Jairus

Cool-a-mundo! I like!!!

Ish, do I need to get a passport? Want me to bring you anything? Tillamook Cheese? Moosehead Beer? (*beer*) Jairus

Welcome Rick! Welcome Sid!

Please do not take offense... but why did you not start with the Galaxie '48 kit? Tons better detail even if SOME think the accuracy of the body is slightly off.... ? But what would that matter if you're doing a custom anyway? Huh???

Yes, that was normal for that period of kit to have a flat floorpan with crappy details and metal axles. James is right, use the MPC Monza kit as a starting point but do your homework by picking up a repair manual on eBay or something for all the correct details. I never start a model project unless I can lay my hands on some details of the engine compartment, interior and suspension. Good Luck!

EXCELLENT! (My plan is coming together..... :twisted: )

(yeah, but she's thinking about me...)

A little information: The Pininfarina designed Ferrari 308 debut in 1975 and was immediately a success. The vehicles performance, handling, and styling were phenomenal. For the initial 18 months of the 308 GTB's production, fiberglass was predominately used for the bodies, but later switched to all-metal. The fiberglass bodies were around 125 kg lighter. The 308 was capable of producing 255 bhp from its 3 liter, V8, carburetor engine. In 1980, a Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection system was installed due to new emission regulations. This caused the horsepower to drop to around 215 hp, thus making the 308 GTBi the slowest of the 308 series. In 1981, Ferrari introduced 4 valve heads for the 3 liter V8's. This 308's now became known as 308 GTB/GTS Quattrovalvole. The engine now produced 240 BHP, and with the extra weight that was imposed due to using all-metal rather than fiberglass, the performance and handling was back to where it was when it began production. In 1985, Ferrari introduced the 328 GTB/GTS. A vehicle that came equipped with a 3185 cc engine that produced 270 BHP. For more detailed info: http://home.comcast.net/~jonathan.bird/tut...uyers_guide.htm

Oh! So it's my fault then? :wink: (Welcome to MCM forums Richard)

Jungle Pam

I think WOW! does it.....

This is a teaser for an up coming article in Model Cars Magazine. (Don't let Gregg see this....)

"Miami Vice"! You’re thinking about Miami Vice, second season. First season featured an actual,.... or at lest the pilot episode featured an actual Ferrari 365 "Daytona" spider. The following shows used a Corvette based Ferrari bodied clone, which Monogram did produce a model kit of. Weird huh? That was the car they blew up incidentally... A kit car/Corvette abortion... The Magnum Ferrari was always a Ferrari, albeit a Fiat one.... :-)

GREGG! Watch your mouth, ..er, typing. Beautiful diorama Mike! Might make a nice cover sometime....

1918 - 1920 garage diorama is on the cover of issue 108.

Yes. Simplest method would be to use the '60 Starliner roof, cowl and a bit of "meat" around all four posts.... then transplant that to the '61 body. That is what I did. I assume that you are trying to attain the highest level of detail.... so the AMT '60 chassis could then be swapped with the simplistic '61 with a little modification, like cutting open the hood, adding grille supports and.... anything I forgot to mention...

Looks like you are doing the best your brush may be able to attain. What PSI are you shooting at? I usually shoot 30 with my Badger 150 and I have not been able to do any better than what you show on the lower hood. However, you can use a lot lower PSI and more detail if you have a nice gravity feed airbrush! 15 PSI is perfect for free handing true flames at 1/24th scale! I'd show you but I ruined the tip on my Tamiya gravity feed.... :cry: (I am sooo bummed) Nice work on the flames and keep at it. With the 150, maybe lower the pressure to 25 psi and really thin out the paint. Then work slowly and build up the effect of flames freehand. (Clean the tip of the needle periodically as it acquires build up) You can also cut some generic templates for the "trough" and "tips" of the flames just for variety. Oh,… and work dark to light. Good Luck! 8)

Nobody is and I usually cannot live up to it most days.... Nice work and very helpful when designing the graphics prior to actual painting. You must have stayed awake in art class dude!! Good to have you here.

Steve, I don't think he built them... They were purchased that way. Little Chinese girls built them most likely But, they do look pretty neat none the less.

"AIR HORNS"... I was expecting a truck post!

Tommy, simplistic isn't a bad thing. The bike is nice so stop beating your self up. Read the comments and suggestions and get started building the next project. And, just a suggestion, shoot the next one outside. You can never have too much light! 8)