1/24 model factory fia cobra.

[Chris Smith]

Bruce as usual you’re doing a fantastic job on this . 
 

Remember the psychologist wants there money for the last session ?

[Brudda]

21 minutes ago, Chris Smith said:

Bruce as usual you’re doing a fantastic job on this . 
 

Remember the psychologist wants there money for the last session ?

Thank you Chris. Yes it’s starting to add up for their sessions . I’m asking Mark this weekend if they give mfh discounts. 

[Brudda]

Ok mfh fits. I thought my body problems were over. Not so. The interior floor pan mounts to the frame, then the body mounts to the firewall and the rear interior panel. I had to make a few spacers for the body . Glue areas to glue the body on. You can see the black piece of plastic on the firewall. Sand to fit. Body on and off a bunch of times. The rear panel has a black piece of plastic also for a glue mount for the body. I think I have a solid glue area now. The car is heavy with white metal so you really have to attach the body with a solid glue area. Here is a pic of the pe aprons for the front and rear of the car. Sometimes I just get sooo mad at mfh for all the fit issues. But then come back to my senses and realize it’s a mfh kit. And yes you are absolutely right, for the price every thing should fit perfectly. But since I’m not the smartest guy in the room, I take the punishment. 

[Bainford]

Trials and tribulations. It's all looking good though. 
Nice score of kits there. Hope to see the GTO on the bench someday. 

[Brudda]

Body finally mounted. Took awhile to cut and fit the body to the aprons. Trial and error fit. Must have removed and put the body on the frame at least 50 times. Stance is not really what I wanted but it’s close. More like a real stance like the real fia cobra. I like to tape the hood, doors and trunk shut. When handling, you do not want things flying open and get in the way. So far I’m very pleased. 

[BK9300]

Great detail work on your engine and interior!

[Brudda]

16 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Great detail work on your engine and interior!

Thank you BK9300. 

[thebavarian]

A great car in a nice color

[Brudda]

6 hours ago, thebavarian said:

A great car in a nice color

Thank you sir

[Brudda]

I have polished and ceramic waxed the cobra. First time I have used a ceramic coating on a model. I must say it makes her shine. The penny is showing reference for size. It’s a tiny 1/24. I do this before the body parts are installed. It’s very hard to do this with the parts in the way. Mark has the windshield frame. He is polishing it with his magnetic polisher. It will be very shiny. Putting the windshield in that frame is going to be the tricky part. 

[Pierre Rivard]

Your resilience is paying off Bruce. The body looks gorgeous in color, shine and panel fits. Seems like you have been able to further tweak the stance and IMO it looks spot on. I remember reading a testimony from an experienced MFH building side by side the 1/12 to the 1/24 Cobras commenting on how good the 1/12 was and how hopeless the 1/24 was by comparison. You are turning this most finicky kit into a genuine success.

[Brudda]

46 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Your resilience is paying off Bruce. The body looks gorgeous in color, shine and panel fits. Seems like you have been able to further tweak the stance and IMO it looks spot on. I remember reading a testimony from an experienced MFH building side by side the 1/12 to the 1/24 Cobras commenting on how good the 1/12 was and how hopeless the 1/24 was by comparison. You are turning this most finicky kit into a genuine success.

Thank you very much Pierre. One of our model club members said this kit is a very expensive scratch of parts that you have to carve into a cobra. He is right. And thank you for recognizing the complexity of the build. 

[Brudda]

A little more added to the body. The windshield will be the hardest. It is so small . This will be a challenge, 

[Brudda]

Installed the pins for the interior cover. Put a dime on the car to show a size comparison. The pins are the size of the “I” in liberty on the dime. . And they only give you the exact amount, Do not lose any!  I do not know how the 1/43 guys see anything. 

[vamach1]

Very impressive kit with the engine detail.  I’ve build a few dozen 1/43 kits but none have been as intricate as the MFH ones.  Keep up the great work.

[Brudda]

1 hour ago, vamach1 said:

Very impressive kit with the engine detail.  I’ve build a few dozen 1/43 kits but none have been as intricate as the MFH ones.  Keep up the great work.

Thank you sir

[Brudda]

Here is the trunk area filled with a gas tank. Have not shown this area before

[BK9300]

Must have a very steady hand doing the pins (I’ve lost more than a few small parts that shoot away from my tweezers while trying to place them) - and no glue marks - great work!

[Brudda]

2 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Must have a very steady hand doing the pins (I’ve lost more than a few small parts that shoot away from my tweezers while trying to place them) - and no glue marks - great work!

Thank you BK9300. 

[Brudda]

Just about finished. The bumper jacks are the only things left to finish. It will be ready for our local contest. 

[Bainford]

Man, that thing is looking GOOD!! 

[Pierre Rivard]

Victory. Take that MFH!

[Brudda]

7 hours ago, Bainford said:

Man, that thing is looking GOOD!! 

Thank you Bainford, and your great comments are appreciated 

[Brudda]

1 hour ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Victory. Take that MFH!

Thank you Pierre, funny thing is , this build was supposed to be an easy , relaxing build. HA did I get a wake-up call on that! This thing kicked my rear end! 

[Brudda]

Hello, I believe that this build is finished.   Glamour shots will be soon. Thank you guys for the great comments.