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Hello, Primer was sanded down and the first coat of Corvette Arctic White was applied down the center. Hard to photograph on a hurry but the white is only down the center, not the whole car. After careful inspection I noticed a hint of body work in a corner was showing thru the paint, so it was sanded down and primed. Once the primer is dry it will be sanded smooth and repainted. After the white is done I'll have some real fun masking that unique stripe.... Thanks,

Thanks guys! Bruce: That is GM Arctic White lacquer over Plastikote T237 white primer, over Plastikote T235 gray primer sanded to almost nothing. I used gray primer during prep and body mods. Thanks,

Looking good! You are making me move mine up the priority list for next build

Hello, Started facing my fear. Far less than halfway thru it, but looking good so far. I just noticed the decal sheet is missing at least one decal for this car: The rear C6R Jake logo. I'll try to print my own but I'll double check if there is anything else missing. Thanks!

Thanks guys! Chris, the valve stems are pieces of wire with a dab of superglue to keep them in place. At the top I put a small bead of white glue to simulate a cap. After dry I paint them with a black wash. Thanks!

I can hear it! Love it!

Looking good!

Hello, I finally finished the wheels of the white C6R. It feels as if I had finished a complete model! I made aluminum sleeves for the back of the wheels, had to machine the center hubs for the rear wheels, added valve stems, hand lettering and markings etc. The Michelin logos have a slight brown wash to tone down the white a bit. When you want white decals they are never opaque enough, but when you want them subtle the white really pops! ? Brakes were separated from the kit's parts and detailed with aluminum paint, black wash and golden tinted calipers as per the 1:1. If I never finish the car I'll just display the wheels ? Anyways, time to continue with the rest of the car. What do you think? Thanks,

It sure is! Have you decided on a color to replicate Foyt's car? I'm researching that. Admiral blue seems like a good starting point but my research is far from over.

For those interested, this is a cool video recap of the race. Go to minute 6:19 to see AJ Foyt in action. Penske's Grand Sport is really flying at 1:22. Fun video overall. Thanks,

Looking good! I may have missed it: Are you building the '64 Sebring AJ Foyt car? That's the one I'll start soon. The holes in the front fender are for air jacks and oil, at least in Bill Tower's car #5. Thanks,

Like Bob Ross would have said, it was just a Happy Accident A coincidence that I just reused the setup for the blue C7 photos. Been a "cheap" diecast I just hosed it off with the garden hose at full pressure. Thanks guys, it was a fun experiment.

Gorgeous! I see the benefit of doing it in metal. That piece in resin would be too fragile. And besides, it looks beautiful!

Hello again: Here is the answer: Sorry, but inside the wrap there is..... AIR! NOTHING! You see, this hobby is really about lying and deception. ? Cross-processing from the armor side of the hobby, I tried to do a car cover using the tissue paper tarp technique. I was hoping for a smoother car cover but it was a fun experiment. I used a Maisto Diecast Corvette as the test subject since the technique uses diluted glue and could affect the model underneath. Here is the diecast I used. It will need a waxing job to remove some glue residue. After the cover was dry it was spray painted in very light coats. https://media.fotki.com/2v2JqDZ7NxJ21ND.jpg I'll keep experimenting to see if I can get a smoother cover, like the satin they use at car unveiling shows. I hope I got you to smile. If I made you mad I'll gladly refund your money Thanks,

If it helps, here is a close up of the back: Thanks,

Hello, Let's have some fun: Guess what's under the cover: Hint: Not any of my current on-going projects I'll post the answer later.... Thanks,

That's cute! Must be a fun car to throw around! I once drove an Alfa Romeo and had to take my shoes off because the pedals were so close together...

WOW! I built that kit in a somewhat similar color over 22 years ago! Nice job!

Nice! That color suits the car very well! Love it!

That is really really cute and cool! Very nicely done! I've never seen that before.

That looks beautiful! Fantastic job on that kit. I'd like to do one myself.

Hello, It's only been 3 years since I started on this I was not happy with the original cockpit. It was too small and looked out of scale. The one I did was also too small. So I started to look around to see of I could find something much bigger that would work. I was dreaming to find something like an F-16 canopy that would fit but had no luck. At the end I started scratchbuilding my own. This is where I am now. I started using clear plastic with high hopes but it is evident it will not be fully clear due to cracks, sanding marks and glue residue. Still in the rough but the basic shape is there. I may just paint it gloss black but haven't got to that point yet. I hope the next update will not take another 3 years Thanks,

MURPHY'S LAW SETBACK This project got from slow to slower. As you know I've been carefully working on these wheels for weeks, maybe months now. Four wheels, casted as solid pieces, 14 openings each, for a total of 56 openings. These wheels were from an experiment done a decade ago and there is no Plan B. As per Murphy's law, while working opening #55 out of 56... BOOM! Two broken spokes! After a few un-publishable words, I finished all openings before tackling the repair. Still a bit more tweaking to do but slowly getting there. Thanks,

Coming out exquisitely beautiful!

Looking good!