Safire6

Here are some completely finished pics under some different lighting conditions. Thanks again Bill for donating the decals!

Nice job! I like the color and engine bay detail.

Very cool! I just got back from a fishing and python hunting (didn't see any snakes) trip in the Everglades. Unfortunately I didn't get to ride on any of these. Nice job!

Wow, just beautiful! Love the colors and finish, great job!

Wow that is sweet, I love the color and the redlines!

You really captured the show car vibe, great job!

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! I'll post some finished pics and undercarriage pics tomorrow.

I saw some beautiful pics of a black/black 66 on Bring A Trailer that I used as a reference when I built this one. My friend said the factory called the interior colors on his car Sandalwood and Fawn Beige.

Thanks for the comments! I actually decanted the Molotow and used brushes to apply it. I don't drink coffee but I do drink a couple Pepsi's each day!

I built this for a good friend that had a 1:1 back in the day. Originally the car was artesian turquoise but he painted it marina blue. I used Testors custom blue metal flake on it. I made multiple mistakes on this build. The worst being that I glued the rear view mirror to low on the windshield. So when I mated the body with the chassis, the mirror hit the dash before I got the front end to sit low enough so I had to snap the mirror off at the base to get the front end down. So now it looks like there is a radar detector mounted on the inside windshield. Yeah that's it, a radar detector! Next mistake is that I clear coated the body after I applied the Molotow which caused the paint to bleed into the Molotow and vice versa. I should have known better. I still need to attach the rear window trim and the chrome bits to the hood. When that is done I'll post some pics completely done, probably next Thursday. The decals that came with this kit (20+ years old I think) were brittle and fell apart very easily. I got most of the original decals applied to the interior without tool much damage. Tom Billings (tbill) donated newer decals which I used without any problems on the exterior. Thanks again Tom! The wheels and tires came from the AMT '61 Chevy Impala SS kit. The first few pics are obviously the 1:1 car. Comments welcome!

Wow, that is 1:25 scale? That IS incredible! Great job!!

Very nice, I really like the color and how it contrasts with the interior!

Wow, that looks great and I love the color! I'm gonna have to pick up one of these kits.

I agree!

Here is my diecast 1:18 scale TR6. Made by Minichamps....

From what I understand, a TR6 kit was never made. I've had a 1:1 1972 sapphire blue TR6 for over 30 years. Working on it is half the fun of owning it in my opinion. Took me 5 years to do a complete frame-off restoration. There are a few companies that made/make diecasts though.

Wow Clive, the mods you made to the kit are fantastic! I love the addition of the commission plate on the inner front fender! You even painted the black rubber molding around the windscreen and rear hatch glass! And the bonnet fit is superb!

Beautiful GT40 sir! My favorite car of all time! I would love to see any pics you have of the Triumph GT6 that you built. I built the Lindberg GT6+ a couple years ago. I also had a 1:1 1972 Triumph GT6 a few years ago that I was planning on restoring but in the end it required so much work that I ended up selling it off. (Still have my 1:1 Triumph TR6 though.)

Very nice! Great job.

That is cool! Great job!

Wow, just beautiful!

Got this at Hobbytown today.

OK thanks for the advice, I'll give it a try!

So I can spray this stuff on the decals on the backing paper and it will keep them from crumbling when I transfer them to the model? That would be great!

Thanks Plowboy, I’ll post something in the wanted section and also see if Round2 has a set.