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Thanks man! No, believe it or not, trying to minimize the amount of customization. I did consider it, and making the lower sides go vertical with perhaps a skirt, but nixed it. Also thought about a front splitter. Of course it needs a giant razor wing cluttering up the rear..... maybe not.

I'm not immune, see the Bring Out Your Dead topic, I made some progress last stint, but..... just had to start a new crazy project, so I'm being frantic too.

Love it! That's the intent. Remember, it's just a model. Oh calm down, it's far from finished. I started cutting up the Monogram chassis. I used the front part in the same place, and added a little to fill the gap behind the strut. Also used a piece above the footwell, so you can't see through the model (a pet peeve of mine). Redid the other duct, using the other Mondial door. Then I cut out the engine bonnet! Used more of the door to fill the rear wheel well at the top, but the other panel will have to be glued in after the painted engine is installed. Used the hot-wire many times today. I've been trying to use only the two kits for scratch-building material. Next design-as-I-go is fabricating the engine bay, where the fuel cell will be, have a battery, make radiators, some tube frame, hinge, exhaust tips.

Cue Twilight Zone music..... saw this today.

Thank you. I have a rally video to upload sometime, then that's it. I know right? Welcome.

into Tesla grills

rained pennies from

Just attribute to me as the source, dad's name was Lester Womack.

Think it's 1/24 or 1/25, been so long. I was told the aircraft carb is designed for high altitudes, not lugging around on the ground. That looks good!

That one of the AMT Parts Pack engines? I got the Replicas & Miniatures of MD resin copy years ago, had started a project I call Bigatti. I need to do more research to modifying the carb system, and doing oil lines. Thought the GM General transmission and differential would handle the power.

Depends what I'm doing. For the chassis, I have been using good ol' Testors toxic glue, along with Flex-i-file liquid cement, because I can adjust and also take apart if needed, makes a better filet too. I also don't care if a little shrinkage happens with this assembly. For the body, have been using that super-glue, along with baking soda. For once, I may use up the bottle before it goes bad. I'm going to soak in water awhile before painting, to dissolve any chunks of baking soda, it can leave pinholes that don't show up until painting. Hobby Lobby carries all these glues.

Sorry, seems like I hijacked your thread. Wow, I do believe you nailed it! As a designer, I totally agree with your assessment. Thank you very much. Yes, this was prior WW2. I believe the woman is my aunt, see the cat in her lap? My dad hated cats. Here is another picture from my family collection. I can see this is a Ford, and it's a pickup. Don't know who that serious woman is. My dad owned several Fords (have really cool pictures of them too). Makes me wonder if this survived as a hot rod.

https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/news/1803/1966-ferrari-257-gtb-and-1967-cobra-barn-finds-sold-at-auction

Can't get more awesome than that! If a car can have a soul, that has one. I might even get a kit now.... The part about WW2, and guys removing everything, made me think of my dad. This isn't a '32 Ford (can anyone tell me what it is?), it's not graceful, but he raced around Prescott.

molehills past mountains

I could see vacuum-forming that part. Far as building a proper frame, holy cow does Dann have a project by the tail! Great example of a resto-rod.

Blew off work today (benefit of being self-under-employed). When I get obsessed/possessed about building a model, common sense sort of disappears. Worked on the door jamb, and interior "panel". The real thing was just hammered out aluminum, so looking forward to painting Alclad when done. Took the plunge on the other fender, went quicker knowing where to cut with the hot-wire, did a sawing motion, which makes it look like a weld, then had to break apart. After basic gluing on, I could add the forth screw block. Worked on the rear valance too. I shortened the front axles about 3 mm each side, had drilled for a wire for reinforcement (no pix) when glued back together. The front stance was lowered a little by revising the top of the struts. The steering tie rod was shortened 9 mm, I made the cut at about a 50° angle so there was more surface to glue, and added a bent aluminum plate for reinforcement. I used part of the Mondial rear bumper for above the tunnel thingamajig. Puttied at the bottom of the grill because that shape was changed. I also added to the body behind the wheels, and removed some of the wheel well. I don't really like gaps if they aren't needed for getting it all together. The more I do, the stiffer and tighter it gets when assembling/disassembling (which is like 100 times now). Will need to design a frame and hinge for the engine bonnet. Debating how to run the exhaust tips out, tradition is four tips, thinking two bigger tips, and am thinking straight out through the grill openings. First view of the right side. I'm almost liking the two tone.... I'm not opening up the door, and it's staying the same shape, but will have to do the interior minus jamb lip. Now I have to confess, the reason I've been wanting to build a Ferrari, have collected some cool emblems, dying to try them out. The race car didn't have the "Ferrari" script, or the prancing horse in the grill. I have the radiator photo-etch, and fans in the parts film container. I have two more sets of the brake disks, but the way these wheels are engineered, only need one face. Photo-etch pedals, only need two with this transmission. I do have seatbelts for the cool seats.

That's looking really good! I have a bunch of those parts in my scrap box. Just kidding. Some of these techniques would come in handy for a Ferrari V-12.

savings time somewhere

I'm digging it man! But it's missing a bong.

Think I have entered the took-that-much-time-for-that? stage. Redid the Lambo door. Third time for carving out the hinge. I figured out, looking from the top, that it needed to go inward, and also twisted the axis about 30 degrees, and the wire got bent more than 90 degrees. Really need to add a jamb at the front too so the door won't go inward when closed. Next step is to hide with interior "panel" that is really basic.

kit-bashed with shock

Thank you. I've seen a few one-offs recently, completely new vehicles. A little different than taking a priceless historic vehicle, and trashing it.

Finally, only 18 years after I attended the the GSL-18 in 2001. This was a stage in my life, when my wife had a monthly show on the local cable access channel, I learned to shoot video, and edit and produce, got so burnt out among other reasons, have not done anything since. Hope you enjoy this, some people are no longer with us.

Oh yea, that weathering is icing on the cake!