Rich Chernosky

They say the second time is the charm and this is my second visit to this kit although this time it is the roadster. The coupe was previously featured here. Color on this is Tamiya LP33 Gray green with Lp49 pearl clear added. Then further coated with L33 Pearl and followed by a couple coats of the clear (LP9) I am really liking this line by Tamiya...it airbrushes very well. Interior is also The Tamiya LP line....LP75 Buff and LP 59 Nato Brown. This build went very well as i was able to take care of issues that I learned from the first build. More details in the captions...thanks for looking. Detailed veiw of the engine without the hood on. Most of the detail except the wiring, were included in the kit. There were a lot of tiny decals. Other side of the engine, note the half full window washer and a good view of the triple Solex carbs. I tried to use a lot of different metallics and some shading to give it more interest. I went with woodgrain on the dash and made a few other changes to the interiior. There is a very small decal on the shift knob for the pattern. I went out of my way to make sure it was correct. Too bad the photo is so blurry. Don't usually show off the chassis but there was so much good detail it would have been a shame not to show it. It all fit very well Used my fall background for this shot of the completed car. rear veiw shows off the classic lines of the E-type. Many consider this car one of the most beautiful ever made. I might agree. Side veiw shows the lines too. Both builds together. Went out of my way to paint them the same. It took two tries on the roadster. Side veiw again. Revell included this very nice soft top although I doubt I will display it this way. Just seems to ruin the lines of the car. This photo also shows the pearlescent nature of the paint. I enjoyed this build very much and quite like the results. A great kit..Revell has really stepped up to the plate on this one.

Nice job on that conversion Ray...the top turned out very well.

Like the color a lot and overall a very nice job...well done.

Bruce...if you can force the cover into place then the tiny clip idea will work. When I make the clips I make one side longer than the other. Then drill one hole and insert the long end while squeezing the body together. Twist the clip slightly to mark the paint on the other side then drill the other hole where the mark is. Sounds easy enough until the special clip you made goes flying out of your needle nose pliers...so be careful and work in a wide open space. Hope this helps you.

This project languished on the shelf for a long time because of a warped chassis base plate. Solving this problem is what got it off the shelf of doom. This is the 2006 Lemans winning Audi R10. Drivers were F. Biela, E. Pirro and M Werner. Color is Tamiya TS76 Mica Silver with Krylon latex clear. I have had a lot of luck with this clear over metallic finishes like silver and gold. The water base doesn't eat into the somewhat porous finish and change the color. For the most out of the box build and went together fairly well after solving some initial problems. this was a straight. More info on that in the captions. Thanks for looking. Finished car on its wheels. Mopst of the red had to be sprayed and Mr Color #68 matched the decals the best. " Business end of the car. Rear engine cover is removable and hides a detailed engine. It fit well initially but when the body was installed to the chassis plate the warpage pulled the seams apart slightly. Some tiny u-shaped body clamps fixed that. Side veiw. Instead of gluing and clamping (which is risky at best) I opted to pin the body in place. This was done with some .018 soft steel wire and a #77 drill. I drilled 10 holes (5 on each side) through the base plate where the body attaches. Then taped the body in place to located the holes in the body. The wires were then glued into the bottom of the body. Assemling meant lining these wires back up with the holes and bending them over to hold the body in place. Worked like a charm and fixed most of the warpage. You can't see the wires in this photo. Top view shows most of the detail. The dark grey was all decal with clear coat.

Its a winner Gary, all that conversion work is top notch. Nice touch, a picture of the real car.

Nice color choices for both the exterior and interior. Nice to see someone clearing out their shelf of doom. I have one...I think we all do.

I always like that Heller kit and you did a wonderful job. Your conversion and attention to details are superb.

John...what a great model. And thank your for the detailed explanation of what you did. I too saw this car race at Watkins Glen. Very nice collection of 1/20 F-1 models....we have something in common.

Very Nice looking Porsche 917. Got one myself...nice to see it built.

Very Well done Pierre....looks great. Followed your WIP. Thanks for all your effort on that too.

I am actually leaning toward green on mine. Thanks for posting those pictures...now I am inspired.

Got one of these in the stash and just happened to be looking at it this morning. You're not kidding...it will be a real challenge but I think you were up to it. good job...I like it.

Those Enthusiast kits have some awesome detail and you did a bang-up job on this one. I think the color really suits it too. Well done.

Rather ambitious project you got going there, Dave. I started one too, but mine is going to be orange.

Like it a lot. This would fit right in with my Marini collection.

Mark...unbelievable detail on a model this size.

Bill....saw your post and I think you did a decent job considering the time it was done and what you had to work with. I have seen this kit available if you would like to re-visit it. Imai marketed it as "The Mach" No mention of Speed Racer. I found mine in the dark dusty corners of my local hobby shop. And thanks for the info...I did see some things on YouTube.

My blocal hobby shop started this build challenge of movie and TV cars. This is my entry just completed. Color is Tamiya LP-43 Pearl white (top) and LP-47 Pearl blue (bottom) . Kit was not too complicated and went together very well with no major fit problems. Body fit was exceptional. More info in the picture captions. Thank for looking. Compl;ete car on its wheels. This veiw gives you a good idea of the cartoon nature of this car. Back veiw shows the detailed cockpit and oversized exhaust. Interesting styling. Here is a pic of all the gadjets exposed. Saw blades retract easily, pop up camera thingie, hatch in hood houses what is probqably a flying remote, there are 4 hydralic jacks that extend under the car, hood opens and wheels steer. Not being a fan of the show I can't say what all these things actually do. Overhead veiw gives you an idea of the shape of the car and the interesting "M" graphics. There was a nice fret of PE in this kit and the hood emblem was one of them. The big v-12 that powers this car.

Thank you both for the kind words.....now the bad news....now that I have discovered how far along I am on this build I may have to move it up the queue and finish it.

Doug...I am familiar with this kit and you knocked those decals out of the park. Great job. Nice interior too