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Hi Richard, Filling up the wall spaces turned out AWESOME!!! my friend. Randy

Awesome job on this Brizio !!!! You really nailed the motion effect, those snapped ropes are a great detail. Randy

Hey JT, Just beautiful scratch building you are doing here!!!! From the tube frame and bodywork to the shifter and electrical panel, Awesome my friend. Randy

Hey Buddy, Your detailing work on the fuel system is just mind blowing!!!! The soldering work on those tiny valves is most impressive. Randy

Gorgeous machine work on the rims Tim!!!! The style of the rears are something I have not seen before in scale, Love it!!! Those fronts look amazing, I can appreciate the planning that it took to get those angles right. What material are you milling the tires from? Truly impressed sir! Randy

Hello Ian, Wonderful build Sir, Fit and finish are just awesome!! Randy

Hi Folks, Hi Bill, Very jealous that you have viewed one in person Need some details on that my friend! Chris, The pads are ceramic. I get them from jewelry supply shops, many different sizes available. It is epoxied to a pressed paper builders board so I can use pins to use them as jigs. Your soldering jigs are so much cooler!!!! Sflam123, Thanks! Hi Pete Richard, It is giving me a headache! Art, Compared to the guys that really know how to work the metal my stuff is pretty simple but I am determined to close the gap!!! Stephen, Thank you! Joe, Go 'Wings' !!!! Brian, I am learning as I go! Tom, Using a Weller 40 watt iron that has a variable temp control. I use it on the highest temp so I make the joints quickly before it loosens the joints around it. Thanks Dave!! Michael, Thank you, your thread in the Drag section is always one that I check up on to learn new stuff!! Thanks Kevin, one day it will be done! Charles, I took some pics when I formed up a another fender, hope it helps.... Hardwood toy wheel is my 'buck'..... Metal material hammered over the buck.... Into the dapping block, beat the buck with a hammer to smooth out the metal .... I am going back an forth between the dapping block and the buck held in the vise to try an get the shape I want. When I get happy with the shape I 'lead in' using solder, both inside and outside.... Next step is to get the soldered material back to scale thickness and smoothed out. Using a grinder in the Dremel and files... I often have to resolder to fill in voids... Using the grinder and any round surface to give the desired radius to the fender 'skirt'..... This is as far as I will take these practice fenders.... Working on a body buck, hope to show more soon on that soon. Progress on the chassis...... Need to get some skills in video production as we move forward on body work, it would really help in showing the process. That is all for now, thanks for looking in. Randy

Hi Bill, You've got the paint looking terrific!!!! Great color choice. Randy

Hi Eric, What a great idea for a project and you are hitting one out of the park on this!!!!! Randy

Hi Richard, Always a treat to see your progress on this one!!!!! Randy

Hi Cameron, Beautiful work on this one!!!! Really enjoy watching you build your projects. Randy

You nailed this one Jonathan!!! That paint looks great. Randy

Hi Ray, Really cool build !!!!!! All your work on modifying the body and chassis came out great. Randy

Hello Jurgen, Excellent build of this kit, Great finish!!!! Randy

Happy Birthday Brother Those brakes an lines look Awesome!!!! Randy

Hi Chris, Beautiful work my friend!!!!!! Randy

Good question Mike! The decline in aftermarket suppliers has hit close to home for me with the lost of Scale Hardware and T2M. They were two main suppliers of scale working nuts and bolts. Ray, Full bodies are available now from 3D manufactures...... These two examples were from TDR via the Shapeways web site. In 1/25 scale they cost $50 something. Randy

Hi Martin, The chassis and motor look great. The paint work on the under side of the chassis really makes it pop Having watched your builds the last few years I'm convinced I need to try an Aoshima kit. Randy

Happy Birthday my friend!!!! Now lets see some progress picks!!!! Randy

Tim, Beautiful build, or should I say builds!!! Very impressive. Randy

Hi Joe, This turned out great sir!!!! The time you spent on the engine and interior really pay off here !!!!!! Randy

Hey JT, You continue to AMAZE my friend. This is going to be a show stopper on the contest tables!!!!!!! Randy

Hi Folks, I can not seem to find the pinned thread that we had listing aftermarket suppliers. Did it get moved somewhere? Randy

Good to see you back on this one buddy !! Always enjoy studying your beautiful precise work. Your rendition of the flared fittings looks great. Randy

Like the progress here Bill!!! Randy