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  1. Pierre Rivard
    Thank you all for taking the time to review and comment. I presented these not in chronological but least to most liked projects. Turns out my 3 favorites were the ones giving me the biggest challenges because the kits were either grossly inaccurate (AMT/ESCI Ferrari) or extensive modifications/fabrication were required to achieve a specific car I wanted to replicate (300SLR, BMW3.5csl). A good exercise because it helps me set objectives for 2025. I plan to build less (3-4) but focus on more complicated projects I really want to do despite the fear of the challenge. Happy 2025 build year fellow modelers!
  2. Pierre Rivard
    PERFECT!
  3. Pierre Rivard
    The essence of the 935/78 is the long tail. It is the ultimate expression the group 5 styling & excess. The 935/78 is outrageously excessive. Not pretty but damn interesting. The MFH's tail looks quite accurate and with efforts normalizing such an abnormal car you might lose the wild look that is the DNA of this car.
  4. Pierre Rivard
    Happy new year Daniel. The key components are just components until the wiring/plumbing is achieved and ties everything together and creates a system. This fuel system is wonderful and we can envision it's functionality by looking at it. Great stuff!
  5. Pierre Rivard
    Chassis and engine have the look of a well used car. Well done Fabrizio. Please share your methods for weathering, it's very lifelike
  6. Pierre Rivard
    Happy new year folks. Before the party begins, summary of last 2 day's work. First picture shows the front end of the 1 part steering system supplied with the kit. I decided to fabricate replacement parts to add a more functional looking unit and a worm gear box that was just not part of this kit. It's all a bit oversized but should look ok with some paint and weathering
  7. Pierre Rivard
    Gorgeous replica Mr. Chernosky. Low part count, metal kit... we should not expect much but again you have defied the odds and created a rich, full of realism model. Another one hit out of the park.
  8. Pierre Rivard
    I love this era of racing and your replica portrays it very well. Has Fernando provided an engine with this beauty?
  9. Pierre Rivard
    Wonderful subject. Looks like you already have a lot done. Does this kit have a complete chassis/engine or curbside?
  10. Pierre Rivard
    Another cool one to follow!
  11. Pierre Rivard
    While research on how to make and route this "oiling system" goes on, I started adressing the steering system. Picture below shows the nonsense steering system that comes with the kit. The designer really mailed it in with that one. Worm & gear box and all links to front left wheel need to be built in a way that appears more like it should. Updates coming.
  12. Pierre Rivard
    Thanks Rich, this is the fun stuff Could be. Finding the routing of all these lines would bring light to it. Only time I plan to use the dime, as a homage to your great work. Back to the bench!
  13. Pierre Rivard
    Thanks for posting that brilliant cutaway Cliff. I think we're all converging to some sort of oiling system. Sort of knowing for sure if we could find the routing of these lines to I could try to mimic that.... within the limits of my old eyes and fat fingers.
  14. Pierre Rivard
    A toss up between Bill's choice and this one
  15. Pierre Rivard
    A great year Bruce. CA cool and diverse bunch. I'd love to build a Daytona some day. Looking at peer's builds does that, expand our own wish list...
  16. Pierre Rivard
    I built it with the metal body. Same as your's apart from the body material. Nice kit, chassis vintage Monogram.
  17. Pierre Rivard
    So happy this one circled back because I missed it when it was first posted (gotta check the model car section more often). I find this replica both gorgeous, convincing and very inspiring. Very creative and I'm sure research time was just as extensive as building time. Awesome work Noel, Bugatti Fan should be renamed Bugatti Master!
  18. Pierre Rivard
    I could not resist. Francis has a dime, and I have a dime!
  19. Pierre Rivard
    Thanks for the input fellows. Ken and Cliff are pointing to some sort of oiling system, and I could trace one line to the blower. But for today, throttle linkage... I think 🥺
  20. Pierre Rivard
    I am in Montreal, Francis in Quebec, so your go to places. Hurry across the border before tariffs kick in. This grand meeting would be good for US-Canada relationships... show the big guys how it's done. Oops... hope the censors are off today...
  21. Pierre Rivard
    OK, making my first call... anybody know what this reservoir and lines are for. Guessing it may me part of oil system of oil distribution to external component like the roots blower... but I'm just guessing. What I know is that it is not related to the brakes as they are mechanical actuated.
  22. Pierre Rivard
    One more component on the engine right side done. The coolant pump greaser (sort of...) loosely located above the dynamo. Plumbing and wiring will come in later after paint & assembly. Starting on the left side I fabricated the roots blower clutch linkage and loosely fitted it behind the carbs. On the real car the actuator is linked to the gas pedal. The pedal's very last portion of movement (pedal to metal mode) pulls the linkage to engage the blower clutch. Extra 80HP thank you!
  23. Pierre Rivard
    Thanks Ken, yes a little bit of damage to fix or hide Internet is my friend and I found good material. However I have come up empty on components external to engine and the various hoses & hard lines so I'm trying to replicate stuff I don't fully understand. I'll try my best. Thanks Andy. I almost skipped on doing these but I knew I'd end up regretting it... Getting started is the hardest part isn't it. I don't understand all the components and associated plumbing but time to forge ahead and make stuff.
  24. Pierre Rivard
    Tamiya primer comes off the can so good doesn't it. No longer available in Canada. The good old days... What's the plan for the rear end... with the joint where there will be no bumpers to hide it?
  25. Pierre Rivard
    That suspension is so so good Francis, and functional at 1/25 scale. Put the dime next to it friend, to put it in its proper perspective.
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