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  1. absmiami
    Here’s how it looks in the trunk - still got to make a mount for the spare …
  2. absmiami
    Here’s the assembly for the Deeks wheel - 2 rings of photo-etch and 3 wh metal parts …
  3. absmiami
    Uh oh …. Page 13 …
  4. absmiami
    It fits - sort of - after trimming the tire top and bottom. …. Scale casualty …
  5. absmiami
    Need a spare wheel for the trunk - i knew i would need this set of Herb Deeks wire wheels some day …. Its older than my kids …. The tires are the same as the Umi kit tires - but the photo-etch is just two rings instead of three …
  6. absmiami
    In goes the fuel tank …
  7. absmiami
    Yup
  8. absmiami
    Nope - itals were right until they made imports - but the throttle pedal is glued to the bulkhead in full throttle position - had to fix that -
  9. absmiami
    Whats wrong with this picture?
  10. absmiami
    rare rare rare ... I once visited Mr. Mini Exotics - I think it was in Vancouver ...
  11. absmiami
    Mmmm - I loves my engines … don’t ever ever build a curbside …
  12. absmiami
    What he said - but actually the chain - which was used in pocket watches - is too small for a large scale drive train - oh well …
  13. absmiami
    Ok - So pink Ferraris are a thing now …
  14. absmiami
    Gramps texted me in a panic when he saw the Barchetta body in primer- he thought i was making a Barbie Ferrari …. Maybe i am …
  15. absmiami
    The trunk now wears a coat of Alclad light sheen clear coat - contrast with the bonnet - which sports the Tamiya red uncoated - think I’ll clear coat the underside of the bonnett and the trunk -
  16. absmiami
    Are you familiar with fusee chain ?
  17. absmiami
    I get to be wrong at least once a day …
  18. absmiami
    Vell done …
  19. absmiami
    The trunk and eng dept are both body color - but this paint is hi gloss - mite use a semi gloss clear coat here - like the low sheen Alclad clear …
  20. absmiami
    scale - the Silent Sam builds that you posted appear to be the MPC 20th scale - nicely done ...
  21. absmiami
    So here’s the Tamiya Italian red over the pink primer - very, very, very …. Red …. I think it will work …
  22. absmiami
    Looking forward to the trip … wont get an exact paint match from online photos - or my old pix of .0010 - but ill get close …
  23. absmiami
    Scale - do you have the 12th scale STP Turbine ??
  24. absmiami
    The second coat of primer does the trick -
  25. absmiami
    More corrections …. The usual …
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