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That is a stunning Countach. I love the colour and the paint work is beautifully done. Very nice clean work. This is quite simply a gorgeous model of a sports car icon. I love it! I really dig the LP400, though all other iterations of the Countach leave me cold. Once they started tagging wings and flares and gills on it, ruining those gorgeous original lines, I lost all interest. The LP400 also had the nicest looking of all Countach wheels, which are only 14". This requires a fat sidewall tire, which has a dramatic effect on the look of the early Countach.

Welcome to the forum.

Sure, but who has the time to train a giant turtle?

That's a very nice looking Torino. Interesting colour and nice paint work. Well done.

Great looking old Chevy work truck. The weathering is very authentic, not overdone.

Beautiful truck, Steve. Those colours work great. All round cool build.

I find the issue with the AMT Duster to be a bit of a sore thumb as well. Every build I see of that kit is thrown off by the incorrect line. I just can't un-see it. I haven't built one of these yet, but plan to. I have considered how to correct it, either by re-shaping by hand, or sectioning in a piece from an old MPC '76 Dart parts car I have on hand. I have also been waiting to see what the new Demon looks like. If it is accurate, lifting a mold and casting a new section to be spliced in might work. However, this thread has me thinking about this again, and I have been having a closer look at the AMT Duster to see just what is required to fix it. It looks as though the whole roof may be an issue. Clearly the line across the top of the side glass (the drip rail) is too curved, and the point at which it drops down behind the quarter glass is not peaky enough. But, looking at it from the side, it appears the whole roof is too rounded or bulbous. Visually, from side-on, there is too much vertical dimension between the drip rail and the roof line. The Dart is far from perfect, especially with regard to the shape at the rear edge of the side glass, but the roof itself seems much better (thinner, flatter), and more easily fixed than the AMT roof. So, it looks like a whole new roof might be needed to fix the Duster. Which got me thinking; has anyone tried just fitting the Duster front and rear clips to the Dart body? For comparison purposes, I have posted some photos; The yellow car is the AMT Duster, the orange one is 1:1, and the purple car is the MPC 76 Dart.

Nice. I think a street Hemi looks much better with the black valve covers.

Nice work. The engine looks great.

I considered doing just that, so thanks for posting this pic. Getting a set of those nice resin Gottis to Canada will be quite expensive, so this kit seems a good deal (can always use another 240Z, and I don't have a G nose). I was wondering how good the kit wheels were. Looking at the photo, it seems the resin offerings might be a better looking wheel. I now wonder though, how does the diameter of the wheels compare, kit vs resin. I prefer them smaller, and many of the wheels in Japanese kits are quite oversized.

Cool 1:1, and very nice replica. You captured the look of the original very well.

Welcome to the forum, Topher. This is a great place to sooth that modelling jones. Cheers.

Cheers. Great driving roads, when they get around to re-paving them.

Oh, goody goody! Great project, Pierre. Looking forward to seeing this one come together.

I'll be following your build. I have been planning a similar kit bash. Great to see there are decent wheels available. I have been looking unsuccessfully for a set of the 'good' AMT wheels. I built two of the AMT '68 Shelbys back in the 80s, both of them the molded-in-red Snake Bite issue, but they had different wheels. The first one I built had the wheel spokes molded correctly with the cavity in the outboard surface of the spoke. The other kit, seemingly the same issue, had the wheels retooled with solid spokes, probably like the ones in your kit. I was always curious about that.

The silver one reminds me of the trans in the Duke's Charger.

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Hhmmm... curious, this correlation between exciting driving experience and dangerous cars. I find modern sports cars, in all their engineering excellence, to be cold and uninspiring. It begs the question; is the most exciting drive also the most dangerous? Is it a necessary element? I think it is more a product of the fact that the most engaging drives are in the cars with the lightest weight, which by extension, are the least protective. But nonetheless, I do think the danger element is an significant ingredient. Mortality in your own hands, stuff like that. How much does a Beck Spyder weigh?

Cheers Steve. I have done a little looking inline, and see that they are indeed intended to be motorised. I hadn't realised that. It's not a real big deal for a curbside shelf model, except I imagine accommodating the motor and batteries in a 1/24 F1 car must require some compromises. It's hard to imagine a curbside F1 car. When I made the post above, I was watching an auction on ebay for seemingly a good deal, ended now. The next 'good deal' I spot, I may pull the trigger.

Ditto my Lotus Europa, which is quite likely the most dangerous road car ever built. And, it is driven in the enthusiastic corner-carving manner for which it was intended. My sig is testimony.

These images should help. With your specific exhaust manifolds, the wires will route to the plugs from underneath. There appears to be no indication of plug location on your heads, so just mark for plug holes in the appropriate location near the base of the cylinder heads and drill them.

That is an exceptionally good looking hinge. About the best I've seen. Beautifully crafted.

I am very interested in your Dumas project. I have been quite curious about these models for a few years, and I've wondered what they are all about. My interest is in the 1/24 scale kits. There are some nice looking ones, but quite pricey to take a chance on, so I'm watching your build with interest. I think I'd like to try one.

Good looking Deora. The colour looks right on. I never cared for the side exhaust treatment, either.

That last photo is about the best I've seen in period. Great photo. I may have to snag a copy.