Jurva

I found this thread and made similar jig as Scott Colmer. My pics are there too. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/171650-engine-turning-aluminum/

Yes i did. Seats were painted with cobra colors red leather, then washed with tamiya panel liner.

This was the road version. I only added wood decals, photoetched bits to the center console, plane landing lights to the vents seat belts and speakers. And of course the floor stuff.

Lower hull is made out of insulation foam. Planking is mahogany wood strips. Then cleared multiple times. Upper hull is a 1950 Alfa Romeo Alfetta racecar by Smer. Pro Stock car scoop molded to the front. Rear part got a stabilizer fin. Firewall has real engine turned aluminium tape. Hood is made out of aluminium sheet. Figure added and posture modified to fit to a smaller cockpit. Engine is a Ferrari V12. Velocity stacks are crimp ends. Exhaust pipes are made out of aluminium.

Italeri kit: Paint is a custom mix of green and gold mica powder. Aluminium wheel barrels fitted to stock Mercedes-Benz rims. Low profile tyres. Interior has wood decals, rear speakers, photoetched dashboard knobs added. Floormat is painted embossing powder. Parcel shelf is flocking. Seatbelts added. Engine bay has lots of parts added and scratchbuild. Hoses and wires added too. They were none at the start.

Thanks Scott for the idea for this jig. Just made mine and I love the results. I used toothpicks with 1000 grit sandpaper for my polishing medium. Sorry about the big pictures.

Here's photos of the roof job. 1. Fill the oversized back windows area. 2. Dry fit the rood, and notice that roof line doesn't continue neatly to the rear. 3. Make relief cuts to the rear hatch area. 4. Fill the hole with plastic and CA glue/microballoons 5. Sand, sand.

Juha's builds are exceptional. Seen lots of those at local shows. Your build is too. I like the total vision of your Caddy.

Revell kit with couple of changes - Roof is from AMT Thunderbird kit. Rear window area modified. - Rear hatch angle changed to follow the roof line. - Lowered suspension, sidepipes added. - Scratchbuild front grille. - Laminated dashboard knobs. - Painted with plum mica powder on top of blue and silver areas.

A fellow Finnish modeler does paint to the BMF. He uses Enamel paints, as they are flexible for a while. Like wood patterns.

That's where the idea came from. I shortened the body same way they shortened Nascarlo.

Well I did have 9 free days from work, so there's that. And not having to wait shiny paint to dry, did make the process way faster.

Took 12 days to complete. Body is shortened behind the doors, to accommodate shorter Nascar chassis. That’s why there’s “welded” spots and no door handles / rear window. Removed side lights. Wheels and tyres from MPC Modified kit. Motorhome 440 cid from spareparts bin. Scratchbuilt cooling ducts and aluminium spoilers. Photoetch bolts heads, cable ties, hood pins and seatbelt buckles. Slixx gauge face decals.

Those steel wheels are from Aoshima London Taxi kit with the hub caps. Can't remember where the tyres came from. I used resin copies of Fujimi spoked wheel lips for widening. Those are great for that, because one set comes with eight parts.

- Added load of stickers all around the car. Some are more tasteless than others. - Switched the rim lips to wider chrome ones. - Added real metal muffler. - Added fake bonnet scoop and rear wing with more stickers. - Added some speakers, gear shift knob, seat belts, cup holders and floor mats.

- Engine out of Rick Dobbertin's Radical J-2000 kit. Added fuel lines, ignition wires, metal NOS lines. - Added front and rear spoilers. Modified the rear to have three light per side. Made side exhaust. Used kits front window, but sides shortened. - Lowered chassis with Aoshima wheels. Added modern brakes with similar shadings as the car. - Custom made front grill and lights. - Paint is Tamiya Pearl white with shadings done with Tamiya clear blue. Clear coat done with blueish pearl nail polish.

- Engine changed to 454 with 3D printed intake manifold. - Scratchbuilt ignition and fuel systems. Clear scoop made also. - VW beetle roof rack with real wooden surfboard. - Widened steelies made. - Side exhausts added. - Mixed gold brown paint at the bottom, cream on steelies and roof.

No. I used revell kit.

If you mean rear tires, they are from Torino nascar kit.

They are photoetched indeed.

Yes I did.

Modified the engine to look 426 Hemi using 440 block. Crossram manifold with 4 barrel carbs and photoetch filters. Lowered the front suspension. Changed tyres and rims. Interior modified to look like owner uses it for weekend drag races. Roll bar and bucket seat added. Hood scoop is scratchbuild too. Paint is nail polish.

Changed rims and rear tyres. Flipped front spindles to lower it. Paint is purple nail polish, over dark blue.

AMT California Custom kit. I changed the wheels and lowered it. Filled the C-pillars and added opera windows. They are Nissan Skyline rearlight bezels. Added place for license plate and metal exhaust tips. I used the stock sofa bench, but made middle arms rest. I also made the gear shifter and signalling stock. Paint is nail polish and different candies.

Almost box stock. Added carbon fiber decals. Color is mixed to look Audi Kemora Grey.