2013 Boss 302

[martinfan5]

Finally made it to bench, body color I think its going to be orange , up first, work on the engine

And a quick mock up to see the ride height, and it looks like its going to need to be lowered a little bit

[maltsr]

Nice start Jonathan, are you going to use the Tamiya Metallic Orange?

[martinfan5]

Nice start Jonathan, are you going to use the Tamiya Metallic Orange?

I think I am going to use a Model Master Lacquer shade I have on hand

Edited March 11, 2014 by martinfan5

[jaydar]

"... a little bit..."??????

[shucky]

Those thick sidewall tires ... When will they learn. Appreciate you sharing the build though! Anxious to see more and to see the engine built up.

[Agent G]

Watching with interest.

G

[kelson]

Really looking forward to this build.

[665@213]

I've been wanting to see 1 of these kits done. Looks like youre off to a fine start. Curious to see how that new % liter will look like built up.

[martinfan5]

On the topic of the body color, I think I am going in different diretion, more to come on that later, up first, a little more work on the engine, after looking at the pic, I see I need to touch up the valve covers in the holes and a few other spots , I used metalizer gun metal instead of a black , and I used Tamiya Brilliant Blue, so far, no issues with the build

[lambrakos]

I'm pulling up a chair!! Looking forward to the finish line!

[BIG NICKY]

definitely watching this one .....looking great!!!!!!!

[mademan]

Cant wait to get mine! I bought an Aoshima Lambo Aventador, and cast the tire set, specifically for this project! Very nice Pirellis with nice tread, nice and meaty out back , and very nice sidewall detail.

[slusher]

Solid start..

[martinfan5]

I am sure you are waiting to see what shade of purple I am going with, well here it is, I am also going to be using the primer as well, thought I would give it a try

And started work on lowering the ride height , up first was the front, cut down the attachment point

and in the rear

and cut down the springs

and removed a little bit off the top of the axle , just a tad bit to much as I cut through

and now the new ride height, I wanted to go just a tad bit lower in the front, but that would mean having to break out the dremel and grinding down the under side of the wheel well, but there is not a lot of plastic that can be removed without going through

Edited March 14, 2014 by martinfan5

[martinfan5]

And some primer shots , and working on removing the mold lines, which are not that bad, also deepened the panel lines

[hgbben]

the new lowered stance looks spot on.

[Len Woodruff]

This will be a very kool build!

[maltsr]

Looking good Jonathan

[Scuderia]

In this months 5.0 mag they lowered a Boss and the stance looks eerily similar. Good job, and that thing looks wicked even in primer.

[martinfan5]

Painted the body over the weekend, had some trying to get the camera to show the true shade

[kelson]

Looks good so far,since the color isn't stock are going to use the stock decals or something different?

[lambrakos]

Oh Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! It's turning into a plum crazy purple Mopar!

Just kidding! I have nothing against Mopars!......! .

Nice work so far! Your photos have some heavy shadows. Try moving around your lighting so the shine and body lines of the model show much better. (Just my 2 cents for what they are worth).

Edited March 19, 2014 by lambrakos

[kymdlr]

I made one about a year ago from the revell 2010 kit.

[martinfan5]

Looks good so far,since the color isn't stock are going to use the stock decals or something different?

I will probably still use the stock decals we can call it a "what if" they offered it in this color

[Scuderia]

I will probably still use the stock decals we can call it a "what if" they offered it in this color

That colour is real nice I'm liking the direction of this one keep it up