David G.

That's a pretty little Ferrari, love the color. David G.

Hey John, thanks for throwing me that link. There's some good stuff there, I really like the ones that are wrecked. I do remember you posting photos of the wrecked black Dodge and I think there are a couple of others I recognize. Thanks Ricky. Impressive work on the suspension so far, that's a bit more ambition than I have at the moment. I hope you get the chance to work on it soon, it'd be nice to watch that one come together. David G.

Thanks John, do you have any of your builds posted on the forum? I'd like to see them if you do. Thank you Andy. Good work on the headers, the rest of the engine looks good too. Nice detail work. I noticed that you placed the air cleaner opening facing toward the rear. In my research I think I saw just an even split between front and rear facing openings. I imagine that they would be turned to the rear on dirt tracks (for obvious reasons) and the front on paved courses. -D- OK, "Big George" is officially done. Sometime over the next few days, I plan to get some proper photos taken and uploaded to the "Under Glass" section. Thanks to everybody for all your support and comments. Best regards, David G.

Thank you Curtis. Thanks Mark, I'm glad you found some of the information helpful. On that note, here are a couple more pointers: I actually believed that the next photos of this model I uploaded would be to the Under Glass section. I should have known better. In the directions, part number three, the Interior Rear Deck Panel is supposed to be glued into the body shell along with the firewall before mounting the body to the chassis. However, if I build it as indicated, then spreading the body sides to slip over the cockpit would be very difficult if not impossible. The best solution to this dilemma is to glue the Deck Panel directly to the cockpit. The firewall fits snugly into its location and shouldn't require any adhesive to hold it in place. When I install the body shell, I'll probably tack it in its location with some PVA just to keep it from slipping and prevent "the rattlies". As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please always feel free to comment. David G.

Great start! David G.

Well worth the effort, looks sharp! David G.

Excellent rescue! An effective and creative to deal with adversity, well done. David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

Thanks James2. This will probably be the last "On The Workbench" update for this project before I finish it up and post it in the "Under Glass" section. OK, final colors. Yep, it's direct take from the box art but why not? To finish this up, I need to do paint clean-up and polish, decals then final assembly. Thanks to everybody for the support during this challenging build. Your comments help me to "keep my head in the game" so to speak. David G.

Maybe a decade after the movie in the studio back lot? David G.

Excellent work! David G.

Well done! I can almost smell the dust and dirt, with just a hint of rust. David G.

Excellent work, love all the detail! David G.

Hi Peter, A few years ago on this forum, we had some trouble with members posting unsolicited and sometimes less than polite comments on the build threads of other members. The situation got rather out of hand resulting in a number of people being permanently banned from the forum. As a result of that, on my build threads I post a closing line that gives express permission to post comments: "As always, thank you for taking the time to stop and look and please feel free to comment." David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

Nicely done! David G.

I think that most model builders would like to build something on this scale with this level of detail, but most of us never will. Thank you for taking the time to share yours with us. David G.

Nailed it! Yeah, I was wondering about that too. David G.

Amazing detail work! David G.

Your weathering looks great! You've really nailed the "Thousand and one details". David G.

It's time for another update! OK, the weathering is done. I also added some additional detail items. I made a Plexiglas windscreen and affixed it to the front of the roll cage. I also added some padding to the back of the cage. It seems to me that a car like this should have a debris screen in front of the radiator, so I made one and installed it. With the engine assembled and installed, I noticed that the top of air cleaner was sitting level with the hood when it should be sticking up through the hole in the hood. So I made an extension to lift it to a more appropriate height. Now it's time to sort out the body and get it painted. Thanks, everybody! David G.

Well done. Nice mud effect. David G.

Wow! You're right I have never seen so many fish eyes in one paint job. What a bummer. David G.

Thank you JC! -D- The chassis is mostly finished and the body seems like it will line up well enough. Except that the air cleaner is supposed to stick up through the hole in the hood more than it does. Time for yet another adjustment. With the chassis sitting sitting squarely on all fours, it's time for some weathering... ... and maybe some more added detail. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

It looks like a burning ember! David G.