nickfzr61

Guys Thank you so much for the compliments. It makes the building of a model even more rewarding when my fellow builders give me compliments like these. 8 months and counting is the longest I have ever taken on a build but the outcome is definitely worth it. There are still things that I am not happy with but I've learned a lot and I am very excited to start the next one. Hoping to post pictures of the completed car very soon. Here's another shot that looks pretty mean:

Still have to do the front braided lines, mirrors and rear spoiler but it's almost there.

A few shots of the cowling in place.

A few more shots.

Started working on the cowling. Finished the paint and wet sanded the finish then applied the decals.

The brakes and photo etch parts are from Thunder Valley F1. Nutsbolts and washers are from RB Motion. I purchased tires stencils and a vacuum formed windshield from Acu Stion and the camel decals off of eBay.

aurfalien Thank you for the compliment but I am far from a pro builder. This is my first large scale detailed build. In the past I have always built 1/24 scale cars straight out of the box but after seeing some beautiful builds on the internet I decided to give it a try. I'm definitely a part time builder. Its hard to find time to work on it between work and family. I believe I started it in January. The way I'm going I'm hoping to have it done within the next month or two.

Some updated pictures of my progress. It's been pretty slow going but its getting there.

And the air box tray and velocity stacks and PE butterflys.

Rear rotors and brake cooling ducts.

Carbon fiber decals applied.

This shot shows the PE header mounts and heat shield on the valve covers.

Rear suspension parts added:

The engine and transmission:

I filled the vent holes of the brake discs with putty and sanded it down and drilled out the cooling holes. They were then painted with the recommended Tamiya paint colors as per the instructions. Well they didn't come out too bad but no where near as nice as the Thunder Valley brake kit.

Hello All My first post here. This is my first attempt at a large scale build. I have built bi-scale (1/24-1/25) muscle cars and Nascars before but never anything bigger than that and all of them were out of box builds. I was planning on only slightly detailing it but it sort of snow balled. Detail up parts are primarily from Thunder Valley F1 and RB Motion. Carbon fiber decals from Scale Motorsport and a few other odds and ends sourced elsewhere. Progress is slow since its hard to find the time to work on it with work and family responsibilities but I'm getting there.Lets start from the beginning: