Bandai 1/16 Ford GT 40 MkII #98. Miles-Ruby, Daytona, 1966.

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Kari!

Thank you for the recommendation—I have never seen any of "Taken." I look forward to watching this show very much. I recently finished "Defying Gravity," which was quite sappy and goofy and sweet, with wonderful visual effects; "Virtuality," which was made the same year as "Defying Gravity," and is just the pilot (the show never went to "series"), but there are a lot of ideas in the pilot that I enjoyed; actors from "Game of Thrones" and "Westworld" and "The Walking Dead," and scripting from Ron Moore who wrote some great "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes as well as episodes of the "Battlestar Galactica" reboot and now works on a show I have seen only a few episodes of... ah, my brain... stopped... wait... "Outlander!"

Tonight I began assembly but I never follow directions in sequence so I started simply by gluing the spoiler to the hood which since it is the front of the car will receive some scrutiny and this will give me some indication as to the fit, the plastic's capabilities and the degree of difficulty involved.

I know there will be gaps.

So.

Yes.

This will be a challenge.

But.

I am up for it. I know this terrain from the AMT '66 Enterprise. Hard and shiny plastic, demanding fit!

Good.

I am up for it.

I wrote that already... but I am.

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STEP 17/20



Excellent glue.







Comparison:

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Testing testing testing - “Look at the size of that thing!”



Color matching / perhaps



Working on the front end / restoration





https://blog.dupontregistry.com/news/19 ... storation/

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SCULPTING SHOULDERS [BOTH SIDES]

[Stikpusher]

Good quality takes time and effort my friend!

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Good quality takes time and effort my friend!

Truth.

I am going to adjust the shoulders on the front and rear quarter panels to more accurately reflect the body style.

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[KSaarni]

Wouh ! That went quickly!

well, at least reading the latest posts in one go without paying attention to the timestaps of the posts.... :-)

Truly an interesting project Bruce!
Any pics you could share of the dashboard / instrument panel ? How is the detailing there ?

- Kari

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Kari,

Thanks for visiting and your question. I finished roughing out the front shoulder mods pretty quickly because I was not sure how far to take these. I pushed only a little further out than the kit and I am not sure if that is enough, but I will be able to adjust by adding if necessary now that there is a simple form built up. Have you worked much with Milliput?

There is a separate dash board insert. The kit I picked up had no decals. I don’t know what to do there... yet. I will look to you for ideas. I will locate and photograph the part for you.