70 Sting

So very well done! Gorgeous paint and great engine detail.

New background is awesome. Was there a car in the photo? ? Been eyeing the Esprit as well. Yours turned out nice. Any issues with chassis/body fit (starting to dislike Fujimi for this).

That turned out and congrats on bringing home the hardware. ?

Can’t tell they were hand painted. ? Looks like you made boots for the plugs… did you use little blobs of glue?

Beautiful car. That colour really pops in the sunlight. Spark plug wires look to be the perfect scale. :^)

Nicely done! Love that first photo. Great interior as well.

Nicely done, beautiful paint and finish.?

A lot of effort put into your build and it shows.?

Super-clean build. Awesome paint. Beautifully detailed.?

Superb??

Sounds like a real bear of a kit, but you did a great job correcting and fitting it all together.?

Thanks fellas. It’s a very forgiving way to photograph models.

That engine! ? Nice looking build.

Nice build, great colour choice. Looks fast!

For sure, it’s a crazy design (too much grappa in the design room ?). Good tip regarding the GT40 - I have a Ken Miles version in the stash to be built. On the first kit I made a couple years ago, I glued the front and rear body halves together with Tamiya Extra Thin. The seams let go during final assembly. ?

Me likey! ? Will be starting a 60s kit this weekend. Hope it turns out as nice as yours.

Meh. Just kidding, that’s a superb work of art.?

Yeaaah, that’s nice. ?

Wow, that is a beaut!!

Good Evening, The start of each build is a brand new opportunity to build the perfect model i.e. no mistakes with things working out as you planned. I know this isn't realistic, but a guy can dream. So this one was going along pretty well until the first boo boo, which continued with next and so on... Painted with Zero Paints Grigio Thalasso and Tamiya LP-5 Semi Gloss Black for the trim. The interior is just a mix of semi gloss and flat black. What I Learned: 1. Maybe it's just me but I find Fujimi kits are quite nice during the sub assembly stages, but when it comes time to mount the body to the chassis... not so much. This was certainly the case with their Ford GT40 as well. 2. More on fit: the engine cover appears to be designed to be glued in place - no point going crazy with the engine; the windshield, both rear quarter marker lights the and headlights didn’t fit flush. On the plus side, the doors and windows fit perfectly (certainly more than I can say for any Countach kit). 3. Even more on fit: the front chassis pan hangs down below the splitter/skirt/nose (not easily seen in the photos. This is likely due to some mistake on my part. Having said that, I had the benefit of reading another member's post on fitting the body to the chassis and still encountered problems. It took some serious finagling to make front and rear splitters/skirts/ fit, as well as the side skirts/rockers. I ended up snapping/chipping the front quarter points on the body and splitter as well as some glue mess. Sorry for my poor parts terminology. 4. Zero Paints Gloss Clear does not play well with underlying paint if applied too heavily. I first applied a couple light coats to protect the decals and allowed the minimum drying time, but the third heavier coat activated the colour paint and created some swirls. Some user error here for sure. When I masked the body to paint the window trim, the tape pulled off a tiny bit of the clear and underlying decals over both rear quarter panels. 5. Zero's Satin (Semi Gloss) Clear goes on kinda pebbly unless you apply wetter coats and dries a little shinier than other brands. 6. I glued the side mirrors to the doors before priming and painting - seemed to work well with this kit. 7. First time using black CA glue. This is an interesting product: it's quite viscous, flows deceivingly well and dries with a rubbery feel. Probably excellent for PE and mounting certain body parts - especially when attaching the body to chassis to reduce creaking and snapping. I will be using this more on future builds. If you've made it this far, here are the photos:

Ha ha, that’s very kind of you. :^)

Very fine work.?

Very fine build from sprue to gloss coat.?

Very sharp! ?

Turned out beautifully. Great paint job. Shame about the kit’s shortcomings but you handled them like a seasoned vet. ?