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  1. Tommy124
    It's what I call the "Fujimi effect"... They release a kit and after that several variations of that kit... incomplete and/ or flawed kits. See my Porsche 911 RS 3.8... Tamiya are more accurate in this regard. Their F40 "Monte Shell" racecar kit is one of those F40 GT cars which were very similar to the road going version. Your model is coming along very nicely nonetheless! Bad news here... Tried it yesterday but it doesn't work for me. Worst thing, the magnifying effect is only working if I go very near to the object (model). Not very comfortable. Even with the strongest glass, it does not really get better. Even tried to put on the glasses to the lamp the other way round, looks just the same (strange?)... Second thing, this is too wobbly for me. It's nice not to have the headband but if that means I don't have the feeling of stability, it's not right for me... So I will stick with my old one (this here: https://www.rai-ro.de/kopfbandlupe-prismen-beleuchtung-p-1567.html?osCsid=e24e52321aa53e964643104767521de2)
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    Excellent job!
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    LOL! Put on one of the 4 weaker glasses to filter out the things you don't wanna see... Those canards look an awfully good opportunity to spoil things. I guess when I build my kit one day, I'll opt to fix them with superglue right away (prior to painting), then mask and paint them black at the end... Btw, I was interested in learning more about the several F40 race versions (LM, Competizione, GT, GTE), most of which are often mixed up in the kits available. I found a very good link to explain their story and the differences, so I'd like to share it: https://www.rossoautomobili.com/articles/whats-the-difference-between-all-the-ferrari-f40-race-cars
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    Some really great restoration work going on, here... Keep up the good work, Bill.
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    Simply beautiful, that Hot Rod! Excellent work!
  6. Tommy124
    Nice results, Pat! I like the BA livery too!
  7. Tommy124
    Looks nice... Are you going to drill the front grille open...?
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    Hi Will, your progress is looking fine! I just saw you are using the same headlamp that I ordered yesterday... 18 EUR on Amazon... I have another one but the headband is kind of annoying and it's either too tight or too loose. Plus I'm sweating buckets beneath that plastic headband. Hopefully this new one will work better for me, as it has sort of a fixing to the nose, I understand? Did you already glue in the clear parts before painting the window seals black??
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    Clean masking, clean paint job. The contrast looks good.
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    Brush painting all the way... Do we need to be worried??
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    Quite a bunch! I love those late 60's and early 70's Mustangs the most. Like this one: https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/ford-mustang-mach-1-bonds-favourite-pony
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    Okay... Clear can't be wrong either way. Just had the impression that there is some nice sheen on the green already. But you have a point about polishing metallics, probably easy to get spots of uneven color effect.
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    Fully agree! I love that terracotta-style leather color and it makes a gorgeous contrast with the body color. I will definitely try something in that style on one of my next interiors myself.
  14. Tommy124
    I got 3 built kits some days ago. They will need some re-working... Revell BMW M3 (E36 model) Italeri Ferrari 288 GTO Airfix/Heller/Matchbox Maserati Bora The Maserati is missing it's tyres and some other parts that should be replaceble, one way or the other. The M3 is in pretty good shape. Too bad I never liked the Dakargelb (BWM yellow) color. So it will be stripped of it's paint and get a nicer color. Not sure yet about the interior, it could use some re-working too, but then again it's not too bad. And BMW interiors from that era really did not look any better... The GTO is some sort of a funny car, look at this: Front bumper fixed upside down, never seen that before...
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    Nice result! Goes to show that the basic kit and body shape is really not bad...
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    Looks great in green! If my guess is right and you used Tamiya TS color, you might skip the clear coat and just get a good, natural-looking 70's shine by polishing. The way I did on the Fairlady back then...
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    Wheels look great!
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    Great work so far, and yes, I love the color too!
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    @Nathan: this is coming along nicely. I guess the HD PE set will really add some useful details to the kit. As regards the decals, I trust that you will be able to use them and they'll look fine in combination with the body's silver color. @Kurt: I don't quite get it why you'll need the C9 kit for building the C111...?
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    This is one awesome project and you're showing great skills in it!
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    THAT'S the spirit...
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    Lovely result, Will. Great combo of colors! If I may, I'd like to share the good news here aswell: That's GREAT news!!!, I will definitely be interested!!
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    Looks lovely already, looking forward to the final result!
  24. Tommy124
    Dann, a job well done on the mesh. Fingers crossed that eventually fixing them will work as well as the test-fixing! Well brother... not a chance I will build this. I have the kit, yes, but I was never that convinced of the (orginial) Huayra, I just thought it might be a nice kit. It is, or let's say it is what you made of it. But I hoped that it would be more of a relief for the sad fact that there isn't any kit of the Zonda available (how is that even possible?). Because I really love THAT Pagani. The way I feel, just like a McLaren P1 could not fill the emotional gap of an F1, this won't work for me with the Huayra and the Zonda. Fortunately, there are at least a lot of McLaren F1 kits around and I will rather do several of them than one Huayra. But that's my personal preference, I really admire your work on this one and it's about to become a great-looking model!
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    Alex, great idea to pick up on those kits again... Finishing them in stype will become quite the opposite of "will only build some Tamiya kits box-stock"... Wasn't that what you said a few days ago? Take your time on these and they will become great results!
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