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Hello, Decals are done. Despite been a simple decal job that always bothers me. Indycals decals worked perfectly. I'll wait a day or two before putting a coat of clear over them. Finally found a use for that 8x8 timber The nose decal required some micro sol and some massaging. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Hopefully the last color coat... After an extensive search of over a year, at the last minute I finally found reference to the proper location of the pedals! Glad I did because my initial assumption was wrong. It has been corrected. The clutch pedal is on the far left all by itself, and the accelerator and brake pedals are very close together to the right. This will not be seen at all but you know I'm not normal. Thanks, Ismael

THANK YOU ALL!

Hello! To those of you who has older issues of the magazine: I'm trying to get all my mags together and in my mess I am missing many issues. Sometime in 2009 my '33 Chrysler Indy Pace Car was featured in the mag. For the life of me I can't find what issue it was. I finished that build in late 2008. In a conversation with the late Harry P. (miss him) in mid 2010 he mentioned my article "from a while ago". So I'm guessing it must have been published in 2009 or maybe early 2010. Can somebody check which issue has it? Thanks, Ismael

Thank you! I'm planning the next phase which is to create a separate page for each one with more pictures and information. But that is a monumental task. Thanks, Ismael

Hehe... I have Just that mine are crazy jet powered pure fantasies. But I'd like to do something more realistic like yours. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/105077-164-lsr-salt-racer/ http://www.puertoriconet.com/models/hw.htm Thanks, Ismael

That and the blue Ferrari 612 are the only ones not in my possession. Vince (#Bowtienutz) owns the blue Ferrari. The '51 Chevy is still in my late father's collection but I plan to take it back home eventually. The white '63 Corvette convertible is destroyed waiting for a chance to see if it can be rebuilt. All others are (should be) here. I plan to eventually re-photograph many of them, especially those with awful old pictures. Thanks, Ismael

Hello and Thank you! That one actually has a link to its own page already. That is the only picture that exists of that model as it was commissioned and presented as a gift back in 1994. That was also the last time I saw it. Thanks! Ismael

Thank you all!

Hello, Not sure if this is the right place in the forum for this but anyways, some of you may remember I used to run ScaleCorvettes.com years ago. Due to other commitments I had to shutdown the site about a decade ago. In the mid 2000s I started a personal page for my models but it stalled for over 15 years. I have restarted that personal project. Nothing fancy. Just a personal page. My idea is to have a place to share all my built models. The end goal is that each model will have its own little page with pictures and detailed descriptions. That's a big task and will take a long time to complete. But I just took the first steps and would like to share with you what I have up to now. Some of the links and sections are not working yet. The links to airplanes and helicopters pages point to very old pages I slapped together long time ago and will be updated shortly with better pictures. The Corvettes page and the Cars (Non-Corvettes) links are working. Still need to create the pages for each model. Please check it out and let me know what you think. http://www.puertoriconet.com/models/index.htm Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Kit's radiator. Added a cap latch on top made from thin solder. Dry brushed metallics. This will barely be seen in the final model. Only the top of the cap will show. Very small step but it is a re-start after almost a year. This will barely be seen, but I added some access panel lines to the transmission hump and weathered it a bit. Hard to see but I added subtle shoe rub marks. I want to be very clear this will not be a show car. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Last update from last year to get up to date on this build: Exhaust: One of the most important and unique features of this car is the Wilson Pre-Selector transmission. I'm scratchbulding the selector. I may be biased but I think it looks a bit better than the kit's part And here is the complete dash assembly. Only the steering wheel is from the kit. Everything else is scratchbuilt. That is basically where it was almost a year ago. Next update will be up to date. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, It was time to get serious: Yep, these are the kit's plastic tires. Forget the car. I'll just display these and... first color coat. Kit's toe link: My toe link: Thanks, Ismael

Hello, After a 10 months hiatus, it is time to relight this candle. I'll start with what was done last year but was not posted. Then will catch up to current state. According to my research, Talbot road cars had white gauges with black numbers. But the race cars used black gauges with white numbers and needles. By the way, after extensive research I've found these cars used different gauge layouts in the dash. I haven't found a picture of the dash of Louis Rosier's 1949 Belgium Gran Prix (June 19, 1949) winning car so I'll go with the closest one: Louis Chiron's French Grand Prix (July 17, 1949) sister car from one month later. Both the kit's decal sheet and the aftermarket set have white gauges with black numbers. That's not right. So I designed and made my own. After measuring ad-nauseum, I printed a few in slightly different sizes to pick the best ones. Now, cutting these will be an adventure... The nose needs to be painted separately and fitted last after suspension is in place. Making sure the nose fits perfectly before painting. Overall getting closer to that important milestone of first color coat. Added texture to the otherwise crude seat. Added the pedals. The stick is not the gear selector. These cars used Wilson pre-select transmissions. More on that later. That lever is to select forward, neutral or reverse. I am NOT going for a show car. This will be a well preserved but used RACE car. The seat looks good for been over 70 years old. Thanks, Ismael

What a magnificent build! A true inspiration! I've always wanted to do something similar but I'm not very familiar with LSR requirements and details. Thanks, Ismael

Hello my friends! It's been over a year since I've been to the workbench. I've been very busy with work, family, Boy Scouts, camera restorations, etc. While nothing fancy or serious, I just did a quick race car project just for fun. For me 2 weeks is lightning fast as I usually work at glacier pace. Not sure if this is the right place so bear with me. Background: On January 2005, a sinister un-decorated raw carbon fiber race car began testing at Sebring. It was the new for 2005 Corvette C6R, chassis # C6R-001. This car became Ron Fellows and Johnny O’Connell's car #3 in the ALMS series. It won 3 races in the 2005 season: Atlanta, Mid-Ohio and Sonoma. From David Palmeter's awesome website, the best for Corvette Racing reference, here is a picture of that car taken on January 8, 2005 And this is my interpretation: Note the doors are darker than the rear, etc. and . . . . . . . . . . the money shot: This started out as a beaten Hot Wheels (1/64) which was heavily modified including brass scratchbuilt spoiler, front splitter, modified wheels, interior and exterior mods and added details, etc. and a drinking water cooler that I don't think will hold a lot ? Just a fun little project. I hope you like it. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, There is very little reference on the car I'm doing. For some reason, the 1949 French Grand Prix is very well documented and so are the English race and others. But not the Belgium GP. So after extensive research online, this is my estimation on how the pedals may have looked on Rosier's T26C. This is based on hours of research of period pictures, restored cars and road going T26 Talbots. By the way, you can barely see this anyways. The stick is not the gear selector. These cars used Wilson pre-select transmissions. That lever is to select forward, neutral or reverse. Also worked on the seat to give it some texture and life. Thanks,

Hi Christian, This started out as a 1/24 diecast which was heavily modified. Thanks,

Hello, Still a long way to go but the grille is starting to take shape. Thanks,

Thank you all! I don't have an ultrasonic cleaning machine but that sounds very interesting and promising. I'll check around for one of those. I will start with the freezer method and see how far it goes. I'll keep you updated on the progress. Thanks!

Hello, Inspired by Pascal's beautiful Bugatti Type35B, I want to build one. The problem is that the only "affordable" 1/24 model is the old Monogram kit and it is going for ridiculous prices unbuilt. So I gambled and bought a "started but complete" kit. I thought it would be partially glued or some parts painted. However, I just received it and it is almost completely assembled! It seems to be fairly carefully and nicely glued together, but not painted. I can see why this is popular. It is a gorgeous kit! I'm here wondering how to carefully take it apart. Any ideas? Thanks,

Hello, Second tip drilled. Also scribed between them for separation. Thanks,

Hello, Working some sink marks after re-shaping and cleaning the grille opening as per references. The exhaust is molded solid as expected. No real place where I could split and use aluminum tubing. So I'm just carefully drilling the tips. One almost done, the other still untouched. This makes a big difference. Thanks,

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Hello, Test: Do you see a 1949 Talbot Lago transmission hump in this picture? No? Wait, how about now? Thanks,