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 Rank: Beginner Level 3   Groups: Registered
Joined: 01/02/2018 Posts: 25 Points: 57 Location: New York City
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Good day all!!!!!
Thank you for taking part in my monthly build of DeAgostini's Ford GT. During this build I will do some minor work to this kit. It will not cost a lot, but it will make the kit more fun to build.
There are a few simple ideas to work by and this build will come out great.
- These are ideas which can be changed anyway you see fit
- Prepare a work area that is comfortable for you
- Have a set of hobby screw drivers, masking tape, work mat and towel
- I will explain what I did to certain parts to enhance the build
- Take your time, read the booklet and examine the parts
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 01/02/2018 Posts: 25 Points: 57 Location: New York City
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1) Take parts 1-B (Right Headlight Housing) and 1-C (Left Headlight Housing) Paint it in Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black Paint(my preference, you may have your own) This will give the area a flat finish and enhance the chrome headlight housings. bojazz attached the following image(s):
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 01/02/2018 Posts: 25 Points: 57 Location: New York City
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Stage 2 The Carburetors
For Part 5A. I added Tamiya Black Panel Liner in the recesses and gasket bases. Then mixing Tamiya Brown Panel Liner into the Black and touched op some more recess areas. Take a paint brush and lightly brush the interior walls with a little Tamiya Brown Panel Liner. Let this sit and dry. Insert the throttle arms and add a little more Brown Panel Liner to the recesses. Install the carburetors, and add a little Black Panel Liner to the recesses. Paint the rectangular boxes (between the diaphragms) a Tamiya Titanium Gold, then let dry. Insert the diaphragms as shown. The add the fuel lines as shown. Where the fuel line attached to the carburetor, paint that are a brownish copper (Tamiya Metallic Brown). Add a small drop (via a thin brush) of Black Panel Liner into the diaphragm recess. Let Dry. Then add the carburetor cover.
bojazz attached the following image(s):
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If this is a taste of what's to follow then I'm going to love following your progress, looks fantastic.....   Regards Alan
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 Rank: Vice-Master    Groups: Registered
Joined: 05/03/2017 Posts: 531 Points: 1,710 Location: Midlands, UK
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Looks pretty awesome! Shame it's all covered by the black cover. Building:
Ghostbusters Ecto-1, Ford GT40, Gone in 60 seconds Eleanor mustang, Shelby Cobra
Complete:
R2D2, Red Bull RB7 RC, Battleship Bismarck, Shelby GT500 'super snake'
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 Rank: Pro  Groups: Registered
Joined: 25/12/2019 Posts: 218 Points: 659 Location: Manhattan, NY
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Looks great! I’ll definitely be following to get some ideas for my own build. -Dustin
“Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail.”
-Leonardo Da Vinci
Currently Building:
Porsche 2.7 RS
Currently Collecting
Jaguar E-Type, Ferrari F40, Ferrari 250 GTO, Lamborghini Miura, Ford GT40, Ecto-1, Japanese Zero, Porsche 917, Lancia Stratos
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 01/02/2018 Posts: 25 Points: 57 Location: New York City
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Thank you all for the encouragement. I am looking forward to this build and want to share ideas with also.
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Rank: Pro  Groups: Registered
Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 230 Points: 657 Location: Northeast USA
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Excellent tutorial on how weathering can enhance the details; will there be any upgrades as well- i'd like to figure how to install lighting for the doors and rear deck numbers what will activate when the head and taillights are turned on?
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 Rank: Super-Elite    Groups: Official Builds, Administrators, Moderator, Global Forum Support, Registered Joined: 04/06/2011 Posts: 4,461 Points: 13,540 Location: ipswich
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Looking great. I'm hoping to build this one too at some stage. Mine will be 'converted' too... 
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Rank: Super-Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 17/12/2013 Posts: 3,982 Points: 11,974 Location: NY, USA
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Following this with interest.Great work so far Joe
Carl
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Very nice work Joe, will be following with interest. Mark
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 Rank: Amateur level 2 Groups: Registered
Joined: 12/04/2014 Posts: 43 Points: 132
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I did some similar weathering on the McClaren MP 4/4
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Rank: Super-Elite Groups: Official Builds, Administrators, Moderator, Global Forum Support, Registered Joined: 04/06/2011 Posts: 4,461 Points: 13,540 Location: ipswich
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Al wrote:I did some similar weathering on the McClaren MP 4/4 Make your pics lower than 145kb so people here an see them... 
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