NYNS Franky Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Hello all, This started as a big task. A build with a deadline of 5 weeks, and to have a 1st place contender at the 2015 Shearwater Hobby Show in Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada. I placed second last year, and wanted to try for 1st. So coming off my last build with took a total of 5 months, I knew I had some bench time ahead of me. Special thanks to my wife for letting me disappear to the hobby room a number of times durning the build. The build was to be peer judged so many times through out the build I sat back and thought about what my peers would like to see. Everything had to be close to perfect and many added details were neccasary to stand out. Upgrades: 1) ignition, coil, and starter wires 2) Fuel and oil lines 3) Blower straps 4) Oil pressure guage with line 5) All chrome stripped and redone using Alclad 6) Thinned down blower belt 7) Wired parachutes The results? Finished an hour before leaving and 1st place in the racing division! Special thanks to Len and Bill on this forum for making my job alot easier with their review, build, pic's and links from 2010! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=35661 Cheers! Edited April 19, 2015 by NYNS Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mike 1017 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Looks good. Let's see more of what's under that body Edited April 19, 2015 by Mike 1017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RAMBENNA Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 now that is sweet, excellent job, looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Rick Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Super build, you'd be more than welcome on VDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Great job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Fantastic model. Beautiful paint and detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Very, very nice! Super paint work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbo Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Fantastic build, very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Wow, great build and congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric N. Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Beautiful! And congrats on the 1st. place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Man this is incredibly beautiful! Wish I could build like this. Funny cars are a special kind of car for me. Excellent build. How much you want for it? Edited April 20, 2015 by angelo7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Excellent Job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yura1961 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Rollins Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Wow.super sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Very nicely detailed build, looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 5 weeks ..? wow, Impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 That's one of my all time favorites and you did a great job on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNS Franky Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Thank you all for the great comments! I'm still impressed myself that I completed it in 5 weeks. My wife on the other hand said she was very lonely! :-( So I treated her to lunch the day of the show. Revell did a great job on this kit and for the most part went together quite easily. The only issue I came across was the metal axle being just a tad to wide. When test fitting the body the tires came into contact and made for an extremely tight fit. Few seconds of sanding it down was all she needed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Wow, what an incredibly beautiful build! Building it in 5 weeks makes it even more impressive. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Boy Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Really nice job on this Frank! That paint is flawless and the detail turned out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Beautiful model and excellent pics do justice to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Absolutely outstanding build...... I remember building my first. It is one of those kits that just begs for more. Nailed it in every way Sir.... the paint is immaculate. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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