89AKurt

Wicked cool builds! Love the detail on the Ferrari. So what that you only got 3 done, it's a tradeoff, I have two of those in my stash that may never get built.

Love your subjects, I have several of those kits in the stash. So having at least 5 going at a time gets more completed? ? Very well done, nice to see you weathered the 330P4.

Not just slapped together, but really well done. I have the Testarossa and Huracan kits, so you are two up on me.

They are all sweet! Noticed the opened gas filler door, but my fav is third down.

1. 1960 VW Beetle for GSL Common Kit 2. Ferrari 275P/360 Modena MONGREL 3. Porsche 904 + Indy = PORNDY 4. Dodge Stealth Indy Official Beater 5. Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar 6. Panzerkampfwagen 1a 7. Aerovette 8. Vintage soda cooler (Does this count? ?) 9. Renault 5 Turbo rally winner Some more awards: Started the Ferrari 275 NART but didn't want to rush it, to finish this year. Have the Bring Out Your Dead zombie '48 Chevrolet Canopy Express that lurks under the bench. Have reduced the WIPs this year, but more than made up for it buying more kits. So my title is a white lie. ?

Last build for 2019! The WIP is only one page, because I blew this out as Box Stock. There was only one sprue of parts, and the window sprue (of course), tires were very rubber-like slicks. If one wanted to really be accurate, there would be a ton of scratch-building required. I think it's funny the doors open, so you can see the super simplified interior, with no pedals, handbrake (that's like the most important part for a rally car, ask Ken Block), rally equipment, seatbelts, even the gauges were just simple raised rings (aftermarket decals used). There is an engine with no distributer, the suspension has no springs for detail. Fit is better than average, with big round pins and squared holes that work better than AMT snap-tight design. Decals are very well printed, that Solvaset does not work on. The hatch stays open with no prop rod, couldn't get more perfect. A fun quick and dirty kit to throw together.

Some people just can't wait. ?? One thing that the instructions don't cover, is the chrome strip in the windshield molding. Noticed one car that was for sale, was all black, not the rally action pictures. Used Scotch tape and a drafting circle template, to make the wiper track masks. Drew the wiper arms, pivioted to determine the sweep area. Final assembly! The fit is better than average on this kit, the snap in pins for the windows worked perfect. Took some pictures before I weathered. Used AAA Insurance sticker for the door mirrors. Lights were painted with Testors acrylic. Restrained myself from going overboard.? Airbrushed Testors flat clear with a tiny bit of flat black, white, and Africa Korps color, adding more for each coat. Final step was painting the edge of the wiper tracks with gloss clear and colors. I kept the right door mirror white, it's supposed to be black, but instructions call out as white, so that will comply with Box Stock rules. ? The headlights are not glued in, when the body snapped into the chassis, the pins pushed them out. Sink mark on the light is annoying, but a fix would be just as obvious, would love to make Cibie covers. Started December 25, after 23.75 hours can call it DONE! For such a simple kit, it's not too shabby. One could assemble with no glue. I learned a trick for decals. I'm still terrible with brush painting details. ? I have the Audi Quattro kit, with detail parts coming, that will take forever compared to this, but I wanted to practice with painting yellow.

Today is the last stage (pun intended ?). Found another video, just to see how much I should weather it, narrated in French. So many more details that could be done, extra lights, hood pins, roof antenna that's about a meter long, racing seats, small window in the door, rally plaque on the hatch, list is very long. Also found that Tamiya makes this race car, I would definitely check it out. For this project, I needed to know what color the gas cap is (semi gloss black), noticed a chrome strip in the windshield rubber, and the Cibie lights are yellow. Looking at the other cars, will do grey grime, no mud.

Time to renew

I've never seen an Academy, but based on the Ferrari 250LM, I wouldn't. I've also built the Tamiya in 3 versions, just search and see that others have too, think that's all I can add.

Uh, if you really REALLY love inaccurate and simplified kits that require lots of ...... oh wait...... ? Applied the decals! I found out they are the achilles heel of this kit, they are printed perfectly, but they are immune to Solvaset, and do not conform to corners and curves. Tried diluted Elmers glue, no help. Since it's Winter, have the wood stove running, so thought of taking a water soaked paper towel, holding it on the stove and let it sizzle for a few seconds, then pressed down on the offending section. I knew it would be a risk with the paint, but it wasn't effected. So I basically ironed on the decals. The instructions have something to be desired. First off, the copy of a copy of a copy is just cheap. The decal placement page is a joke for colors, they have all the colors depicted with various grey scale, which is lost in translation. The other thing I noticed, the roof decals, not proportional in size. I have some silvering too, not much adhesive, but not going to OCD stress about it. Looking at that back window blemish is driving me nuts. Added the Heller decal just because it was on the sheet. ? The headlights are the hated flat back, square hole with round pin on the lens. But still wanted to apply Bare-Metal Foil to all the lights. ? Next is detail paint, touch up many places, then the fun part! ?

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No worries! I just did it. ? That's one of those details that is easily overlooked, by the manufacturer, and the builder. It just bugged me to see what should be a grill, not black. It also does not violate the Box Stock rules, such as adding lights.

Thanks for posting the video! Right off the bat, missing square Cibie driving lights. I watched to see if the hood grill is supposed to be black, the instructions do not show, now I know it needs to be painted. I guess that's why I didn't bother doing research, my OCD would kick in. I had the electric heater on low setting overnight, so the yellow paint was cured. Masked and painted the gloss black Needed to mask the front compartment to spray flat black. I did under the chin spoiler too, to help hide the overspray. ? The instructions did not indicate what the inside of the doors should be, made the assumption the same as the rest of the interior. So all airbrush painting is done (but now need to do hood grill for my OCD). Have some touch up brush painting, then decals!

I remember reading about it in Road & Track. I might even have one or more magazines featuring it. Love the Fujimi Enthusiast Series kits too. Very cool subject, will be lurking!

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Think he flew in one, not that time, for a burro eradication mitigation mission. He was a Park Ranger at Grand Canyon.

One would really want to spend many hours adding details. Not this time. Thanks mann! Thanks, I still should search for video or photos. Tires would still be trashed. Site is super slow again....?

Hey, that's pretty cool! Never heard of that kit manufacturer. Appreciate Bill Engwer's comment too. Here is another picture (got 4).

That's fantastic! Did a great job shrinking your truck down. I've been tempted to get one of those kits, but I'm a '68 Chevy pickup owner, so have that to duplicate.

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Made some progress today, namely painting the second color on the body, and I can't rush that! Masking wasn't too tedious. Thought the instructions had an error about one mirror being black and the other white. Then I noticed the final panel for the decals shows the passenger as white, so had to scrape/sand off the black and paint white. Gave me the chance to also paint a couple of the Ferrari NART parts too. After that, I unmasked the body, and discovered some overspray, grrrrr...... Time to fix the tires. Pet peeve, why do all rally kits have slicks? How stupid is that anyway? I know there are aftermarket tires now, but didn't wish to splurge on this model. First thing was to make a jig for the tires, used the drill press, sanding disk, Dremel, wood chisel, calipers, crosscut saw, to make the Corian "wheel". Rummaged through my bolt/nut stash, so it could be put in the drill press. Matched the kit wheels but slightly larger and kept the surface rough. Made a scrap wood handle, screwed the bolt into it after grinding a taper on the end. Used two nuts, and a washer, so it would turn easily. The most critical tool is the gun stock checkering rasp, which was C-clamped to the metal sander table. Used a propane torch to heat up the file, then I rolled the tire across it. This was one of those moments, which could put a project into the graveyard. ? Almost screwed one tire up, but it will look really low on air. Next step was using very course emory cloth to rough up and remove the squished out part. The Heller rubber is more rubbery than AMT/Revell, but not as real as Tamiya rubber. It's certainly not accurate, but goes with this kit. ? When the mud weathering is done, think it will be convincing enough. This kept me awake last night. ? Next thing is to mask and paint the black, then decals, then the fun part.

I was afraid of that, curbside, have enough of those, in fact thinking of starting one tomorrow just for kicks. We should start a cigar thread! ? Have banned tobacco decals as part of the discussion. ?

I was pondering getting the Tamiya R5 Turbo, is is any good? Those are good cigars, did not buy a whole box. Watching paint dry...? How did you guess? ? Yea, it's a sad kit, no handbrake either, that's like part of rally racing. No brand on the decals, just BBK-DCV003, think found on eBay. There is! P.S.: Website or computer super slow this morning, outta here!

I avoid clickbait sites myself. My dad took some pictures of this helicopter, is it on the list?