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Jmmm...is this a .4,.6, .8, 1.0 mm tubing set?...Who makes it?...Where you got 'em?...How much?..Do you know if where you got it can I get the same set, but, in aluminum?..Just let me knos as soon as you can. Thanks! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Oh yes Tom, this one took 1st place in Small Class at the 2007 GSL. Simón P. Rivera Torres

I had do some work on the F1 world, all in 1/43. The first one was a Tameo Ferrari 312T 1975 Wold Champion, then I did the Tyrrell P34/2 six wheeler from the 1977 Brithish G.P. At this time I have on my workbench 2 new Tameo 1/43's, The Renault RS01 1977 Brithish G.P. and the Ferrari 126C3. 1983 German G.P. Here, I'm showing the 312T: Simon P. Rivera Torres

I have to confess, I haven't been an enamels adict, but, recently, I did a try for the first time ever to a Scalefinishes acrylic enamel gloss black, and it was real impressive the way it turned out. I don't have any lacquer painted model that has turned out like this one. I post it as soon as I finish it this weekend. Simón P. Rivera Torres

Where you got these Gunze paints?

Mi pana, you're doing a great job on this not so common Porsche, but, a real historic one indeed. What livery you're planing to use? Simón P. Rivera Torres

Adiooo...apareciste! Simón P. Rivera Torrres

Nice pic!..Where you got it?..Are these the original ones used on the Batman's movies? Simón P. Rivera Torres

What about next year's?... Simón P. Rivera Torres

Yesssss!!!!...More, more...

Our model cars club possibly will be there next year at Indy, good luck guys! Simón P. Rivera Torres

I took part of the last one at Daytona in 2007, where they also had a Racing Porsches model cars contest and I was lucky enough to get the Best of Show award with my 1/43 Porsche 962C. That show is awesome, not just only for the amount of Porsches you can see, but, for the historic racers and their pilots. Iike I told, I had the honor to meet and take a picture together with Brian Redman and Derek Bell. The amount of real cars, books, 1/43 die cast models, any kind of memorabilia, the track, the autograph session, etc worth indeed the trip. I would like to have in time more info on this past weekend's event and maybe would be there, but, the info never reach our modeling forums and it couldn't be. I'm very happy the vent was not dead and that will be celebrating again. By the way, great pictures. Simón P. Rivera Torres

A better view to the dash: The tub assembly already on the chassis: Simón P. Rivera Torres

Update time... A quick overall view before I attached the dash: Dash in on plus seats: Simón P. Rivera Torres

The rear wheel after the Alclad coat and how they looks on the model... to be continued... Simón P. Rivera Torres

How the dash turned out... After all the silver paint section was finished, the thinner still continued disolving the paint... This is the dash and the center console after some detailing...

Update time... Since the plastic has a sort of cream-leather plastic, in order to cover it with the flat white paint, I had to made a good mix to avoid the bleed through. I mixed Gunze Sangyo's Mr. White Surfacer 1000, Mr Color white, and Mr Color flat clear. After I shoot the color, I masked everything up, including the dash... This is how it turned out at first sight with any retouch...Black details over white are alway deficult! The dash is supposed to have a silver face, so, I decied to use a bright one. I selected Gaianotes Star bright silver,but, there's a problem with this one, although its very bright...Its to grainy... How I resolved it?, I used their T-09 Thinner for metallics. This is a thinner that when you use a liltle bit more thinner than paint ratio and leave it about 5 minutes,the thinner disolves the metallics particles and gives you a smoother surface, something like Alclad's chrome. Here can be seen the thinner working..

I drilled and then shape them with a rounded file. Simón P. Rivera Torres

That "comb" is for small decals...I bought this around 6 months ago and its great...I used it on my 1/43 project and was real handy for that. Simón P. Rivera Torres

The interior tub also has some ugly pin holes. Finally for today, the bottom of the car received also some brushed paint detailing(some difficult task) and to seal everything up some trick I learned at my IPMS local group stay...The Dry brush technique. To be continued... Simón P. Rivera Torres

The muffler tips also are a little bit thicker, so, they received the same treatment. As this will be a Box Stock model, the engine will receive no add-ons goodies, so I have to take out the brush to enhance it a little bit. Before: After: The dash is a two part assembly, but, an ugly line asked for some putty.

The wheels tube wholes are too wide to me. I proceed to thin it and then gave an oven cleaner bath, then some Alclad II Chrome.

n This is a simple kit that I bought in Miami when I was on a Disney vacation with my family. By the way, the store I bought it, a BMW Z3 and the Aston Martin DBS it’s a huge Tamiya and Revell warehouse with awesome prices. I will use this kit as a comeback from last April, when I was getting ready for the GSL. From that date, I hadn't touched a model. Actually, I haven't opened my GSL model's bag to see how they arrived..if they arrived A dry fit to see how everything looks together. Some primer after I removed the mold lines over the body. Here I did a Scalefinishes paint job for the first time ever and it was on this body. By the way, great paint! I also airbrushed some gloss black paint to the muffler tips and the wheels before an Alclad II coat. I was pretty impressed by how this paint performed since its enamel and there's a lot of detail on this exotic body. The deflection of the inside of the dehydrator can be seen on the hood:

1/24 or 1/32? Simón P. Rivera Torres

Wow excelllllllllent perfonrmance on this awesome model...The Mater of Alclad II painting! Simón P. Rivera Torres