Pierre Rivard

Yup, 3D printed wheels are nice but these...these look like they're made with something special...like metal? They look good, very very good!

Coming along nicely Mark. I love these big old Fords and I still have this 64 in my stash that I want to do. I think I need a bit of a nudge from my brush painter co-conspirator to get it going. Your work on these old Nascar rides is such an inspiration.

One word: PERFECT!

Looks mighty good!

Congratulations Ray. A beautiful and stunning replica of an iconic sports car. Fitting that cobra man chooses to end his career with this beauty. I knew little about Cobras just 2 years ago and learned a lot about them by following your work and associated insight into the cars you modeled. Thank you for getting me hooked on Cobras and best of luck with your new hobby. Please stay connected with this wonderful group.

Wow, I did not think hot water alone could do that to a styrene body. Must have been boiling hot or this is softer than usual styrene. Oh well, glad you found another kit.

Well done Jim. It's a tricky kit (re-boxed Fujimi) but you made it work. Brings back memories of when I built one of these (the 71 winner). Upper to lower body fit, glass fit, being short of hands to assemble the rear chassis links. Challenging but it makes a nice replica in the end.

Beauty. Looks like the real thing. Congrats!

The engine looks fabulous sir! These 2 kits look to be great. Thinking about the California, Jason at Jack Modeling is moving along developing 3D printed Borrani wheels that might work for your project.

Man that silver body looks so so good with the huge flares. I don't know much about these 911 derivatives. I only have a yet to build Tamiya 934 and it does not look as extreme as this. Thought I would just do an OOB but that's a bit easy right? Happy to se you back on the bench JC. I love the stuff you come up with.

Could not resist, just ordered the book. Starting to get a bit nutty about Le Mans. Your fault Gramps! ?

Very good as usual Mario. The Gulf livery is an all time favorite, first time I see it on a Cobra and it looks terrific. You sure you want to leave such an expensive car in the back alley? ?

Wow Jason, what a gorgeous build. The salt weathering technique gives it that perfect barn find look you were aiming for. Most impressive is all the metal finishes looking so much like...metal? Stunning!

Going back to the Cobra FIA wheels, that look fabulous and the timing is great since the HRM are increasingly difficult to obtain. Just purchased 2 sets this morning. Thanks Jason for supporting our enthusiastic community.

This is a fun project, definitely one I would like to build. I grew up in Quebec in the late fifties & sixties and our area was already big into imported cars. Fancy cars such MB 280SE, Citroen DS or Jaguar MkII or sporty cars such as the MGB, TR5 or the occasional 911 were seen on and off but it was the everyday imports like the Beetle and Renault 8/10 that were seen everyday. The R8 Gordini was the affordable french sports sedan, a few tears before BMW "invented" the formula.... Light, good handling and peppy engine. It was a fun car to drive.

Superb subject. That body needed some TLC and you are well on your way. Well done and thanks for sharing this.

Aaah Shapeways....fool me once shame on me, fool me twice shame on me.... So I got caught once but I ain't going for more. I was stuck one not able to get Weber carbs from my preferred supplier (out of stock) and decided to get some Olsen designed parts and got directed to Shapeways for the purchase. $8 CAD for a set of four in fine detail plastic, want ultra fine that's $12, smooth goes for $15 and "smoothest" for $20. Add about $4 for manufacturing speed (?), $1 for processing and $17 for the cheapest shipping option (13-25 days...) for a total of $42 CAD or $32 USD. Ouch! I was stuck without parts to finish the project so I pulled the trigger... And the quality for the best best best best option? Brittle, grainy... nowhere near a good part. Calling it a ripoff is actually a very polite way of saying it.

The weathering on your build is incredible. A race car that looks like a race car, battle scars and all. I love it!

Wonderful build Gary. Always such a pleasure to see what a good researcher / builder can do with these vintage kits.

Absolutely gorgeous, even sitting on the old picnic table!

Hi Jason, I'm glad to hear you are working on the Borani wire wheels. I hope all the pictures I sent a few months ago are providing enough data. Glad to see you on this forum. Pierre

That baby looks mighty fine JC. I love how tou have worked out the engine side, looks like the real deal. Amazing how wide the rear tires were on these cars. Great cornering grip until...gone!

Salut Francois, your work is so inspiring. Way beyond my ability level but still I follow what you do with great interest. Scale modeling classes free!

OK David, I take a 6 week break (doing my bit to support the tourism industry...) and coming back I catch you right on the edge of the cliff! No seriously this is one hell of a project. The kit is as bad as it gets but the subject is splendid. It's one of these you look at thinking easy low count part quick build... but oh no, we must make some improvements...and here we go! My kind of project and I will be rooting for you all the way. Go for it man!

My build of an original AMT 1/25 Cobra... which ended being very different than the kit representing the 260/289 slab sided bodied cars. I started with the AMT kit to build a replica of the first iteration of CSX2196 as races (foe a while...) at Sebring 1964. Drivers Ken Miles and John Morton. This car had the combination of gen 1 leaf spring chassis with a 427 dropped in, lots of body mods including big fender flares, swiss cheese nose etc.