Casper

some photo's etc of my Cat build. I purchased this kit from the States for around £80.00 delivered.
Its a fantastic kit and has so much detail.

First job is assembling and painting the engine

Engine painted and fan belt added. Also added Brass 1mm Dome nuts to the water pump and manifolds

From another angle

Primed the body and floor

Engine almost complete

Dry fitted the Engine frame

Painted and fitted the front wishbones and added Koni decals to the front shocks

Right side view

Left side view

After undercoating the body i did the first few coats of Pearlescent Dark Blue
no laqure at this point. That comes later in the build

Another Dry fit to see how things are looking

Washer bottle painted and filled with a light blue liquid and glued
Added a pipe inside and a Decal

Under coated (primed) the back frame for the differential
and the wishbones
did another dry fit before i spray Gloss Black

Another angle

Painted the rear brake disc's in red, silver and dry brushed gun metal

Then painted the rear Koni shocks

all four done

sprayed the Firewall pearlescent Blue and added some detail then painted and fitted the fuel filter and servo.

Leathered the Dash with very thin black hide
used Evo-stick time bond glue for the leather

Differential parts painted

and assembled

bonnet top and bottom fixed together then filled with P38 Easy sand car body filler

then sanded back with 600 grit wet n dry paper

I made some of the frame work on the underside of the bonnet out of styrene and added small plastic nuts along the edges. I also added a grill

and then given a coat of grey primer

bonnet primed and lights dry fitted

Rear body parts and door panels also primed

First top coat of pearlescent Blue on the bonnet

second coat

lightly sanding between coats

Bonnet had three light coats of clear then the lights and grill bar were fitted

Next the bumpers

Bare metal was added to the bonnet

Door panels covered in a very thin Red leather

Bare metal added to the chrome areas

Rear shelf covered in the reverse side of the red leather. works really well

chromed parts done in Bare metal

Door parts painted

rear wheel glued and held together over night with 3mm stud bar