"Outside" Pictures of a replica of: Rick Dore's "Illusion"

[John Teresi]

Hello: I finally got around to taking some "Outside" Pictures of my Replica of Rick Dore's : "Illusion" that I built for my Father for his Birthday......some of you may know that my Dad bought this car from Rick Dore at the Sema show 3 years ago......I wanted to build it but,I knew the body would just be to hard to make ....so I contacted Frankies Hobby & Horror Shoppe and asked them if they could 3D Print the body if I provided pictures......and they made me a 3D Printed body and it came out fantastic....then I asked my good friend Steve A. if he could print me a 3D LS9 Engine and make me a few Decals.....they also came out great.......I detailed the engine with Pro Tech parts and put my little detail twist on it......I made a ton of modifications and made a lot of scratch built parts......If you would like to see how I built the model you can go here to see WIP pics......

thank you for looking.

[John Teresi]

Few more Pics......thanks for looking

[happy grumpy]

Absolute wow !!!  A feast for the eyes.

[Yeah Nah]

Incredible car, incredible model! 

[ea0863]

My favorite post of this past year! I saw the car at SEMA, and even took a few photos with Mr. Dore - who never wondered too far away from his creation. You nailed the colors, stance, lines and everything else perfectly!

[SpikeSchumacher]

Superlative...

[porschercr]

Well done.

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Sir!

Masterful work, and the details are world-class. If I may: what is the paint "recipe"? Truly breathtaking!

CT

[John Teresi]

25 minutes ago, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Sir!

Masterful work, and the details are world-class. If I may: what is the paint "recipe"? Truly breathtaking!

CT

Delton Silver…..then House of Kolor Kopper…..then Tropical Glitz Fanta Orange with Clear Coat….sides are Scale Finishes Root Beer Brown

Edited February 14, 2024 by John Teresi

[Ace-Garageguy]

Impressive piece of work.

[PappyD340]

Impressive indeed!!

[Rattlecan Dan]

I'm flabbergasted! I thought it was the real deal all the way. Tip of my hat to you Sir.

[XYHARRY]

What a great tribute to a brilliant custom car designer, you nailed it. Well done John and thanks for sharing. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[slusher]

Impressive work!  Wow!

[Ulbo]

Perfect?

[Jonathan]

Wow!

[Paul Payne]

Magnificent!

[Phildaupho]

Spectacular. I hope I get a chance to see it in person at the Dessert Scale Classic in April !!??

[Bainford]

Very impressive model. A stellar example of fine craftsmanship. Simply lovely.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Stunning work of art.

[Kah puts]

Hot digity dang that is amazing ?

[ncbuckeye67]

Wow, that's amazing!

[cruz]

You are too much my friend, this is awesome!!!!

[karbuildr]

Wowzer. I really thought, at first, I was looking at the real car. Absolutely superb build of a beautiful custom. I can't think of enough compliments, just spectacular in every way.

[Koellefornia Kid]

Super nice build, John! The real car and your scale replica are truly ICONIC!