Rich Chernosky

Looks real good so far Tim. Carbon fibre is an artform all by itself and it looks like you have it mastered.

Thank you Art, compliments from another modeler are always appreciated. How is your F-3000 coming along. Should be just about done now last I saw.

Dave....thanks for putting this up. As you know I have this kit so I will be watching your build closely. I am glad I was inspiration for you.

Dave..thank you for the compliment.....is your kit the Otaki 1/28 or the Silver City Model resin version. I just recently got the resin and have the Otaki done for many years. If you have the resin I would luv to know how you are making out. That kit was hi on my want list for several years.

Thanks Tim, appreciate the compliments. Planning on taking this to NNL in Sept (if it happens) and you can see it in person.

Andy...outstanding scratch build work. I can really relate to this as I just went through this with a recent build. Thanks for posting this and the Indy car WIP. BTW I found an Etzel engine for my kit. Replicars and Minatures had it. You were my inspiration.

Dave...I have that kit too. Its1/28 and molded in green. It is supposed to be the AVS Shadow MkI .It's close but no cigar. I built it box stock many years ago when no reference was available. Like before the internet existed. I recently bought a resin of this car by Silver City Models and a much better model. They are on Ebay if you are interested. I also have a very funny story concerning the Otaki kit if you are interested. Its a good memory.

Trevor.....how nice to hear from you...its been awhile. Thought you were on here. I have his Riley/Scott in the wings. Nice to hear he is still doing kits. Thanks for the compliments. You weren't kidding when you said it was a bear.

I usually get a build done in about 10 days. This one sat on my bench over 4 months so I barely had the patience. Sometimes you just have to really dig deep for the nerve and do it. Thanks for the compliments by the way.

This project has finally come to a conclusion. Over 4 months on the bench, much scratch building and testing and now its done. This is the 1974 Shadow DN4 The Jackie Oliver drove to the championship. Kit is 1/24 and made by Formula Canada. Resin, rubber and photo etch. Kit is long discontinued. Kit is not for the feint hearted. The wing attachment was the most problematic. Many details were added. See captions under the photos for more in depth description of this build. And thanks for looking. Scratch built wing attachment parts and the original resin parts. Kit parts were never going to support the wing and getting it attached and level would have been near impossible. The wing all test fitted and pinned together. Getting it right took several tries. I used the rear suspension from a Tamiya 1/20 Alfa Romeo. Not prototypical correct but much sturdier than the kit. It was heavily modified. Rear suspension all complete and painted. Not exactly pretty but you won't see much of it. Its main job is to hold the rear wheels and tires where they are supposed to be. Finished interior. Seatbelts are 2mm silk thread with Crazy Modeler hardware. Kit had PE seatbelts that just wouldn't do. Scratchbuilt gear shift from a carved straight pin, steel rod and JB Weld Quik. Up on its wheels and all decalled. Wheels did not steer in the kit. Mine are poseable. I left the radiator guard natural and added some screen. Rear end veiw shows the wing attachment all painted and detailed. Wired the distributor too. Getting the angles on the intake trumpets was fun. JB Weld to the rescue again. I like to have the came model in different scales. The diecast is a 1/55 Corgi. Not the same but close. Had to doctor the windscreen with some black tape. Screen fit well but the glue joint was not so good looking. Mirrors were a real terror, I did them last.

Super job, interior is a knock out.

Outstanding build. The paint is killer. Wild Cherry Pearl is very difficult to photo to get the pearl look and you did an excellent job. That color is also discontinued and i think I bought the last can in existence. I did an Acura NSX in this color awhile back.

Ben...its a great colour. I posted this one last March

Thanks for the compliment. I used a hi-build latex clear enamel over it to give it some depth and not change the colour . It will be a good month and a half before that cures and can be polished. But when it is done I will post it. I really like it too.

Very nice job on a tough kit. Good choice on the color combo...made a nice model.

Looks like it goes fast just sitting there...nice job

This is a great kit. Been on a painting spree and dug mine out and painted it. Its Alclad Holomatic spectral Chrome over Tamiya TS-55 blue. Be cool to see yours finished. I have to wait until the paint cures. Yellow car with the red fog on the bottom is Tamiya's new Mazda

Sweet build, like the attention to detail.

We actually had a mini model-a-thon this last Saturday and planning on doing it again this coming Sat 12-6. Just four of us.

Brett.....thanks for bringing this up and showing it to me in person. Glad to see you are building it. It will be a cool project when done.

Good looking build....it really shines

Should be a nice little project Tim, good looking kit.

Nice job Rex...I built all of those IMC kits way back when. They were great kits in their time but difficult to get all the panels to fit. You did well.

Yaaahh...someone else is building Formula 1. Nice job on a tough kit. You did well.

Dan....glad you got the reference. Knew you worked at a Porsche dealership from a previous post. Whenever we saw a new Porsche Boxster all we could say was Holy Moly. In the commercial its actually holy schmolly but we always just shortened it. Boxster owners got a little tired of it. I have a good modeling buddy who still owns one and he had to be reminded of this only just recently. I have at least 5 purple Porsches in my collection so your choice of colour was never in question.