HI,

I'm finishing a Racing legends magnatraction resin kit (french resin cast); so I wanted to show you the result and W.I.P.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0600.jpg


First, I modified the body mount, to fit the chassis lower.

After that, I created some big custom tires for the front wheels too, to respect the effect often seen on US vintage gt cars. The chassis is an hybrid between aurora and AW chassis.

The reason is that the aurora wheel base is a little bit shorter than the AW one (or the opposite...I don't remember. But I discovered that JL/AW xtractions are far of a 100% accurate aurora copy)


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0610.jpg



After a coat of primer, I painted the body in a metallic grey/blue :

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0630.jpg




Today, I made handpaint detailling, and posed the decals :


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0634.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0636-1.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0638.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0639.jpg



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0641.jpg




Tommorow, I'll make the varnish.

Excellent detail work!!! I wish my hands were that steady!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

demether,

Blue #81 Grand Sport VETTE from France = Holy Tamalies (That is way Hot!)

This is a LOOKER slot car build and done up very well...love the pipes and how you painted them up. :thumbsup:

Bob...zoom, zoom...zilla

:thumbsup:

Very Nice!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

thank you all !

I hope tomorrow I 'll achieve a decent varnishing... always a critical step !

Very nice Vette!!! The detail work makes even more impressive!!! Those Racing Legends kits are very good also...RM

Demether,

You Mecom Racing Team Grand Sport is going to be outstanding! Carol Shelby's Cobra roadsters got a real suprise at Nassau at the hands of the Mecom Grand Sports - the stuff of racing legend. Which leads to a question. Is Racing Legends still selling bodies?

Good luck with the varnish (clear coat). :thumbsup:

Gotta admit that's a very nice looker ! can't wait to see the finished body .:thumbsup:

Demether,

You Mecom Racing Team Grand Sport is going to be outstanding! Carol Shelby's Cobra roadsters got a real suprise at Nassau at the hands of the Mecom Grand Sports - the stuff of racing legend. Which leads to a question. Is Racing Legends still selling bodies?

Good luck with the varnish (clear coat). :thumbsup:


In your great erudition, you must have noticed that my model is not 100% accurate : sponsors decals and number doesn't match the real thing. A few details of the body are not accurate too. But it's the advantage of h0 slot cars : decals and bodies are so tiny that it's almost impossible to see it. :thumbsup:


Racing legends/thierry is moving to south west of france for now, I don't know if he can take orders, try to contact him by email on his website. ;)

By the way, he's casting wonderfull cheetahs versions, especialy the closed cockpit one. A really great addition to a GT magnatraction racing class with racemaster bodies, for example.

Dimitri!

Wow! Awesome! All I can say is wow my friend! Fantastic detail and painting job - especially free-hand painting those details. How do you do it? There is no way I could be that steady with my hands. Just fantastic work! Plus, a Grand Sport Corvette to top it off! I own two '63 Corvettes and am a huge fan of the C2 / '60s models! Awesome work my friend!

PD2:thumbsup:

:thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

thank you all!

I had some issues with the varnish and decals (I'm not an expert in kit building, I built 2 1/32 cars and it's my firs h0 resin car I build, so I make mistakes), but I achieved to fix the biggest problems.

the 2nd coat is done : I'll make new photos tonight ;)


especially free-hand painting those details. How do you do it?

I used some acrilyc ink and paint (used for miniatures figure painting, the brand is Vallejo)


A quick picture of the car drying :

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0646.jpg

SWEET!!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Simply AWESOME :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Totally awesome Dimitri! It came out GREAT! You are truly a master artist!

PD2:thumbsup:

thank you, but wait for the final result before congratulating me :p

I've got plenty of work to do : polishing the car, varnish again, polish again, mount the windows, paint the driver, paint the wheels... :thumbsup:

Impressive!

last daylight pictures, before polishing :


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0659.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0661.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0662.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0663.jpg


:wave:

OK, Dimitri, my friend...I'll play the waiting game. HAHAHA! Still, the car is amazing! Fantastic work! I'd almost be scared to drive it around the track at all.

PD2:thumbsup:

Demether,
Fantastic work!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Keep working in HO & posting your projects. Do want to see a final picture when you all finished! ...RL

OK, Dimitri, my friend...I'll play the waiting game. HAHAHA! Still, the car is amazing! Fantastic work! I'd almost be scared to drive it around the track at all.

PD2:thumbsup:

thank you,


I HAD to try to build a good looking car, to complete my magnatraction racing class, as I use Racemaster bodies on it !

My magna/xtraction racing class will be (with the tjet class, based on resin cars) the "showcase" of my h0 slot racing pratice.

I just finished the last polishing, the body is complete :



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0664.jpg


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0667.jpg




A little pic against daylight, just to sho the varnish finish :



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0669.jpg




Now I have to paint the driver, mount the windows, and mat varnish the exhausts pipes.

I really like the good detail lines . I can't do them well at all myself so i enjoy what others can do . Nice work !

Dennis :thumbsup:

Amazing what a steady hand and the right materials can accomplish!!!! Awesome!!:thumbsup:

Again, that's a good looking Vette!!! Nice and clean with great details!!! RM

thank you !


Amazing what a steady hand and the right materials can accomplish

In fact, there is no need of fancy materials :

for the main paint job : a car primer spray can, a car paint spray can, some tooth cheap path and car polish.

for the decals : C and R decals, some Future for fix it and avoid silvering

for the details : some hobby paint and ink for miniatures figures (citadel, vallejo, used for wargames painting).


There is no need for particular talent : a lot of documentation (google is my friend), and organization. And the taste of well done job. I make scenery and miniature painting for 10 years. My first projects were awfull. You just have to do it over and over again.

:thumbsup:

Gorgeous Corvette body Dimitri! Simply perfect! Man, that is so sweet! You can even seen the little vents in the rear air foil on the back window! Love the details! Can't wait to see the interior and the car mounted on its chassis.

Thanks for sharing all the time!
PD2:thumbsup:

Thank you !

today, I mounted the glasses. TOmmorow I hope to have time to make the driver ;)



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0680.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0683.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0677.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0684.jpg



to be continued...

"Suweeeeeeeeet!"

Always enjoy yer work D!

THank you

Yesterday, I finished the car. The chassis is a Xtraction. I didn't use the racing legends driver, well sculpted but a little out of scale. I painted the glasses like 1st version racemasters.

Here 's the pics :


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0712.jpg


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0716.jpg


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0717.jpg


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0710.jpg


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0719.jpg




Little family photo, with racemasters bodies on magna and xtraction chassis (will be my classic gt race class)


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0705.jpg




The next project will be a tjet ferrari 250 GTO lemans ;)

WOW Dimitri! The Vette looks exactly like a Racemaster or at least like it would have come from them! What awesome work my friend! You have really done a great job on customizing that body! Can't wait to see the Ferrari! Of course you know it must be Ferrari red, right? hahahaha - just kidding!

PD2:thumbsup:

Thank you !

I tried to do my best, and make a racing class with some consistency.

and yes, the ferrari will be red, of course :thumbsup:

Wow, that came out perfect demether!!!! Very nice job, and if I didn't know better, I'd swear it came like that!! Incredible!!!