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  1. CDW
    Getting very near the finish line now. Did some masking and painting of satin black details on the body. Next will add the glass, headlight lenses, spoiler, and attach the body to the chassis to wrap it all up. Might do a little shading of panel lines. We'll see.
  2. CDW
    Thanks. Spanked those decals right into place.
  3. CDW
    Remember when we were kids and rabbit foot keychains were a thing? Kinda gross when you think about it now, but it seemed pretty natural back then. 😄
  4. CDW
    After drying overnight, the decals were ready to seal. 2K clear coat seals the decals and adds some over all pizzaz. Going to let the clear coat cure out all day and over night before handling it too much. Tomorrow will attach the glass and other details before mating the body to the chassis. There are a couple of places to mask off and paint semi gloss black on the body.
  5. CDW
    Got lucky this time OC. My rabbit's foot keychain must be the trick. 🙂
  6. CDW
    This is the first car model I can recall that used water slide decals for the tire logos. They look good, but I have my doubts about how long they will last before shedding off of the tire.
  7. CDW
    With all the decals now in place, it's time to set everything aside for a day to let the decals dry completely. Will give the whole body a clear coat tomorrow to seal the decals before adding the glass, spoiler, and attaching the body to the chassis.
  8. CDW
    After a couple of hours passed from the previous photos, we can see the decals are finally behaving better, conforming to the curves. The decal on the side of the car is laying on pretty much a flat surface, so that's not a problem. I believe the remainder of the decals will be equally easy to apply without too much problem. Sometimes, it takes overnight for the decal solvent solution to really do it's thing. (Solvaset in this instance)
  9. CDW
    This kit was copyrighted in 1999, so I am guessing the kit is at least 20 years old. It's becoming a recurring theme when I'm working with these older kits, the decals are questionable at best. These are no different. While they look decent when you look at the whole decal sheet, you find they are less than optimal when you begin to place them on the model, particularly if they are placed in an area with compound curves. Fortunately, the decal on the hood is the worst of the complex areas to be done. We will have to see how well the decals respond to setting solutions and solvent to help them settle into place over the curves. I'm keeping my fingers crossed (again). The two photos were taken about an hour apart. A third and fourth application of decal solvent will be necessary before it's all said and done.
  10. CDW
    Body painted with Tamiya gloss white reduced with Mr Color 400 levelling thinner. Once this has cured, will begin applying the decals.
  11. CDW
    The chassis is mostly finished now. Must add the instrument panel, gear shifter and linkage, and the steering wheel. Body has been sanded, prepped, and shot with Tamiya liquid white primer before the final white gloss coat. Test fitting before doing the final body paint and decal work. Everything has fit well with this kit. Too bad it's no longer in production, it's quite a good value for the quality of it. By the way, I have included a photo of the Tamiya white primer. I much prefer this over the rattle cans, where I can spray it through my airbrush giving superior control and paint economy. It is a lacquer based primer, not water based.
  12. CDW
    Such a pleasure seeing a legend in our own time, Tom Brady, win his 7th super bowl at age 43. Just amazing.
  13. CDW
    Sorry Lou. Bucs defense has been brutal tonight.
  14. CDW
    Go Bucs! Fire the Cannons!
  15. CDW
    Mock up of chassis assembly. Paint scheme is plain old black and white, many more details to be added, fit check. Black is Mr Color, white is Tamiya.
  16. CDW
    Considering this Porsche 930 Turbo as my next project when this one is complete. A street version will go along side the racing version.
  17. CDW
    Added disk brakes, drive shafts, brake cooling ducts, and the remainder of the exhaust system attached to turbo charger units.
  18. CDW
    Excellent work Mike
  19. CDW
    Continuing with the engine assembly
  20. CDW
    Construction begins with the engine/transmission/rear suspension. Flat black base coat (Tamiya), then dry brushing of various metallic colors from Mr Color.
  21. CDW
    Next up is the 1:24 scale Revell Porsche GT-1 Evo, 1997 LeMans winner.
  22. CDW
    And another build comes to an end. Tamiya did a great job on this kit, it was a pleasure to build. She now finds herself in her resting place along side the '40 Ford Coupe in the display case. At some time in the future, will need to devote one entire shelf to motorcycles only. Others are waiting in line to be built. Thanks for following along and for all the encouragement along the way!
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  24. CDW
    Way too fast. One street legal version of it tops out at over 200 mph. Where could you ride that thing at 200 mph besides a modern motor speedway like Daytona?
  25. CDW
    This came from Jazz Hobby out of Hong Kong. Fast and reliable. Always low prices. Main land China is a totally different animal. Good luck with that. Big difference with Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Japan as opposed to mainland China.

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