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  1. CDW
    Time to move on to body work. I want the finished and painted body to have plenty of time to cure before all the handling that will take place later when assembling the model. There's a small sink mark on the driver's side top front fender that needs to be filled (marked with a pencil). Also, will remove the molded on windshield wipers and later replace with a proper 3D aftermarket set. Next there are the molded scripts to be removed and later replaced with the photo etched ones from the set I ordered. Again, the scripts are marked in pencil.
  2. CDW
    It's like you're painting a portrait, Alan. Really enjoying watching your progress.
  3. CDW
    Been reading modelers rave about pink primer under red paint to get a thorough red coverage. Trying it out for the 1st time. Mr Surfacer 1500 pink. Yeah, that's red alright.😄 Fits in the chassis just like it's supposed to do.
  4. CDW
    I once owned a Lightning. She leaked oil all over the place and was a vibration machine at speeds. Had those weird (to me) nut and bolt sizes that weren't metric or SAE and had to grind down SAE wrenches to have a set I could work with when needed. When I owned that BSA, parts or tools from the UK were practically unobtanium in the USA. If you ordered something, it literally took months to get it. Nevertheless, I was attracted to machines from the UK, owning at different times a Triumph TR4A, an MGB as well. The TR4A was my favorite.
  5. CDW
    This is the Ferrari 288 GTO V-8 twin turbocharged engine. Began basic assembly and painting of the model engine today. Lots of detail to be added.
  6. CDW
    The small photo etch sheet I've been waiting for arrived today. Will be back on this project this week.
  7. CDW
    A cold snap can through today. I had to wear socks. Rode around looking for Bella Regazzas. 😀
  8. CDW
    Did you ever hoot at the Bella Regazzas, Yves? I sure did when I was young. Never owned a Ferrari, though. Had to find other ways to gain their interest.
  9. CDW
    For the yellow, I used Tamiya pure yellow lacquer. The paint will have plenty of time to cure while all the other model details are built and painted.
  10. CDW
    Those look very convincing with oils. I need practice with oils. I have the materials but need to start applying them to learn the ins and outs. Any tips starting out?
  11. CDW
    I wet sanded the old primer to smooth it all out, then applied a second levelling primer coat. Will give this time to dry and wet sand again before applying the Ferrari yellow. Want the color to thoroughly cure out before applying decals and clear lacquer.
  12. CDW
    I ordered a photo etch fan tonight. Since I'm waiting on PE scripts to arrive, might as well tackle the better-looking fan while I'm at it.
  13. CDW
    After reshaping the pulleys, painting the brackets and mounting the pump and alternator, I cut 1mm strips of masking tape to serve as the belts. For little to no cost, the painted belts are much more convincing that the plastic blobs that previously simulated the belts. And better yet, the pump and alternator are not hanging out there in mid air, with no support attachments. It would look much better if I replaced the fan with a photo etched one. I'll search my spares as I think I may have one somewhere.
  14. CDW
    Looking at the photos of the Riviera engine bay I posted reminded me of one more thing I can do now while waiting for my photo etch; building and adding mounting brackets for the power steering pump and alternator. I'll start with the power steering pump bracket, where styrene strip stock was used to fashion a mounting bracket that supports the pump. Because of the pump position relative to the engine block, I needed to add offsets to the engine block to correctly position the bracket. With the PS pump bracket done, moved on to the alternator bracket. With both brackets built and cemented in place, it's time now to cut away those out-of-scale, gnarly looking belts and replace them with something that is a better scale representation. In later steps, will round and smooth out the pulleys then add some scratch-made belts. In the meantime, will give the brackets some time to dry before painting them and installing the pump, alternator and pulleys.
  15. CDW
    Alex Kustov is the Mac Daddy when it comes to Ferrari scale models. His website has been a go-to resource any time I'm building a Ferrari model. He's been around a very long time now. www.italianhorses.net
  16. CDW
    Probably so but have not looked. It’s detailed enough straight from the box so it doesn’t need much. I have some generic Ferrari photo etch scripts and badges I’ll use.
  17. CDW
    Acquired as a "rescue kit" in a trade with a fellow modeler over 30 years ago is this 1:24 scale Fujimi Enthusiast Series Ferrari 288 GTO Yellow. When acquired, the car body had a horrendous black primer paint job that needed stripping. After stripping, I applied a white primer and after that, put everything back inside the box where it has resided ever since, never seeing the light of day until now. The kit is of late 1980's vintage and was cutting edge 'plasticology' back then. The level of detail and molding of it still holds its own, even today. The Fujimi Enthusiast series of kits are among my all-time favorite car model kits. With all that said, I hope to bring this old kit back to life with a decent finish and level of detail. it should make a nice shelf model and will add to the Ferrari stable.
  18. CDW
    I'm going to do a short pause on completing this kit while I wait for photo etch "Buick" and "Riviera GS" scripts to arrive. The set from Model Car Garage should arrive in a week or so. Meanwhile, I'm still contemplating the body/interior colors I may use, but initially decided on red body, black interior, following factory stock color combinations. I'm undecided on whether to do a white vinyl top. Got to admit, that black body finish speaks to me as well. The black body with black vinyl looks Boss!
  19. CDW
    Various internet photos of the 1966 Riviera engine compartment give clues on what needs to be done to fashion mounting brackets for the kit alternator and power steering pump.
  20. CDW
    Mr. Color has a dark blue that may be a close match.
  21. CDW
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  22. CDW
    Period correct, Firestone Deluxe Champion white wall tires. These are the nicest set of stock tires I've ever seen from AMT, included with the kit. The sidewall and tread details are immaculate.
  23. CDW
    The reason I asked about it, when I bought a huge set of carbon fiber decals for my 1:12 Tamiya Enzo Ferrari, Scale Motorsport insisted that only Decal Magic solution (their own product) be used on the decals. As the set was so expensive, decided not to take a chance and bought their recommended decal solvent for the set.
  24. CDW
    An extra light panel line wash of black does a lot to bring out hidden details.
  25. CDW
    Very nice models in this small scale.

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