kpnuts Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Hi all well this arrived today Admittedly I had to wait a while (I ordered it on 27 oct with my birthday money) Let me tell you it was well worth the wait and for 68 quid incredible value for money. I knew there were some errors on it from watching other builds of it. The quality of the kit has surprised me, it is incredible, For instance look at the quality of the chrome Unfortunately its wrong (not even sure if you can chrome an engine block) no matter 5 mind in bleach and that problem is cured And im not sure why they went to the trouble of pre painting the top of the engine gold as that's wrong too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Hi all, in the reviews I've read of this kit it has said to ditch the kit supplied braided hoses as the fray and fall apart when cut, don't, just spray them with your missus hairspray (don't tell her though) It seems a great kit but there is no ford moulds or insignia anywhere on the kit, I assume that's a copyright issue to do with it originally being a trumpeter kit, just a small point but I thought I would mention it. If you wanted you could always get decals for that. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors54 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 You're cracking on with this, I got mine a few weeks ago and paid a bit more but it's still great value for money. I know there are detail problems but from the comments on the web about the new Meng kit it seems Trumpeters shape is better overall so I reckon with a bit of elbow grease and scratch building it can be made into something special. I'll follow with interest. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) Great build. This kit is on my wishlist. Edited December 15, 2020 by dbostream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocatlub Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) Creative Models have these in stock for £59.99 at the moment. Edited December 15, 2020 by ocatlub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Smith Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Looks like the Trumpeter kit re popped by someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocatlub Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Magnifier is an offshoot of Trumpeter I think, the kit has no reference to Ford or GT40 to avoid paying royalities to Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 There is no distributor supplied in the GT40 kit, glass beads to the rescue I've added the carb to the engine (I really like this kit the fit of everything is really good) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 "US SPORTS CAR....." It's a bit cheeky, isn't it ⁉️😅 Never mind, a GT40 by any other name would look as sweet. And this looks like a box of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo NZ Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I agree that the fit is really good - if you dry fit the bodywork it's nigh on perfect - until you paint it, and then nothing fits.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 On 12/15/2020 at 5:51 PM, ocatlub said: Creative Models have these in stock for £59.99 at the moment. Thanks for the tip, unfortunately paypal checkout doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderly Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, dbostream said: Thanks for the tip, unfortunately paypal checkout doesn't work. I thought this too, but if you select pay by credit card ( there appears to be no PayPal option) and continue, it then offers the PayPal option. Also its £59.99 including P&P. Via Royal Mail 1st class post. Edited December 16, 2020 by elderly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Hi all the distributor is made and installed Sprayed the floor pan Tried the engine in it. No idea where the coil is placed on this car so left an extra long ht coil lead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PROPELLER Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 30 minutes ago, kpnuts said: No idea where the coil is placed on this car so left an extra long ht coil lead. Just two pics in my references... Good job so far K! Dan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Thanks dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Hi all more work on the GT40. The Leds arrived and they really are micro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Trial of the body on the car. I notice there is a nice cutout in the headlight housing for the LEDs and a nice round hole for the front indicators Just don't know where the rear indicators go, there only seem to be main lights and brake lights there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo NZ Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 As it's American, maybe the rear indicators are flashing brake lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 No indicators on race cars. Every driver knows where the turns are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo NZ Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Endurance cars need to indicate when they’re going to pit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 24 minutes ago, Jo NZ said: Endurance cars need to indicate when they’re going to pit... Good point Jo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Hi all more work on this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Hi all I haven't forgotten this just been waiting for better weather (spraying in the shed has been so cold) im pleased how the gloss has turned out on this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 16/12/2020 at 00:24, rob Lyttle said: "US SPORTS CAR....." It's a bit cheeky, isn't it ⁉️😅 Never mind, a GT40 by any other name would look as sweet. And this looks like a box of fun. I think the Shelby-built Ford Mk.II (as the kit is) can claim to be more American than the Ford GT/GT40. I note that nowadays the Mk.II seems to have been retrospectively called "GT40" as well, with the probable assumption that it was built in Slough. All very confusing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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