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07/04/2022 5:29 pm Â
 I have had this Testors kit for a while, and a week ago I was ready for something different. Testors kits, in my estimation, are pre-painted and well done, leaving just some enjoyable if somewhat painstaking assembly of parts. This one turned out to be a different task. First, let me say that I am not into models of racing cars and I have never seen a Ford GT40. I had to follow the directions carefully to get the engine into its correct position, and I think I missed that a little, creating a major gap. So here is the saga:
1966- Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant at Sebring, holding the lead at Sebring until a cooling system problem forced them out in the 17th hour.
The kit:
 And now add the body:
The finished product, with some problems evident:
Interesting model, but I don't think I'll try another GT40 this month.
                                              David H 
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07/04/2022 5:51 pm Â
Is that the most complex of the Testors/Bburago metal 1/43 kits you've put together? It seems that way... 🤔Â
Is the Engine too far forward that the rear hatch does not fully close? Otherwise, that V-8 engine looks great!
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Topic starter
07/04/2022 6:38 pm Â
Thanks, Karl. The engine is placed correctly by a screw through the underside of the chassis. I think the problem is in the passenger compartment upper body placement. It hasn't been solved with any simple adjustment that I can find. Yes, this is the most complex Testors model I've attempted. I think my next one will be an old WM Jaguar 120 that's been taking up shelf space for a while. Or maybe one of the Heller plastics. But I don't remember ever building an Entex kit, and it's a Ferrari. But. . . No more racing cars at this time!
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07/04/2022 6:58 pm Â
That Western Models kit is a nice one. I've built two and found everything fit together well with no surprises. I love the XK120.
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07/04/2022 7:45 pm Â
Thanks, Karl. The engine is placed correctly by a screw through the underside of the chassis. I think the problem is in the passenger compartment upper body placement. It hasn't been solved with any simple adjustment that I can find.
Great engine so just display with rear hatch up! 
 Can't wait to see the Western progress! 😆Â
07/04/2022 7:49 pm Â
This Jag looks like a factory built Western but the windscreen looks a bit low? For your reference, when you start building!
https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/catalog_items/1949-jaguar-xk120-roadster
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07/04/2022 10:50 pm Â
Like many Testors kits it shows its Joueff/Eagles Race/Universal Hobbies provenance. The original Joueff had all those opening features, and the front body too I think, but it was in the later Gulf light blue color. Sadly, the Joueff's shape is not as accurate as later Ixo, Minichamps, and Spark versions of the GT40.