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The radiator shell is polished German Nickel Silver - same as the contemporary Bugattis - I think - anyhow i chose the Alclad airframe aluminum rather than trying the molitov or the green stuff -

Nice wheels rims … your research suggests that the tires were painted white - or possibly the carcouses were white rubber with oil, gravel, and dirt staining the tread - which do you think ? ??

This was done by chucking the wheel into a lathe - hand set and tighten - gotta be careful - and then sanding the rim with sanding sticks - inside and out ..

Hard to tell - but the rims have shoulders - the castings need a softer “shape” or profile …. The wheel to the right has these changes …

Coat of tamiya primer - rattle can - all good - but the paint reveals some more work … made it past page 13 w out a disaster - huge relief …

Ball game … for the record - hurricanes 8 - Hokies 5 right now Bugatti fan is thinking : what the devil is a Hokie ?

Inning 7

Fifth inning - bottom row done - on to the “top” row ..

Fourth inning …

The hub - per a pre pandemic post - was alu turned in a sherline lathe … 2nd inning …

The wiring pattern was posted by Pico on an earlier page - wired while i had a college baseball game on the radio … 1st inning …

Let me know when you get one of his kits …

Good stuff home stretch …

Fernando Pinto may produce 20th scale wire wheels - i like his stuff - ive got a number of his 24th sc kits w wires - and you can buy his wheels seperately …

Dept of Corrections …. The first wire wheel that i laced used steel wire rather than fishing line - not so good - ive clipped apart the offending wires - no damage to the rim - its now ready for a new set of fishing line wires ….

Rich. Always liked these kits - but never liked the wheels - but now that we can get / buy / print 20th scale wire wheels - i think they would really make a difference - and you’re right about the panel fit - these guys are famous for poor panel fit …

Yup. Recognize those wheels phabulous … what’s the wheelbase ? weight / horsepower - what do you think the trap speed would be ?

Back in Black … prepping the radiator shell for the shiny stuff - using Alclad Black - frame is covered in para-film …

Your method - or Colmer’s - are great for a flat surface peice of aluminum that you then place onto the model - when i apply this finish to the metal body work i can’t use a fixed tool attached to a mill or a work station - but ill use a hand peice and some sort of guide taped to the surface of the body- meantime - ive air brushed a mix of clear and transparent blue to this front panel - not sure how well it shows on a photo - all of this car’s bodywork had this unique blue varnished finish -

Correction best looking grand prix car … of ANY era …

What’s your recommended solder for wh metal ?

Ive got the Otaki 16th scale Bertone Jaguar Pirana - parts trees look like the Mustang - tjere is one for sale on ebay right now - do not - i repeat - do not - spend what the seller is asking for This kit - unless you must have a large scale model of everything Jaguar …

This time w Tamiya masking tape strips- got sharper lines silver/blue on the uprights - problem fixed …

Front suspension - hubs, carriers, uprights - painted w Tamiya silver and Ukraine Air Force blue …. Masked with Parafilm - some bleed-over on the uprights - to be corrected

I’ve applied some engine turned patterns with a rubber “bur” chucked into my Foredom … worked sort of - without the abilty to tape a “guide” to the surface of this panel - the swirl pattern wanders around - it should appear as nice neat rows - like a field of crops viewed from the air - didnt get this look - but I’ll seal it and apply a clear blue finish … onward …