Exotics_Builder

The Modelhaus 57 is very nice. I got it about 2 years ago and it is sitting in a moving box. Still trying to decide or mild custom

Not recently on the 250 SWB. I had an AMT years ago but sold it off to a person who REALLY, REALLY wanted it even with its problems.

Sold a few of the MFH's because a club member really wanted them and I prioritized. As regards Ferraris, Here's a good portion of the stash, minus a few sold.

It was an Italeri kit that Revell was repackaging. But these two seemed to have done it often. I still have mine unbuilt with a few others

I tend to scribe the panel and door/trunk lines deeply and then paint. If need be, I will flow a little Tamiya Clear Smoke to enhance.

As I am back in the Chicago area working the next phase of our move, the “Boss” allowed me to go to the Chicago World of Wheels and Ferrari Expo. The World of Wheels had some interesting cars, including the Ridler Award Winner and Troy Trepanier’s Battle of SEMA Builders winner. I have to admit that although each had some interesting features, neither was a standout to my eyes. I then drove over to the Ferrari Expo and swap meet and just missed getting photos of a 250 GT Lusso as it was leaving the parking lot as I arrived. But, in the garage area of the Dealership, amongst other vehicles were a LaFerrari, 812 Superfast and Lancia Stratos. I did find a couple of items at the swap meet that are going right into an open hobby box for the move. Both are combined in one album, the first 200 odd pictures are the World of Wheels and the remainder the Ferrari Expo. Car Shows FLICKR Album

My take from the Ferrari Expo

From Jameston's newsletter: Starting this month, my goal is to have the newsletter mailed out every month between the 1st and the 5th. Please feel free to contact me and let me know if there is anything you would like to see in the upcoming newsletters. New policies. The most pressing item this month, I’m going to address, is my lacking customer service. The idea that customers are waiting several weeks on orders to be delivered is something I never thought could happen, but even worse is how often it does happen. So now that I have regular schedule at work, full time pay, and can get supplies without issues, it is time for me to get back to the basics of what made scalefinishes great. 1. Gone is my old attempt at a 48 hour turnaround on orders, the goal is now 3-5 days (1 week will be the maximum) between receiving an order and shipping it. With the increasing number of new customers, and the larger percentage of colors I need to mix per order take longer to process, but sitting on them for a free day to try and complete a whole batch of orders at once doesn’t work at all, so I will go back to mixing each order as it comes in. It’s the way I was doing it before, and it worked good then. 2. No more sales, they are disastrous to shipping times and, for the last few times I held them, have been more trouble than they’re worth. 3. Emails (and other messages) will be responded to in no more than 48 hours. I make mistakes, so if there is an issue, I am always happy to try and fix it fairly, but it needs to be approached fairly. So any message that is disrespectful, accuses me of lying, cheating, or is just a senseless attempt to start the right fight with me will not be tolerated, and the sender will be looking for a new place to buy paint. So that’s this months newsletter, I promise the April edition will be more informative, and much more light hearted. As always, I cannot thank enough, the people who have stuck by me through the good and bad. 10 years is a good run for a model paint company, and I'm looking forward to many more. Thank you, Jameston

That looks like a Dave Kindig design that an episode showed. https://www.google.com/search?q=kindig+lincoln+v12&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8lq_N-9LZAhULq1kKHU2uBQMQsAQIOA&biw=1613&bih=894 http://www.kindigit.com/gallery/58-lincoln-continental/

As Bill said, clear will make it more transparent. I don't quite know what mean by dark. It sounds like you need to to change the color mix to reduce the Root Beer color. If the color is on to to your taste, then you'll need to work the base coat to address your desired effect

Just got some of his garage stuff and, with a little extra detailing will work in a future diorama I have in mind

Double that. Expect an order after we move!

My bad, I was trying to say with clutched fan. I can see why one wouldn't want a clutched fan on a racing version, and L88's were meant for racing. But every photo I can find of a 67 where the fan is visible shows a clutch. And only about 20 67 L88 Vettes were produced

1967 L88 Corvette (about 20 produced) form Mecum auction A race version showed no clutch on the fan. Here is info from a Corvette site When equipped with the L88 427 Corvette engine, the build also called for blank covers to replace both the AM/FM radio controls and the heating/cooling controls normally found in the center console of a ’67 Corvette’s dashboard. In fact, ordering the big-block 427 also meant the mandatory elimination of a radio head and power windows, as well as the elimination of a convenient automatic engine choke – though Chevrolet did have a retrofit hand-choke kit available for those drivers that could not get along without it. The L88 Engine was the closest to a pure racing engine ever produced to be installed in a production model Corvette. In addition to the removal of some of the car’s creature comforts, other notable absences could be found under the hood. First, the fan shroud (which aids in engine cooling) was absent, as was any semblance of an emissions controls system. There was no PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve, but rather an obsolete road-draft tube that vented crankcase vapors directly into the atmosphere through the driver’s side valve cover. The 1967 Sting Ray was the only second-generation Corvette to run in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. If ever an off-road engine option had been developed for the Corvette, this was it. The L88’s ultra-high compression ratio left Chevrolet officials no choice but to warn owners about the car’s fuel consumption. The paperwork that was included with each Corvette equipped with the L88 option read “This unit operates on Sunoco 260 or equivalent gas of very high octane. Under no circumstances should regular gasoline be used.” A second label was placed inside the Corvette as well which similarly read “Warning: Vehicle must operate on a fuel having a minimum of 103 research octane and 95 motor octane or engine damage may result.” Ultimately, sales of the L88 equipped Corvette were limited to a mere 20 units. While the car was immensely powerful, it was also an extremely expensive option. At an additional $1,500 over the base price of $4,240.75, the sticker shock proved too expensive for most enthusiasts, which was okay with GM since they had always felt that the L88 Corvette belonged on the racetrack.

I don't think so. I thought Geronimo Works was out of Hungary or environs, not Italy.

I have the original issue boxed away for the move so I cannot confirm. But I recollect that to do the ZR1, you left off the distributor shield and there were decals for the radio and heater that you would leave off for the ZR-1.

Have both, unbuilt, sitting in moving boxes. But instructions are online.

AMT 66 Impala had the BBC, 65 had the 409

From his site: " Starting on Feburary 5th I am re-open! Thank you to everyone who stayed patient during my January absence, I was in St. Louis for training on wheel repair, and painting. That’s right, not only do I build models and mix paint for them, I also work on the painting and repair of real automobiles. Scalefinishes isn’t run by someone who is just repacking what other people do, but is managed by a model/car enthusiast and a member of the professional automotive painting community. The big news is that the new job has exposed me to new products and practices that I will be bringing to the modeling community soon, these will be a boost to modeling as a whole, and car modeling specifically. Stay tuned!"

Yeah, but that would be rad!!!

This is it?

As best I can tell, that is the way the kit is. Assuming you can find one. This is what Tim was referencing. A lot of turbo setups in AMERICAN manufacturer kits seem to have odd plumbing.