Rich Chernosky

V-E-R-Y nice collection Rex. My favorite has to be that Cougar II. I feel your pain with the move. I did that about 7 months ago. 11 cases with over 1000 models. Took almost a month just to repair all the casaulties. And I only moved 18 miles. The best of luck to you.

John..been following this WIP. You picked the right project for a stress free build. I did about 5 of these and they were fun. But wait...I picked up a cool tip from you. Holding assembled wings for painting has always been a problem for me. Never thought of using one of those clamps ( I got a few) to hold them. Thanks and good luck on your project. Its coming along great and should be an awesome model.

Like this a lot. Beautiful build. I have this set of decals, got to get around to doing mine. Thanks for the inspiration.

Silvering of decals is when the clear edge of the decal shows. It is supposed to be clear and match the background. Flat paint has a very slight texture and decals don't stick well to it. Kinda like scotch tape on a dusty concrete floor. Silvering most often occurs on flat paint but it can happen on any surface. Depends on the decal and the glue used.

Excellent work. The paint and decals are very sharp. And welcome to the forum Damien

I would go with Trevors suggestion. The decals will stick better on the gloss. After the flat or semi has dried you can use a very soft camel hair brush and apply Future to just the decals the get them to shine.

Emre...I really like this project. The car is so sleek and racy looking . You have captured it well. This is a fine piece of modeling...well done. Do the third version by all means. It will be a great set.

Real nice job on this one. Its a great kit. You should have heard the sound these things made.

Hugh. Yours turned out great. Mine has sat in its box forever. The Tamiya LS line is great. You might want to try thinning with Mr Color Leveling thinner for your last coat.

Cool looking car Doug and you have done a great job with it. The beauty is in the details and you nailed it.

Steve...all I can say is ...WOW. The paint, the carbon, the wheels, the interior are all great. Really liked the license plate...that was a cool touch matching your screen name. How didja do it?

Just off the Bench. Scott Sharps 1993 Championship winning Rain-X Camaro. Color for this is Tamiya TS16 Bright yellow. Kit is mostly box stock with several modifications and additions. More info in the picture captions. Not a bad kit for being 30yrs old. This is first third time around for the Revell Camaros so many of the problems I encountered with the first two were easily solved. Kept lots of notes and this helped greatly. Thanks for looking. Chassis on this kit is very well detailed so only seatbelts and some engine wiring were added. Note the three pins sticking out of the chassis. Also the magnets on the front clip (thanks Mark) These hold the body firmly to the chassis and were done first thing. VBack of the chassis also shows the wealth of detail. Some tricky assembly but all fit fairly well. Uuuhh..except the front firewall and dash. That required some surgery. Finished car on its wheels. Car sits low and mean. Wheels steer with the kit tie-rod. Rear view. Glass fit pretty good. May have to take the body back off and re-position that mirror and side support. Don't think its right. About those decals. They were a real bear. Getting them off the paper was a struggle, moving them into position was a struggle, the front and back had to be cut into 3 pieces just to get them on. Although for 30yr old decals that is to be expected. Once on and in position they dried nicely and conformed very well. Never saw decals that wanted to fold under so easily. Took some work and patience. This completes my set of the three kits Revell issued in 93-94. Cool collection. Thanks for looking and comments welcome.

Thanks Bruce. The kit was a bit of a bear to do but the bodywork fits so well that in the end I was satisfied. Never was a fan of Senna while he was racing but after seeing the movie about him and the struggles he went through I have changed my mind. He was an incredible driver and his death a great loss.

Mark...this WIP really caught my eye since I am currently working on the Rain-X Camaro. I have already completed the Sunoco and Hot Wheels car so this is the last one to complete my set. Really like the magnets for the hood and will incorporate them into this build as the other two are just held in place with gravity. Here is a little trick I picked up from the first two builds. Note the three holes through the body in the first pic. These go straight through into the chassis. 020" piano wire is glued in to the chassis holes and the pin will hold the body in place during final assembly. Hope this helps your build. Its an ambitous project to do three at once (I've done it) but these three kits lend themselves to that. The chassis has to be assembled first then hold the body in place with tape. Drill the holes through the body first then locate them on the chassis. Pull the body off and finish the holes in the chassis getting them into solid plastic. Note the steering wheels. A pet peeve of mine. This is easily accomplished with some careful drilling. The tie rod seperates from the chassis easily. The control arm is copper wire and bends easily to adjust the track.

Jim...that's great little kit and you did a good job with it. Like the wheels especially.

Never would have thought that green and orange would go together but this turned out to be a very striking livery. Well thought out and executed model. Congrats on a job well done.

Another two at once build. Both Revell kits that were painted the same base color..Tamiya TS-34 Camel Yellow. This was done to match the rest of my Corvettes that are also pictured here. The subjects of this build are the 2001 LeMans entry C5R and the Bad Boy Corvette that was entered at the last 2007 ALMS Laguna Seca event. Although both kits had a lot of similar painting to be done the similarity ended there. Considering they were both Revell kits they were vastly different. That's because one was a Revell of Germany (C5R) and the other a domestic release (C6R) Much more information in the picture captions. Thanks for looking. . Chassis on the C5R. Very well detailed engine and interior. For some unknown reason the hood was molded shut. Thought about opening it but cutting around the cowl and hood vents seemed daunting. So I made the whole body removable and then there is this picture. Rear veiw ov the C5R chassis and even more detail. Most of this is visible through the rear window. Chassis on the C6R. Very basice engine that is mostly covered by the intake. Hood is removable on this model ...but why. I thought the interior of the C6R was pretty decent so I took this shot. Body is removable on this build too. Both builds complete. Made the wheels steer on both and lowered the front stance slightly. Bad Boy Vette decals were from Scale Motorsports and they went on very nicely. Rear end of both cars showsdifferent approach to the diffuser and other details. The C6R had one of its radiators in the rear. Note the two pins at the bottom of the body. There are two on the other side and they insert into the chassis bottom to hold the body in place. This was necessary as the body did not fully drop onto the chassis. A common problem as gluing was never going to hold. Also note the black ribbon decal on the left front fender. This was done to honor Dale Earnhardt Sr who drove this car at the Daytona 24 Hours and tragically lost his life at the Daytona 500 Nascar race. Those hood vents were a lot of fun to open. Special Bad Boyvette graphics. The yellow in the decals did not match the Tamiya TS-34. I mixed Tamiya clear yellow and orange and thinned it slightly. Two thin coats and they came up on color. I did not plan this from the beginning but luckily solved the problem...whew!1 The wholle tribe of endurance racing Corvettes. All of these are Revell kits with the exception of the GTP Corvette in the back. Believe it or not this is a toy I found at a flea market and is a fair representation of the model.. I have the very rare Quik Skins resin kit of this car in the works. The 1/64 diecast of the C6R is a Green Light release and is pretty darn accurate.

Beautiful Beemer

Nice job Bruce

Peter...these are already pretty cool kits ...but you have gone way beyond that. Very nice job.