shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) Hi all, this is my first "on the workbench" thread here on these forums. This project was originally intended as a "quick build" during the '08 season but other "household" duties delayed some of the build up lol ... Anyways, she is coming along nicely and I hope to have the finished build in the "under glass" section very soon. The kit is a Jada GT500, which for the most part I've thoroughly enjoyed building. The body is beautiful and the quality of the plastic is very crisp and sharp. Its somewhat lacking in some details, but can be easily upgraded throughout. I was thinking if I had a GT500, what might she look like? Here is some build up pics of what I came up with. Hope you all enjoy. Interior coming together. I added photo reduced glow gauges to the dash and just some detail painting. Early mock up. Paint is duplicolor neon blue met. and gun metal met. Edited February 23, 2010 by shucky
shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Author Posted February 23, 2010 The engine received some primer and the valve covers spent some time in the purple pond. The valve covers were shaved flat and new finned aluminum spark plug covers were trimmed. The kit supplied supercharger needed some improvement! And so it begins!
shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Author Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) New aluminum fuel rails, scalehardware bolts, etc .. Motor coming together Motor pretty ready to install. Coolant hoses remade from polished solder, complete with hose coupling, clamps, and scratched dipstick. Edited February 23, 2010 by shucky
shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Author Posted February 23, 2010 Battery detailed with scratched hold down strap, posts, terminals, and topped with RB Motion nuts. Brakes from Mr. Model multimedia kit 21inch Mr. Model wheels/tires/brakes. Photoetched center painted metalizer magnesium.
shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Author Posted February 23, 2010 Finally! The engine gets mounted. More detail bits to follow. The body is cleared, window trim done, patiently waiting for assembly! More to come folks. This weekend may be slow, heading to Detroit Autorama Friday morning!
janositamas Posted February 23, 2010 Posted February 23, 2010 Very nice attention to details, waiting for see it finished!
Wayne Buck Posted February 23, 2010 Posted February 23, 2010 Oh Great... Thanks a lot. Now the one I'm building looks like a total POS! That thing is looking AWESOME!!! I was very impressed by the plastic as well. If you want the car to be white, you don't even need to paint it!
Railfreak78 Posted February 23, 2010 Posted February 23, 2010 I agree Wayne wow and I'm about to post an '06 that now i'm worried about lol Great detail and beautiful engine here. Those parts and the time to add them looks terrific! I can't see the way this looks when done.
shucky Posted February 24, 2010 Author Posted February 24, 2010 (edited) thanks for the kind words guys! I'm really having fun with this build and I really dig the simplicity of the Jada kit. I feel it has just what you need to build a really nice project and you can add as little or as much detail as you'd like. Actually I liked the Jada kits so much I bought a few more of each lol... More progress comin' up Edited February 24, 2010 by shucky
BigBeze Posted February 24, 2010 Posted February 24, 2010 You must have 1:24 fingers! That detail is sick.
shucky Posted February 25, 2010 Author Posted February 25, 2010 Thanks again guys! A tiny update here. The beginnings of scratched electric fans made from styrene bits. I turned the center (motor) sections of the styrene rod in the dremel to cut a groove to hold the fan blades. More soon!
shucky Posted March 8, 2010 Author Posted March 8, 2010 Finished up the fans tonight and mounted them to the radiator. Here is some build up pics and mock up of radiator mounted. Will add some wiring, and coupling/tube for upper radiator connection. Looks like some of the detail is lost when mounted but I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. More progress this week.
nails3825 Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 lol, just when I thought "my" mustang build was coming along alright... I stumble upon this thread That is some fantastic detail! You guys take modeling to a whole new level of expert ~ I'm in awe!
stevebarry Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 Extraordinary work, very clean. This looks like it will be good.
shucky Posted March 9, 2010 Author Posted March 9, 2010 Thanks guys for the kind words! Work will continue on misc. detail bits in the engine bay and should get to mating up the body, chassis, and interior soon. More pics coming. Thanks for looking!
shucky Posted March 14, 2010 Author Posted March 14, 2010 Hi fellas, been working this week on sorting out the engine compartment. I reshaped the kit supercharger coolant tank to look like a "drag" version I found online for a real GT500. These feature a fuel cell type cap which allows the tank to be packed with ice. The other smaller coolant tank was remade using styrene square stock. I've also begun working on the intake tube made from styrene rod and the large open element air filter. Lastly there is the finished radiator coupling with clamps. Should be getting these items finished up and installed very shortly. More to come!
Dragline Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 Very well done. I'm loving this build. Your scratchbuilding style is clever. This is gonna be a BAD GT500. I'm/we're watching........... Bob
KarDude.com Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 Amazing detail on the engine and those fans are way cool. Great work.
Cobrawannabe Posted March 15, 2010 Posted March 15, 2010 WOOOOOOWWWWW!!! That car is just plain incredible. Love the detail work on the Eaton!
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