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Hello, Looking at references, there are a lot of little details that are wrong. In their defense, this was probably mastered half a century ago with little access to reference material or the real car. Can you tell what has been eliminated, what has been re-scribed and what has been newly scribed? Let me help you: Lost count but this is probably the 10th round. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Just as I suspected. A light mist coat of self etching primer and the panel lines are already disappearing while the porosity is yelling. By now you should all be aware I'm not normal Repeat with me: PPSRQR Putty Primer Sanding Rescribing Question your mental health state Repeat After 3 or 4 cycles we are here. A long way to go but going in the right direction. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Thank you guys! Removed mold lines. Turns out the metal is very soft. Probably softer than plastic. The panel lines are almost non existent. tried to deepen them but there is basically no groove to follow. Cleaned and lightly polished and sanded the body. This will be a bigger challenge than I thought. The casting is very porous and rough. This will take a lot of bodywork to fix. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Wheel choice: Pegasus Hella but the included tires are ridiculously thin. Parts box Good Year tires, I think these are from a C5 or C6 Corvette. Knock off style 3 prong spinners will cover the centers. I reserve the right to change wheel choice a gazillion times before the end of the project. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, A good friend of mine sent me this: It is an all metal, 1/43 scale, 1956 Ferrari 290 MM. My understanding is that Ferrari built only 4 of these cars in 1956. It was designed to compete in the Italian Mille Miglia (1,000 miles) race. Eugenio Castellotti won the race in one. Juan Manuel Fangio finished 4th in another 290 MM. All top five were Ferraris. Back to the model: It is a F.D.S. Automodelli made in Napoli Italy. No idea on when it was manufactured as there are no dates anywhere. By the look of the information sheet, it must be several decades old. Could not find any info on this manufacturer but it seems it is no longer in business. No instructions needed as there are only 4 parts not counting wheels and tires: Body, chassis/interior, steering wheel and shifter. That's it. It is a humble simple kit. Perfect for a fun project. Not some contest contender or anything like that, which I don't like anyways. Still debating whether to do Fangio's or Castellotti's car. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Definition of Pyromania: Impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires. ALTERNATE DEFINITION: A modeler who likes Pyro Models I fall in this alternate category. I posted elsewhere I recently acquired a few 1/32 scale Pyro models of classic and brass era cars. I was pleasantly surprised to find the kits (I opened them all for inspection) are far better than I anticipated. Crisp and beautiful moldings, excellent details, clear parts, some have brass colored plated parts that have survived the test of time and even engines are included. And these are all 1/32 scale. The only "drawback" if you will, is that some are molded in strong colored plastic like green or purple. I chose the 1915 Ford Model T Coupelet as the first one to build. Or at least to start. This one is mostly white plastic. As many of you know, I am a factory stock guy. I'm not really into early hot rods. So no, I'm not dropping a Corvette 427 triple carb big block engine in it. This kit is from 1967. To put it in perspective, I was born 3 years later, my father (22 at the time) was recovering from serious wounds in Vietnam (and receiving his Purple Heart) and Lyndon B. Johnson was the President of the United States. I thought the multipiece body (5 parts) was going to be a hassle, but Tamiya precision came to mind. These are just "test fitted" with a tiny drop of glue on each part. Here it is just placed on top of the chassis. No fitting has been done other than cutting the parts from the sprue. The fit is excellent! So yeah, my project hopping syndrome is in high gear... Any Model T experts here? I'm sure I'll run into tons of questions. Thanks, Ismael

I absolutely LOVE your vintage airbrush collection! As a vintage camera restorer and collector, I totally get it! (And resisting the urge to jump here ?) Would love to try one of those vintage pieces some day. Thanks, Ismael

Cool! Where did that headrest bulge come from? Looks kind of familiar. Thanks, Ismael

Thank you everybody! Really appreciate your comments. I did try more than one technique to get the tire lettering painted but I was not happy with any of those. Thanks, Ismael

Congrats on both! I built that kit long ago and it was very enjoyable.

Quoting the kid in the Incredibles: "That was totally WICKED!!!" Beautiful execution of a great idea.

Ken! Long time my friend! Love the character on this build. Worn but taken care of. Love it! Thanks, Ismael

That is a magnificent and stellar job!

That's a really nice color combo inside and out! The wheels and stance really work well. Thanks, Ismael

Nice! I built that kit years ago and it uses a lot of foil. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, That's a wild color. Is this the Revell 1/25 kit? I'm not aware of Lindberg doing other than the 1/18. Thanks, Ismael

Very Nice Sam! The color, the wheels and the stance, it all works great together. Thanks, Ismael

Beautiful job! I'm sure Harry would have loved it! Thanks, Ismael

Hello, This one is finished and posted Under Glass Thanks, Ismael

Hello, This one is DONE! Or at least 99.999999% This was a "quick" fun project. Despite been a "quick" one, I put some effort in it. Monogram Snap-Tite Trans Am 1/32 scale Paint: Cobra Colors Porsche Cobalt Blue lacquer over T235 primer Interior: Rattle can Desert Sand Mods: Passenger grab handle Shifter Turn signal lever key cylinder Floor mats Photoreduced 6x9 speakers Glovebox key hole drilled Molded side exhaust removed Wire exhaust Resonators (classic cherry bombs) Exhaust tips Oil pan screw Marker lights (home printed) License plate Inspection/registration sticker (windshield) Scratchbuilt inside rearview mirror (typical car of the 70's, it fell off ) Backup lights License plate lights Missing body panel lines painted (bumpers) Home printed (and carefully cut) Firebird wheel centers (plus another one as steering wheel center horn button) Wheel/tire locator pins cut out and wheels modified for proper placement Restored windshield (Deep scratches, a melt spot and fog spots. A lot of time and effort on this) BMF (a lot of it) Black painted paper card inside front and back between chassis and body to prevent light passing thru exposing "emptiness" Driver's side window partly rolled up. (I did the passenger side as well but it was swallowed and fell in ) Nose emblem cut from a red sticker Door locks (dabs of silver paint) (May have missed some other details) Reminder, it is 1/32 scale What do you think? Hope you approve. Thanks, Ismael

Thank you all for your nice comments. Appreciate it! Thanks, Ismael

Absolutely Love it! Quick! It can still be saved. Get some 400 or 600 grit wet sandpaper and a few cans of spray paint.

This one is done and posted Under Glass / "OTHERS" Thanks, Ismael

Hello, And this one is DONE! First of all, I'm very happy because as of February 20th, I have finished the same number of models I did in the whole year 2022! This is my third completion of the year. This was really a fun project, not a serious one. Not sure if I may have gone a bit overboard with the weathering but in the movie it was really filthy when it was destroyed by none other than Darth Vader himself in his Tie Advance X1 (My first completion of this year). There is no such thing as an "accurate" model of a Star Wars space ship as the movies themselves relied of models way back before CGI. But they had multiples and those were not consistent. It drove me nuts finding error after error in the movie as I was analyzing it. But you are not supposed to stop it and analyze frame by frame back and forth. Still, the Battle of Yavin is for me the best scene in the history of films BAR NONE. Anyways, This was a re-issued MPC 1/63 X-Wing. A pretty crude model even in its day that was intended more for play than for display. I converted this from Luke's ship (Red 5) to Squadron Leader (Red 1). The insignia in the wings reflect the change (1 stripe instead of 5) and the R2-D2 was blown away... ehh I mean replaced by a machined and scratchbuilt R5 astromech unit. The weathering is as per Red Leader at the moment of his demise... First, the pic having fun with Photoshop, then the others.And I can't resist been myself so I did this: Hope you like it. What do you think? Now back to more serious projects. Thanks, Ismael

Nice! If I ever get around to do a 917, it will most likely be this one