69*Goat Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 (edited) I have a tough act to follow with Jim Drew, David Thibodeau, and several other fine builders that have preceded me on the build of this kit, but I know I am in good company. As the title suggests, I am building 3 SMS C6-R's. I am trying to get them finished so that I can enter them in the Modelmania Houston Contest on April 4th. There are several inaccuracies in the R/M kit, but I am only going to correct the most blatant. One of the mods will require me to keep the hood closed on two of the examples, but I will modify one of the three so that with the hood removed, it does not detract from the accuracy. I am building both Bad Boy cars, as well as the Ron Fellows #3 from Sebring 2007. Enjoy the pictures Edited March 27, 2009 by 69*Goat
Nick F40 Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Ohhh, I'm watching this. These are so cool built. Nice avatar too...
69*Goat Posted February 28, 2009 Author Posted February 28, 2009 Ohhh, I'm watching this. These are so cool built. Nice avatar too... Thanks Nick. My Avatar is my 1:1 model.
ismaelg Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 Cool! I'll follow these. I have plans for the Ron Fellows car as well. The inaccuracies are because the kit represents the show car. I did the #4 car from Atlanta 2006. Thanks,
69*Goat Posted February 28, 2009 Author Posted February 28, 2009 (edited) A quick update. I cut the back out of the under trays where a grill goes for the A/C condenser cooling. I purchased 3- Fan kits from Detail Master, and I am going to use some spare 1/20th scale radiators for the A/C condensers. I botched up one of the trays while hacking it up, so I need to repair it. The Vette on the Left will be the Ron Fellows Sebring version. This version did not have the additional cut out between the body and the under tray like the Bad Boy Vettes did(on the right). Edited March 21, 2009 by 69*Goat
69*Goat Posted March 6, 2009 Author Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) Tonight I filled in the incorrect rear wing locating holes, measured, marked, and started cutting the new slots in the correct location. I painted and assembled the brakes and wheels. I used Alclad II Semi-Matte Aluminum on the wheels. Not much progress lately, just cleaning up the bodies, and tinkering with different assemblies. Edited March 21, 2009 by 69*Goat
69*Goat Posted March 17, 2009 Author Posted March 17, 2009 (edited) I got the two Bad Boy Vettes shot with Black and Yellow last night. I used Zero paint. I opted for the Zero Brand, because they color matched the Yellow to the SMS decals. I noticed this morning that the demarcation lines that the instructions show do not match up correctly with the way the decals are printed. I am going to have the touch up the top rear portion so the decals work correctly. Enjoy the pictures. Edited March 21, 2009 by 69*Goat
ismaelg Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Looking great so far. Can't wait to see them finished!
69*Goat Posted March 18, 2009 Author Posted March 18, 2009 The painting instructions that come with the Scale Motorsport Bad Boy Decals are "WAY OFF"........... When I get the back end of these things repainted, I will show the before and after pictures, so that no one makes the same mistake I did.
69*Goat Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) I got the first initial coat of clear on the Bad Boy Vettes, and I placed two decals on tonight. I included pictures of the first paint scheme as per the SMS Bad Boy Decals. The instructions are incorrect in this area as you can see by the pictures that follow. I worked on the interior of the Ron Fellows car tonight. I still need to add CF to areas of the drivers office, as well as a few etched pieces. Edited March 31, 2009 by 69*Goat
Mike Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 The painting instructions that come with the Scale Motorsport Bad Boy Decals are "WAY OFF"........... When I get the back end of these things repainted, I will show the before and after pictures, so that no one makes the same mistake I did. I failed to mention that when I was posting my WIP on the #4 car. It took me a few minutes of comparing the decal diagram and the 1:1 picture I had to determine where the mask was going to go. I'm really liking what you're doing thus far with all of them. I can't wait to see them done. Unfortunately, I can't justify spending $40 for the correct wheels you and Jim have done. Keep up the good work!
69*Goat Posted March 21, 2009 Author Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) Well: I took some great pictures of the Ron Fellows Body on a 50% completed chassis. Edited March 21, 2009 by 69*Goat
69*Goat Posted March 27, 2009 Author Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) The Ron Fellows 2007 Sebring C6R is almost done. Edited March 31, 2009 by 69*Goat
69*Goat Posted March 27, 2009 Author Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Ron Fellows Interior Edited March 31, 2009 by 69*Goat
crispy Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Looking good. I'm really curious to see the paint before and after. I really appreciate your effort in helping point out the little miss cues on the sheet. It'll certainly help me out when I get to building mine. Chris
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