Scale-Master

Tamiya 240ZG in 1/24th scale. The body is airbrushed Wolf Blue TS lacquer paint with no clear. It's built straight out of the box with the omission of the fender flares. WIP:

Thank you! Please refer the the first post in this thread for some clarification.

The decals were very yellowed. I taped them to a window for a few days in direct sunlight and they bleached out quite well. (The set on the bottom still need to be sun-bleached for comparison.)

The chassis pan is now attached and the engine is almost done...

The aluminum rims were pretty rough inside and the lips were not consistent sizes, so I cleaned and trued them up on my lathe. The centers of the front wheels are white metal so I polished them to brighten them up. (The one on the left is raw white metal.)

Thank you! (It's only about 3 1/2 inches long...)

Ready to slide onto the chassis… It fits very well; snug but no fighting.

Most of the chrome and glass are installed. I'm leaving the side glass out until just before mounting it to the chassis for ease of handling. Talk about a dust magnet…

I usually build a couple/few 1/43rds annually. Mostly out of the box. I like SMTS kits, the decals are the weak point, but that's a non issue for me. The Turbine car above is SMTS with my decals.

No I don't. I have the 1/16 scale kit, but it's missing a couple pieces. And since I built this one I'm good.

The leading edge of the left wing was filled in and reshaped. That's a little better…

Yeah, I got it in June. It's an amazing collection of excellent tooling. You can read all about it in the review I wrote for another model magazine soon.

Installing the glass and headlight covers. So far so good…

Yes, I need another project on my workbench. SMTS kit from the 80's. Nicely cast white metal. The body needed a little clean-up from worn molds, but overall it is quite nice.

After straightening and some clean up (there was a lot of filled in and crusty areas due to a worn mold) it's starting to come along. A small chisel was very helpful. The fan fits pretty well but the casting is rough. The rear wing still needs more work.

Thanks! No masking, no pen, just freehand flat black brush painting around the chrome.

After building the new Gordon Murray GMA T.50 last month I felt the need to build this. Western Models white metal kit in 1/43rd from 1981. Like many of these kits, some of the parts are a little deformed. Besides the bent cockpit area, one wing is missing part of the leading edge and it also has some missing material at the fill points.

Windshield with chrome and rubber trim.

Exhaust system is installed...

Airboxes/radiators and driveline are now attached to the monocoque...

Trust me, it is blue…

You might to refer to the first post in the thread Rich, I'm not moving as fast as it may look. And thanks! I would encourage you to dig it out and build it, it is a nice kit; just be cautious with the decals if it is the first issue like mine. The rear suspension/transmission is pretty much done...

Dash. Interior is done.

Interior progress.

Thanks!! I was a bit disappointed to see this. It was visible on both sides. I filled it with CA and continued to paint it Wolf Blue.