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Post by alwaysindy on Mar 12, 2020 23:15:30 GMT -5
Calvin:
Maybe you can get Christian Bale to autograph it...
I’ll see myself out...
Tim
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Post by racermagic on Mar 13, 2020 0:27:48 GMT -5
Super job Calvin. Car looks great! Paint job is on point and the details are well done. Nice car.
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Post by hurtubise56 on Mar 13, 2020 9:34:14 GMT -5
Calvin: Maybe you can get Christian Bale to autograph it... I’ll see myself out... Tim I wonder if he changes his handwriting for every role? Great job on the roadster, I need to start saving up! Brian |
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Post by billj on Mar 13, 2020 23:37:08 GMT -5
Calvin, really nice work on the GT40 roadster. Looks spot on. I have used all my GT40 MKII kits up though. I will keep an eye out for an affordable one, at the moment they are like priced like emeralds on ebay. I'd love to build a roadster sometime.
The frustration is that I have an extra 68 Gulf kit but fresh out of MKII kits. Saw a deal on a lot of 3 kits on the bay last week but passed on them, regrettably. I didn't think I needed any! Live and learn.
Have you ever thought about a kit to convert a Fujimi MKI kit into the 65 car that won Daytona? first win for a GT40 and first time one ever even finished a race. To me that was a significant car and achievement. Driven by Ken Miles, run by Shelby American.
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Post by Calvin on Mar 14, 2020 15:34:49 GMT -5
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Post by raceparke on Mar 14, 2020 15:49:57 GMT -5
I use these kits as parts queens and have several. I have two Mk II bodies with glass that will fit on the 68 Gulf kit.
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Post by racermagic on Mar 14, 2020 16:14:26 GMT -5
Don't misunderstand, they both are awesome, but that blue is way cool.
Nice looking car.
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Post by quattro on Mar 14, 2020 20:47:39 GMT -5
After my naïve attempt at this Roadster I am so happy I can do it properly now thanks to Calvin's hard work.
Lucky that I have just enough kits left to do this one and the Daytona 66 version of the Miles car.
But Honestly. Fujimi need to be told to get these things re released. GT40s and the Ferrari 330p4s.
Either that or we all need a mate in Japan. These current prices on line are daft.
I know we all wanna keep it in the 24th family but I am seriously considering doing the Andretti versions (including the 1967 MK4s) and a few others in 1/32nd slot scale coz those bodies are readily available and cheap!
Additionally. For those with '68 kits, Carrera have put out Digital 124 Ford GT40s with body kits available from certain outlets, and there is a new No4 Le Mans 66 version coming with the hump on the roof. Might be a viable option.
You probably know better than me but there are online shops like carreraslots.com and electric dreams in he USA that might have something. |
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Post by billj on Mar 15, 2020 13:18:54 GMT -5
raceparke has kindly offered to send me a body and I had a complete kit minus a body (found that on ebay one day) so I am going to build a roadster GT40!!
I ordered the conversion kit from Calvin our young hero and I have promised to do a WIP. So watch this space:)
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Post by alterrenner on Mar 17, 2020 4:29:04 GMT -5
Wow! Trying to figure out whether you're the Michael Angelo or the Harry Miller of model builders!
Really, really impressed with this conversion kit!
--Frank
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Post by alterrenner on Mar 17, 2020 4:35:50 GMT -5
That last post is not to belittle all the Rembrandts and Monets we have in this group. So much talent in one place!
--Frank
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Post by lolagt00 on Mar 30, 2020 13:39:59 GMT -5
Can't believe EXOTO would make a mistake (besides the Mecom Corvette GS Sebring wrong shade of blue) but you guys are doing good on Miles #2. Always wanted to do this and if the virus drags on, I think modeling will make a big comeback. The Hobby Shops should advertise big time right now. I picked up a metallic green Monogram GT Roadster glue bomb off eBay that I used "Easy Off" to strip. Project is to take the Beautiful "Wick" Holman-Moody 1/24 diecast Mark II diecast and modify. THIS IS THE BEST 1/24 Mark II made IMHO and you can get it on eBay for $35.00 if you look hard. Engine is a work of art. They also make a Great 427 Cobra you can get for under $50.00, again The BEST! Back to "Big Ed": The Monogram roadster has the correct windshield base. There IS an aftermarket clear slot car parts vendor that I bought a windshield from about 10 years ago don't know if he's still in business. Now you made the conversion, how about "Big Ed" at Riverside or Nassau, longer nose, no lights and sidedraft 58 MM Webers! Hope the is a "Corvette VS Cobra" movie in the works, can still use Miles prequel and Dave MacDonald!
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Post by billj on Mar 30, 2020 14:09:42 GMT -5
I am trying to stay busy working on models, I have plenty. What I lack is some critical supplies. I just went and stocked up on some Testor's Metalizer and sealant and some semi-gloss black, two common needs. I modded the MKII body that raceparke kindly mailed to me and put the correct Gurney bubble on the roof for the Sebring car and painted it guardsman blue. So, I an stripping my old Revell/FUjimi GUrney car and going to use it for the roadster. It was never assembled, just painted and decaled. So far on the roadster I have some pre-assembly of chassis and painting of parts. I should be starting the body work this week and I will get some pics and WIP stuff up for yoo guys. I'll start a new thread for that effort. I was never much of a fan of the roadster but I like a challenge and Calvin was thoughtful enough to make this conversion available, I support that  |
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Post by darylh on Mar 30, 2020 21:44:40 GMT -5
Pics man. We will need pics!
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Post by raceparke on Apr 2, 2020 19:41:32 GMT -5
Hi Calvin
What is the top molding over the windshield? A part,paint?
Dan Parke
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Post by Calvin on Apr 3, 2020 14:23:30 GMT -5
Hi Calvin What is the top molding over the windshield? A part,paint? Dan Parke It's just paint. I was attempting to do a resin window molding for the top but it was going to be too thin and impossible to do. I'm just letting the model builder decide how they want to do that part. |
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Post by raceparke on Apr 3, 2020 14:35:42 GMT -5
Thanks
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Post by billj on Apr 3, 2020 20:37:26 GMT -5
So far, I have been mostly planning my attack on the roadster conversion. I cut off the rear spoiler first, while the body was sturdy. I will attach the higher spoiler later in the process. I studied the new doors and have decided to do one side at a time, to maintain some body integrity. I was thinking of either Chart Pack tape or small plastic strip for that top windscreen molding. I can try the tape first, no glue required. I assembled the basic chassis to a point, which is something I do on these kits before I paint the chassis. I also painted the chassis and the various other parts, some will meed a little brush coloring later.   |
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Post by quattro on Apr 6, 2020 2:00:41 GMT -5
Chaps
Looking at Billj's progress reminds me of the struggle I have getting the body over the chassis at the end of the process with the fujimi kit.
Tried to work out a way of not having the wrestling match but still ends up in a fight.
In the end I took 5mm off both flanks of the chassis and then popped em back in at the end.
Calvin got a great result but I am worried about those resin doors when I get round to it. They are not gonna flex.
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Post by alterrenner on Apr 6, 2020 4:50:14 GMT -5
I walk the body down over the chassis using a few popcicle sticks (after tucking the nose in first).
I had the same thought about all the glued-on side panels on Calvin's conversion, but then, Calvin is a magician!
--Frank
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Post by billj on Apr 6, 2020 7:54:24 GMT -5
That is one reason I glue up most of the basic chassis structure before painting it. I glue the heck out of it. The first time I did one, the parts were carefully glued together after painting and I ended up with lots of parts in my hand when I tried to get it all in the body. So I learned to make it as solid as possible.
I was thinking about those doors and the cowl too. I am thinking I will attache some thin strip plastic behind the edges to give it more strength. That may require some chassis trimming, we shall see. The last thing I want to do after all the body work would be to break some of it loose. especially the cowl area which will require careful filling and sanding.
I have to say, I am having a little trouble focusing on this project at the moment. The whole world is surreal to me. Having to avoid contact, yet having to go to crowded grocery stores for necessities and the way people act right now is strange, not hostile, just odd. I also have a friend that managed to catch this virus, despite being retired, not going out more than necessary and being fairly healthy. He's pulling through, his wife and daughter are not ill and all should return to the new normal for them soon.
My son is an RN and has to work at the hospital daily, so I worry for him. It's just not that easy to sit and try to build a model when the world is so strange on the other side of the door. Hard to stay focused and block out the distractions, I guess. I have to admit, there is some basic fear of this roadster project, new territory with some challenges.
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Post by Calvin on Apr 6, 2020 18:18:31 GMT -5
I pulled the body off and onto the chassis several times without any issues. I recognize its tricky, but I never had any worries or problems.
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Post by Calvin on Apr 6, 2020 18:21:18 GMT -5
Calvin is a magician! --Frank Lol thanks  I think it comes down to not worrying about making mistakes. I worry about a lot of things in life and model building is NOT one of them. |
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Post by djflyer on Apr 17, 2020 2:23:46 GMT -5
Love this conversion, so time to get one for sure.
Now -PLEASE do the '65 winning car. Conversion would be great but a full fit might be good considering its getting more and more difficult to find the base kits.
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Post by lolagt00 on Nov 11, 2020 16:52:52 GMT -5
Good Morning Fellows, I Always check this site at breakfast and like to go back on past threads and posts. The Ford GT Roadster Ramble caught my eye and I remembered I checked my stash. I do believe that Shelby HAD to use a already produced and available windscreen for the X-1. The Ford GT Spyders would be a reasonable and ready item but all my research shows one narrower windscreen. Where all the slot car body makers got the wide (which I like) over the narrow I don't know. Shelby had two Spyder's for testing so I think he used one of these or had one made. The only other production windscreen even close would be a Ferrari 275 or 330P derivative, Ferrari made many windscreens and Shelby had connections in England and Italy. A cracked Monogram is placed over the yellow WIX MK II nose. Attaching shots of my Spyder collection, I would go with the Monogram, repops are on eBay for $5.95.A '62 Corvette removable hardtop is also a possibility, I need to get a couple for a Ferrari project, I lost the one I had. Thanx for listening, John.
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