Tommy124

Many thanks guys for your kind feedback.

Hello everyone, I took on an old kit from AMT. It is the Chevy Nova 76 in the "Street Machine" version. Since the kit only contains parts for a drag version, but I wanted to build a largely stock version, I had to use some parts from the '72 Chevy Nova SS (AMT also) kit. This affected the wheels and tires as well as the back seat. I replaced the very poorly fitting glass part from the kit with inserts I made myself from transparent Evergreen Sheet. Since the kit and its chassis were only designed for the drag version, I had to scratch build a mount to hold the stock wheels and tires. The exterior mirrors, the gear stick and the decals for the tire labeling came from the parts box. The boday was painted in light ivory and chocolate brown, 1K clear coat on top of that. The model is inspired by a corresponding vehicle from the TV series "The Americans": (Copyright: www.imcdb.org) I didn't manage to compensate all downsides of the kit, but I hope there is some similarity to the original car.

Many thanks guys!

Happy new year to all, thanks for your kind feedback!

Porsche 930 Koenig Specials (Fujimi) Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 (Italeri) Mazda 767B (Hasegawa) Porsche 962C (Hasegawa) Toyota Eagle Mk. III (Studio27) Ford Capri Gr. 5 (Tamiya) Lancia Stratos Turbo Gr. 5 (Tamiya) Pontiac GTO 1967 (MPC) Plymouth Fury Convertible 1962 (Jo-Han) Toyota Celica Supra Mk. 2 (Tamiya) Ferrari 512BBi (Fujimi) Ferrari 308 GTB Koenig Specials (Revell kit w/ C1 Models transkit)

Well done Ludwig, I especially like the Buick. Model on (and build more) in 2025! 😀

I am in awe of your fantastic achievement!

Hi Anders, a fabulous color combo and great work all around, as usual!

Hi Jürgen, what a beauty! Your work really stands out in all departments, but especially the wire wheels. I'm still in awe of your process of handling those wires to make beautiful wheels, which I once saw in a tutorial of yours (on another forum, IIRC?).

Many thanks for your kind feedback, Don. And I like the comparison with the sow's ear. 😅

Hi there, you got the job done well. I like the choice of color and the overall paintjob. It also looks like you did really good as far as the filling work on top is concerned. I'll have to do this myself one day as I am most probably not going to build a Bond car either. Normally, for a 100% stock car of this era, the thick and super-shiny 2K clear would be a tad too much IMHO. But the different wheels give the car an air of a restomod and showcar. That's why it works, I gather.

Many thanks for your kind words!

Thanks a lot guys!

Extra-cool! Great work!

Many thanks guys! The color I used us Tamiya Light Gun Metal. The wheels, by the way, are 17 inch BBS RM turned wheels from Scale Production. The tyres have been grabbed from the parts box.

Hi there, here is my take on this car from the iconic 80's/ 90's German car tuner Koenig Specials.

Many thanks guys, I appreciate it. The tyres on the Marui kit do look good from what I can see in the post below. I still have that kit in my stash back from the days when the Fujimi had not been released yet. After the disappointment with the Fujimi kit, I saw the Studion27 kit (resin kit, curbside) on offer somewhere and bought it. It will make for a nice and easy build free of problems, I hope and expect. And it DOES have the right wheels and tyres and PE parts for all the right places.

Thanks, Carl and David!

Many thanks guys! I do have the 1/16 too. It has 255 parts compare to the 1/24's 136 parts. Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad. ? The most obvious flaw is that the the Campagnolo wheels are way too large. On the built model they rather appear to be 17 inches whereas they should be 15 inches. The kit's tyres on the other hand are small, probably the correct size. But they don't fit on the wheels. So you end up looking for fitting tyre in the parts box. Needless to say, the overall look is a bit "restomod" for a classic Ferrari. ? Other than that, it's the engineering of the kit in the rear area. The fitting of the body on the chassis did not work properly, neither did the "system" that Fujimi had in mind for having a working (moving) clamshell. At least it did not work for me... Good question, see my comments above. I ended up with placing the clamshell loosely on the rear. Not a good solution, but the best one I could find...

Thanks!

Hi there, a flawed kit of a beautiful car. Had a hard time finding the motivation to finish it. Painted in original Ferrari color "Blu Chiaro Metallizzato" which I really like a lot.

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.

Many thanks. Yes, I built this from the "Marshal Car" version. The kit parts for this one and the regular version are mostly the same. The main difference is in the wheels. The regular car kit is designed to depict the "luxury option" (no fender flares, different wheels) whereas the Marshal Car kit is depicting the "performance option" with fender flares, roof spoiler and bigger wheels.

Many thanks guys, I appreciate it!