Reini78 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 #4/2023 After the Lotus 72 not that long ago, my dad now finished another legendary race car. Well, it didn´t turn out "perfect", but which model does? Fujimi kit which dates back to 1989, this is the 2000 edition. Thekit decals weren´t usable, bought aftermarket ones from Slotracing Werk in Germany. They applied fine but once when dry they became a bit brittle, had to do some touch-ups with white paint. Tire decals are from Indycals. They are printed on a full decal film, to say the tire shape had to be cut out. As far as I´ve seen on original cars, the letter style was a bit different and the decals show a newer style, but better than nothing. Didn´t install the rearview mirror. Micro Klear didn´t work out and plastic or CA glue would have been to dangerous for the windshield, which btw didn´t fit that good and also was slightly too small. Build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235119141-le-mans-legends124-ford-gt40-mkii-1966/ The model shows one of 13! GT40 used in the 1966 Le Mans race. It was driven by US Americans Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant. The car didn´t finish the race. DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0010 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0013 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0015 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0017 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0018 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Nice to see this completed and nice to see different colour than usually. I must confess that I built mine as wining car... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Despite the problems on the way, its turned out quite splendid. Should the underside be black though? I ask as I'm currently building the 1,2,3 cars at the moment, and need all the help I can get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Very neatly built and the red really suits it. You photos are top notch too, I particularly like the shoots taken from a low angle - Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 43 minutes ago, TonyW said: Despite the problems on the way, its turned out quite splendid. Should the underside be black though? I ask as I'm currently building the 1,2,3 cars at the moment, and need all the help I can get. Thanks a lot! Gotta admit I don't know, didn' really care because you don't see it normally. Kept the black plastic colour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 13 minutes ago, Toftdale said: Very neatly built and the red really suits it. You photos are top notch too, I particularly like the shoots taken from a low angle - Andy Thanks! Yes, the low angles show its beautiful classic lines, a timeless even modern design for a 60 year old car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaulNanu Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 The end result looks amazing! Nice choice of color, what a beautiful model! Also it is so cool that your father has this hobby, *jealous*! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Beautiful car and a stunning build to boot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 On 2/2/2023 at 3:23 PM, Vesa Jussila said: Nice to see this completed and nice to see different colour than usually. I must confess that I built mine as wining car... On 2/3/2023 at 8:14 AM, RaulNanu said: The end result looks amazing! Nice choice of color, what a beautiful model! Also it is so cool that your father has this hobby, *jealous*! On 2/3/2023 at 11:15 AM, Quiet Mike said: Beautiful car and a stunning build to boot! Thanks for your comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Reini…….you make cars just as beautiful as airplanes. Superb GT. Very nice. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Nice job! One small point: it may look like a GT40 but it's either a "Ford Mk.II" or a "Ford GT Mk.II". It's a recent trend to erroneously refer to the big-block cars by the name "GT40". Even kit manufacturers have started doing it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 On 2/5/2023 at 9:40 AM, Sky Keg said: Reini…….you make cars just as beautiful as airplanes. Superb GT. Very nice. Mike On 2/5/2023 at 9:44 AM, Sabrejet said: Nice job! One small point: it may look like a GT40 but it's either a "Ford Mk.II" or a "Ford GT Mk.II". It's a recent trend to erroneously refer to the big-block cars by the name "GT40". Even kit manufacturers have started doing it! Thanks gents! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Looks absolutely fantastic, great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 On 2/11/2023 at 10:14 AM, bigbadbadge said: Looks absolutely fantastic, great work. Chris thanks Chris! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 It's a beautiful build, and agree that it's good to see one of these built in a different colour... the photos are excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Looks perfect to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 On 2/19/2023 at 2:19 PM, FunkyChiken said: It's a beautiful build, and agree that it's good to see one of these built in a different colour... the photos are excellent! 58 minutes ago, desert falcon said: Looks perfect to me Thanks gents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Great build of a classic racer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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