The Ecurie FORD France body has been treated to blue liquid mask on the lights and a coat of gray primer about the same color as the plastic body. ( the body panels on both ends lined up with pegs that also required the clear and red plastic light pieces, thus the blue liquid mask;() The primer clearly revealed that the Trans Am gas filler on the boot lid is not yet smooth so that will get more sanding. The car got its black bonnet this week. My skill was rated mediocre with a run on first attempt. I made a wet/dry sanding exercise with fine 1200 grit and a second spray. The second attempt still shows a little of the first sag, but that will disappear under the “alpine dust” as the race goes on. The pictures of the pristine real car show this black as shiny when I would have chosen matte black. I will spray the car after decals are applied with gloss clear.
Tamiya 10 mm masking tape.
The earlier picture showed chrome “classic steel” wheels from CB Design Wheels, 15×7, and Paul Gage tires in urethane 40 shore rear, and 20 shore front. The real car did not use American Mags like the Pioneer kit supplied. It also appears to have relatively narrow tires, but probably snow tire treads. Out track is smooth, so I opted for slicks.
(I love my drugstore Porsche, and the snap shot of my grandparent’s 50th anniversary.)