Exotics_Builder

I have no idea. Haven't seen him in ages. Been over a year I believe. Katy Osbourne seems to also be gone since the birth of her child. She did an auction or two and then Danielle Trotta popped in

https://www.fitzgeraldfh.com/obituaries/john-kraman

Evergreen plastic sheet and strips. I did a paper template and then shaped to fit, including drilling the holes. Calibre 35 resin bolts added for detail. Real car: The fabrication: Paper template Card stock tracer Rough form in place End result

I scanned the kit decals at max res on my scanner. I then used a CorelDraw trace function to convert to vector. I found the RGB codes for Hugger Orange and applied to the orange color areas of the decal. Finished it off with printing on my Laser printer with Clear decal paper (going over white so no issue).

Took a little research to scratch build

Well, I am calling it done. But as I was posting this, I discovered I forget to add the front chin spoiler. So, a little added step besides more dusting of the model. Even though the humidity is fine in the house, and I run a HEPA filter in the hobby room, this model seems to attract dust like a magnet. Anyway, a quick recap of work: Chassis: Corrected to convertible style with center ribbing and chassis plate. Fit a Revell 68 Firebird exhaust to fit chassis changes. Detailed it out. Engine: Detailed out with wiring and plumbing. Revised accessories to add smog and power steering pump in correct placement Added smog pump lines to exhaust manifolds. Added non-working dipstick in correct location. Interior: Detailed out the interior. Added front vents and radio grill on dashboard top (used parts from MCG C1 Corvette PE set) Painted Hugger Orange as real car. Added seat belt hardware as in the real car. Added "wood" trim decals to reflect real car. Revised grab handles for realism. Crafted front and rear floor mats. Engine Bay: Detailed out. Added missing radiator cap (not in kit). Added warning stickers on radiator shroud top. Body: Cleaned up and detailed with Model Car Garage PE Set. Added fixed radio antenna using carved base and insect mounting pin. Adjusted setting of front RS grille to reflect real car. Opened the grille. Using kit decals as templates, created new decals in proper Hugger Orange color. Wheels and Tires: Used AMT Parts Pack Goodyear Polyglas GT White Lettered tires. Opened the wheel slots. Added valve stems. detailed out the wheels. Here are some photos of the (I thought) finished model (I'll add the spoiler this weekend).

I use a small dab of CA glue. I also glue a small bit of Evergreen strip sized to fit under the lock to give it some depth.

I think Revell Chrome is worth the almost $40 I paid for a can. Easier prep than Alclad and reasonable results. These are 3D printed wheels cleaned, primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 Black and then Revell Chrome. I let dry for 5 days (2 is usually enough) and it can be handled (carefully). But everybody has their favorite and a technique that works. The nice thing with Revell is if you have a kit chrome bumper with mold lines or other imperfections, you can fix them, clean the bumper and spray Revell over the existing chrome and repairs (Be sure the repairs are smoothed out).

That is SWEET!!!

Final update before completion. After some “wrestling” completed the marriage of the chassis/engine area to the body/interior. Did some final mods to the engine bay needed post marriage. I also adjusted the fit of the cold air box to the air cleaner component to assure hood closes. Final steps are clean up the engine bay a bit more and apply the body emblems, mirror, door handles, locks and wheels with tires.

Got mine from Wes's Model Car Corner https://wesmodelcarcorner.myshopify.com/

Arrived yesterday

I found the Pix. Just scanned a few to whet the appetite

I was able to see this car in detail when it was owned by Tom Armstrong of Issaquah Washington. He had it at his "garage" along with other racing cars such as a Lola T70 and Ford GT40. My best friend was good friends with him, and I was able to get access to his garage often. We also had an annual Puget Sound Auto Modelers Association meeting at his garage. I have a bunch of detail photos of the car that I should scan and post. May do it after the holidays. He raced that in SVRA, hence the safety equipment as required by them. The color, when I was seeing it was a Chrysler Blue that was close to the racing color but much more easily obtainable (and repairable as he had some "events" with it including a broken half shaft at Goodwood that did a little bodywork damage. The numbers matching 377 CID small block was removed and on a stand. In its stead was a replacement more modern small block that was configured the same. He sold it in 2003 or 2004, just after I was transferred to Chicago. He was a great guy, and I got to meet a lot of racers at the SVRA event at SIR in the 90's, including Bobby Rahal, Danny Sullivan and Maurício Gugelmin. Tom was an investor in PacWest Indycar team.

Here's their website contact link, check with them directly. https://salvinosjrmodels.com/pages/contact-us