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LOVE IT! I followed this all the way and really enjoyed the ride. Great job!

By the time I build mine you will have done all 5

Thanks Dan!

My thoughts: Due to the publicity gained in the Nassau success in '63, GM slap Bunkie's and Zora's hands halting the program. The cars were sent to privateers. John Mecom, who fielded the 3 cars in Nassau in '63, had the chassis #003 in Houston. Chassis #003 (the car Foyt's drove) was painted dark blue and white for the '64 Sebring race. I'm pretty sure it was not any factory color. That's the scheme the car has today. The first tribute car, the 1996 Grand Sport, honors this car as Foyt's raced in '64. I have done extensive online research but I have never seen #003 in person. I'm convinced that Admiral blue, the color used in the '96 Grand Sport is as close as it can get to the Foyt's car as it raced in Sebring in '64. From what I understand, current owner Larry Bowman and previous owner Tom Armstrong have kept the car in the late 80's restoration scheme, when it was restored back to the '64 Sebring configuration by then owner Bob Paterson, who eventually sold it to Tom. The car raced in Nassau in the Pelham blue scheme in '63 with the black stripe to distinguish from Penske's car who had a white stripe. The picture you refer to in the book is most likely over-exposed and washed out since it was a night time picture. If you look at the previous page (page 85), you can see the car behind Penske's white GS and it is definitely dark blue. My suggestion: To do chassis #003 as driven in Sebring '64 by Foyt: Admiral blue. (That's what I'll build eventually) If doing the car as it raced in Nassau in '63, Pelham blue with the black stripe, but keep in mind the hood was different. To add to the confusion, keep in mind there is a new Admiral blue recently released for current C7 Corvettes and I think it is NOT the same. Thanks,

Thanks Oscar!

Love that redhead!

Great job on the most beautiful Ferrari of all time! Now I want to build mine...

Thanks for the heads up guys! I just ordered a roll from eBay.

I'm using good old Tamiya yellow tape. I was not aware of a tape for curves! If I can't pull it off I'll look into that.

Hello, And I thought body mods were the most difficult part of this build... Having nightmares on this masking job. The super thin pinstripe is driving me crazy. Why I have to be a replica modeler? Still have to finish the nose masking. Going for this: Yes, the original prototype and some of the other cars have a much easier stripes to mask, but what fun would that be? Thanks,

Great job! In my opinion, the most beautiful Ferrari of all time! I want to build a yellow P3 some day. Thanks,

GREAT start! I love these cars and you are on to something really good!

I like where you are going with this....

Nice stable there!

Nice!

Thanks guys! Marcos, Need my what to continue?

Thanks guys!

Nice! I've always liked these cars.

Brian and Mike, Be safe and if you get a chance, let us know if you are ok. Thanks,

Beautiful job on this! I'd like to do one some day as the '72 Indy Pace car.

Hello, In this hobby, few things irritate me more than super glossy seats. I call it the "Candy Seat Effect" The seats in this car are leather, but the back of the seat is a composite similar to fiberglass. The backs were molded in and rescribed. I spent time giving the leather part a slight sheen while keeping the back flat, as per the 1:1. A dark brown wash gave it some depth. Don't worry about the mold line and void in the second pic. That goes against the center console. Still pending painting the black power seat switches. Close your eyes: Can you smell the leather? Thanks,

Flash? What flash? So much flash it has been rated "R" Thanks,

Hello, To all of you in North Carolina, South Carolina and basically everywhere in the path of Florence, please be safe. Don't take this lightly. I'll have all of you in my prayers. I know first hand what this is and you are in for a rough ride. Protect LIFE. Everything else can be rebuilt. Thanks,

Hello, This is the first of what I hope to be a series of posts on older builds. I have been building models since the late 70's but it was not until around 2000 I started sharing on my ScaleCorvettes.com site and about 2006 I started sharing on this forum. From time to time I'll take new pictures of older builds and/or share older pics as I find them. Today I present this 1999 C5-R. The 5th Generation Corvette (C5) was launched in 1997 and it was a hit. GM wanted to capitalize on its popularity and for the first time in history, backed a full factory racing effort for the Corvette. In Sept 1997 Ron Fellows was one of the first to be called to be part of the program. The program was developed for about a year in secret until the car was ready for testing. It's race debut was at the 1999 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with 2 cars. Car #2 was driven by Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel and John Paul, Jr. Car #4 was driven by Scott Sharp, Andy Pilgrim and John Heinricy. The brand new Corvettes were able to lead a good part of the race. At the end, car #2 finished in 3rd position behind 2 Porsche 911s and ahead of the Vipers, making it a successful debut of what was going to become the Corvette Racing powerhouse we know today. This model is the Revell pre-painted Pro-Finish 85-1648 C5-R Corvette racer. I built it as soon as it came out. I think it was late 1999. It was built basically box stock. The kit represents the #2 car that debuted in the ROLEX 24 hours race at Daytona in February 1999. It finished third in class and 18th overall in that race. Since the body was pre-painted, I could not touch some minor mold lines. I took these new pictures of this model. Can't believe it is almost 20 years old! The Goodwrench decal in the hood is showing some minor signs of age. Other than that it still looks great! And these are some of my original pictures from around 2000 There is another story to this car: When it was built I took a set of slide pictures and did a write-up. I submitted to Scale Auto Mag. It was returned with a note saying :"We don't accept unsolicited material". I was crushed and devastated but at least they were returned. I think I still have them somewhere around here. Thanks!

Great job! The color combo is excellent.