Rich Chernosky

Andrew...a very nice job on this kit. Brings back fond memories for me as it was one of my very first posts on this forum. Have since done more Ebbro kits. You will enjoy them as they make very handsome models.

What a great job Pierre. Your first resin experience turned out spectacular. Can't wait to see what you turn out next.

Andy, this is such a cool post. Being a great F-1 fan and Ferrari to boot. That kit is such a treasure. I would kill to have one of your rare F-1 kits.....oh wait..!!!!

Inspiring for sure. Engine detail is way over the top. Makes me want to dig into mine. Thank you Louis for posting this. great job.

1/24 recently finished Corvette C7R by Revell. This model represents the class winning Corvette at the Lemans 2015 race. Kit was finished in Tamiya TS34 Camel Yellow and was mostly box stock with only a few revisions and additions. More info on this build in the picture captions. Comments welcome and thanks for looking. The moment of truth. Body ready to mate to chassis. I had fitted four small pins to each corner of the body during construction. These required some delicaqte drilling and are what hold the body in place. It all worked. Seartbelts and a few other details out of the extra parts bins. Completed car on its wheels. Must say this kit was a joy. Exhaust, windows and many other parts all fit without fuss. Business end of the Vette. Lots of nice detail back here. Wing fit like a charm and the decals were nice too. Overall fit of this model when finished was better than expected. Paint was done to match two other Corvettes in my collection. Wheels are painted a combination of Dark Iron, Metallic and gloss black. The poseable wheels are a modification and was reasonably easy on this kit. Engine all snuggled in place. This had a very nicely detailed engine but was all covered by the air inlets. That colour is Tamiya Gunmetal out of their LS line.

Lots of nice ,crisp detail , exceptional decal and paint work. Great job.

Nice little kit Mark...you are doing it some serious justice.

You can go either way on this...up to you. As a general rule, nice new decals on glossy surface stick like crazy when cured (a couple of days) If the decals are slightly shiny with nice register, I would not clear coat them. If this is a race car that's how the big boys do it. You will have to use your judgement and do what looks best to you.

Helmut..I am amazed at how good this build is considering its age and the technique you used. You had a lot of talent back then and even more so now. Thanks for sharing.

That's really cool Paul, great job.

John...great looking model ...followed your WIP and the results were well worth your effort. Didn't realize that Fujimi cut so many corners when I built mine. The F355 was never at the top of my most beautiful Ferrari list but I would put this one in my collection fer sure.

As a big F-1 and Ferrari fan I can really appreciate this build. The engine is great.

Very nice job..this is not an easy kit to get right. You did it.

Nice job, crisp detail. I've built a lot of Tamiya kits...know what ya mean.

That cleaned up and finished real nice Mark. I have lots of projects like this and it feels real good to finally get them done.

My local hobby shop is running a clear body challenge. Everyone in our group has some kind of clear body model. Had this Tamiya 1/24 Ferrari in the stash and already had its painted body counterpart done. Kit went together well (except some decals) but special care had to be taken assembling the body. Mostly clear type glues were used and they don't have a tremendous amount of strength. But assembly went well and it has stayed together. More info below pictures. Only the mirrors were painted red. Mr Color #5. Chassis slipped into the body fairly easy...whew! Rear view is where most of the detail is. Metal emblems were included in the kit...a nice touch. Side view with the optional berlinetta top. It replaces the headrests in the previous picture. Lots and lot of engine detail so I didn't bother to add much more. Interesting feature of this kit is that the engine assembly attaches to the upper body instead of the chassis. Once I figured out how it slipped in (goes in fully assembled BTW) it was pretty slick and stayed in place. Tried as hard as I could but those wrinkles just wouldn't come out of the decals. Rear deck opens but you don't notice them with it closed. Had to take a picture of the whole tribe. Back two are 1/18 Maisto diecast, berlinetta hardtop is the Tamiya version of this kit, spyder is a Revell, two smaller diecast are both Hot wheels. Thanks for looking and comments welcome.

Another masterpiece from you Louis. The detailing and weathering is way over the top...world class.

Been on a binge lately sorting parts inot paint bags. Came across this kit and discovered the body hadn't been painted. It was molded in yellow. A couple applications of Tamiya LP-7 pure red later and I decided to finish this one as the paint turned out nice. It was all downhill from there. This is no walk in the part, lots of fit problems, especially in the engine. In tghe end it turned out nice enough to go in the case. See captions below the photos for more details. Completed engine on the stand provided in the kit. Exhaust and turbo chargers were all guess work at this point. Photo etch on the intercooler was out of the part bin. Interior went without a hitch. Gotta fix that steering wheel decal. Black accents in the seats thanks to Tamiya black panel liner. Good stuff. Body and chassis ready to be mated. We call this..."the moment of truth" and hope all that fitting paid off. Engine nestled in the chassis. Intercoolers provided the most headache. I knew they were too high as soon as the body went on. Lowering them proved to be a challenge. Finished car. This was actually done about 10days ago and it spent some time at my local hobby shop. Pictures wern't good enough then. Rear view. Luv the body lines of this car. It looks like a 308 on steroids and it sorta is. I added the script on the rear engine cover. Getting the head lights to function was a real treat. I don't usually do this but it looked like fun...it wasn't. Hope you like this...comments welcome.

Very creative Gary...a nice way to spruce up your collectionl.

I have two of these in pieces and will be interested to see your take on it. One kit is a glue bomb and will be used for parts and the other is fairly complete and was a gift from the late Dale King. If you need anything LMK..yours free.