McBurnie Daytona 1/24 model build


ZAQ 178

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1 hour ago, ZAQ 178 said:

The fender flares in the front go all the way down & around the belly pan. 

Yes they do on the McBurnie, as seen on mine:

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I want to make sure I’m doing it right! There’s been a few “McBurnie Daytona” model builds but no completed pics of any of them lol. If they ever got completed. Mine will for sure!

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  The body is waiting on paint. I got exhaust photos from Camera Daytona so bottom chassis has been modified/notched for the correct way the exhaust runs.

  A late 70s Corvette light Saddle paint has been ordered for the interior after talking w/ Sonny-Burnett & Daytona365 & seeing the Connolly color swatch which is classified as a “saddle” color.

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First attempt at seats (rear photo) and second attempt at seats (forefront). I’ll be using the later set as I believe they look much better IMHO. The seats in front are the widened Vette seats.

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I’ve decided to use the 78 Vette Pace car motor over the one that came w/ the Daytona kit. I had to made header collector plates which I’ll shape later. Custom exhaust is in the works so it looks like the Camera Daytona.

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So, CD’s engine is pretty much all black. It’s not detailed & though I want to build the replica of the #4 car, the details in the engine bay would be lost on my build. Do I add color to the engine block & detail all the parts? Seems a shame not too even though it won’t be quite right. This is the engine in CD’s #4 car. Then the details I put into the Testarossa motor I recently built. Choices!

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The Daytona has color! I found it quite difficult to take photos of this model. I prepped the body so smooth the gloss black paint came out looking like it has lots of depth. See the seashell next to the body for comparison. I still have to wet sand & polish the paint but I need to wait a week or 2 for full cure on the single stage black enamel. Sorry for the dirty mirror photo. Was the brightest light in my house lol.

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A few new pieces of the puzzle showed up today. Code M36 Original Corvette Light Saddle interior paint & Boranni wire wheels that are much better than the MV Daytona kit offered. Spinners are still wrong though. They have a sweep to them. 

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Interior now wears its light Saddle interior color (just sprayed) & the engine bay fender aprons have been cut out of the Daytona chassis & Vette aprons have been grafted in. Getting closer! I really wish Jagvic had complete photos of his. I may be the first to show a completed #4 Camera Car Daytona model here.

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7 hours ago, Sonny-Burnett said:

I like the interior....very nice. 

@ZAQ 178 This is basically like if Jan Hammer told me, “Nice work on the drums on ‘The Heist’”. :thumbsup: :p

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Making progress on the interior after allowing a few days for paint curing. Still need a few details done here and there like the stripe down the seats, extra dash detailing etc... the Momo Veloce wheel is hand built by me (that was the original Daytona /Vette steering wheel very customized), the horn button is a decal I made. I work for a major copier Co. so I can make my own decals fairly close to how they should be.

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Say it ain’t so... carpeting for the interior? Sure, why not! I used 3m Velcro (only 1 side) and cut it to fit. Peeled of the backing & stuck it to the interior gut. Much better that just black paint! I’ll also be using this for the black carpeted piece on the back side of the front seats.

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I always thought of myself as a good modeler but I have to say....I have never seen such detail for a plastic model!

Job well done sir.

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Thanks my friend! My wife said the same thing last night when I temporarily put all the interior pieces together & showed her what I’ve been busy doing. She couldn’t believe it after I showed her pics of Camera Car’s interior. Afterwards I sat back & enjoyed my efforts myself .. w/ a beer of course lol.

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Thank you VICEGIRL85! I’m sitting here still detailing the hell out of this project.... w/ a few tequila shots & some season 2 Vice playing on the TV.

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Looking really nice.  I wish I still had the patience to build models.  I have two that are in my closet that were gifts from years ago.  Someday, I keep telling myself, I will build them. 

 

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7 hours ago, CameraDaytona said:

The Velcro really works well for the carpet.  The project is looking great!

Thank you Camera Daytona & for the additional pics you sent me! This project has been so much fun so far. Very involving w/ so many details but it has really sharpened my model building skills! I’m already thinking about a next project. I think I may want to build Switek’s Thunderbird. We’ll have to wait & see lol.

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