70 Sting

Sweet build! ?

Very nice job on this. Wipers are pretty cool, too. :^)

Looks great… and the plough adds a level of realism.

After a short hiatus, my final build for 2023 is Fujimi's Ferrari F430 Scuderia. I strayed from the box art as I just don't see a Ferrari 'street' car with stripes. Body colour is Zero Paints Ferrari Rosso Rubino over Pink primer and cleared with Mr. Color GX100. The actual car has a fair bit of carbon fibre which I tried to replicate with paint over the rear fascia, grids and vents. The interior is a combination of Semi Gloss Black and a lighter shade of carbon fibre coloured paint. The wheels were painted AK Xtreme Metalizer Gold and coated with multiple applications of Tamiya X-19 Smoke. What I learned: 1. Zero Paint does not like going on wet as it can, and will reactivate the lower layers. In fact, it's so hot it will soften the plastic. It tells you in the instructions to apply 3 or 4 medium coats. This particular colour didn't seem to cover evenly and required a number of extra coats. Due to my impatience I encountered the reactivation thing. :^( 2. I really can't say anything negative about the assembly of this kit. It's probably the best fitting Fujimi kit I've built. Every part went together well including the glass. 3. If you choose to build one yourself, attach the front end of the body to the chassis first and work your way to the back.. easy peasy. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year for '24

Some creative work there! ?

Beauties. ? The engine in the Trans Am is great. ?

Quality over quantity. ?

Ford delivery is very cool. ?

Outstanding builds. Very high level of skill on display here. ?

Yeah, that’s a beautiful car. ?

Beautiful rendition of this kit. Yes, it is no fun to build - especially the front linkage/suspension.

Ho hum, just another better than real life model. Excellent as usual. ? I enjoyed your chat with the sprue cutters. ?

Superfine build. Nice engine too.

What espo said!! ??

Beautiful work here. ?

Cool photography as well. ?

You’re starting to get the hang of this model building stuff, Joe. ;^)

Wow! She’s a beauty. Great paint job.

Very productive year… I recall seeing most of them. Well done sir.

Great paint job and engine work!

Looks great! Everything just works on this build. ?

Beautiful paint choice and build quality. Excellent chrome work as well.

All 3 pieces are excellent. Always impressed with builders who do such a nice jobs on chrome, badges and scripts.

Nice build for sure. That 2k clear is cool stuff. Nice subtle burn marks on the exhaust bends. Great photography as well.

Super-clean build. Nice work on the chrome trim and Cougar badges. Did you use BMF or paint?