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Awesome,nice to hear the some old friends will gonna make it. Len, Bill Barker from Kansas, told me that Allen Smerchek will be there and also, make shure to meet me there, we are palnning to do another field trip to greatmodels.com warehoure, a new highlght we discovered last time for the GSL. We will be arriving on the 27th afternoon. See you guys there Simón P. Rivera Torres

We are exactly a month ahead of this great model car contest where not just great modelers gathers, if not, great friends too at Salt Lake City, Crown burger city..yum, yum . I'm planning to be there with the Club Viajero of Puerto Rico, the Boricua gang from the island . Who of you guys from this great forum would be there on those grea four days full of all the the stuff we love, model cars? Simón P. Rivera Torres

We are exactly a month ahead of this great model car contest where not just great modelers gathers, if not, great friends too at Salt Lake City, Crown burger city..yum, yum . I'm planning to be there with the Club Viajero of Puerto Rico, the Boricua gang from the island . Who of you guys from this great forum would be there on those grea four days full of all the the stuff we love, model cars? Simón P. Rivera Torres

I do the same thing after the 4000, but, I use the hard to find Finisher's three stage compound set. Simón P. Rivera Torres

Some of my green lemons.... Porsche Indy Car Arii 1/32 Porsche 934 Tamiya Porsche 996 MPC 1/32 Porsche 906 Simón P. Rivera Torres

Hey Tim, good luck with the show and the best for you guys there...I never forget the real nice time I had there back in 2004. Best Regards Simón P.Rivera Torres

Jmmmm...do someone has a flyer or a link with classes? Simón P. Rivera Torres

Hey Danno, me and the Club Viajero of Puerto Rico wish the best on your upcoming show. Last year we attended it and guys, it was a blast, not just for the show itself, but, for the human quality this great group of human beings are. I wish this year also we could make it, but, GSL attending plans are on its way. Actually, some of you guys told me last year will be there in Salt Lake City, so, I hope to see you guys then. The best for all of you guys! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Oh the good old days!...Nothing like that...

West meets east for the first time: With the dime: This is it for now...As always comments are welcomed. Simón P. Rivera Torres Simón P. Rivera Torres

I added the supports for the shocks: Here there are two things, I did this tubing support over the brake discs(yes I know, the calipers are in the wrong position, but, this is just a white glue mock up ) from rod and we can see something new I learned from these great Japanese modelers...soldering instead of putty. I was lucky enough to get a 20W soldering iron from Radio Shack. The hotter one I should use in order to not melt the white metal is 25W, so I have still 5W to play with. That I wish we could have this in 1/24 modeling because, it dries faster, more solid, aaaand doesn't shrink!...I will apply this later also on the body: This part that connects the shocks and the chassis was a complete headache that took me a lot of hours to done it right. These Metal forming Pliers Set in order to do tasks as to make the correct shape of the rear traction bar. The kit supplies a cooper bar, but, this stainless steel bar gives a better sensation of a real bended tube. The parts already in place: Simón P. Rivera Torres

Now I move to the stacks trumpets(about 2mm high) and the injectors. Most of the parts in this section are less than 1mm. Here along our friend, the dime, to see how small are them: Finished..After a few hours.. How it looks everything together so far: With the dime: I shaved the lack of detail engraved rear axle boots(cowling drive shaft) and substituted with a turned one from Tameo: Instead of use the photo etch part of the kit, I rework the rear suspension chassis with K&S rod and soldering: Simón P. Rivera Torres

This diamond cutting wheel will be the main tool in order to cut the real hard stainless steel tubing. I did sort of a mold in the wood in order to get the correct measured length of tubing: Using these K&S .020 and .025 and Hobby Design tubing in the .4mm to 1mm range I started to work on the engine's valve cover. I drilled it and then made the sparks boots placing a .6 piece of tube inside a .9mm. Is it small enough? Finished part: Simón P. Rivera Torres

This project I'm starting it's not interesting to me just only for the model itself, if not, for the different techniques most them new to me and for the Japanese websites I've been looking around for the last 8 months or so. I would like to give recognition to 1/43 Japanese Master Modelers Hiroshi Watanabe and Akihiro Kamimura, the ones that owns the site from I learned what I will apply in this build. Another thing is I have to see if I put it together in order to the April 28, 2011 deadline for the GSL XXIII Model Car Contest in Salt Lake City, Utah. This F1 has been one of the most viewed sports cars of all times, despite the fact it wasn't a successful car on the track(just one victory), but, its original design gain great fans around the world. This is a Tameo multimedia model that comes with almost everything to make a great model car, but, as always, one wants to add some flavor...This is the way I did... The Car The Model's Box This some stuff I will use in the road to complete this model, Finisher's Pure Blue, correct Fujiya Tires and Brass Block to correct leveling: What are inside...lots of tiny parts... The fun started doing a mayor clean up to this white metal parts. Now we have some parts glued and ready to paint: Some more... Simón P. Rivera Torres

Excellent performance on this impressive built! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Z Model Mirror Set Jewelers Saw Radio Shack Hobby Soldering Kit plus Flux and Soldering Gun Stand Simón P. Rivera Torres

I got some interesting stuff, some of them from far Japan in order to start to play with a 1/43 F1 project I already started. Now, I have all the "goddies & toys" to play with. Let's see what had the mailman busy these past days: K&S Tubing and Stainless Steel rod Acus-tion Anchor set and Goodyear tire Template Simón P. Rivera Torres

At this moment, every modeling activity here has been stopped in my place...The big night has arrived...Go Steelers! Simón P.Rivera Torres

This is a 1/43 Tameo Tyrrell P34/2 1977 Brithish GP project. I've been working for the past two weeks. Most of the time had been spent been cleaning, since its mostly made of white metal. This is how it look today: I'll be starting a thread soon this coming week. Simón P. Rivera Torres

Very nice model..a perfect example of "Back to the Roots" modeling! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Nothing like the 60's cars lines! Simón P. Rivera Torres

THE AMAZING SSSTEEEELERRSSSSSSSS

I these ones using my flaring tool, but, since the tool goes down just to 3/16 and I need something smaller, I hammered the alumminum tube with the part of the tool that is screwed alone. As usual, I did some buffing with my Dremel and some Blue Magic paste. Simón P. Rivera Torres

Well..Although he never answered my question, this is the car I think he meant on the video in the Nurburing link he posted. Simón P. Rivera Torres

Among all this cars in this Aston site, which is the one you meant? If its a light blue I saw there,I guess the Foundation Blue, made by Finisher's as an undercoat for colors like chrome will suit. Simón P. Rivera Torres