Completed Build: 1967 Dino 206 Competizione

Awesome build and photos. I'm building airfix' 1/24 version, what scale is this kit?

Great build and photography!  I can practially hear the roar of that engine!

lewbud

Beautiful work!  Do you post your build threads? I ask because I don't remember seeing it.  What did you use to cutay the doors and hood and how did you do it?

 

Thank you for the kind post! I actually didn't post any build threads for this one, sorry. On this one, the back was already separate (so even more surprising that there was no engine!!!). The doors were the only part I needed to cut out. I use tamiya saws - they are very thing although ridiculously fragile, so you need to work very carefully or they bend fast. I also bought a large saw in japan once, which is great for long straight bits. The writing is all in japanese, so I can't tell you what its called!!! 

One thing I will say - when you are cutting these things out, you will always slip, make scratches, make marks, even break thin bits off. Maybe I'm just not very good at it! But inevitably the next step after cutting is filling and sanding the marks and nicks, and reattaching broken struts etc. All part of the fun!

TheMongoose

Yellow is sooooo hard to paint. Yours looks like a professional custom paint job on a full size ride. Superb! Oh, ignore the complainers. I like lots of pics. Gives a good chance to really see what someone has done. Love all the intricate details.

 

Thank you - i didn't relaise Yellow was particularly tricky to be honest! But yes, I'm very happy with the outcome. I use splashpaints also for 2K clear, which usually comes out really well. Thank you for your kind comments!

Beautiful work!  Do you post your build threads? I ask because I don't remember seeing it.  What did you use to cutay the doors and hood and how did you do it?

Yellow is sooooo hard to paint. Yours looks like a professional custom paint job on a full size ride. Superb! Oh, ignore the complainers. I like lots of pics. Gives a good chance to really see what someone has done. Love all the intricate details.

PatW

Superb!

 

Thanks! Glad you like it!

keavdog

Very nice!  Great surgery there for sure.  Well done and I can never get enough pics 

 

Yeah, the surgery was really fun. I'm actually getting really into the surgery part of my builds, inspired by some other great builders who always open everything up. 

I actually really like having to solve the puzzle of putting it back together - usually involved scratchbuilding things that you don't realise you need to scratchbuild (in this case, the triangular part at the bottom of the doors - which is based on photos of the original car, is a solid example! No idea I was going to need to do that when I chopped the doors off!!!

fox

Ditto on the "Well Done"! When the pics are as good as yours, the more the better.

Jim  

Stay Safe.

 

Thanks! Thats super kind of you. I'm also going to put together a post on taking photos of cars, its actually really easy and cheap to do well, and it does often surprise me that people take SO much care with their builds and then publish photos of them sitting on their workmats!!!

really appreciate your positive feedback, thank you. 

midnightprowler

Beautiful! And to those that complain about how many photos one posts, thpppppppppp. Don't look. I like seeing a build from many angles. Very wel done sir.

 

Thank you sir, thats very kind! Appreciate the positive feedback! 

Superb!

Bravo!!  Geez that is beautiful. 

Very nice!  Great surgery there for sure.  Well done and I can never get enough pics 

Ditto on the "Well Done"! When the pics are as good as yours, the more the better.

Jim  

Stay Safe.

Beautiful! And to those that complain about how many photos one posts, thpppppppppp. Don't look. I like seeing a build from many angles. Very wel done sir.