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Some of mine. Simón P. Rivera Torres

Hey, the Hasegawa Ferrari Testarossa 250TR "Royal Rumble" I'm looking foward to see it finished real soon. Good $tuff on it! Deja ver si nos reunimos pronto por ahi! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Vaya Rey, thanks a lot for your comments, I'm looking foward to see the 250TR completed. Deja ver si nos vemos pronto pa'ver todos estos modelos con Tato. Saludos! Simón

I will love to, but, remember it will be a box stock contestant, where they are very serious on this, besides the instruction sheet has to be on the table. Thanks for you comment! Simón Rivera Torres

Now everythin' is being put together... to be continued... Simón P. Rivera Torres

Hey Ismael, you're the guy..."MR. Anti-Red" Thanks for you kind comments...as you can see, I'm back....from Argentina...jajaja I hope to see you real soon to see all these projects from the last year in person...and maybe some food, as always...jajaja! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Now some color!...among the different shades of reds I have at home, there were a few ones that could be used, but, there were more than I though, so, the task wasn't a piece of cake thinking also that I had used some variations of them(in case of the FINISHERS) in the other cabrios of this series. I chosed the Modeler's Bright Red(actually is a light deep red shade) for different reasons. One of them is the fame of being a great model car paint in Japan(they just made paint for model cars). Another one, although I bought this stuff like 4 years ago, I hadn't give this a try. You guys can see on the back of this first picture the thermometer reading 82!, sorry you guys up there in the north! The winning red! Some Gunze MR. Surfacer 1000 gray primer, followed with Gunze MR. White Base in order to bright out the base coat a little bit. I pre-shaded the body sections that will be covered when I put together all the doors in order to get a uniform red paint coat. to be continued... Simón P. Rivera Torres

A first look to the body on the chassis. Everything opens now! to be continued... Simón P. rivera Torres

This time I will continue my Late 50's-early 60's sport convertibles car series. And for my some of pals here in Puerto Rico that makes a joke on this...yes..it will be painted in red like all the others in this series...jajaja. Besides,..it's almost like a ferrari, what another color could be use in an Alfa Romeo? This a good example of this classic which opened the doors for the classic Giulietta racers series. Although it's named "Giulietta", looking for some reference info and pictures, I found that the model Revell of Germany intended to make was the 1965 "Giulia" and not the late 50's "Giulietta". Anyway, the model looks to be a sharp one, free of exesive flash, a great chrome tree(when I removed the parts by were they were hang, they are connected by a perfect spot that only need a tiny dab of pay to cover the spot), all the doors can be opened(a great feature, considering I will do a box stock model and there's no room for any alterations), a crisp Cartograf decal sheet, and the fact that the model can be done with less of 100 parts covering all the feautured components of this classic car. First of all I started to paint the engine, chassis, and suspention components that will be in the different shades of black(gloss, semi-gloss, and flat). Again for the glossy parts I trusted on the Gunze Sangyo Lacquer Black, that gives me a perfect thinn and in scale finish of black. The parts were organized since their shades. After all the blacks were painted, I followed with the aluminums, and silvers. Some challenging masking was needed in order to get the correct color in some parts. This masking is intended for some spots that will be painted later in red. That's a main problem with "just a few parts" kits. Here I already mounted all the painted parts to the unpainted body to check how it will look and to make any needed adjusment to side doors, trunk, and hood. to be continued... Simón P. Rivera Torres

[Mike, I already sent you a PM with my info. Thanks again Simón quote name='Mr. Mike' date='Feb 18 2009, 01:59 PM' post='157531'] Simon, this car's windshield A-pillars were badly damaged (befor i got it - looked as if someone crushed the box in). my plan was to make a racer out of it w/ a cut-down window anyway. PM me your particulars, & i'll see what I can do to get this these to you.

Yes, these are the parts. From what I seeing in the Fujimi bax picture, the rear mirror in the one you have, hangs from the front windshield frame. In the one I have the bar(part D 25) cross the windshield frame, as you can see in the box art included here. Just make sure you will not use the parts. Thanks again! Simón P. Rivera Torres

OK Mike, I'll look for it. Simón P. Rivera Torres

It would be great, if you can, please. Yes, most of these 356 kits(like with the 911's) share thier trees with some light variations. I support what you said, because, in my kit's there is a part that looks like the one I need and obviouslly is intended for a different variation of a 356. If you can post the picture I will appreciate it a lot. Thanks, Mike! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Mike: Thanks a lot anyway for your try. I hope someone comes up with something, because, I sent my question also to Fujimi.com.nz with no seccses. Maybe someone here can tell me where I can address my request. Simón

Aqui, tratando de sobrevivir...me mudé para Argentina... Simón P. Rivera Torres

Just in case one of you guys will not use them, I will need parts D25 and D59, these are the support bar and the mirror that goes inside the front windshied. Any help with this will be appreciated. Thank you! Simón

Hey billy, a big guy in the little leagues...quite interesting!....great job so far, as always! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Man, you're a beginner of what?...you're already ahead!...Oh what a great picture that last one on the first post(side view), looks so real. Just keep the good work and stay practicing...jajaja, you're doing really good! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Well, this is exactly what I forgot to add, I 'm looking for something I can find using maybe a taxi or bus. Thanks to all you guys anyway. Simón P. Rivera Torres

Well, these are great news folks. I did my first one on year 2005 and it looks like it'll be a steady stop in the years to come...see ya guys there! Simón P. Rivera Torres

Does anyone knows about any info on Model Shops in the Chicago/downtown area? I'll be there for a couple of days and would like to go around for hunting. Just let me know guys. Simón P. Rivera Torres

Yes bro, I'm in this bus too, my congrats to my good friend, Tato! Te la comiste bro, y como dijo aquel: "La patria se hace trabajando, y no hablando!" Simón P, Rivera Torres

Hey man, nice way to start this project...I know you will finish it the right way. Voy a ti! Simón P. Rivera Torres

We are 6 months ahead to the great GSL show there at Salt Lake City, Utah. As always, it looks like it will be a great one, a big blast, since it's the 21 birthday and will be celebrated with a special display including some of the Best of Show winners among other things... I guess it worth to be there big time.... Simón P. Rivera Torres

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