sflam123 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I followed your WIP on this, and the results are just FANTASTIC! Amazing detail and craftsmanship. Congratulations on a beautiful piece of work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 9 hours ago, robertw said: Well done but this must be of the car before it had done any time on the track....much too clean. Have a couple of those kits but yet to build one, too many models and too little time so I am envious of the great job that you've done. I agree Robert, looks too clean but a race weathered car is possibly the hardest thing to do. I'd love to learn how to do that but for now it's well above my pay grade...lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Awesome build, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Fantastic build. Great looking color and attention to detail. Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 There is not much that I can add to what has already been said about this model. You should be extremely proud of yourself for what you have accomplished and the finished product. What an absolutely gorgeous model!! Like some others have said, I followed your WIP thread and was impressed with how you tackled each problem. Congratulations on a job well done, Pierre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 Thank you Larry, Bob and John. I am more than happy with the results, particularly the paint all done with a brush (a 5 year journey to get there) I received a lot of input from fellow builders on the WIP which helped me solve a few issues. Keep posting WIP updates of your Matra John, a pure joy to follow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 You sure build beautiful models Pierre. This one is no exception. Parfait en tout point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff W Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Fantastic work, Pierre! I will definitely use your build as a reference when (or if) I ever get around to building one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 This turned out great Pierre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 9/30/2022 at 8:54 AM, afx said: This turned out great Pierre! Thanks JC, I persisted and made it through. Challenging kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Splendid build, Pierre, and stunning staging with era photographs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Love the Grand Sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Waymouth Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Beautifully done and lovely photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 Thank you fellows. It was a fun project and after a long search I have finally found a photo set up that works without more than minor post processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Stellar build. You have done very well to tame this kit, and I'm going to remember the idea of using the Fujimi tires. Love the paint work, your hand-painting process is working great. Love the build. Top job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Bainford said: Stellar build. You have done very well to tame this kit, and I'm going to remember the idea of using the Fujimi tires. Love the paint work, your hand-painting process is working great. Love the build. Top job. Thanks Trevor. The GT40 tires have much better proportions vs the kit tires. Only problem is now I have a GT40 without tires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Pierre Rivard said: Thanks Trevor. The GT40 tires have much better proportions vs the kit tires. Only problem is now I have a GT40 without tires... If you happen to find a Fujimi Campagnolo wheel set, the tires are the same as the GT-40 kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Bainford said: If you happen to find a Fujimi Campagnolo wheel set, the tires are the same as the GT-40 kits. Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Iimpressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmustang Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Outstanding build on a challenging kit. I read your WIP and because of your finished car, I drug mine out for the umpteenth time and tried to finish it. I am finally almost there (thanks to your advise in your WIP). Even got the stance lowered and the hood to sit flush over the carbs. The decals, however, were toast. Am trying to secure a Revell set off Ebay. Wish me luck. Once again, great build on a difficult kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 15 hours ago, magicmustang said: Outstanding build on a challenging kit. I read your WIP and because of your finished car, I drug mine out for the umpteenth time and tried to finish it. I am finally almost there (thanks to your advise in your WIP). Even got the stance lowered and the hood to sit flush over the carbs. The decals, however, were toast. Am trying to secure a Revell set off Ebay. Wish me luck. Once again, great build on a difficult kit. Thank you Gerald. It is a challenging kit but the gorgeous body casting makes it worth the effort. I have another kit of this great car and I expect the build to go much smoother with all the learnings from the first one. Decals on mine came from VRM and they were excellent. I don't know if they are still producing but the site is still up (v-r-m.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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