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Rod -
This kit is more than 50 years old and amazingly good. The original tires in my kit had decomposed to mush so I got some Tamiya RC tires, machined some rims and 3d printed some centres.
The kit comes with a motor, lights and wiring. Motor hidden in engine block, 4x AA in the fuel tank. It even has little uni joints on the tail shaft.

Rod -
I've spent a bit of time trying to get the stance right. Out of box it sits quite high.

Ben M
Those rims are amazing, did you use a hobby lathe?

Rod -
I have a cnc lathe at home. It has a 75mm spindle bore, a bit bigger than a hobby lathe 🙂

CasModeler
Dashbord looks incredibly good.

Rod -
Dash gauge decals pinched from a 1/12 foose camaro kit. The original decal sheet only gives you 3 choices of screaming chicken and a big blue stripe. No badges or detailing of any kind. The silver trim is a separate piece. I glued some green felt on the floor for carpet.

Rod -
I'm using SMS "green gold flip" for the body colour.

István Szücs
She looks so good- I love the color of the seats!

Alexander Grivonev
This deserves way more pictures!! 👍

Rod -
I'm waiting on some 3d printed brake rotors and calipers. There will be more pics soon 🙂

Rod -
Some more progress. Body was painted white with a black fade under the horizontal crease along the side of the body. Then the green/gold pearl, then about 5 coats of green tinted clear. When it hardens I'll polish, add decals and put the final 2k clear on. The camera can't capture the color, it looks nice sitting on the bench 🙂

Rod -
This is my first 1/12 car. It needs way more paint than a 1/24! I used 2-1/2 bottles of sms pearl. Instead of using hobby clear coat I bought a can of clear acrylic spray from the auto parts store and decanted it for mixing and airbrushing. Good quality paint and much cheaper!

Rod -
I glued the boot shut as the fit wasn't perfect and there's nothing to see in there anyway (4x AA batteries, loaded from the bottom). I also am not confident the opening doors will work perfectly so I glued one shut. That way at least one side of the model will look clean if the door fit is a bit crappy.

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic colours! Great job so far, Rod. Keep it up!

Thomas Wirsching
Great color choice! I am not into car modelling but yours look great!

István Szücs
Very nice color!

Rod -
Pic 11 is probably closest to what it actually looks like. All the pics look sort of aqua and over exposed. In reality it's a bit darker with a fine pearl effect.

Rod -
Making progress! Only a handful of parts left to fit. The lights look super cool. The kit comes with small globes, much nicer than LEDs.

Rod -
I am very happy I glued one of the doors shut as the one that opens doesn't close well. I will probably glue that one shut as well.

Ben M
The lights - and the whole car - looks super cool.

Alexander Grivonev
That is an absolute gem you've created, wow! 👍

Christian W
Pretty! Didn't know, that this kit has some electrical stuff on board!

Soeren R.
Finally done! 🙂
Was an awesome kit, still I made a lot of little mistakes and mishaps, but for my first kit since I started again a few months ago, I am really happy.

Alec K
Excellent work! I can almost hear its engines through vacuum of space… 😄

Soeren R.
Thx mate 😉

Jörg Schäfer
A very clean build, I like it.

Soeren R.
Thx Jörg

Zsolt Czegle
Great work! 👍

Bart Goesaert
Ba&sic construction almost complete. This radar was used in a SA-2/S-75 battery as a height finding radar. Main attack radar was the Fan Song (SNR-75) but this one had a narrow beam, and this radar was used too broaden the perspective as to say...

Bart Goesaert
Most main parts are ready for primer... Antenna has been covered, most cables and smaller details are added

Spanjaard
looking good

Bart Goesaert
Thank you

Alec K
Very interesting Bart. Excellent work on that PE 👍

Bart Goesaert
first paint applied, somehow my older cheaper airbrush (now I used the H&S infinity) gave me more control to paint then this new one...

Marco Preto
👍

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Alec K
Nice progress 👍

Neuling
Looking forward .......

Bart Goesaert
Thx for interest... unpacked the camo... not entirely happy, can't stop thinking that the dark green should be a lot darker... But instructions only say light green and dark green.
Opinions welcome...

Alec K
Don't hit me with a stick, but I have to agree with you...

Bart Goesaert
Why you little... 😉 think it will need a bath and some fresh paint

Alec K
🙁...😉

What do you use to strip it?

Bart Goesaert
isopropylalcohol, I've painted it with Tamiya/gunze...

Bart Goesaert
Added a picture in sunlight, without flash

Alec K
Looks totally different (assuming this is the original)

Bart Goesaert
this is the original, artificial light can play some serious tricks...

Jindřich Kostelný
Perfect, I look forward for reslut!

Bart Goesaert
Thank you, me too...

Waldemar Kaliś
Super !!!

Bart Goesaert
Thanks

Zsolt Czegle
Great work so far! Following!