Foreign Vehicle build (Started)

[sports850]

Just a quick shot of where the FJ is at , Last coat of clear on tomorrow if the weather behaves itself .,The seats are a bit lighter than I had hoped so they might get another coat yet as well . I need to find some better wheels for it though , these are alright but they have hubcaps cast on them whereas a race car wouldn't be allowed to have them . I'll use them on another project Anyone have any suggestions about what kit would have similar , thin steel wheels and tyres ? These are 27mm high (including the tyre) and 6mm wide , any suggestions please ?

[sports850]

The Evo's looking great by the way Jonathon

[maltsr]

The Evo's looking great by the way Jonathon

x2 Jonathan, nice work

The Holden looks great too, Ian.

If you can't find any wheels/tyres in your spares, I can let you have these. They are hollow Firestones that are the right size. I'll throw in some spare Ford Thunderbolt 'steel' wheels and backs that fit perfectly. Let me know if they are of use to you.

[sports850]

Paul , They look perfect , what are you looking for in exchange ?

[sports850]

I decided against the extra coat of clear (it's a race car from the time when paint jobs were as fast as the cars .....) so have painted the details and put the bumpers , grille and some left over decals on . Of course I had to do a mock up of it on the chassis (without the interior tub as the body sits too low on the stops and the inner door trims sit 1/4" higher than the door tops ... Had to put Peter Manton's racing mini beside it too (yes , the size comparrison is right , the mini passenger compartment is the same size as the FJ and most bigger cars of the era , it's just the bonnet was way shorter due to the engine being mounted sideways .

Still have to cut out and install all the glass and put the interior tub in and set the height .

[martinfan5]

Ian, its looking nice, good work on the paint job, its still nice and shiny with the coats of clear you have on now.

[Haubenschild]

Can I join with a Lamborghini Countach LP400? I currently dont have a camera , but pics will be posted next week

[martinfan5]

Yes you can join, looking forward to it

[maltsr]

Paul , They look perfect , what are you looking for in exchange ?

No need for an exchange Ian, I'm glad to help out -I wanna see it finished! PM me with your address and I'll send them out to you.

[sports850]

Thankyou Paul , will PM you now .

[sports850]

Well I got some time (and enthusiassm) late last night after the boys went to bed , they are both keen to help with models , the eldest is obsessed with planes so we do airliners together normally but he loves cars too . The youngest prefers to help me with mini's since he sees so many here

Anyway , it's finished for now (the wheels are only sitting on) , couple of shot's in front of the long running dio build that's based on the front of the first place I worked in after leaving school , it was a rural BMC dealership and the front part was the showroom . When finished I intend to have two mini's inside (the Manton mini that's in this photo and the next project which is my sports850) , but anyway , for the moment it's a photo backdrop

The FJ fueling up before race day ,

and on display inside the (incomplete) showroom while a chev fuel's up outside ,

and my appretices

I know there are a lot of flaws in this one but it was a quick fun build

[martinfan5]

You did a really nice job mate, looks good, and when you get the dio finished, it make a really nice back drop for photos .

Havent done a whole this week, but here is what I got done on the Evo

The interior is done

And working on parts of the body now, taillight panel done

Bumper lights in

Put the mesh in the grill openings

And a mock up on wheels

[Haubenschild]

That Evo is looking killer Jonathan! I cant wait to see the finished product!

[sports850]

That looks great Jonathan , nice and shiny (also makes me want to get one of those bonnets for my 1:1 lancer )

[sports850]

when you get the dio finished, it make a really nice back drop for photos .

Thank's , I've decided today after playing around with it for photo's that I'll extend it out the back as well to make the workshop behind the showroom (like the 1:1 showroom had ) , I was wondering what to do with the goodies in the Fujimi workshop tools set I bought recently , the hoist and everything else will fit in nicely

[Haubenschild]

Here is my progress

Sorry for the bad photos

( I will finish painting the exhaust system ) ( The rear springs are giving me problems thats why 2 are missing )

Edited June 2, 2012 by Haubenschild

[sports850]

Looking good Haubenschild , I've always had a soft spot for the Countach , as a teen it was my ultimate supercar . I haven't built one in scale for more than 20 years though ....

[martinfan5]

I agree, looking good, keep it up, cant wait to see it finished, on a side note, the Evo X is pretty much done, just need to put the spoiler on it, and then get the number plates made up, and the decals on it

[Haubenschild]

Thanks guys!

Got the engine started today , the carbs have been washed with thinned Tamiya XF-56 Metallic grey ( I still have to do some cleanup on the gold carb bolts )

Edited June 3, 2012 by Haubenschild

[martinfan5]

The carbs look really good

[Haubenschild]

Panel lines on the body have been washed with thinned Tamiya XF-1 , the interior panels have been painted and window cranks have been foiled , seats have been glued in , and the air cleaners? have been attached. I am still looking for a small brush / toothpick to pick out details on the engine

[Scuderia]

Looking good on that Lambo so far. I got some stuff started on the Italia as I had to redo some bodywork on the 512TR.

[martinfan5]

Looking good guys

The Evo is done and posted under glass, I will get a sneaky peak pic in here soon

Edited June 4, 2012 by martinfan5

[Haubenschild]

Great job on the Evo and nice start on the 458!

Some more progress

[maltsr]

Nice work guys, those engines look great