Looking good. Decals can be an absolute so and so
1/12 1966 Ford GT 40
- Thread starter Stefee
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Ain't that the truth!!
Little update before cruising the Med for a week - really looking forward to Florence and Pompeii.
The tyres have firm foam "inner tube" inserts presumably to prevent the tyres flat spotting as this will be fairly heavy when finished.
The tyres fitted to the rims with beautifully turned air valves. The wheels came gold painted but during the race the car had gold rims with Firestone tyres, gold front and aluminium/ gunmetal years with Goodyear wet weather tyres and finally as I have painted them.
Battery finished except for the cables, redone cut off switch, steering wheel done and finally "glass" fuses fitted - not sure if it was worth the effort though.
Thanks for looking.
The tyres have firm foam "inner tube" inserts presumably to prevent the tyres flat spotting as this will be fairly heavy when finished.
The tyres fitted to the rims with beautifully turned air valves. The wheels came gold painted but during the race the car had gold rims with Firestone tyres, gold front and aluminium/ gunmetal years with Goodyear wet weather tyres and finally as I have painted them.
Battery finished except for the cables, redone cut off switch, steering wheel done and finally "glass" fuses fitted - not sure if it was worth the effort though.
Thanks for looking.
Lovely work so far with some great detailing.
Wheels and tyres are all looking superb Stefan. So much detail, even if it won'y be seen, you will know that you have done a comprehensive build.
Enjoy your Mediterranean cruise. My missus was in that region earlier this year and loved it, especially Pompeii.
Enjoy your Mediterranean cruise. My missus was in that region earlier this year and loved it, especially Pompeii.
Thank you very much, Italy is our favourite European country and there is so much culture to siak up and car factories to visit.
Well I've got the rubbish decal off eventually, masked and primed the affected area.
Hopefully get the blue on tomorrow before leaving for a week so it can fully cure. Fingers crossed there's no colour difference.
Started fitting a few bits, the heat shield material is the inside of a Faje yoghurt lid.
Hopefully get the blue on tomorrow before leaving for a week so it can fully cure. Fingers crossed there's no colour difference.
Started fitting a few bits, the heat shield material is the inside of a Faje yoghurt lid.
Nice fix Stefan, best of luck for the paint
Painted the offending area and it came out ok. The colour may be slightly lighter but with decals and clearcoat I think it won't be noticeable.
Looks from here to be a good match .
Pete
Pete
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