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Harry, that is super sweet!

Love this one Roger! I keep coming back to it ?

Nicely done Bob! Black is such a hard color to work with ?

What a nice clean build John!

That is a thing of beauty, Ken. ?

Thanks Steve! I got these a few years ago, pre-COVID, I just checked the Scale Productions website recently and they are no longer listed...? Maybe there are some resin, or 3d printed versions out there?

Hi Bob, Thanks! No I did not. Although it could have benefited from some primer at least on the exhaust muffler and the fan shroud. But since most of it will be hidden by the wires, and the body when assembled, I figured it was "good enough". ?

Hi Charles, no criticism of your parts, or quality thereof was intended. The layer lines are very minimal, but since I was painting with lacquer based paints I wanted to make sure there wasn't any "ghosting" after paint application. Not only are the support scars small, and not in conspicuous places, you are even nice enough to remove all of the parts from the "trees" ? not everyone does that. Your parts are by far of the best quality I have seen in my recent venturing into the 3d printed realm. ? Cheers

Thanks!

As you wish ?

Hi Everyone, This is the Tamiya beetle I started some time ago. Wheels are from Scale Productions, the engine from Iceman Collections. Cheers

Really nice Bob!

That's looking really sweet Ken!

I can only imagine how difficult it was getting that paint job laid out ? Impressive!

Well done David!

Thanks Bob and Steve!

Thanks everyone! ?

Hi Harry, this was only my second attempt at this kind of a conversion. There were print lines on the parts, but I think that is due to the complexity of the shapes/curves, and not a design or printing defect. Charles at texas3dcustoms may have more input on this. But with a little careful body prep, and a good primer/filler (Tamiya grey primer), it probably isn't anymore difficult than say a resin conversion. For the rest, basically you just need to make sure everything lines up. Some cutting/grinding of the wheel openings is necessary (as well as the kit chasses' inner rear fender well), and I made it harder on myself by blending in the tops of the over fenders. Actually cracked one of them during a next to last test fit necessitating not only body work, but a complete respray...?

Hi Roger, this one was a spray bomb paint job. I did about three light mist coats, and then applied (carefully) one good wet coat. I was sweating the whole time!? It may just be the outdoor lighting too... Now that the weather is cooling off, I got my airbrush set up out of storage after my recent move. Sometimes I seem to get lucky with the spray bomb paint jobs, other times, not so much.?

Very nicely done Bill! It's neat to see people's individual creativity come through when building the same kit OOB.

Hi Roger, what are the radiator "braces" made from?

That came out really nice Bob!

Thanks! Thanks! ?

Hey Everyone, My latest completion. Body kit by texas3dcustoms (designed by BlackBox STL), engine, outside mirrors, by Iceman Collections, wheels by JaysResinWheels1948. Base kit is the Revell 69 Camaro Z/28 RS kit. Paint is Tamiya TS-21 Gold for the base, and wheels, TS-39 Mica Red, and TS-13 Gloss Clear. Polished with Tamiya compounds and wax. Fun, challenging build, very pleased with the results. Cheers

Looking sharp!