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Hi Ismael! Welcome!

Thanks. I did actually shelve this one for a few weeks after I first started freehand painting the black trim. Hand painting can be rewarding, but it can also be stressful. Went back to it and only painted one piece of the trim per day. That worked out as a good pace for this model. The wheels are from a Tamiya 911 GT2, tires are the ones from the '88 Turbo kit.

Replica of a friend's car. Pretty much out-of-the-box except for the wheels and the removal of the molded in Euro style front license plate holder. Was a bit of a challenge to paint all that black trim on a pure white body, no room for error. It is a revamp of an earlier Snap-Loc kit, and the molding is not as crisp as we've grown accustomed to from Tamiya. Still better than many models of it's original era, and the fit is as nice as you'd expect. Paint is TS-26.

Very nice execution! Best one I've seen so far too...

Fun, Fun, Fun! Something I started sometime ago, just tinkering with it at the same time I did the Nismo Z. A minor diversion from something a bit more detailed... The front of the body is reworked and a few other areas were smoothed out too. Made a bunch of the decals, some are left overs from the Tamiya sheet, a few from the parts box. Paint is Chrome Yellow with Pearl White over it, and the roof is Gloss Black overcoated Pearl Clear, (looks blue in person), all Tamiya TS paints.

Hmmm, who told you that Gregg. Done. Faster than..., well we won't go there...

Not just 1/24, we have large scale and small scale categories too... And we are in Southern California, not far from the coast, and the weather is nice...

Seven parts for the can and mount, note the knurled edges of the cap. I think I can finally start it up now...

It's not that it offended me Ken, no worries there, I just did not want anyone to not come thinking I might enter. That just wouldn't be right. And thanks! But I will have "it" there to show some other modelers, if anyone wants to see it in person, just ask, I'll get it out...

Thanks Ismael. No Sweeps, as we apply it, means if you have more than one entry in a given category, only the model we choose as your best entry will be eligible for an award. Even if you enter three models and they are the best three in one category that has say seven models, you'll only get the 1st place. We do encourage entrants to spread out their entries into as many acceptable categories as possible.

As I mentioned in the post, and just to be clear: NO, I DO NOT ENTER THE CONTEST, I just run it. Hope some of you can attend.

Costa Mesa Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa California. http://www.cruisinforacure.com/model_car_contest.htm Email me direct or post here if you would like any more info. And NO, I DO NOT ENTER THE CONTEST, I just run it. Here's some of what we are giving away as awards, plus a bunch of trophies and other goodies including subscriptions to Model Cars Magazine. Thanks Gregg!

Machined mostly of aluminum...

Alcohol will work, but if you use the regular "low octane" 35% rubbing alcohol, you should be able to remove the wax without disturbing the paint. Detergent and running water with a soft toothbrush to get into all the tight spots would help too...

The boots for the wires are machined aluminum with vinyl tubing. The bottom one is fully assembled and painted, the one above is the assembled parts. The rest of the parts are above them, the one different part is the boot for the coil. Almost finished distributor, ready for installation. Coil assembly, mounted and wired into the system. Other side view of mounted distributor. Still much to do in the engine compartment (and other places). The actual ignition wire is from an old remote controlled Countach model I had in the 70's. Saving the old stuff is not the problem, finding it when you want it is...

Been tinkering on and off with this for several months. My entry in a common kit contest using the '66 Chevelle Wagon for this Labor Day weekend. It gave it's roof to my '69 Magnum Concept. Pretty much and out of the box style build, except for the ramp and hacking/filling, (no wiring and stuff). Just good (no so clean) fun...

Made this a few years ago, still one of my favorites...

Go with the Sherline, you won't be disappointed.

Been female? What's "she" now? Scary...

Compared to my friends real car, the Italian is closer between those two, but the model looks better (in my opinion) in the Bright TS49 over medium light gray primer. While it is brighter, it looks right on the smaller model. Over white primer it looks good too, just really red!

Goes over the intake horn assembly, (shown partially inserted in the top picture). Mostly machined aluminum except for the threaded studs, cloth element and internal mesh. Most of the raw parts were posted with the air horns earlier. Custom decals too...

Nope, not for big rigs... Machined the horns, hardware and filter parts. The red rings are "plastic" snap on items to hold the debris screens on, actually machined from aluminum, (what else?). SMS HiDef C/F on the mount plate. Still working on the filter part of the air box... Thought I'd include the "big" ruler in a shot...

Actually it is a Caterham 7, but looks very much like a Lotus Seven. More encompassing pictures soon... Gordon is a beer. The real questions are, is it in the bottle, out of the bottle, or "filtered"? We have Gordon Biersch restaurants out here...

Wise words indeed...

Question from a newbee to machining: How did you make the radius in the transition from narrow to wide? Any special trick? No special trick. Of course use the regular "measure twice cut once" rule. (I usually measure more than twice...) You can cut your own tool to create the desired fillet or radius. Grind the radius into the tool and set it up in your holder to cut the angle and the inside radius at the same time. I hope that's clear... And Thank You!