himynameisgreg1

Pre-ordered one of these too, can't wait to get it. Will be following along for sure!

Not sure how many other brand bottles these would work on but I bought a pack of these and when the cap gets bad I just switch to a fresh one. You might be able to find other sizes. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NI8MS0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I use these on the 2oz Super Gold bottles. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DD1QN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just finished this one up recently and while it's a ton of work, it was a lot of fun. Good luck, I'll be following along!

+1 for the Spanish store. I've bought from them 4 or 5 times now and it's always pretty quick, maybe 5 business days at most.

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Thanks! I initially put off starting this one because I knew it was going to take a lot longer than the typical week I put into the 1/24 scale. My style is to do as much as possible as quick as I can, so 5+ hour stints for multiple days in a row lol. I kinda forced my self to take this one slow and it made it a lot more enjoyable and relaxed. I only did 1-3 hours maybe 3 to 4 times a week and it helped keep me from getting burned out. It did take roughly 2 months from unboxing to finished pictures though.

Thanks for looking! Greg

Finished this thing over the weekend. It's not perfect, but I'm very happy with it!

Thanks for the correction.

Thank you! This scale has def provided me with new challenges, but it's not turned me off to doing more at this scale in the future!

Got a little further on the engine. I feel the top parts of the motor supplied are sufficient with the Trumpeter kit, but the distributor piece would be nice. Although, the distributor itself I don't think is super noticeable as it slightly obscured between the firewall and the pan thing, the missing wires are. Also, not exactly sure what those pieces on the left and back of the link would go, they look to be just a bit more detailed pulley parts rather than the one piece that comes with the trumpeter. Once the motor is screwed in, that part is invisible as it's right up against the firewall below where the distributor would be. Luckily it's not too expensive if you want extra detail.

They are embossed. The part comes in white, I first painted them black and then started brushing over with silver paint on the raised parts but could not get them as sharp as I wanted, so I took a sanding stick and carefully sanded the black down to the white plastic. Luckily, it looks a bit silver.

Thanks! Yeah, that was one thing I found out before I started when I was trying to find tips from others who have done it. I'm not quite to the scratch building level so I decided to to let that part be. There is quite a bit more buildup in that area, so hopefully it won't be quite as noticeable to most people when finished. Thank you! Thanks! I had this for a few months and opened the box and looked at it multiple times before actually starting it. I'm really liking it so far though. This is the first 1/12 kit I've done and the first that's had extras like screws, springs, hoses, and some PE parts so I'm learning as I go. A couple things I've found out: There are a lot of chromed parts that I found in my research should not be chromed. I stripped all of them except the two valve covers(?) on top of the engine, and then while wiping off a finger print I somehow wiped off some chrome, so now everything is X-11 Chrome Silver haha. If i did it again, I'd save the valve covers, wheel center caps, the fuel filler cap (on the hood, drivers side), and the steering wheel and de-chrome the rest and repaint an appropriate silver color. The woven fabric that comes with it to simulate braided lines seems hard to work with (easily unravels and seems too thick for the AN parts) so I got some Detail Master braided lines but there are trade offs. All the AN parts have nubs to insert into the woven fabric but the detail master lines are solid so I've had to cut off all the nubs and drill holes into the AN fitting parts. It's taken a lot of extra time. Probably should have bought new AN fittings as well. I've had OK luck with the .045" line. It's a tiny bit too thick in some cases so the next size down might be easier to work with for the thinner hoses but maybe not fully "to scale".

Hey guys! Been slowly working on this project for the last couples months. This is my 7th model and by far the toughest one yet. Let's get to it! Sanded Primed: Painted, decal'd, Cleared: Partial Engine: Interior: Interior and Engine attached to chassis: Roof/Dash: Frunk: Roof/Dash/Doors attached to chassis: This is where I'm at right now. As you can see, there is some empty space in the rear. I'm in the process of building fuel/other lines and then have the rest of the engine components to put on before moving back to the body/glass. I'm trying to wait as long as I can before putting in the windows and other glass. I somehow always get a nice super glue-y finger print somewhere. Trying to avoid that! Thanks for looking! Greg