João Canas Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Hello Everyone, This is my last car build, finished a year ago. It's the 1/24 Fujimi DeTomaso Pantera GTS kit, backdated to represent a early Gr.3 historic race car (pushbutton doors). http://theamazoeffect.blogspot.pt/2012/01/1972-de-tomaso-pantera-gr3-prototype-on.html It's a car I found some photos on the internet and decided to buil a model based on it. Could not however do the decals of licence plates and detailed inscriptions. All modifications to the kit were scratchbuilt, including dishing the rear wheels, as the kit only provided 4 undished wheels typical or Pantera, Pantera L and early GTS cars. Regarding the Fujimi kit, it is an overpriced reboxing of and early rather poor curbside model (Heller perhaps?). Apart from the wheels the kit bigger letdown are the clear parts which are overly thick. I thined them down with a dremel, and polished it to restore the transparency. It reduced the optical distortions but didn't cure the problem. The model was painted with Zero paints and urethane clear coat. Hope you like this one. WIP here: http://www.forum.modelismo-na.net/viewtopic.php?f=167&t=19726 http://forum.modelismo-na.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=20817 Edited November 25, 2013 by João Canas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
João Canas Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Some more pictures from the family album with other Fords, and an outsider. Edited November 25, 2013 by João Canas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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João Canas Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Last pictures with yet another red outsider. Edited November 25, 2013 by João Canas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Very nice work and photography. Were the deep Campagnolo wheels in the kit, or did you have to make them up yourself? They look really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
João Canas Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Hi Bill, thank you for your kind words! The wheels were modified by myself. The first WIP link provided above shows the process in detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Sweet Pantera I noticed in the WIP you put an engine in it. Is the engine cover removable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangodart Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Very nice Pantera, I really like this car, I have one to built from Airfix, without any engines or chrome, maybe that's the same base as yours.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 absolutely beautiful !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
João Canas Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Thank you guys! Tommy, the engine cover is fixed. I went through the trouble of building the engine from spare parts and scratched items because the real car has the internal engine lid removed. Without this lid, the air cleaner, the engine head covers and a lot of tubing and wiring can be seen behind the bulkhead behind the seats, so i tried to replicate this, as well as the roll cage and fire-extinguisher at the passenger footwell. Emmanuel, if the clear parts in your kit are as thick as I show on the WIP photos, then it must be the same mould... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan 191 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 These are great photos and builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Nice stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Great looking Pantera, Very clean build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Very cool Pantera! well all of them are very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Sweet car, pictures, and collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Fantastic models, all of them! Some shots look very real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Joao, another immaculate model of yours - great job! BTW I can't tell the origin of the Fujimi kit but it is obviously not the Marui kit of the eighties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 This is a great build , love the stance , it has the right look about it . All your other builds look terrific . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 EXCEPTIONAL build Joao, looks right at home with the rest of your great looking builds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Great builts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Beautiful Work! Very Realistic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Nice line-up- very well done! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 My kinds of Fords. All that is missing in the group is a Cobra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 (edited) Hi,Just bringing this thread back.Wow this guy can build!!!Such an awesome display.He loved Mustangs.PS You can view his PB images if you have the Photobucket embed fix add on for either Firefox or Chrome. I'm able to look at them as if it were before the Photobucket change. Edited September 29, 2017 by aurfalien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurva Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 PS You can view his PB images if you have the Photobucket embed fix add on for either Firefox or Chrome. I'm able to look at them as if it were before the Photobucket change.Thanks for the hint. Love the Pantera. Very clean execution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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