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Mess Deck: General Section => Other Hobbies and Interests => Topic started by: kpnuts on October 04, 2021, 07:59:37 pm

Title: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on October 04, 2021, 07:59:37 pm: Hi all got this back out of the shed, can you guess what I'm going to do with it.
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: T888 on October 04, 2021, 08:01:46 pm: Hi Kevin,

I’ve alway enjoyed your plastic models :-))

Question, do you know of any 1/12 scale modern Mustang car kits ?
Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on October 04, 2021, 08:06:01 pm: Revell did a 1/12 shellby gt500 which can still be readily had on ebay
Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: T888 on October 04, 2021, 08:28:48 pm: Thanks
Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on October 06, 2021, 08:55:09 pm: Hi all well it cleaned up fairly well, just got to strip the paint next.
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What I'm planning involves using these
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on October 07, 2021, 08:33:14 pm: I have it stripped (now just have to strip the paint off.
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on October 09, 2021, 07:02:58 pm: I found something better to power the GT40 than some marker pens and some plumbing spares.
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: Martin (Admin) on October 11, 2021, 12:27:40 pm: {-) {-) {-) :-))
Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on October 24, 2021, 07:01:35 pm: Here's a quick mock up ( I'm thinking of using some led's and have it hovering)
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Can't decide on colour gold, blue or pink.
Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on June 02, 2022, 05:13:26 pm: Hi all back on this, ive decided which way im going, lots to do yet but I hope you can see where it's going.
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: SteamboatPhil on June 02, 2022, 07:39:26 pm: Really cool Ken :-))
Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on June 02, 2022, 09:38:35 pm: Thanks phill
Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on June 07, 2022, 08:37:43 pm: Hi all, so what happened here.
Both parts were painted at the same time, with the same primer and the same top coat, I decided to give them a second coat and this happened
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on June 13, 2022, 08:15:47 pm: More work on the gt40000
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: ddmckee54 on June 14, 2022, 08:13:20 pm: I don't know.... I think you're going to need a Mr. Fusion in there somewhere.
Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on July 09, 2022, 06:57:43 pm: More work on this.
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on July 11, 2022, 08:53:17 pm: More work on the GT 40000
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on July 16, 2022, 03:42:39 pm: More progress
(https://i.ibb.co/db1pMH5/IMG-1178.jpg)
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on July 23, 2022, 08:09:03 pm: Added some lighting effects.
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on July 25, 2022, 08:40:13 pm: More done to this and a question would the primed bit be going too far also is it better with the end bit or not.
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Title: Re: 1/12 Ford GT40 (remodelled)
Post by: kpnuts on August 07, 2022, 04:31:56 pm: Well I'm calling it done
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