Gramps46 Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 These are the latest models completed by Scott Kercher in 2020. Scott provided the detail write up for each. Ferrari 250 GTO The GTO is the Fujimi kit, and while not labeled an Enthusiast kit it qualifies. This was one of the best models I ever worked on, best body, chassis, interior and under hood details par non. Engine has some strange engineering but works out well in the end. Wheels are Italeri rims, correct offset, with Herb Deeks wires on Revellogram racing Dunlop's from the 300slr kit. Brad Bradford machined Snaps. Paint is Duplicolor, pretty much passes for how the car is painted today. Beautiful kit, everything fit perfectly. MG MGA is the Finecast kit. This was the hardest model I ever built. It represents one of the 2 works cars at Sebring, 1961. These things were totally trick. Aluminum bodies, plexiglass windows, lightened chassis, LSD, 4-wheel disc brakes, 20 liter twin cam gas tank , Dunlop wheels, and an engine that was machined to such close tolerance that they didn't use a head gasket. Vacuformed new valance and headlamp covers. In the boot are twin S.U. fuel pumps, jack, hammer, and crank. Engine has water piping from head to block, coil, wiring including battery, fuel, and accelerator cables. Found a photo of these cars being prepped before the race, hense the "no water" sticker and the signpainter at work. Interior has carpeting on the tunnel and back shelf, headliner, door panels, and re-worked Revell XKE seats to represent the Microcell seats. Paint color is actually a pre-war MG color called "Brooklands Green " and I think I got pretty close by using Tamiya over a dark gray primer. Jaguar XK120 XK 120 is the metal bodied early release. Gives new meaning to "mold lines". Here the wheels and tires are from the Revell '40 Ford kit. Monogram omitted the bead line that goes between the rear fenders and boot so that was added with stretched sprue. The rear plate panel is pretty bogus, I'm sure it was designed that way to get the body out of the mold. A new one was made that's a little better. Camera and lens bag was made from Sculpy. Top and side curtains didn't fit worth a BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH, and I added wipers. Paint is Tamiya black, with Humbrol red leather and Apple Barrel craft paint, Camel, for the deluxe interior. Golf bag is from the 1964 Corvette convertible, finished with oil paints.
Bernard Kron Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 What exceptional modeling. Great subjects, and the interpretation doesn't disappoint either. Bravo!
slusher Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 4 hours ago, mustang1989 said: Those look GREAT!!! X2
doorsovdoon Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 Stunning, I love the XK120 with it's golf clubs on the rack. Great detailing like the old lead weight on the front wheel, great work.
landman Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 Beautiful work. Is the Jag kit still available?
Gramps46 Posted January 11, 2021 Author Posted January 11, 2021 The Jag can be found in either metal or plastic bodies from Monogram, Danbury Mint, or BBurago.
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