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Looking good Kyle, and I totally understand you wanting to start out with an OOB build....although, I will watch with interest whether you stick to the manual.

OMG, that came out FANTASTIC! And thanks to the wonderful photos you showed us of the 1:1, it shows your skills all the more as you nailed "the look". Thank you for posting this wonderful build!

Very classy, I love the color. I recently finished one myself, and tried to keep it as stock as possible

Thank you Carl

Enjoyed the photos of your build. Thank you for posting. Now I have to dig my glue bomb out and see about getting it rebuilt

Ooh, one of the newest releases. I can't wait to see how it goes together for you so I can decide if I have to have one too!

Just beautiful Mario, and your attention to details really show, even to the backdrop!

Just beautiful Greg. I hope you display it topless though

Such a beautiful tribute to such a classic car. Well done!

Lean and mean, I like it!

Wonderful build, and great color choices!

Hanjo, thank you much for posting your build - I am watching with great interest and can see a large purchase in my future. By the way, in American we say, "don't count your chickens before they are hatched".

Came out beautiful! What was the "adhesive carpet" you used?

Thank you David. Now I have to decide if I want to redo the Merak my son and I did 15 years ago to add to this Maserati collection, or just clean it up and leave it in its "as raced" condition since it has sentimental value for me . One thing I'd have to figure out is how to clean the body without damaging the brittle decals...

Sweet ride with sweet rims!

Loving your big bad ride! BTW, I found recently that if I have a fan going on low where I'm modeling, the fumes don't seem to cause fogging - even on my clear parts.

Beautifully done I say; I particularly like the tire and rim choice you made. Your write-up was also excellent, thank you.

Thank you Jim. In this case, it is all the more interesting because both cars were designed by the same person - Giorgetto Giugiaro.

Thank you all for your kind words. Isn't it funny how building a model you once did as a kid can be such fun?

Very lovely!

It is an absolute stunner. Well done!

Thank you Brian

Absolutely beautiful. And great pics too!

After finishing the two car set of Cougar II and Bordinat Cobra, my attention wondered over to the US Airfix Maserati Bora I did probably 20 years ago. I was reminded of its cousin; the Boomerang concept car of 1971, and decided to pull mine out of mothballs to give it a go. I started with a complete and unstarted kit circa 1980. As with most of these electric motor capable kits, this one was rudimentary underneath, had a battery compartment, steerable wheels, and no opening parts or engine. Call it a curbside kit, if you will. I started with the interior, and did my best to approximate the chocolate brown tones of the leather seats, gold hue of the dash, and for the first time - gave flocking a go to reproduce the gray carpeting. The frame and rolling bits went on easily enough, and I spent the bulk of my time on straightening the body. The biggest issue was a pronounced dip in the roofline where the passenger side A pillar had taken a warp. A little loving with a hair dryer, and the problem was no more. There was little in the way of flashing or sink marks, thus I moved straight on to primer and Tamiya TS-58 (this is quickly becoming one of my most favorite colors!). The windows were masked for black surrounds, and the rest of the build was very straightforward and what I would consider an OOB build. The only conceit was wipers stolen from a Shelby GT500 PE set. From start to finish - this whole build was done in one weekend. Let me know what you think: And because of the family lineage, I have thrown in some photos with my aged Bora beside the Boomerang. If nothing else, they are the same scale and made by the same company - thus make an interesting contrast of two styles based on the same underpinnings.

Incredible work! And I am so jealous of your 3D abilities