Rich Chernosky

Gary...great collection of builds. I built this kit when it first came out so its like a trip down memory lane. And thanks to others who added to this post. There is a wealth of information here...you guys are great.

Nice job,paint work looks super.

Facinating build you have here Andy. I am a big fan of the Lotus era and am learning a lot here. So thanks for doing this.

Another masterpiece Alex, that blue really jumps. I have only recently discovered 2K clear. It really makes a finish.

Very clever, I see a lot of Indy car bits in there. Seen these run, they are wickedly fast for what they cost.

Turned out fantastic Tim, followed your work in WIP, now I can't wait to get started on mine.

I am a big fan of the Martini livery and have many pieces in my collection. But not this one. You did a super job on it. Now it looks like one of these is in my future.

Thank you Gary, always appreciate the compliments.

Thanks Dave...maybe I will tear into that Shadow soon too.

The models are both 1/24 , the diecast 1/64. Thanks for the compliment

I have long wanted to do this conversion and had this Fujimi kit and a Renassaisance photo etch set for many years. I found a Hobbitime conversion kit to do the rear deck and that made this project a reality. Although it still took quite a bit of work as the resin conversion pieces still took a lot of filling, sanding and fitting. In the end it was worth it. Paint is Testors 1104 dark red and this matches my earlier berlinetta version. I have included a photo of both. Pictures with captions will tell the rest of the story. Thanks for looking. I really fussed over the steering wheel but it paid off. Seats are sprayed with Mr Color Character Red and then a brown wash. Kit PE for the hardware and silk thread for the belts. Gotta luv the machined gear lever. That radiator was over 45 seperate pieces of PE. It barely shows through the front scoop. Discovered this trick. Lay the photo etch on masking tape and trim with a scissors. Its easier to grab hold of them in a pair of pliers to grind down the little nubbins too. They don't go flying. I was getting rather tired of scrounging on the floor for tiny PE pieces and this solved that issue. This shot of the car reminds me of a line from the movie Ford vs Ferrari when Christian Bales character (Ken Miles) remarked "if this had been a beauty contest...we just lost" It show the lines of this car quite nicely and you can see why this car is considered one of the most beautiful race cars ever. The chrome trim on the vacuum form side windows is chrome tape cut down thin. I omitted the front winglets on this car as i thought it interfered with the lines. I may add them later after looking at the berlinetta. These tiny number marker lights are two pieces. A PE base and turned light housing. It took some special technique to get them attached. But the PE adds greatly to the detail. Here are both Fujimi kits. The berlinetta was done about 7yrs ago and the diecast is a Hot Wheels.

Ebbro kits are nice, he did a great job on this one. Those decals are tricky and he mastered them. Thanks for sharing.

Those old Heller/AMT kits were great in their day. Rescuing a 50yr old build is no easy task. You did well.

I have this kit done and I agree the quality was not the greatest. But sometimes you to have work with what you have. I think what you did was very good and appreciate the fact you went the extra yards to make it correct.

Gary...very interesting for a vintage resin. And thanks for the background information.

Enjoying watching your progress on this kit. I did mine in a pearl white but that is as far as I got. Thanks for the heads up on the glass. I may do that,.

Phil...these were the only pictures I could find. I know they were there another year and I had a lot of detail shots but two days of looking came to naught. I had to take a photo of the pictures since my scanner wouldn't co-operate. This was the days before I discovered digital cameras. Sigh.....when you have all these cars in one place and only two rolls of film. All shots were taken from atop the press tower. Sorry to disappoint...at least I was there.

Dave.....that certainly turned out sweet. You are right...I will have to start on mine....now that I know how do-able it is. Thanks for posting the WIP and all the inspirational help.

Interesting model you got there Gary. Probably pretty rare. I notice there is no tape over the right headlight or its missing its cover. Was this done on purpose. I know stuff falls off in a race.

Nice work on this model....well executed.

A great collection and fitting tribute to Steve McQueen. The camera car is very cool. Dennis is a great modeler.

Phil....thanks for the reply....I have the same set. Somewhere.....in my archives....I have a bunch of photos of the real car when it was at Watkins Glen for the Trans Am reunion. When I find them I will post them here....with your kindly permission of course.

Very Nice Tim...just picked one of these up

Phil...very clever work so far. I will be following this very closely. I have a resin body I got years ago...full bumper BTW, and just recently added the decals. Like your work on the flares and was wondering how I was going to do that. Whose decals are you using?

Excellent work, carbon fibre looks great, all the decals and paint are cool too.