89AKurt

Thanks! I'm driven at the moment with this slam dunk project. I assembled the wheels with the evil tires that melt plastic. I put Bare Metal Foil on the inner rims, I have to assume the chrome will protect the outer rims, but I did put some on the cut-off areas. For whoever doesn't know, the vinyl tires have a chemical reaction with plastic, and ruin a model. Some military subjects have aftermarket resin tire/wheels to replace this ****. I built this Italeri last century: I scrubbed the engine/transaxle, and painted with Testors aluminum, which I should have done to begin with.

Painted the body this morning. It was a last minute decision, I just didn't want to paint boring silver. This is Sally Hansen - HARD AS NAILS XTREME WEAR nail color, Breezy Blue. I'm now going to paint the chassis pan all flat black, instead of aluminum. I didn't edit the photos, first under LED light, second outside. I can *never* get a clean paint job, have some dust/lint to deal with. ?

Understand about stalling, and rebooting! Cheering you on, looks like a cool subject.

selling on eVilbay

Received today! THANK YOU! ? That's why I started this project. Sub assemblies glued with regular Testors glue and Flex-i-file liquid cement. This is a really simple kit! Filled sink holes with Squadron putty. Trying a variation of a technique I learned on this forum, before any paint, slop brushed flat black in jamb lines. Very little scribing was needed first. Wet-sanded the body, quite a bit was needed at the louver things behind the window. The way this is assembled, made it tricky, I had temporarily glued on the bumpers so I could make everything flush and fit right, then broke apart before painting. Airbrushed Testors flat white for a primer. Painted various other parts. Gloss black for parts that would get Alclad, but I wanted the starter to be black instead of aluminum (seems like 95% is silver) for some contrast, is that wrong? ? Other parts flat black; found it interesting the instructions say "flat black" but don't show where on the chrome muffler, pictures show the 4 exhaust tips are black with no chrome tips! Pictures also show engine compartment is flat black, not shown on instructions. The inner wheels are Alclad polished aluminum, also painted the other side flat black because the wheel slots are open, something the instructions don't mention and I'm sure many builders would overlook. Instructions also say the exhaust manifold is aluminum, pictures show flat black, so had to mask the Alclad stainless steel pipe using velum paper with a slot and hole to mask, to avoid using tape. I even custom mixed aluminum and gold to spray just the carburetor. I really hate brush painting ? But I hit a snag, the engine was painted Alclad flat aluminum over black, it shrank and pulled away from all inside corners, so need to remedy that. ? Guess that paint can only be used on flat airplane panels. So cool to have the internet for reference nowadays. This You Tube video Aerovette -- Corvette Show Car shows the interior features, specifically the instruments. It's amusing to see the high tech LED tach and speedometer "in the line of sight", and to see the other functions you need to look down on the counsel and push the right buttons. I was wondering why there was not gauge decal. Also discovered they left out the pedals, not even molded into the floor! No windshield wipers either.

I did that for doing the seats on my MINI Cooper. It is a trick to conform the brass screen, and then spraying the exact amount of paint. I've considering doing the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento this way, which would take like a whole year. ?

of bossy girls

in the compost

During my research today, saw something about that engine. Since I'm staying with Box Stock, and wish to finish this, not going there! Yep, don't stack well at all! ? The way they're folded together, with tabs that grab the lid when opening, horrible design. In fact, the first thing I've done to commence construction, was cut the box! I checked out some websites, found this AMCAR guide: Chevrolet Aerovette Concept a good start. Notice the lack of door mirrors on the early version. I see discrepancies in colors as instructions show, so will correct as needed. I glued together sub-assemblies, have wet-sanded the body, will post pictures later.

Autópálya speed demon

AGREED! I still draw house plans by the dinosaur method of graphite on velum. I've seen plenty of GIGO computer generated plans, the draftsman having no clue how things are built, with glaring mistakes. If I ever get around to building this, I'm more interested in making it look realistic, than obsessing over dimensions, unless the mistake is glaring.

I've bought a few tools, mostly woodworking related. Decades ago HF was just a dumping ground for cheap Chinese knock-offs, was disappointed and didn't buy anything. Recently have picked up good enough tools. But the cross-cut saw with an American city name made in China with aluminum fence, toy quality. ? But for how little I will use it and the price, good enough.

of buying food.

No kidding! I found that out with my Paris-Dakar 959. The top drawing, the two vertical stabilizers are not on the following car drawings, and notice the flare to the rear wheel arches. The angled steering wheel is good to know. I'm looking at lower two, the vent size on the front fender difference, curve of trailing edge above the engine, curve of the bottom of the windshield, makes me wonder..... Personally, I'm not going to stress about it, I just wanted the dang engine!

with methane emissions? ?

I acquired the Fijimi kit last year, along with photo-etch and the engine detail set. I've known about this issue with the body, and have wondered if it's that important. There is a Facebook - Porsche race cars group, some guys have built numerous models of the 917, so might be worth the time to check it out.

inflated with hydrogen

I'm cringing while reading from the beginning, but looks like you have made it over the summit! Some projects just want all the attention. I'm not familiar with this kit, so look forward to watching it get done. Prolly too late to help, but I stole this chart awhile ago.

Cheech & Chong

SOL ?

Amazing Grace accompaniment

Showing my age, when Candy-O came out I got the cassette tape, and wore it out! Great music. Also tempting to do a vignette of the Candy-O album cover, just need to find a model of a Ferrari 365 GTC/4 and scour Shapeways website for the figure. So many favorite musicians kicking the bucket lately, my favorite is Miley Cyrus. ?~cough~?

while poll dicing

made in China

Sorry, all I have done is make a display base. ? This does not qualify for the definition of a Diorama, otherwise I would post in the Diorama section (unless Admin suggests I do so). The IPMS has a definition of a diorama, and the Desert Scale Classic rules state a base should not be more than 2" beyond the model, which it does if the car was dead nuts centered. So it's just a display base. Wood came from a friend, some sort of exotic wood, the base is particle board so it shouldn't warp. I milled to shape on the table saw, with a ledge so I could put a glass box over it. Styrofoam cut with a hot-wire. After the glue set, I used the router with straight bit to cut down the edge, then used the Dremel to finalize the profile with a 45° angle. Sanded the frame, then applied Watco oil. Love that smell! ? First layer of Celluclay is applied. I add some Titebond glue for good measure. Used up my supply! Made wood tools, wheels for the tracks, a screed to make ripples, and a shaped stick for footprints. Found out Hobby Lobby does not carry Celluclay, but Michael's does, but that cost almost $30! ? Second layer has acrylic paint added. After drying in the pickup cab, I used hair spray to hold the Coral Pink Sand Dunes sand in place, several layers. (Funny thing, brand label says unscented, but 6th ingredient is perfume) Guess this will do. ?