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Looking good with this one Daniel!! Most excellent work creating the tin work. Like that new toy for your lathe:) Randy

Great job on this ""oldie"" one Bruce!!! Is quite the change of pace for you:) Randy

Your work so far looks great Joe!! Helped my grandson build this one awhile back and was impressed by the detail AMT put in. Randy

Look forward to more progess on this one Justin! Randy

Hi Folks, I have decided to dip a toe in the world of Rally cars. GPModeling is a online hobby shop located in Italy. Some of the nicest folks to deal with!! They produce a line of transkits to upgrade Hasegawa, Italeri, Tamiya Rally car kits. Once the world of wire transfers and Italian banks was successfully navigated I received my first order... There are 2 kits to enhance the Hasegawa Lancia 037 kits. These provide the entire front and back tube chassis and all the parts to create a very accurate EVO 2 car. There is alot of prep with these parts in removing the printing supports and addressing print layer lines on some pieces. On the other hand, incredible detail.... This is the engine block and fuel pump, all one piece. I removed the supports and primed.... Vollumex Supercharger and Bosch fuel injection.. Other offerings include a engine for Fiat 131 Abarth kits... Also engine/engine bay sets for the Hasegawa Delta kits.... I will start a thread in the race car section with my build up of the 037 sets. Here is a link to the products... https://www.modelbuilderswh.com/collections/detail-parts/gpmodeling Thank you! Randy

Site in question...https://sebringrace.com/index.html

Nice surgery there Bill!!!! Like your attention to detail Andy:) Gary, looking forward to the Porsche build. That old kit really does have a bunch of parts!! Rex, Good choice there Sir. Misha, really cool choice! Do not see to many of these built. Some progress.... Squirted some primer on the body to see what I've got , looks pretty good.. Borrani's assembled, the one at an angle has been painted with a dull aluminum and added the chrome knockoff, looks like I will not be using the Dunlops, need to source some Goodyears... Question for our intrepid leader....okay to post photos from the William Jordan site? Randy

Well I see we have an impressive list of builders already signed up!!!! Pierre, that Corvette is just awesome my friend. Way to set the bar up there! Andy, You are making great progress on your body mods, love it. Finally made some decisions on what to use for my Ferrari GTO car. Some pics of the chassis 3223GT car from Ultimate Car Page. Going with the Fujimi kit for the body, frame and suspension bits. For the motor I am using the R&M kit.. For wheels I will use the really nice ones from the Protar kit... For tires I will go with HRM's Dunlops. Before I go much further I need to consult with the Ferrari expert, Mr. Bradford. Randy

Jeff, You might try these Fujimi sets. They are kit plastic. If you can't find them ley me know and we could work a trade. Randy

Alright...Andy has sucked me in also!!!! Looks like a good excuse to build a Ferrari 250 GTO. Chassis# 3223GT entry #82 in the field. Larry Perkins owner/driver. I pulled some candidates from the stash.... Been keeping this for just the right time. A beautiful rendition of the V12 by Norm of R & M .... I like your start Andy !!! Randy

Hi Folks, I wanted to highlight a new product from "Mad Mike". He is offering his beautiful 3D printed transaxles as separate parts. The ZF transaxle comes complete with Roto Flex couplers and working universal joints. These are 1/24th scale. Available here.... https://www.modelbuilderswh.com/collections/detail-parts/products/zf-transaxle-rotoflex-couplers Thank you, Randy

Jason, This is the first time I have not been disappointed by the lack of accurate detail in a large scale model !!!! Randy

Multiple sheets of photo etch... There are about 1200 parts altogether in this kit. The engine stand that you solder together is included. Pros....Everything about this kit is first class. From the instructions to all the beautiful parts. Cons...I do wish the rest of the motor would have been included. There is no exhaust or turbos/air boxes included and no transaxle. Price point is high, about $1200.00 There is a WIP thread started in the All The Rest section by Pascal from France. Hope he picks it back up as he has posted in awhile. Randy

Hi Folks, I received this kit recently and thought I would share a what's in the box review. This is a limited run multi media kit from Michael Trape, a well known large scale model maker from Germany. A few pics of the completed model... This is a multi media kit containing every thing needed to build the model above. Kit is shipped in a sturdy box weighing in at over 5lbs. Parts list and instruction manuals .... Smaller box inside of the big bow holds all the hardware, wiring, and machined parts.. The rest is a whole lot of really nice 3D printed parts...

A recent addition to the project pile. Ferrari 288GTO Engine kit in 1/4 scale from MWT Modellbauwerkstatt-Trape. Michael Trape is from Germany and is well known for producing beautiful very limited run large scale models. The pics of the motor are the actual kit built up by Michael.

Awesome work as always my friend!!!!! So glad to see you posting again. Looking forward to seeing it in person at NNL West next Sat. I'm right next to Art so see you there. Randy

Hi Folks, I would like to thank the people that took the time to peek in and those that took the time to comment. It really is appreciated. I doubt that any video showing my banging around on this body will ever come about:) For my friends who are curious, I am using tools and techniques from the jewelry making world. Slowing figuring out "chasing" ""planishing" hammers, using different sizes and shapes of "stakes". Pretty much just beating copper sheet between two harder surfaces:) A pic of some tools.. I think I am on my third attempt to get the front end the way I want it..... Slow progress but am starting to get the hang of beating the metal and not leaving to many marks !! Thank you for looking in! Randy

This is great work on this old kit John !!!!! Really appreciate all your work on these funnels. Looking forward to the rest. Randy

Outstanding work as always Chris!!! I love to follow your builds. Randy

WOW my friend , just WOW!!!!! This build continues to be one of those that sets the bar waaaaay up there. Gotta go back in to this and study some more! Randy

Hello Francis, Watching this one coming together is a great treat for the eyes Sir !!!!!! All your attention to the smallest details is really paying off. Randy

Great work on this one Ian !!!!! Randy

Awesome work on this one Andy. Your fabbing up these tiny parts is most impressive my friend!!! Randy

Wonderful craftmanship on display here Mark!!!!! Randy