The "Illusion" by Rick Dore.......on the Bench 12/9/23

[Kah puts]

Absolutely gorgeous, just a thought, are we going to see those beautiful wheels when it’s all said and done? ?

[John Teresi]

5 hours ago, Kah puts said:

Absolutely gorgeous, just a thought, are we going to see those beautiful wheels when it’s all said and done? ?

No ?

[OldNYJim]

I bet tho, with it on a stand with a mirror underneath you’ll be able to see them…worth making the effort even if you cant immediately see them from the standard ‘curbside’ view!  

Plus, we have a photo so we know they exist…?

[Randy D]

WOW!!!!!   Love this project my friend.  Your skills are really shinning on this one.

 

Randy

[Leo64]

This project is coming along really nicely, and if you think this one is cool, wait till you see some of the other projects he has planned.

Steve A.

[Moparman18064]

I am in awe. Chef’s kiss

[Mooneyzs]

John... Awesome work as usual my friend! This build is looking Killer and your dad is gonna love it!

[John Teresi]

Hello.......Thank you all so very much for the kind comments.......I did a little work on the wheels and under carriage........I made a radiator and Battery.......I also detailed the interior......I got the body painted with chrome foil.....I detailed the 3D printed engine that Steve A. printed me.....Steve also printed me a Teresi License plate, battery and speedo decal.......this build will be finished just in time for the Grand National Roadster Show Model Car Contest.

[John Teresi]

few more WIP pics......

[John Teresi]

few more WIP pics.....

[John Teresi]

and a couple more  pics.....thanks for looking

[NOBLNG]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful work!?

[Phildaupho]

This going to blow peoples' minds at the Roadster Show. Absolutely stunning and immaculate. Extremely well done. Congratulations.

[Leo64]

Good Luck at the Roadster Show, I'm guessing it will win an award for sure.

Steve A.

[Nacho Z]

Stunningly beautiful!

[OldNYJim]

Oh man, all those little details to check out ?.

So nice to see another of your builds in progress John - thanks for sharing!!

[Scott Colmer]

Just got to see this one in person. John's Illusion took best of show at the GNRS model contest as it should have. An amazing reproduction of a beautiful car. Well done, John!

[Danno]

Congrats, John!  Exquisitely stunning creation!

[beeRS]

This is simply stunning. 

[Mr. Metallic]

Hopefully you tracked down Mr Dore and had him look at it. Beautiful build.

[gtx6970]

WOW. 

 

On the 1/1 is the body a full on custom hand built or based off of anything OE 

[clipper57]

this is NICE !

[Leo64]

7 hours ago, gtx6970 said:

WOW. 

 

On the 1/1 is the body a full on custom hand built or based off of anything OE 

I think it was mentioned in an early post on this thread, but if you look online it mentions the following "The Illusion is a coachbuilt custom by Rick Dore Kustoms. It features a hand-formed aluminum body by Luc De Ley of Marcel's Custom Metal".  I was helping John with some 3D parts and decals for this build, so I did quite a bit of research on the car looking for info.

Steve A.

[gtx6970]

53 minutes ago, Leo64 said:

I think it was mentioned in an early post on this thread, but if you look online it mentions the following "The Illusion is a coachbuilt custom by Rick Dore Kustoms. It features a hand-formed aluminum body by Luc De Ley of Marcel's Custom Metal".  I was helping John with some 3D parts and decals for this build, so I did quite a bit of research on the car looking for info.

Steve A.

Thanks I found an article online where its all explained. 

 

 

[John Teresi]

Hello......thank you all so very much for the kind comments......I really do  appreciate them......as you may know I finished  this model last week just in time for the Grand Nationls Roadster Show and Model Car Contest......I was really happy that it won BOS for the Model Car Contest......here are a few finished pics of the model.....I have a crappy camera but,I will take "Outside" pics in a couple of days and the car will look way better.

I would like to Thank Frankies'S Hobby & Horror Shoppe for the Awesome 3D Printed Body......and a special thanks to Steve A. for the Awesome 3D Printed LS9 engine,Trans and for printing the custom Decals......thank you Steve.