shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macs_rock Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwc43 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 All I can say is, WOW !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janositamas Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Very nice attention to details, waiting for see it finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Buck Posted February 23, 2010 Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreak78 Posted February 23, 2010 Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildrice Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Awesome work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeze Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 You must have 1:24 fingers! That detail is sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad0210 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 wow! i like the engine detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nails3825 Posted March 8, 2010 Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Nice job on the fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebarry Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Extraordinary work, very clean. This looks like it will be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 85Biarittz Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Great looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted March 14, 2010 Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarDude.com Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Amazing detail on the engine and those fans are way cool. Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrawannabe Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 WOOOOOOWWWWW!!! That car is just plain incredible. Love the detail work on the Eaton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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