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Cool project but can I give you a good word of advice? No biggy, just make sure to take the pictures with a blank background, this way, not only will your pictures turn out a little bit more in focus but it will keep everyone's eyes more on the subject at hand. And I don't mean to say that you have a mess on your table so please, don't misunderstand me....

That's no problem my friend, just mix MM clear to flat black until you are satisfied with the shade.

I like using engine black from either floquil I believe or poly scale, the black on the front part of the dash along with the steering wheel are gloss black, a lot of these cars had different shades of black in the interior. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Excellent work, congratulations!

Very cool, those Enthusiast kits from Fujimi are always a challenge, you did very well!!!

Very cool my friend!!

CRAZY COOL!!! :D

Bad to the hueso!!!!!!!! That's Spanish for bone!!!!!

Thanks bro, I did this thing about 6 years ago, I could have done a lot of things better but it's good to sometimes go back and see your old builds, you can certainly see how much better you have become when you compare them to your recent builds! Hosted on Fotki

Thanks guys! Ed, I have never seen decals cleared on a real race car, that's why I never do it.

Thanks guys. Lot's of great help I can certainly use!

Very cool! Welcome to the forum!

Stunning work, looks incredible!

Switch? From my muscle cars and American Iron to a shark with tires? I doubt it... I do have to admit that it was a lot of fun and certainly different. This is the actual kit... Hosted on Fotki Below is the link to the entire build... http://public.fotki.com/MCRUZ1/mclaren-mercedes-project/ Thank you all for your comments!!

Finally got this thing done. Thanks to Rey Franco,a very good friend of mine from Puerto Rico, I was able to acquire an extra kit he had in his stash and I was able to replace the bad tires and the missing decals to finish this one off. I had a lot of fun building this thing even though it's not the type of subject I generally build. Had a few friends tell me of the possible issues I was going to face building one of these, this helped me a bit, these type of kits are a little quircky when it comes to the final step of the build which is trying to get all 4 tires to touch the ground. I did have to kind of play around at the end but with a little effort I got it done. Hope you guys like it! Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

I will be posting this soon on the under glass section.

I am currently working on this baby, it's for a '66 Impala.

Sorry guys, I will post the right pictures soon......

This turned out spectacular my friend!!!!!

Cool work! The next time you decide to remove paint, go by WalMart and buy some Dawn power dissolver. That stuff takes any paint off and will not affect the plastic. It is in the dishwasing detergent section. Purchase 2 bottles, dump them on a small container and place the part in it.

I like this, very cool!!!

Very cool and it' s what I have always said, pictures under direct sunlight do not come out as nice as the ones in the shadows, the best ones are always on the cloudy days. Very cool build. This car is always a favorite among custom style builders but I think as you do, I love to see it untouched. Very nice job!

Hey guys, class is in session, grab your chairs, pencils and paper, lot's to learn here! Keep us posted Rey!

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No science my friend, go outside and place it in front of a white or light gray background, this way it will keep the focus more on your model after you take the pictures. Great job!