Spottedlaurel Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 Well done for persevering with it! Finished result looks excellent, fantastic detailing work on the engine etc.
peteski Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 Well done Kurt! I was eyeing some of Fernando's kits on eBay. At least I now know what it takes to make them look really good. Lots of tweaking! I would say, even more challenging than AMT kits. But you were up to the challenge!
89AKurt Posted December 30, 2020 Author Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Well done for persevering with it! Finished result looks excellent, fantastic detailing work on the engine etc. Well thank you very much! 11 hours ago, peteski said: Well done Kurt! I was eyeing some of Fernando's kits on eBay. At least I now know what it takes to make them look really good. Lots of tweaking! I would say, even more challenging than AMT kits. But you were up to the challenge! I check out his listings on occasion. He has a Fakebook page, know there is a future subject I have to get. Finished last night. Took glamor shots today, will post in Under Glass later. Here is a shot of the engine. Don't look too close, I did not drill the distributors to glue in the wires. ? I know Tamiya (Fujimi, Aoshima, Italeri, etc.) will never produce this subject, so for being a 100% hand built kit, with 89.75 hours spent scratch-building many parts and getting everything to fit, I'm glad to have in the display case. ? UNDER GLASS: 1937 AUTO UNION C type - Vanderbilt Cup Race by FPPMODELOS Edited December 30, 2020 by 89AKurt
Straightliner59 Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) On 12/30/2020 at 10:50 AM, 89AKurt said: Well thank you very much! I check out his listings on occasion. He has a Fakebook page, know there is a future subject I have to get. Finished last night. Took glamor shots today, will post in Under Glass later. Here is a shot of the engine. Don't look too close, I did not drill the distributors to glue in the wires. ? I know Tamiya (Fujimi, Aoshima, Italeri, etc.) will never produce this subject, so for being a 100% hand built kit, with 89.75 hours spent scratch-building many parts and getting everything to fit, I'm glad to have in the display case. ? UNDER GLASS: 1937 AUTO UNION C type - Vanderbilt Cup Race by FPPMODELOS That looks great! Excellent work, getting it together, too. Edited December 31, 2020 by Straightliner59
Funkychiken Posted December 31, 2020 Posted December 31, 2020 Absolutely amazing build thread! What a journey, and a beautiful racer at the end!
steveracer Posted December 31, 2020 Posted December 31, 2020 Kurt, that model looks awesome! The subject matter is fascinating, isn't it? I built the 1/32 scale Matchbox model this year and did the research and enjoyed reading about the cars as much as building the kit. I never liked these before but now, a higher appreciation of the engineering involved. You have some deep patience and are rewarded with a nice model to show.
Straightliner59 Posted December 31, 2020 Posted December 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, steveracer said: Kurt, that model looks awesome! The subject matter is fascinating, isn't it? I built the 1/32 scale Matchbox model this year and did the research and enjoyed reading about the cars as much as building the kit. I never liked these before but now, a higher appreciation of the engineering involved. You have some deep patience and are rewarded with a nice model to show. Hi, Steve. Not to hijack this thread, but, what are your thoughts on the Matchbox kit?
steveracer Posted December 31, 2020 Posted December 31, 2020 59 minutes ago, Straightliner59 said: Hi, Steve. Not to hijack this thread, but, what are your thoughts on the Matchbox kit? Straightliner59. Not bad really, check out my new best of 2020 thread I have a picture of it in there. I am new here, so don't have build up details, but if you can get one, it is not NEARLY as difficult as Kurt's trials and tribulations here!
89AKurt Posted January 2, 2021 Author Posted January 2, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 2:32 PM, Straightliner59 said: That looks great! Excellent work, getting it together, too. Much appreciated. On 12/31/2020 at 1:37 AM, Funkychiken said: Absolutely amazing build thread! What a journey, and a beautiful racer at the end! Glad you appreciated it. Thank you. On 12/31/2020 at 12:20 PM, steveracer said: Kurt, that model looks awesome! The subject matter is fascinating, isn't it? I built the 1/32 scale Matchbox model this year and did the research and enjoyed reading about the cars as much as building the kit. I never liked these before but now, a higher appreciation of the engineering involved. You have some deep patience and are rewarded with a nice model to show. I really like your D, there was some evolution in one generation. The book I got only mentioned that in the last page. Thank you very much. On 12/31/2020 at 12:27 PM, Straightliner59 said: Hi, Steve. Not to hijack this thread, but, what are your thoughts on the Matchbox kit? No problem, I do that too! ? On 12/31/2020 at 1:28 PM, steveracer said: Straightliner59. Not bad really, check out my new best of 2020 thread I have a picture of it in there. I am new here, so don't have build up details, but if you can get one, it is not NEARLY as difficult as Kurt's trials and tribulations here! Link to your topic: Final Completed Models this past year 2020 On 12/31/2020 at 2:50 PM, curt raitz said: Ausgezeichneter Körperbau Herr Kurt! Ich danke Ihnen lieber Curt Herr! Make you open a transliteration window too.
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