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It will not be a Morgan... I made the engine cover latch handles. Machined each as a single piece.

It's changed a lot since we moved here decades ago too. And that is 1/6th...

I finally balanced the wheels/tires. Instead of using my little balancer (for real) I copied the weight sizes and placement on my real C6's wheels. The tape that holds them on collects grime and dirt so I copied that too.

The Brock Buster 510 did not have the iconic BRE side stripes. I built one many years ago for an MCM article where I added them in black, and I considered adding them to this one too. But I decided to channel the 510 more more correctly on this one. I kind of wish I had done the taillight panel in black as the 510 was, but with the black rear spoiler I wasn't sure if it was too much.

Thank you Noel! That seems appropriate since I'm in Huntington Beach... I have a 1/6th scale project I'm looking forward to once this is done, something simple by comparison. I might build another Super 7 too; but of course it will be something different and possibly unexpected...

The engine cover has a good amount of mass and to keep it from over-opening I made a "leash". Machined and then hand shaped brass ends for the elastic cord. The Remove Before Flight Ribbon is a custom decal and a reminder to not leave the cord under the cover when closing it. Machined aluminum knobs were added to the engine cover and the rear bulkhead. The bracket for the one on the bulkhead is formed sheet brass with aluminum hardware.

Inspired by the Brock Buster 510. WIP:

Inspired by, yes, but not the same colors. And it will not have the lettering.

Ready to mount the body to the chassis. I had to tape the hood closed to keep it from getting damaged from flopping around. The glass fits very well in this kit, especially the windshield and back light.

They never came in yellow. Only white and silver.

Again, I was happy to see all the planning to get the engine cover to fit and operate on its hinges and to latch closed worked after everything was painted and all the tight fitting things that could interfere didn't. I also re-test fitted the wheels to see where I am. Too bad it was an overcast day.

I printed some plates to work with the PE parts that come in the kit.

Thank you Pete! And thanks for making the 88 mile trip. Looking forward to seeing you in the not too distant future. See what I did there? (It's an inside joke folks.)

I started painting the window trim satin black, but decided a dead flat sheen better provided the high contrast look I wanted. The panel lines were done with Tamiya Accent.

I planned to use both the front spoiler and the oil cooler, but upon reading the instructions I saw they were either one or the other. Since I'm keeping this one out-of-the-box I bent up the PE oil cooler bracket to move the cooler up and forward. Still OOB and I get to do it the way I had envisioned.

I wound springs from 0.003 armature wire that had the insulation removed and made welded on hooks from brass for the exhaust. I did a little weather and wear discoloring too. I installed the last two carburetor parts; the two outboard synchronizing screws for each bank. The inboard hinges for the engine cover have been installed as well. The loose black line is the wire loom for the taillights.

The grille and taillights are done…

Thanks Guys! I do enjoy my job... Most of these were for "work".

So much for painting the body early and letting it dry for a while… I was happy with both the color and the finish of the Bright (Cheez Whiz) Orange, but after working on the tug I decided I liked the Camel Yellow even more for it. It also fits the inspiration for this project better, the BRE BrockBuster 510.

I'm good with this repair. I had to sand just a little bit after cementing the pin in. Then I brush repainted the center section.

Note to self. Install the delicate tie rod after installing the body for the final time. I drilled the ends of the part and will fix with a steel pin.

GT 350R - 1/24th scale Ferrari 250 Testarossa - 1/43rd scale Ferrari 275 GTB - 1/43rd scale Mustang GT4 "Warbird" - 1/24th scale Mazda 787B - 1/87th scale Horten 229 - 1/72nd scale Meyers Manx - 1/25th scale Chevelle Wagon Custom - 1/25th scale Nissan 400Z - 1/24th scale Aircraft Tug with J37 Engine - 1/32nd scale Lola T70 (Still in school 3rd year in a row…) - 1/12th scale

The shoulder harnesses are shown in the instructions to be attached to the bottom of the front seats, but I decided to attach them more like I did on my real car and anchor them by the back seat. Test fitting the body…

The dash is done too. I used the same painting technique for the wood grain as I did on the console.

Flocking/carpet didn't seem to fit the theme so the floor of the interior was sprayed with textured dark gray to simulate a rubberized coating. The rest of the parts were painted as called out in the instructions, sort of… I swapped Medium Gray for the Black inserts. The silver and gray are brush painted.