Pierre Rivard

Just PM me your address....you know, for the invoice!

Beautiful work on a unique iconic car. The carbon fiber work is very impressive. Great stuff and I hope you will keep posting updates.

I polish the clear layer on my models, then decals, then a seal coat of Future applied with a soft bristle flat brush. I am wondering if the seal coat is justified or a bit of overkill. Asking other builders if they seal after decals and why? Here's an example of one of my models with the Future seal coat. Thanks.

Good progress on that Coupe. Seems like there is some curvature on the chassis rails. Is that the way they were designed or a visual distortion from the pictures? Just wondering cause the frame on my AMT kit is straight.

Steering arm running in between exhaust header pipes... now that's packaging creativity and will be fun to model in 1/24 scale!

Vallejo for primer and color coats. In my experiments the only brand that I could successfully brush paint plus the ability to mix my own colors.

Thanks Mark. First time using Silver instead of Metal Medium as a metalizer element and I initially struggled a bit but made it work with more thinning.

Superb effort. Simply said, it looks like a 1/1 scale!

Tim, this must have been a super challenging paint job and as usual you nailed it. But then you always do. I have not done a NASCAR build in a while but this sure provides inspiration. Bravo!

Entry #1 body has color on it. Always a bit of a go-no go check point for me with the challenge of brush painting, especially a light metallic. At this point it's a go.

This would be great Edgar, but I think this vintage kit has not been widely distributed.

Scratchbuilding Extraordinaire sir. Bravo!

Welcome to the group Andy. Your models are beautiful.

Thanks Mark. I started with a standard sized air filter but could not quite clear the hood despite my best efforts to get the engine low in chassis. The 9 in. filter benefits the hood opening I carved for the hood scoop. I'm doing csx2196 Sebring spec (The Turd) which was a leaf spring car with a H&M 427 thrown in and pretty rough fender flares to widen the track. The one you want to do is the heavily re-engineered csx 2196 in Nassau specs with the clamshell front and rear bodywork (Flip Flop). BIG challenge, perfect for you!

I think that's going to do a world of good to the proportions of the car. Looks really good.

Check out these eyes....I'm so sorry, I'll keep doing it but I am sorry! And we think we are the boss...

Impeccable detailing of the dash. It's a shame it will be hard to see through the limited side glass opening.

Very very nice model Tony. I think the 64 Mercury stock cars looked formidable and you rendered the look perfectly.

Andy, you make the hard stuff look easy. Well done. Allow me to insert an update on entry #1. The build is moving well and fast (for me) Engine and chassis are all done. For the engine I grafted the Cobra kit's trans to a Polar Lights 427 and built up missing elements from spares (overflow tank, fuel pump and added a variety of aftermarket parts. Oil filter, breathers, carb and air filter from Protech, Connkur distributor, Parts by Parks accessory drive and VGC resin headers modified to a vertical outlet. Chassis is pretty OOB with exception of mods to fit the bigger engine, scratch building shock absorbers and substituting kit wheels & tires with HRM components. I scratch built exhaust pipes with 3.2 mm Evergreen rod and tube material.

That's delicate work. Assume you are lengthening the hood and the car's wheelbase?

Travail magnifique Thierry, Always inspirational and a bit intimidating looking at your craftsmanship. I just spent hours reviewing your Moss SLR w.i.p. on BritM because I want to learn before I tackle mine (thinking to do a Fangio conversion). If I can achieve 10% of your detailing magic I will be very happy! Thank you for sharing your work.

Now 007, please handle it with great care! Q

Like I said, "I dunno" If I did, I'd get more because I really like the idea of a driver, especially for an open cockpit car.

Weird... very weird.... and beautiful! Hey... we only live once... maybe?

Very cool looking car. I'll be following with great interest and for sure learn a lot from your new creation.