that simply does not exists in PR. However, I got a call from the distributor telling me they MIGHT be able to get T237. That's the same primer but in white. As I type there is a massive hunt going on now to find that case of T237 and the search for T235 continues Thanks,

The King is in the house! Welcome David!

Hi Len, That is not the case in this application. The Floorboards are carbon fiber but are coated. I'm not sure if it's primer or some sort of gelcoat. The core is balsa wood!!! Thanks,

Len, I can't find the pics online but this is what I did based on pictures, magazines, books and my own crawlings under some cars This can give you an idea. If I find the pics I'll post them. This is a C6 convertible (identical to a coupe) ...and this is the Z06. The main difference is that the floorboards on the Z06 are darker because of them been carbon fiber. The suspension craddles are magnesium on the Z06 and aluminum on the C6, but the colors look similar. I hope this helps. Will look for those pics online..... Thanks,

Hi Lyle, Sorry for hijacking the thread, but do you know if it works under lacquer like Cobra Colors, MCW, Rainbow colors? I stopped using DC back in 2005 when it lightly crazed the Revell plastic on a C6 Vette. Since Plastikote is now impossible to find (sob), I might need to get back at DC. Thanks,

ohhhhh!!! I like where this is going... Will follow up closely Thanks,