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This kit holds some great memories for me. It was the very first resin kit I purchased. It was at NNL East from a vendor I knew from a forum. I also got to watch this car win the 1998 Watkins Glen 6 hours. I ran into my friend Oscar Koveleski. He was there promoting something but was finished. We watched the race from several locations but decided to watch the last 15 laps at the start/finish line. We were also directly behind the Ferrari pits. We talked to the owners of the team , who were just on the other side of the fence, but only briefly. Reason being...the Ferrari and the Dyson Ford had been running nose to tail for the last 25 laps and they didn't want to be bothered. And the race finished that way with the Ferrari beating the Ford by only a car length. We saw the chequered flag, and the team celebrating. It was just one of those memorable moments. Oscar was great fun to watch the race with as he explained a lot of things I didn't know. He's gone now and I miss him. Don't know why I waited so long to do this kit. It was fairly complicated for a resin kit as it included full suspension, interior and some engine detail. I had fiddled with it over the years. Cleaned some parts, did the really cool wheels and tires and some fitting. But now it was time for paint to hit resin. Color is Tamiya TS8 Italian red. I added some extra features like steering wheels and seatbelts and a few other details. There are more details below the pictures. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. Detail of the working steering. Had to drill out the steering rack and fabricate the 5 piece tie rod. The boots (wire insulation) helped me adjust the track. The brake assembly and upright also had to be modified. It all worked very well in the end. The two holes through the bottom chassis pan were for screws to attach this to the body. Took 5 screws and mounting posts as none were provided in the kit. Interior was fairly well detailed. Seat material is silk thread and decals from the spares. Hardware from the kit. The black looking cowl is actually a vacuum form piece that was tinted on the inside with clear green, smoke and a little semi black. Mirrors are pinned on. Finished car on its wheels. Despite the many piece suspension parts all four wheels sat flat. Those decals over the hood louvers took some cutting and solvent. Rear end detail and not my best photo. Lots of detail here but most of it hidden by the body. The wing, although delicate looking ,fit well and adjusted easily. Still had to be careful. Side veiw. Not sure I used the right decals for the Momo. My research showed they changed the decals from race to race so it could be right. Those wheels and tires were 5 pieces each and nothing beats the look of turned aluminium and photo etch. I made new center lugs and threaded them into the uprights. Way better than the resin thingies that came with the kit. A few other pieces were made as well. Decals were by UMI and fit well and went on easily. Had to take this picture of the whole tribe. 1/18 diecast is a Hot Wheels item and it came un-decorated. I sprayed the wheels and added after market decals. 1/43 dicast is of unknown origin and the 1/64 is also a Hot Wheels.

I got this a few months ago and finally got around to building it. I was pretty excited to see it when it was announced. I never thought I'd see a kit of a Canadian vehicle, let alone a Canadian Mercury truck! The kit itself isn't too bad. My only problem being the installation of the clear pieces. Which they tell you to do from the inside. The windshield needs to be placed in from the front. The fit to the frame is also a little hard to get right. Installation of the lettering for the decals kinda sucks too. Each letter is its own decal. Not fun to put on and I lost the M for the hood. Which is quite small. Over all though, it is a very nice kit and a welcome addition to my collection. SAM_1721 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1722 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1723 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1724 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

Another completion..on a roll now. Have had this kit going on 25yrs and was always afraid of ruining the beautiful decals included in this kit. But decals don't last forever and it was about time to bring this one to the bench. R esin kits are like like a block of fine marble. Its a real test of the artists skill to turn this into a masterpiece. so are easier than others, like the last one I did. I have played with this one a few times over the years. Lots of clean-up and various modifications but not as bad as I first thought. Decals turned out to be a real dream and I wondered why it took me so long. Rest of the details in the picture captions. Thanks for looking. BNon steering wheels on any model hasalways been a pet peeve of mine. Here was the solution on this one. All done and on its wheels. The decals over those front vents were a real challenge. I cut them into 42 seperate pieces and tediously applied them. Then waited for them to cure and touched them up with paint. Turned out way better than laying them on in one piece and trying to melt them in place with solvent and heat. The vents were pretty deep. Rear veiw and not as much engine detail as the last one but enough to make it interesting. The rear axle gave me fits. The lower part of the chassis is covered in Mylkar foil. The top and bottom did not line up exactly and some sheet styrene had to be added to make up the difference. Gotta touch up that number 7 Camera never lies. Interior was well detailed and probably could have used some more but my patience was wearing out. Photo etch seat bels and steering wheel center were a nice touch. There is a very obvious error here. Lets see how bad it is if any of you can spot it. Nice collection here. The 1/64 version is an A/FX slot car body I repaired and fitted with Indycals graphics. The 1/43 is a Solido diecast. The mirror is in the case somewhere.

Joined quite a while ago but life sometimes gets in the way. I built mostly competition car models, Tamiya 1/20 Formula 1, drag race vehicles, up to now 1/25 but I have obtained a couple of 1/16 Revell kits with attending A/M bits and pieces. Current interest has been is replicating mid 70s BB/FC's that we ran with up in the Pacific Northwest. Very time consuming due to they are all custom made decal projects. Glad to be here!

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