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Anyone have a source for decals that would be used for labeling modern day engine compartments? A look under any modern day vehicle has various labels - warning label on top of battery, a few on top of the radiator, perhaps fuse box, fender area, etc. Anyone make something like this in decal form whether it be for cars, trucks, tanks, boats, etc ... so long as it would work under hood and look convincing enough?

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I gave up on the multitude of sanding pads, etc. 3 rubbings of scratch x and you'll have a mirror finish. Its fabulous stuff.

Erik outstanding build. Love the color and stance looks great. Love how clean it is. Awesome job.

Jason yes the kit does come with the wheels on the box but the fronts scale out to 23 and rears about 26. Not the look I was after for this build. Saving them for something else. Thanks for the kind words.

Awesome so far! Chassis and hood look fabulous.

Throttle body was molded (sorta) to the belt assembly. I removed it and made a new one using scrap styrene. Here is the new finished detailed throttle body. Throttle body and belt assembly now mounted on engine insert, here it is placed in the engine bay insert for mock up purposes. I'll be working next on painting, detailing, and mounting the supercharger and charge piping as well as detailing and finishing the engine bay. Thanks for watching. More to come.

Have some progress to share. Been working on sorting the engine and engine bay. Here I've got the motor painted metalizer aluminum plate with a matte clear, matte red covers, and matte black on the intake manifold. Started adding plug wires and boots. Finished plug wires and mock up with belts. Addt'l mock up's in the engine bay checking fitment again.

Ron, these are so awesome! Outstanding job, detailing is fantastic, nothing else I can say. Thanks for sharing with us.

Stuff I've seen from Japan is called Oyumaru. It looks interesting and I've seen other posts on the subject where guys have been able to make a couple parts from a flat 1 piece mold. Even seen a successful 2 piece mold, but you'll only get a couple (if your lucky) good cast parts from it. If your just making a single part or two for yourself and the part is not very complex it may work out. But other than that, stay with 2 part rubber. There are some good options out there that are user friendly and great for starting out. Check out smooth on's line as some do not require a measuring scale. Good luck!

congrats Joe! Looks sharp.

Happy birthday Chuck!

Mark wheels are cool! Have you thought about a slightly smaller tire for the fronts? I have a soft spot for Miatas, I had a turbocharged one for a bunch of years. In for more progress.

Scale Hardware, RB Motion, Detail Master, Pegasus, Jimmy Flintstone, and Ma's Resin are what I can think of at the moment. Really like Micro Nitro stuff, but haven't placed an order yet.

Awesome Clay as usual.

Nice job so far Chris! Tuned in for progress.

My last EMS order from Hobby Link Japan took 4 days from the date I placed the order. Always very impressed with HLJ.

Awesome Chuck!

Thanks guys. Rob, now that you mention it ... filling those side marker lights sounds like a good idea. I'll play around with it later tonight. Steve, some folks think the Jada Vette 'looks' out of proportion or swollen lol. I think its look is subtle and suits a build like this where it doesn't need to look "stock." Either way, I have 3 of them lol and plan to build them all at some point.

Test fitting again. Blue arrows show where I removed molded in detail with rifler files. Added a very thin strip of styrene on each side (front of motor/blue arrows) to give a better appearance of the factory engine covers being separate pieces than molded all as one solid piece. Each was carefully tapered at each end. Throttle body area was removed from pulley assembly because I made a new one from styrene stock (show later). Red arrows show where I will be removing/reshaping next. Mock up shows supercharger in place with small length of aluminum tubing for the hose connection and scrap piece of aluminum tubing leading to the intercooler (will be replaced with either polished piece, or painted styrene). So far really pleased with how its turning out! And YES! It all fits nicely under the stock hood. Should have primer on the engine bay insert, engine, and exhaust mani's this weekend. Hopefully I'll get to work on the interior as well. More pics coming over the weekend. Thanks as always for the comments.

Nick, not really selling any resin at the moment. Working on my own projects for now. Jonathan, they did a run of 4 kits for a bit but they are no longer being made. They are somewhat simple kits but the plastic is very high quality and very clean. The Mustang kit is very nice. Thanks for the kind words guys. More progress coming shortly. Been cleaning up (removing) some of the molded in detail on the engine bay insert. Stay tuned.

Luke .... awesome! Nothin' else I can say lol

The supercharger is right at home in the front corner of the engine bay, but it's a tight fit. Here I outlined the area to be removed in order for the supercharger to sit lower and mount up nicely. Area removed. Fit like a glove! Mocked up. Body, headlight buckets, hood, chassis, spoiler, and wheels already in primer. Working on cleaning up the engine bay insert now readying it for additional detailing. More to come and thanks for looking. Appreciate the comments.

Chris this looks absolutely fabulous. Another awesome build. Can you tell me if the aluminum wheel sleeves from Pegasus are the 19 inch or 23 inch? Really love how this turned out! I'm saving these picture for sure.

Here is something I've been working on as a quick build since getting my Pace paint booth up and running. I have allergy induced asthma for those that dont know so painting in the house was a no-no so I haven't really finished a build in 2-3 years. I'd get only so far than be reluctant to spray paint anything so the builds were shelved. Well NOW I can paint and BUILD again so I have a bunch of projects in the works. Started with the somewhat "unloved" Jada Z06 kit. I actually like the Jada kits for their simplicity. They make great quick builds. Tamiya Enzo tire pack, resin sleeves, and resin wheel inserts Early mock up! Body mods are subtle. I reshaped how the rear (behind the rear tire) comes down, removed third brake light, and opened up the vents on the front fenders. Carved a lip spoiler This kit only has a simplistic engine insert. I'm going to improve upon that a bit with some creative add on's and detailing. Oh ... and a resin Procharger will find its way up front also! More coming soon. Thanks for looking!