maltsr Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 I received this Fujimi 1/24 kit from a friend in the UK, randomly chosen by him. It arrived the day before I saw the 'Ford vs. Ferrari' film so I had to build it immediately. It depicts the Ford GT40 driven by the 'true' winner Ken Miles, and is painted with Ammo Mig light blue through my airbrush. One of the decals for the orange area around the headlights didn't co-operate so I ended up spraying these with Tamiya Orange.
vamach1 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 I think you nailed it, especially the color. Great job.
vamach1 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) In case anyone has missed the many pictures of the inspiration for the model. Edited December 10, 2019 by vamach1
maltsr Posted December 10, 2019 Author Posted December 10, 2019 31 minutes ago, vamach1 said: In case anyone has missed the many pictures of the inspiration for the model. I was at Goodwood that year, thanks for sharing these!
Phildaupho Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Definitely #1 in more ways than one!! Very well done and very timely.
89AKurt Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Thanks for going to this much effort! I was curious, since I haven't really followed this until the movie came out. Looks great!
High octane Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Great job on that build Paul as it came out superb. Of course the "rivet counters" may differ???
Gramps46 Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Very well done. Really captures the essences of the car.
Dave Van Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 WOW WOW .....I just finished watching the Carolla Netflix 'Shelby American'.......I need to build those GT-40 sitting in the stash!!! You did GREAT!!
1959scudetto Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Tommy124 said: Well done, great model! x 2 - absolutely !
james460 Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Nice work on the GT-40. If you weren't around in 66 you have no idea what a big deal Ford winning Leman's was. There were only 3 sports cars of any importance then in most of America. The Corvette because it was American made, the Cobra, the legend was beginning to grow and so was the price and Ferrari , because it was a Ferrari. They made some beautiful cars. It seemed for the first time the general public, not just the sports car fan, was interested in GT racing. The way Ford won, dominating a race most of America had only heard about, proved America could do almost anything. Again nice work on the Ken Miles Ford GT.
Bill J Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Perfect and a fine tribute to a great driver. Yes, he did win that race by all rights!
vamach1 Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Anyone have any idea if the Miles figure in the 427 Cobra kit would fit in the Fujumi Mark II? He would be facing towards the passenger seat.
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