Pierre Rivard

Such lovely work Harald, and to think it is 1/32 scale. I've been looking for some PE sets for MB stars as well as the buckles etc. Would you mind sharing what the manufacturer of these is?

I would make the same call Jeremy. Trying to match the newly painted sides to the original yellowed paint...might work but has some risk to it. IMO better to do a complete redo since you have new decals ready to go.

That's a novel way to build a classic Mercedes. This is very very good.

63 Corvette...at the very top of the list for me. You still have that car Gary?

Yup, smooth!

My kind of project. This will be fun to watch.

Thank you Bruce. Just a curbside but I tried my best to add realism to this basic 30 part kit. Thank you Chris. Indeed my friend, done with a brush. It's at times challenging but when spraying is not an option we can only try to maximize results using plan B. Thank you Mario. Exactly the way it feels looking at your builds, especially sitting in your very real looking photo setup & diorama. Thank you Gunnar, much appreciated. Indeed Jeremy, slot car body and not much else and it was fun building it into a more realistic replica.

Wow John, such inspiring work. I just took a class in body alteration techniques. Awesome, awesome build in so many ways. Where did you get the elbow line fittings?

Front engine Ferrari for sure. 315S or 330 LM TRI are very tempting...

Go for it Steve, and please share the progress along the way. as you know the kit is basic and needs a good dose of TLC, but it's such an important car. Thank you Jon. The support is heartwarming. Thanks Kurt. I love your work on Ferraris, quite elaborate transformations. Very imaginative. Thank you Daniel. I marvel at what you do with metal. I think it is safer for me to stick to styrene Thank you Bill Appreciate the feedback Roger. Thanks JC. I do my best to apply some of the lessons from professor Reckner. I agree. For me fixing the body shape was number one and the wheels right after. I got these printed wheels from Jack Modeling in France. Fronts are as printed and the rears I modified. They do add a good dose of realism to the model.

Thanks Rich. I'd love to see this Ferrari display of your's. Must be awesome. Thanks Jim, appreciate the interest and support. Thank you Helmut. Your input is always so valuable. I very much enjoy our exchange of ideas and I hope you will post updates on your 275P build. No doubt it will be great, Thanks Jason. I was puzzled by this one until I realized what was wrong with the shape of the body, which in the end was easily fixable. The rest was all about adding the detailing and it suddenly looked more model than toy. Worked out better than I initially thought it would. Thank you Bruce. A few of these, like the leather straps, were a first for me and I am pleased with the result. Merci Mr Dauphinee. Support much appreciated.

The body looks mighty fine Mike. What's the plan for the chassis, just use the MPC stuff or going for a more accurate reproduction?

1964 Le mans 24 hours winning Ferrari driven by Nico Vacarella and Jean Guichet. Curbside Build from an old Monogram kit with body modifications and some detailing components, as covered in the w.i.p. section

Always a nice feeling when you get one done, and this one is! Full set of pictures to be released in under glass section later today.

Ok ok, next project in the fall... perhaps a nice FPPM kit?

That's too bad. I understand the feeling. Making it through paint is the hardest part of the build (for me)

I just caught up to your build. WOW! I love the detailing, the finished, funky 70's colors and the way you have finished all the metalized parts. Thanks for sharing, this is inspiring work.

Awesome work Andy, as your's always is. I've never done a resin car and looking at this tells me I don't have the skills yet for this. Until then, watch and learn. Great stuff!

Awesome build, looks very real with the subtle weathering added to all the mechanical elements. The Lotus 79 is always talked about so much but to me the 72 is the quintessential Lotus.

Absolutely

It looks good, very very good David. I'm happy you and the car survived the body to chassis marriage. Considering all the comments about the Fujimi it appears to be a great achievement to make it to this step. Now you can see the finish line.

The body has been polished, decals applied and seal coat with the aim to achieve a smooth with a toned down gloss level. Although the design of the decals is very simple they provided a bit of a challenge. Very thin and "wrinkly" but I managed in the end. So all that is left is the final assembly of the various trim pieces.

Thaks Steve. Bezels are Model Car Garage.

This is wild, imaginative and beautiful. Gives me inspiration to try something like this. Thanks for sharing this wonderful build