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Love the progress Charlie!!! Randy

Good looking Porsche Ray !!!!! Randy

Thanks Gary love your new project! David , thank you my friend. It is getting tougher every year to do the real tiny stuff:( Pierre, Appreciate the kind words. Ricky Very kind of you to say!!! Thank you Lee! Andy, That is just some of Woody's dry transfer stuff. Every those are to big so used a portion. Randy

Carbs continued.... Idle speed adjustment Control levers and linkage.... fuel banjos... made up some springs... Had to give up the idea of having the butterflys working. Just to much friction in all the linkage starting with the gas pedal plus no real springs that small. Thank you for looking in, Randy

Hi Folks, Trevor, Thank you! Daniel Appreciate the comments. Hey Pierre, Yeah, I do tend to stretch out my builds, just kinda slow:) Hi Steve, It does seem that way sometimes my friend. Did change it up for this update. Thank you Mike! Francis, You are too kind Sir. Your builds always inspire me. Art, Thank you now get back to the bench!!! Maxx, Glad you like it. Dave B. Thank you! Hi Trevor, Ha, no black art here, just a stubborn modeler:) Thank you Noel, Going to try to have this one done for that show. It is the closest show to me. Andy, as always appreciate it! Hey Tim, Trying to get this one done in time, Hope to see you there! Hi David, Need to get back down to your area soon. Bruce T. Thank you ! Hi Bruce C. Glad you are back to the bench!!! Working to complete the top of the engine. First up is the fuel pump that is driven off the exhaust side cam... Next up is building the 2 side draft Webbers with working butterfly's.... more....

This is looking great Chris!!! Wonderful detail work and paint going on here. Randy

Good to see you back on the bench buddy!!!! Love the progress on this one. Great looking detail work. Randy

Pierre, Very impressive paint work my friend!!! Those Webbers are looking mighty fine:) Randy

You are one fine modeler my friend!!! Your scratch built parts are wonderful. Randy

A pleasure to see your machining skills at work Charlie!! Love those Webbers Randy

Hey Ian, Your project is looking just awesome. Good to see some paint on it. I keep admiring your chassis work!!! Randy

Always enjoy catching up on your build Francis. Your skills are on display with that front end!!!!! Randy

Most excellent progress my friend. That chassis really cleaned up well:) Really like your use of the lead sheet for the belt and nice looking pulleys! Randy

Loving the progress on this one Paul !!! Great looking parts!!!! Randy

Hi Folks, Pete, Like that tip ,Thank you. Daniel, Just trying to keep up with you and your dragster build! Bill, As always, appreciate the compliment! Pierre, Thank you buddy. Great work you are doing in the Sebring thread. Andy, glad you like it! Yes, will shape the sump /block out of white metal. Thank you David:) Appreciate the comment Michael, very jealous here!!!!! Mark, thank you for checking in! Tim, Means alot when you compliment my efforts, get well soon my friend. Glad you like it Dirk! Some more progress on the body.... Once I got past the front clip it was on to the rest of the body. Some reference pics to show the sides and what was called the "Duckbill" rear end... I boke down this part of the body into 2 sides, rear deck lid, tail piece and a small belly pan piece under the tail... .... The holes in the tail are for tail lights, the holes in the deck are for cutting out the trunk. The cutouts on the sides for the door and small panel are just roughed in for now. Lots more to do on this body but feels good to get the basic shape done!!!! Thanks for looking in, Randy

Hi Folks, Pascal, thank you sir! Really enjoy you posting all your MFH builds. Great stuff Thanks for clarifying that James:) Andy, That is a cool kit. Yeah, it does look like more what JC is building. Some progress... Attaching the suspension parts,twin fuel tanks, oil tank, oil breather tank, fuel pump and electrics board... Bill (Ace-GarageGuy) many moons ago had posted this handy diagram for detailing a dry sump oil system. Exactly what is needed for this car.. Some pics of it all going together .... I have mentioned this earlier but a neat thing in the design of the 3D kit is the way you can assemble all the main components to check things out then take it all back apart for detailing. Only the fuel tanks and the transaxle are glued in so far. Thanks for looking in, Randy

The Cobra is looking wonderful my friend!!! Randy

Beautiful work Pascal !!! I think you have every part of the real car in this model:) Randy

Interiors look great Pierre! Extra attention to the details really paid off. Randy

Hi Folks, A very big thank you to all that took the time to comment!!!!!! Some progress on the motor... next up replicating the duel water manifolds. ref. pics.. Going to raid the train detail parts box again for some white metal. This material is great for shaping the taper and being able to have everything as one piece. Downside is you only get one shot at any bends. making up the connecting sleeves... Starting to shape the engine block... Thanks for looking in, Randy

John, Thank you! No matter the gains in technology we model builders are still cleaning up parts:) Pierre, Thank you my friend. Thanks Trevor ! A little more engine work... Shaping some plastic rivets to resemble the rather unique spark plug boots Working on plumbing and wiring.. That is all for now. Thanks for looking in! Randy

Well done on the jack hooks Pierre! Randy

Not familiar with that boxing Andy but I think you could if it is Hasegawa?? Some 1:1 pics for reference.... Some more progress, the crazy belt system to run all the accessories is made up of 4 different pieces... Thanks for looking in! Randy

Thanks for those links Pascal ! Sometimes Hasegawa does strange things with their kits. This kit has a separate front clip but there is no interior detail in the front end. They have provided a motor in this boxing but the rear clip is not separate???? Cut loose the rear body and then followed the transkit instructions for removing chassis plastic to make way for the tube subframes front and rear. Basically using the kit for the monocoque tub to hang stuff off of. Rear section.... Working on the motor. As JC mentioned in his Lancia build, it is amazing the different cars that Lancia stuffed the little 4 cylinder into. In this, the 037 EVO2 , Abarth came up 325 hp out of 125 c.i. using Bosch fuel injection and a Volumex supercharger. The design of the 3D printed parts allows for very robust attachment points for the different pieces. This allows mock ups with no glue. Adding some banjo fuel fittings from RB Motion, fuel lines from MFH.

The front end pieces are awesome John!!! Beautiful use of the AK paints. Love the Wheels and gauges. Randy