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    '70 Grande did me good.
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    Thank you. It's been awhile since I ordered those from England. Here is another source. https://www.bestbalsakits.com/tamiya/tamiya-detail.asp?kitnumber=2566 It's so close......
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    Shelby Cobra must be a replica, and a Ferrari. I was driving my mom's car so had to cool it.
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    ain't no rapper
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    Good, I'm annoyed the driving lights fogged up. Thank you! I got the interior headliner detailed, fabricated a mirror, paper headliner and sun visors, mylar sticker for the mirrors. I didn't get the whole weekend to work on it, culture junk Friday night, wife's friend housewarming plus 8 year old daughter birthday so I knocked out a wood dollhouse front, today my mom wanted to see Oatman on Route 66.
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    Windshield needed something, wanted to try the Alclad gold, was hoping it would be more like a mirror than regular paint. Used some of the Indy decals. Added some photo-etch details. Put the badge on the hood, I looked at pictures of the real thing, they were way at the front edge, to about a foot back, and some do not have one at all, so it's fair game. I used wire insulation for nuts, on the wing pivots. Funny how things aren't fitting as well now. Doors don't slip into the hinge holes, part of the problem is I can't seen because of the flat black. Detail painted the other lights. Picked a photo-etch screen. Debating how to attach the wing, use pins as planned, or just glue on and fake bolts. A little bummed about the flat black overspray, but I am planning to weather a little anyway. This Hobby Design screen looks pretty cool, like woven wire, glad I got it.
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    That's a kit I got from an estate last year, and did not sell. Will keep an eye on this build!
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    Not out of the woods yet..... having some minor issues, won't go into it. I have sprayed clear gloss, and wet-sanded. Sprayed flat black, in places normally not done on 904s. Glued the lights on, starting on the body.
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    plus or minus
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    I just watched the video, insane amount of custom work, such as casting a new engine block!
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    Oh man, tempted to find a 356 just for this project: https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a27560852/rod-emory-outlaw-porsche-356-rsr/
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    Back on track.... fingers crossed. Since I used up the white primer, got a fresh bottle of gloss white, and lightly airbrushed over and over and around to cover the sanded over parts, got enough coverage to be happy with doing the color again. Put in the "dryer" all day, then very lightly wet-sanded the dust specks, then painted this evening. Just about used up the whole bottle of nail color! Hope to slightly wet-sand, then last coat tomorrow. Started on the lights. The old kit was the usual chromed "lights" that I can't stand. The headlights are the barchetta aftermarket lenses, the rectangle lights are from a Tamiya Honda. I save various foil, think it was holiday packaging for the headlights, wine bottle for the other, polished first. I drilled a Corian chunk for making the reflectors, and cut a frame for rectangle. Used thin solder wire for the headlight rings, superglued to the foil, then cut, touched up with more glue. Used the AZ MVD website to make the plate. Added the 19 tag. Had the copy shop reduce to 1/2" wide, and got printed.
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    stuffed with models
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    bootlegged from Canada
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    Ferrari 275 GTB

    89AKurt replied to ATHU's topic in Model Cars

    WOW! I have that kit (and the Spyder), so cool you built it! Looks great. Any issues you can explain that need to be addressed?
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    on the trampoline
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    Thanks. I thought he was from Ireland. I fixed the air intake funnel. I also put carbon-fiber decals on the wing support, the Scale Motorsport decals gave me fits on my Monster Miata because of large size and curvature which caused them to break apart, and also learned Solvaset can ruin them, so was safe with a small and flat piece, and now I feel that I can surmount obstacles. Sprayed gloss clear, no runs, no drips, no errors. Wet sanded the body. Ended up with nasty scratches for some reason, so a little putty was put on. Leaving it alone tonight.
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    I don't do this in the middle of summer. Yes, it's been unusually cool, in fact can see snow on San Fransisco Peaks still, been an awesome ski season for them.
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    Thanks for the (dis)encouragement. Had it happen before, but the area was smaller, and I faked my way out of it.
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    Thank you. The cosmetic aisle is a favorite place for me. Yes I add lacquer thinner, I get gallon cans from the auto paint store. I use a 'slow' and more expensive thinner for painting with.
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    I have that kit, scared about all the chrome work. Did you use Bare Metal foil, instead of using the kit's chrome tape? The beautiful paint overspray underneath is a nice touch. Awesome that you built it and did so well!
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    I have one of those Wurlitzer Chevy kits, it's a nice model. You did a fine job with it, even added plug wires.
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    For some reason 'return' isn't working at the moment. I painted gloss white because I could see a shadow through the primer. My drying booth: A couple hours later, I quickly wet-sanded the dust spots, then chose this color. It's always dicey to use nail 'polish' for paint, needs more thinner than usual. Check out what black underneath result is. Didn't take much to screw up, so have some back-tracking to do. grrrrrr Everything back into the drying booth. I changed my mind on the wing support, had to paint black before doing the carbon-fiber decal. I'm not into doing a WIP anymore, this is embarrassing.
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    SCREW UP DAY! Despite using a jig, and screwing the engine onto the chassis, still had a nasty mis-match of the air filter to turbo. Should have checked *before* doing the decal. I was planning on some fitment issues, but this was bad.
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