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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 …

Well. They tried you’ve got something to start with - and this is bound to be the only large scale ‘71 Mustang you’ll find ..

Nice

Take a bow, Mr Jones …

Better

These kits - you and your dad’s kits - were pioneers - it was years before the small scale kit makers caught up with this level of SCALE detail …

I think i could do something with this …

Close up of one of your Dad’s decal sheets … well done !

Unmolested the decals lool pretty good it appears to have had box art - ive had mine for overnthirty years - dont think i ever had the box art ….

What year was this little beast cast ???

Correction - you were the caster ?? still impressed … very

You were the master guy for precision mini’s. ??? Got something to post - gotta dig it out- shouldn’t take too long …

Rare rare rare dont forget to post a few pix of the parts trees …

Slotracer.online. Has many (all?) of the drawings from the English Model Cars mag published in the sixties and part way into the seventies - these are great flea market / model show vendor finds - and are also floating around the internet …

The Delage has a panel at the front of the frame that has a machine turned finish - this is my next problem - ive applied a panel of bare metal foil - ive got some old stock that i think/hope has enough adhesive - its on and im going to experiment with some rubber burs to see if i can leave rows of machine turned swirls …