89AKurt

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!

I have a couple of those in the box still, finishing is a feat unto itself, WELL DONE! Looks good in blue.

Very cool tribute model!

without a Wall

Yea sure, blame technology, I do when given the chance. Stupid spillchick.

with battering rams

And I'm adding gas to the fire.... I know what you mean! Wait until I paint it RED. I added a construction detail, which is using screws that were salvaged from dead electronic devices. I like these types of screws, thin flat phillips heads, threads that tap into the plastic nicely. Now the body and chassis won't shift from now on. I might add another one, don't like the gap. Still futzing with the dash panel. Cut out the driver door, and made the jamb from Mondial scraps. Started on the window frames. The kit is lacking the correct lip that held the windows in. This kit also has vacuum-formed widows, surprising addition by Monogram, but the quality is bad. I've been wanting to use the new tool, for bending photo-etch parts. Used newspaper printing plate. I ordered MicroMark rivet decals today, something I learned about from Teresi. Russell will like this, Lambo door on a Ferrari. I'm not really happy with it, plan to make a new hinge block that will be more of an angle. I have one wire, that slides on the door blocks. I will make a third block to glue on the end, so the door will not spin around. At least that's the plan, with no drawings or experience.

with THREE traps

4 words

Thank you, still needs some putty. I'm getting to refining what was done before, and working on smaller details. The headlight buckets need some correction. Square light recess needs infill. Also found the after market lenses. Modified the radiator duct, using part of a door from the Mondial. Modified the dash pod. Scribed panel lines, and modified the door, thinking about opening at least one. Also looked at pictures of the real car, the kit has numerous inaccurate details, but I'm not concerned. Thinking about relocating the fuel tank behind the seats, but keep the cool gas caps just for looks.

Sorry, missed your question before..... the C-111 has no engine to speak of, just a square chromed lump for holding batteries. I was planning a restorod as I'm currently doing on the Ferrari 275P/360M. Since my initial post, have seen rotary engines on Shapeways, but not convinced they would suffice. Back to Nathan: Did you use cigarette package foil for heat insulation? Project is looking *really* good!

Thanks. True test will be painting the primer. Thanks. Yes, perhaps the easiest modification for this project. LOL

like dried twigs

Only because I've owned a '69, and now a '68, I picked up 3 Fleetsides and one GMC stepside (for $10 ). This is a very popular vintage pickup, they would do very well.

I won't pretend to know everything, never heard of "tanker" before, I'm sure it was handy for getting across town. Very well done. Dumb question, is the Split Window the other reason for the transkit?

Nicely done! So cool we can build models for friends, I've done it, great satisfaction. Now I have a movie to watch, never have seen it.

then suddenly snags

Thank you. It's only the beginning..... I decided the chop up the Mondial body. Started off neat by using the #11 blade drag on the straight lines, but got the hot-wire and hogged through the side cuts, and then slicing the fender. Used the Dremel to final shape and thin the edges. Nice thing about the Revel plastic, it bends without breaking, was able to warp to profile. I removed only enough of the body to fit. I superglued this stage, adding baking soda to set and act like filler. After I was happy with the position, I added more glue and soda. Nice thing about superglue, can work it soon after (unlike tube cement). Glad I got these seats! Also found some cool parts in the stash, such as the Ferrari GTO dashboard. I will make the wheel opening a little bigger, after getting the other side done. I'm expecting to need some putty work to blend in. I also need to figure out how to make the ducts dip in for the radiators. I considered using the wire wheels, even a set of photo-etch that I also got at the DSC show, to keep it as a sleeper. A Ferrari sleeper .

I've seen how they have smoothed the engine bay on real ones. There was a guy in town with one, always had to take a look at the cruise nights and car shows. That thin strip will always be begging to get broken. I would get it over with, and make a steel piece.

Hope so, even in RED! Good, at least the basic construction worked out. Thank you sir! I'm going to get executed?

with silicon bolt-ons

LOL That's why I add such details, to drive some people nuts. Thanks! I don't recall the radiator being a problem (using vague memory). Think the tilt is important, when you glue in, set the top towards the rear so it clears the body. Scrape any mold lines along the bottom (I do every mold line) so it sets down too. It goes in after the engine is installed. A general rule of thumb, scrape all mold lines, especially older Revell and AMT kits. I think there are no positive glue points when mating the chassis to the body, that is another issue I had with this project, think you need to add a perch in the trunk. You can see in the picture, I had a major issue, solved with the trusty Dremel.