C5 Monoposto / Speedster

Modeling Subjects Autos
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This was the donor car for a previous project and it gave up its LS engine, drivetrain and suspension plus the seats and dashboard. It is also the model I used to fit the decals I designed for the Revell '98 Pace Car kit to and I didn’t put it back in the box properly back then, so one of the A pillars was bent from being stored like that for 22 years. (Part of why it was a donor for the other project…)

The wheels and tires are from a Tamiya Enzo. Brakes and seats are from other Tamiya kits.
Tail pipes, gas filler and rear-view mirror are items I machined from aluminum.
The tonneau cover, spoiler and headrest were fabricated from styrene.
Tamiya paints including the new LP colors were used.








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Nice work. If you hadn’t stated what you had scratched up I would have thought this was a diecast with a fancy paint job. Obviously not, well done. This looks like a modern Speed Racer car. Cool!

BK

3

it does have a mach5 vibe to it. Very cool work and nice finish

4

Fantastic work! Where did you get the Tamiya bottled lacquers?

5

Thanks guys!

I was lucky to get a set of the LP paints direct from Tamiya to evaluate. They are very nice to work with.

6

Mark,

I missed your response. Thanks for letting me know, I really can’t wait to play with them.