JayMesawitz

WOW it looks like you have every kit you ever built and the space to show them. no fair! My display space is so limited. I often have to purge those built projects that no longer meet the standard... falling apart, inferior paint, just old and dusty. for me it is the building process that I enjoy anyway. the finished item and every once in a while contest worthy piece is merely a side effect. I think that is why I always bring my current work in progress to club meetings rather than a finished kit. Thanks for sharing.

OK. I think you've been hollding out on us. Posting 4 builds in 2 days. I know some guys that juggle multiple kits but... Anyway, I like this one most. I built it some time ago in dark blue & used the ModelCarGarage PE set. The mesh grill was the coolest part. The kit tires do seem a little plump although I used them too. But I do like me a yellow Mustang. Thanks for sharing.

I never understoot the fascination for the willis. A personal taste I suppose. Clean build though. Paint looks great. Thanks for bringing some models to this modeling site. Seems like there has been more chat & banter here than building lately.

Nice job on an old kit. I remember building this but with "Go Navy" sponsors a couple decades ago.

Hello again. Still plugging along slowly. Finally, a bit of color. I added some smaller wiring on the fuel injector side. Still left to do… Brake reservoir and plumbing to ABS unit and a wiring harness or two. Basically, the firewall area. Then onto the chassis. That should go quickly since it’s rarely is ever viewed. Maybe, I won’t even paint it…OK, I’ll paint it a little. Thanks for looking & comments welcome!

I have a tube of 'Bondo' glazing putty that works just fine (only because when I went looking for the 3M stuff the guys at Napa looked at me like I was some kind of nut). I used it in a heavier fashion on a project that is now about two years old... no sign of shrinkage and that is key to whether what you have is any good. I still use my Bondo brand but have also added a two part catalyzed filler to the arsenal. All to avoid shrinkage. Oh what would Freud think?

I think clear epoxy is going to be your best bet. It won't shrink so when it dries. If you put in enough to dome-up then that is what it should look like when your done. You may end up slightly yellow (if your catalyst is a little older) but with a bright Baremetal foil back drop you should be alright.

a little more to show. progress feels really slow. I wanted to share how the cleaned up (puttied & primed) bends turned out and how well every thing crowds into the engine bay. Thanks for looking.

thanks for the comments. No bending tools other than my fingers & a pair of smooth jaw pliers. I start the bend with my fingers. Then I hold the tube at the bend with the pliers. Using even presure I finish the turn. As you can tell it isn't perfect but it does help to prevent a totally collapsed kink.

Beautiful on many levels.

A little work this weekend. I formed plumbing for the intercooler from aluminum tubing. It's a bit rough at the moment but the pipes will get puttied, primed, painted black and finally alclad chrome in the end. Fingers crossed, they will look like original kit offerings. I also have a start on the air intake plumbing but more work needed before it can be fit into place. Thanks for looking, constructive comments welcome.

is this the car in question? Closest to the wall. From a 1,2 3 victory at Daytona in 1968.

The brace is aluminum tube, the rivets are peal & stick dodads I found a long time ago. A wedding present actually. the othe items between the panel & radiator were punched from the same sheet alum. as the panel using a recent purchase of mine; Die cut hole punch. two sized stacked for effect. AND you can no longer tell that any work was ever done on the shock towers. I'm pleased so far.

and a little more stuff. It is hard to pick out but I'm really pleased with the hood latch representation. More pics in my album

here is a little progress. Angleing the shock towers in & one simple homemade trinket for the fender well. Still needs a bit of filler but I'm happy with it so far.

Looks great. You are non-stop knocking out completed projects. I think I'm jealous of the amount of time you seem to be able to dedicate to building. I should be careful how I say that... I don't want to wish myself into a layoff. Keep up the great work & thanks for sharing.

just a couple heavy mold seams, no detail was there to lose. But I will be doing some on the shock towers. I looks like they should be angled in a little.

This is my next project. Skyline GTR late 90’s era. I will finish it in Calsonic markings & blue as on the box art. I have spent some time on body prep & primer. Color & decals will come much later. I started on the engine, just basic assembly. I wanted to wrap my head around what plumbing could be done. Here is a reference pic of an actual engine bay & the kit engine & bay. The kit supplies very little more than what you see in the hole. Sure, there’s and intake & exhaust manifold. The end. That’s a lot of empty space. The engine almost looks too small but I can’t do any thing about that. I should however be able to manage some scratchbuilt components to try to replicate a few details in the reference. Thanks for looking

This was/is one of my favorite projects. This water craft held the world speed record for many years and was piloted by Sir Donald Campbell. There were several variants over the course of years but the one I have built is the final version that ended in tragedy. The kit started as a simple vac-form shell designed to be filled with expanding foam, have a model rocket engine shoved up its rear and fired across a watery surface to its destruction and amusement of others. Fom there I scratch built the cockpit, engine & components and transom details. If you fancy the gloss finish it is because I'm really a car guy. Here she is completed and a slideshow of the project from the begining. Constructive comments welcome.

I agree with the "apply with" options previously mentioned although I like a wooden toothpic for the job. I used to use a paint lid as a pallet of sorts but after a while the old glue absorbed the new glue right away or clean paint lids became hard to come by. An easy solution for an always clean pallet for CA glue, epoxy mixing, small amounts of wash etc is a short section of 1†wide blue painters tape. Stick it to your work table, glue, mix, paint, etc ... & toss when done. The down side is I now have several pieces of used tape super glued to the inside of my work area trash can.

Exceptional work. Baremetal foil is done very well. This seems am interesting comment to me. Like someone once gigged your kit for inaccurate firing order. As long as the distributor doesn’t look like an 80's haircut with a part down the middle I’d say your golden. Although, I have wired correct firing order at least once in my life. Thanks for sharing.

There's a lot to compliment on this kit. Decals, paint, overall construction... Too bad about the tires though. I've not seen that happen before. 1:24 scale F1's are so wierd to me having built more than one 1:20 F1 car. It's like it is too small but clearly it is just a different scale. Revell's way of being themselves and not doing every thing like the competition. I can respect that! but I digress, Great Job. Thanks for sharing.

I do filter my paint but only when going for a high gloss finish like an auto body. Flat finishes rarely seem to benefit from the extra step. I use one of these. I get them free from an automotive paint supply place and cut off the bottom tip about 1 inch up. I use just the tip to get the filter to a size suitable for the scale of material I'm working with. This will screen out those semi-coagulated bits that make a mess of things. Discard after use. As for air pressure I run about 13psi for small detail areas & flat finishes and around 25 for higher volume tasks like large areas & gloss finishes.

It’s really sad that you fell short on time. I was routing for you. It was great fun for me to watch this progress and the documentation of the goals & challenges along the way made for interesting reading. Makes me want to try another one. Thanks a ton. I don’t wonder… if you had not tried to keep us so well informed that you may have made it otherwise.

Going the extra mile with this blitz. Very nice! AND your taking the time to post progress on two forums. wow