I am a little late to the party with this one. It has been sitting in the stash as I worked on other things. I am not going to do a full build, but just hit the highlights of what I am fixing and modifying.

Transmission has 3 large glaring problems with it


Made some dowels to fit the shape of the holes


I sanded the dowels down until they sat just below the surface and filled with CA glue


Lots of sanding and shaping later: no more holes. When I filled the hole toward the rear of the gear box it left a dome shape. I liked it so, I left it.


Shocks were not sitting in the springs as neatly as I wanted them to.


Had to turn small ID washers into large ID washers


Simple jig I made to hold the washers as I bored them out.


I still don't like how the shock absorbers sit. When they flex from weight they are peeling the paint off the inner shaft. I will need to have a think about it.


Just used some Tamiya flat black to fill in the space.


There is supposed to be a pattern on the smaller cooling radiator. I just used some pieces of a screen door repair kit to make something interesting. Not great, but better then nothing.


Used Roy's decals for the dash. I hated the gold toggle switches they used for this model so I painted them gloss black and chrome. If I had a 3D printer I would have made some proper ones.


I sanded off the fuse bodies and replaced them with some fiber optic I had lying around from my Yamato kit to simulate the glass tubes they used back then and painted the ends copper.


Finished dashboard.


Red brake calipers for a little bit of color.


That is it for this update.

Hey all... Another quick update on the GT40. So many things wrong with this build and I am beginning to think it is cursed. That being said let us look at the good, the bad, and the just plain FUBAR parts of this update.

First off we have this reproduction of a 1970's MPC/Revell pulley system. Seriously? Yes, it is hardly visible but come on... They didn't even paint the belt and the magical floating alternator? Ugggghhh...




Cut the belts off the pulleys and I am going to groove them and make this look somewhat better. Three minor finger cuts with the Xacto blade. But like my dear old dad used to say... "Stop crying... super glue them shut, wipe the blood off and carry on."




Version 3 of my shocks...

Version 1: deseamed and repainted

Version 2: Shocks are very wobbly... took them off and added a aluminum sleeve to make them fit better. Aluminum sleeve looks too big on the lower part of the shock. Stripped and Repainted

Version 3: Removed sleeve from lower shock and put it in the upper part of the shock. Still too wobbly. Bought another aluminum tube to fit inside the upper shock and added to the lower shock. Stripped and Repainted. Wobble is gone but, Lower shock shaft is not long enough. When mounted on the suspension the lower shaft sits on the outer edge of the upper and will not compress now.

Version 4: WIP: Stripped and repainted. Longer sleeves on the lower shocks.




Replaced all the visible screws and pins with bolts. I like this look much better.



Rear suspension looks pretty cool though.



In closing this chapter of the build, I would like to say this: "Your Ford GT40 engine is an exact reproduction of the original car" - DeAg magazine

It was a magical race car... To be able to race 24 hours with the magical floating alternator... let alone starting it with a non-existent starter motor (THIS MODEL HAS NO FRIGGIN STARTING MOTOR!!!) and to top it off the incorrect exhaust (no crossovers). I am trying not to be negative with this model but dang it guys. I am liking the challenge though. This has boosted my modeling skills beyond what I thought I could do. Scratch building and modifying parts to look more realistic.

This car is kinda special for me because way back in the day when we were asked what models would you like to see in the future, this was one of my suggestions.

Looking very nice. Makes all the difference those extra little bits of detail.

Mark