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Pierre Rivard

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  1. Body and paint look superb Gerald. I'd love to see this in Petty blue or just all black! ?
  2. For what it's worth Ray, I think matte white will be better than chrome for these.
  3. Thank you gents. I am very happy with the results. The decals arrived today. Thanks Gary for pointing me to the right supplier. When I bought they were pictured on a red background but It was a nice surprised to see them printed on a clear film. So polish the body, decals & installing body trim pieces is all that is left to do.
  4. Last piece of fab for the interior is the seat belt. Interior is finished and test fitted (but not glued yet) to the body. I forgot to mention that I moved the steering column position about 2 mm to the right to better center it over the driver's seat.
  5. Dashboard has been fabricated from 0.5 mm styrene sheet, 0.5 mm rod, craft wire, PE bezels and washers and gauge decals from the spares. I never did this level of detail before. Small stuff to deal with but very enjoyable.
  6. very nice Gary. Thanks for sharing these builds from the past.
  7. Thanks guys. I think it is taking shape. I think I need to do a new dashboard as the kit piece is not much to look at.
  8. I used to do it with my DSLR but now I just use my iPhone. Not as crisp as a good DSLR on tight close ups but so easy to use and good post processing features
  9. I fabricated a shifter, some visible linkage and a shifter gate.
  10. Interior is a most basic tub with 3 added parts (dash, steering, shifter). I will try to dress it up a bit. Step one is simulating door panels.
  11. Superb work as always Chris. The weathering you have done to the chassis and engine gives it a lot of life. The front wheels look a bit odd on this Pocher kit. I don't know if it is the color or shape... and were they still using spinners then?
  12. Beautiful build Tony. Tamiya has captured the look of this car very well.
  13. That transformer is mighty impressive and placing it on a coin puts it all in perspective. It's so small...what...what am I looking at? Can't see it, too small. Seriously Daniel, make sure this thing has minimal bodywork. Don't cover up all that great stuff!
  14. Simple, it combines the effort to do something artistic and my love for 60's race cars. I love the chase for information about a specific car at a race venue then go about to replicate this moment in history to the best of my ability. Lastly I very much enjoy all the exchanges with fellow builders, mostly on this forum.
  15. Precise, exquisitely detailed replica. Most of us are just assembling kits but you my friend are a true model builder. Nothing less than masterful! I prefer scotch whisky and I'll drink one in your honor, not that I need an excuse but... ?
  16. This is seriously, seriously good stuff sir! That's a big transformation you took on and it has come together so so good. And the way you painted it, it looks like a fifties race car, smooth but just a bit of restraint on the gloss. When did you build it? I hope you will keep pulling stuff from the vault for us to enjoy.
  17. Thanks fellows. I surprised myself with these straps, I made them without a firm how to plan in about 4 hours. I think it's the story of this build, trying stuff I've not done before and so far nothing has back fired on me. Next step is fabricating the interior. Very visible with the open cockpit so I'll need to give it some love.
  18. The hood and rear clamshell have leather safety straps. Making them for this build. A bit over scale but it's about as small as I am capable of.
  19. Yeah, that one is way cool. Looks exactly like a car the owner would prefer to spend time driving rather than finishing (trim, numbers etc.)
  20. That is a beauty Matt. I love the added realism with the added driver figurine. Top notch effort, makes me want to start looking for old Merit kits! How did they change tires on these cars?
  21. Running out of Future and I too have been looking for a replacement. I've used Quick Shine as a final seal coat on my last project. It brushes on even easier than Future but it appears to be a little less glossy. For me it has not worked on glass, no adhesion, so I'll keep my limited supply of Future for that.
  22. It sure is. And don't do the little Delage stunt of just posting a so so picture of the car in this section saying it's all done. We demand a complete set of pictures in the under glass section...or else...??
  23. Yup, saw that. I also need to fab new amber side markers above the front wheel opening. The molded markers disappeared with the fender shape change I did. Just fabricated (sitting on the tape column below) but not glued to the body. About the wheels, working with Jason at Jack Modeling on making in laced Borranis for future Ferrari builds.
  24. Thanks JC. It's a very simple kit but I enjoy trying to dress it up a bit. Hope we will see some of your beautiful work soon.
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