Chinacar Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Some in progress and finished pictures of the Ken Miles - Llyod Ruby car. Modified right front fender made it higher for more wheel travel, deleted the Guerney bump on the top of the doors (the bump was invented later) and deleted the rear intake scoops. I made my own decals with Adobe Illustrator and printed them out on self adhesive vinyl. Other than that the Magnifier kit was built box stock. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 WOW!, impressive......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Great looking GT40. Really well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) Fantastic conversion and build. I have seen some resin conversion kit and decals for the Daytona version. Edited February 12 by vamach1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Superb job Alex! Your 'metalwork' is outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 2 hours ago, vamach1 said: Fantastic conversion and build. I have some resin conversion kit and decals for the Daytona version. Thanks for your nice comments. Who makes the Daytona conversion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 13 minutes ago, Yeah Nah said: Superb job Alex! Your 'metalwork' is outstanding. Thanks for your comment! I learned quite a bit about the shortcomings (door fit, plumbing) and positives (good proportion, accuracy of the body) of this kit. I'm well into the Denny Hulme Le Mans winner version, hopefully it will look much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 3 hours ago, Chinacar said: Thanks for your nice comments. Who makes the Daytona conversion? I forgot an important word. I have seen the conversion parts on Ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/293770488065?hash=item446615e901:g:r7kAAOSwD75ffUP-&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwGAFfLNVCpnvjch39vyKm9UMQYHnxOir7DKWwYfDjv937QWuUgwdNieAvvd7e5vdwrGMUHIGOqd3KdlggqGbHUBbD67cUWbS0vh1VYzccZCf8xMOdcoBjDBZgu5n7CTnNYL1em%2B41xOKJTBvejNgmPCjfsFBZPDfxttu2599XY0EyQ9195INGzqMzp3Uan9X2gRe%2F2WmvsmoH%2FK8j%2BO%2Fj079cEfJf748t3k4tdhKNiVHW77Gw226Dr%2FaTuGQ1VzirA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-TCgLizYw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Thanks for the follow up! Seems like a handy thing to have, it saves a lot of time modifying kit parts. I still may build a Daytona version of the car but probably a different livery. I'm progressively getting better with each version. I'll have to post the pictures of my Denny Hulme winning black version as soon as I get it photographed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Thanks Jim, thanks Zen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Good looking GT-40. Nice work. I really liked this livery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Fantastic GT40 built from what must be a very good kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Phildaupho said: Fantastic GT40 built from what must be a very good kit. The kit is not bad. It needs a bit of work in fit because so many things open, but detail is ok and there is a lot of reference to super detail. My next version will have more detail and more of the problems corrected than in this one. I have already bought a third kit as they are available for about $50, which is a great bargain for a kit like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 On 2/14/2024 at 2:32 AM, drodg said: Great job. On 2/14/2024 at 4:53 AM, Bainford said: Nice B. Looks good in blue. I built one of these a couple years back, and quite liked the kit. I had to lower mine as well. On 2/14/2024 at 4:57 AM, Jim B said: Great looking MG. On 2/14/2024 at 7:05 AM, karbuildr said: Very nice build. I've been wondering about the Tamiya enamels. Nice color and on the body and interior. On 2/16/2024 at 5:31 AM, slusher said: Grear looking MG! On 2/16/2024 at 5:50 AM, NOBLNG said: That looks like a nice little kit. You did a nice job on it Alex!😎 9 hours ago, ewetwo said: Stunning build. 9 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said: That is an amazing build. I love the blue! 6 hours ago, ea0863 said: Great job on the build Alex, and thank you for the pros/cons of the kit. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Nice job! Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Thanks Dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Absolute stunner Alex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Very very nice!!!! Impressive detailing on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Very pretty, vinyl stickers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Yeah, 3M self adhesive clear decal film. I figured most of the surfaces were simple surfaces, so it was simple to apply them. I used Adobe Illustrator to design the numbers (they weren't a standard font) and printed them out on a normal color printer at work. It was also an advantage the car was white. For the black hood I just masked and painted a white gumball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 On 3/27/2024 at 12:23 PM, slusher said: Outstanding! 16 hours ago, ChrisR said: Awesome build! Thank you gentlemen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark IV Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 That is the Miles "Daytona" MK II, Sebring winner was the X1 chassis, a red roadster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 You're right, my mistake. Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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