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Bob, You have done a great service to the modeling community. :wink: I agree with you guys. LXZ have been ordered... Thanks,

What do you think of these for the F430? Too blingy? I would de-chrome and refinish them in aluminum or silver. I would use the kit's tires or something else "meatier" than those rubber bands. Thanks,

Hello, I got today the wheels I bought on the 'bay to China (Bless the internet). But as Bob Downie warned before, they are small for the F430. These are about 17 scale inches. They may work in the 308, but the F430 looks like a wheelbarrow with them Somehow, I don't like the wheels in the Revell kit. I'll keep looking. Any suggestion? Yes, I have a wheel fetish Thanks,

Einstein said everything was relative. Your "minor diversion" already looks better than our "heavy duty" projects... Looking great. I agree with you. They are meant to be built... Thanks,

Would this count? A model of this would be my closest to a big american full size premium car... Just kidding

That looks bad... In a good way Seriously, that's looking VERY nice. I love to see more Z06s been built... Thanks,

Not Bob but...... Revell has the F430 available with engine detail. However, Fujimi has several versions: the regular F430, the F430 with "Optional Parts" and the Challenge version. they both made a convertible version as well. I have the Revell coupe. I'll work on it soon. Thanks,

Bob, Looking good! I was not aware of that model until you mentioned it last week. I have pictures of a local white Modena Stradale with red interiors, no racing markings. That car looks AWESOME....... I have the Revell F430 and I'd like to build it next. Thanks,

Looking very good Bob.... I bought a Viper just to use the tires but I think I can use the seats in a club racer version of the Z06 I plan. The seats are similar to the ones you used.... BTW, Haven't heard from Brian in a long time. Say hello from me when you see him..... Thanks,

Reading your post again, your approach will result in a much more accurate tank than mine. I only did the top part. Of course the offer stands if you want me to send you one of mine... Thanks,

Lyle, I can't let a fellow Corvette modeler suffer. Email me your address and I'll send you the first tank I did. I already did another one I like a bit better.... Thanks,

Hello, Yes, I know I'm boring you with my updates and this is not the cup of tea of many, but here we go again... The body is polished. Lots of detailing still pending. Afterwards, maybe a little rub and waxing. The camera had a hard time getting it right. It look so much better in person. It is not as dark as in the pictures and the metallic particles glow nicely. The white stripes shine very nice as well. By the way, this goes in there: Again, not the right color in the picture. When the model gets done I'll take better pictures.

Excellent craftsmanship!

What? You didn't remember me? I'm offended!!!! I'm leaving! Sorry, couldn't resist I know these gentlemen are on a separate league... Welcome aboard Len! Thanks,

Bob, What's the rush? Don't you love the smell of paint for a few days? That is looking very good. I'm a very slow builder and you are a very fast one so probably you'll finish first. That'll be another great build from you. Are those wheels Fujimi BBS RG346 by any chance? I ordered them for my F430. Thanks,

Bob, Welcome to the club I had to touch up many spots many times, after the first color coats. I don't know if it has anything to do with the softer plastic, but they didn't show during primer. As you said, mold lines, tool marks etc. Something you wouldn't expect from a new mold. So yes, there is a lot of prep work before and after initial color coats for those of us obsessed with perfection. Thanks,

Hello again, The final coat of clear has been airbrushed. I took this pic this morning, about 48 hrs after the last coat was applied. Now, the body will be put aside for a nap. Lacquer can be polished as soon as 2 or 3 days, but I like to wait at least one full week before polishing. Anyways, I still need to work on the interiors and other stuff, so most likely it will be more than a week before I start polishing it. I like how it is progressing so far. If I don't screw it up, (like I usually do), this could be my best yellow paint job to date. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, The 2006 yellow Z06 is sleeping now for a week until the clear dries. I'll post pics of that one later on. In the meantime, I started polishing the 2004 C5 Z06 Grand Sport. Just to get an idea on how it will look, I polished just the hood. The white stripe shines beyond my expectations. It looks great. This is my first 2 tone paint job. The stripes (all of them) are painted over the LeMans blue paint. Now, on to the rest of the body.... Thanks,

Hello, Fellow modeler and Corvette enthusiast Al Superczynski created a home brewed decal sheet for the C5 Daytona / LeMans Pace Cars. As you may remember, these models came with pre-painted checker pattern bodies, but decals were peel and stick instead of waterslide. With this decal sheet you can make either the Daytona Pace Car, Le Mans Pace Car or the blue LeMans safety car. It includes PACE CAR, SAFETY CAR and DIRECTION DE COURSE door decals, LeMans and Daytona trunk decals, Rolex 24 and ACO (Automobile Club De L'Ouest: LeMans Sanctioning body) event decals, plus the windshield banner, instrument panel, a Chevrolet Bowtie license plate and 6 C5 emblems. The sheet is very well done and even includes a separate black windshield banner decal to go under the white lettering for opacity. I haven’t got the chance to use them yet, so I can’t comment on how thin or delicate they are, yet Al told me he has used them without any problems just like any other decal. They should work without any additional steps but a mist coat of decal clear can be used as a safety precaution. He printed a few sets so if you are interested, you can contact him at: modeleral@swbell.net Thanks,

Art, As a certified diagnosed patient of overcomplicaditis, I know the feeling That is looking very good, but I have to ask, did you find the Hupmobile? :wink: But don't worry: As soon as you finish it, it wll be available in kit form Thanks,

Chris, I haven't even looked at the engine cover on the Gallardo. Most likely it will be the regular one. I've already decided on the colors: (and I have them already all from Cobra Colors of course.) Ferrari 308 GTB: California Azurro Metallic (Blue) Ferrari F430: Argento Nurburgring Metallic (silver) Lambo Gallardo: Giallo Midas Pearl tricoat (Pearl Yellow) Not shown: Ferrari 288 GTO: Rosso Corsa (red Red RED) Porsche 911 GT3 (converted to a 2003): Cobalt blue Fujimi Ferrari 575M Maranello: Rosso Corsa (RED!!!!!!) Tamiya Enzo and Tamiya Testarossa:..... hmmm let me get back to you on these two These are all my non-Corvette projects. That should be good for at least 5 years in between Corvette projects Thanks,

Hello, In between coats of clear on the Z06, I went on a primer rampage today! :shock: This does not necessarily means these are the next ones, but I can call them officially started Monogram Ferrari 308 GTB. (Following the advice of Bob Downie) Revell Ferrari F430 (BLESS white plastic!!!) Fujimi Gallardo MY05 These are in addition to some others already in primer from my last primer rampage We can now go back to our regularly scheduled Corvettes on the bench Thanks,

FOUND IT!!!! This is getting interesting I found this in the book "Corvette: America's Star Spangled Sports Car" "Hooper's sinister-looking black coupe made a 20.5 second pit stop for thirty-one gallons of gas and a quart of oil, then held off a late race challenge by Jay Hill's Porsche RSK to take the victory for Chevrolet" I found the following in the Leffingwell book: "Bob Bondurant, Dave McDonald and Jerry Grant drove the three cars, a silver , a white and a bluew coupe, out from the St. Louis factory to break them in while another car was trucked out earlier"... .."the fourth Corvette, entered by Mickey Thompson and driven by Doug Hooper won the race" From this, we can conclude that Dick Thompson did not raced in that event, and probably it refers to Thompson (Mickey) the owner.... The car was black. End of the mistery, my job here is done, I'm outta here Thanks,

Pat, I'm by no means an expert on this subject, but 119 xp was driven by Doug Hooper and I understand that after that race the cars were re-classified as A production instead of xp class. Thompson did not finished that particular race. Would it be possible that Thompson raced that car later? Thanks,

Pat, You really stumped me on these questions The 119 xp was driven by Doug Hooper. That picture is from the Riverside race in Oct 13 1962. That was the debut of the car and Doug won the race. The car was owned by Mickey Thompson. That was also the race where the Shelby Cobra debuted. Three other Corvettes were in that race, but the 119 is the only one I don't know the color I'll dig in my references. Thanks,