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  1. CDW
    Please join me as I build the 1:12 scale Tamiya Porsche Carrera GT.
  2. CDW
    These are the finished photos of the 1:24 Fujimi Ferrari 288 GTO. Thanks for following along, your likes, and comments.
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  4. CDW
    With the missing parts I need in hand, pulled the Ferrari out of moth balls intent on finishing it. Spent a few hours masking off the entire body to paint the semi-gloss black trim details. Glued in the glass pieces. Next will begin final detailing and assembly to put this one in the history book and on the display shelf.
  5. CDW
    Thanks for sharing those memories. I enjoyed reading about it. I once owned a '64 Triumph TR4A that was so much fun to drive. Nearly 50 years ago, I had the opportunity to trade for an XK-E but got wet feet. It wasn't running and I feared what it might take to get it going. Back then, parts for these cars were hard to come by and expensive when you could get them.
  6. CDW
    Yes it is broken off there. I saw that first but it wasn’t as big a deal as the other piece. And yes, it’s the mounting point for the control arms.
  7. CDW
    I realized a problem with this kit today. The forward chassis components. If you look at the pieces circled in red, you will notice my kit has two right sides rather than a right and left side. I need to step back and figure out how I am going to solve this problem. Finding a correct left side part is going to be next to impossible. I may be able to cut away the upright piece and attach it in the opposite direction but then that also means reworking the diagonal tube that runs through it, actually cast into it. Not an impossible task but a pesky one. In the meantime, I have some low temp solder and liquid flux on order as I want to solder my white metal parts together rather than using CA glue. The gap filling properties and stronger bond of solder appeals to me vs: CA glue.
  8. CDW
    At this scale, it looks like the real thing. Beautiful.
  9. CDW
    Oh man! I am doomed now. I’ll end up with those for sure. Thanks for that link!
  10. CDW
    While I’m reading up on low- temp soldering of white metal, I did a quick mockup of the kit parts to see how Gunze represents the chassis work. A decent basis for a detailed build I think.
  11. CDW
    Here is an off-topic kit I will start in the ship building section soon. Been an awful long time since Testors did a hydroplane kit. Been looking forward to this. Limited production and quantities. Search “Griggs Department Store” in Washington State if you want to acquire one. It’s the only source I could find for the kit.
  12. CDW
    Thanks Mike
  13. CDW
    Replicating, or at least a reasonable facsimile of the tube chassis would be nice. The kit needs some improvement but it's a good base for added detail. This is where 3D resin design and printing skills would be amazing.
  14. CDW
    I had this model in a saved search as I have been looking for one over a year. Not easy to find and expensive when you do. I waited until I found one at a price I was willing to pay. The all plastic versions are easy to find and not too expensive and the version without an engine is not as hard to come by either. In all, Gunze produced three versions of this kit, Double that (6 kits) if you include the hardtop version.
  15. CDW
    I rescued this partially built Jaguar XK-E from EBay. The body had been painted (not very well). The first thing after I received it, I gave the body a three day bath in Super Clean degreaser to strip off the old paint. It came out of the bath clean as a whistle. Here is the partially assembled and painted cast metal engine. I will disassemble and strip it of paint as well. The rubber parts and partially assembled wire wheels. The plastic parts A plethora of white metal, photo etch, and various multimedia parts. Kit appears to be complete at first examination. Cleanup and construction to begin soon.
  16. CDW
    Thanks Rob. Yes, there was no paint used on the body, only decals. I did sand the mold lines off the body then polished the plastic with finer grades of sanding cloths but the color is the natural molded plastic. I read that in years past, colored plastic was formulated using ink to achieve the color of the plastic. This modern formula uses pigment to achieve the color. There is a visible difference in the plastic from that of years gone by.
  17. CDW
    Having started this kit on Saturday, July 13, and finished this morning, July 19, I estimate that a total of 20 hours were spent assembling the kit and applying the decals. The plan from the start was to do a very basic assembly with little to nothing spent to detail the model, either in extra time or accessories to detail it. I just wanted to see how it went together and observe for myself what and where are the areas that needed improvement, modifications, and/or to recognize areas where super detailing could be done on future builds to bring the kits in this series up to a high level. I am happy to say I am more than thrilled with the potential in this series. Everything is there in this basic kit platform for an excellent NASCAR model. Thanks to all of you for following along, for all your likes and comments. That's it, the show is over, the monkey is dead. See you again soon!
  18. CDW
    About 80% complete with the decal work. The worst is done, and 20% remaining are smaller less difficult pieces.
  19. CDW
    If I remember correctly, the jack stands cost $2.49 for 4 of them.
  20. CDW
    Here's wishing you a speedy and complete recovery, Gary.
  21. CDW
    While the decals are of excellent quality, the body has compound curves that make perfect decal placement a slow and careful proposition. For an experienced modeler it’s not an impossible task but for a beginner it’s a bridge too far in my opinion. I spent over an hour just working these two large decals, slowly and delicately brushing them down with Tamiya Mark Fit and Mark Fit Strong decal solutions. Haste makes waste. Slow and careful wins the race. I have yet to trim around the wheel wells as the decals are not yet dry. I estimate the decals will require 8 to 10 hours to place in a favorable way.
  22. CDW
    The Jack stands are from another vendor who sells 3D resin printed accessories. MCV Products. I included a photo os some of the items I bought from them. Prices are very reasonable. So much so, it makes me more inclined to buy what I want rather than try to make this stuff myself. The photo shows a complete rear tub and differential setup for a drag car, a quick release harness system. The tub sells for $20 and the harness kit $4.99.
  23. CDW
    These will be the last photos I take of this model with the top off the chassis. It's clear to see the enormous potential for the model to get high detail with this basic platform. My intention is to permanently attach the body to the chassis, with this one, but future, high detailed versions will be left with removable body shells to reveal all the detail that's inside.
  24. CDW
    Engine, headers, front chassis, brakes, with this basic assembly, it's easy to see the model's potential for super detailing. Light-years ahead of the old school NASCAR kits from Monogram in years gone by. Their formula for the plastic the kit is made from is very good. The plastic performs extremely well using Tamiya thin glue. It's a different type of plastic than I have seen before now. Hard for me to describe except to say, it's "different". I did do a little detail painting on the engine. Nothing overboard, just little touches here and there to make it look more interesting and not completely stock out of the box. Engine component parts were molded in a silver-colored plastic. In the future, I will do some detailed versions of these NASCAR kits. My goal here is to see how it goes together, how well or poorly it fits, what things need attention and to generally get the feel for construction of the model. Keep in mind, all contemporary NASCAR vehicles are template built to NASCAR specs. Except for the livery and slightly different bodies, they will all look alike on the inside, differences being only skin deep.
  25. CDW
    The decals are Cartograph. High quality for sure. An extensive decal placement sheet guide is included.

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