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So I was going g to post this the others before all the issues with the photo embedding issues but hey better late than never. Revell are close to dropping this little beauty on us in the very near future. I for one am very happy as I was unwilling to pay the price of the mfh or profile versions. The only problem I can see there being is the wheels as the recent releases from them have had so pretty odd sizes. Maybe plamoz will put out some replacements after it comes out though. For me though I can put up with odd wheels if replacements come out so I can see a few being purchased. Shaun

Love to see it but I highly doubt any Japanese manufacture will touch McLaren for a while after the failed f1 project. Maybe revell as they have popped out the 570s recently. Shaun

Never point the finger firmly at bm just pointing out my experience since the update as I mainly use the flickr app copy url code for pictures. Like I say It worked before and now doesn't, hopefully where ever the issue is in the big ole internet it gets fixed soon but until then with the help of the community I have found a way to post that works for me. Shaun

Navy I just added my post from my s7 so I know.my way works for android Shaun

Just testing the bb code with the date and blarb at the end deleted. Just copied it in from Flickr.com and couldn't see if it worked until I clicked submit

Same as above the app copy url code worked fine right up until the last site reboot. Now it just comes up with a message of can't embed blah blah. Shaun

Thanks for the kind words guys. I was going to update on the progress of the weekend but I cant add the pictures at the moment until either britmodeller or flickr sort out what ever problems they are having. To noeyedears Honestly I cant take credit for the carbon, scale motorsport really can produce an amazingly easy to use product plus a little help from microsol and a hairdryer. And dazzio I was in the same opinion about the grey mainly as it is such a close shade of grey as the primer I used but after the matt clear and some decals went on it really grew on me, to the point i really want somebody to bring out a 2016 or 2017 spec redbull f1 car as they have a matt finish to them. Shaun

Mid week update. A few little decals added to the interior. Decals added to the windows The wheels are finally finished after the centre cap decal was added, I did try the tyre decals but they where very oversized so chose to take it off again. The engine e is now on the chassis. The hood ducts are finally in also, they were a little bit of a pain as they didn't properly fit so need to be filed down. The lights are also now in the car. A little touch up is needed but over all I'm happy. More soon Shaun

For me from that list the one I would give my left *cough* for is the Rosso 1/8 Ferrari 643. I see them on eBay rarely and also quite alot on buyee.jp go for silly money. It's a shame that Rosso went able to do more as I read their factory had a fire in which alot of stock and basically every mould was destroyed. So if anyone has a Rosso 643 that they would like to trade for a fairly healthy kidney then I would be willing to deal. Shaun

From my experience with the kit lay a little micro sol (the red label one) under the decal as they seem to have a coating on the top that is resisant Shaun

Progress from today. On the standard car I have painted most of the interior parts. And the hood has had another coat of clear applied which should be the final one now. On to the LB car now and it's just been a case of painting up little bits and getting ready to put it all together The engine hoses have been chrome painted like the radiator. The radiator has been painted with aqua gloss and had the decal applied, just need to paint the bands and I can click it into the car. The head lights have had the decals applied, just need to add the actual light parts and I can get these into the car body. I am having thoughts of stripping the chrome look and going semi gloss black but I'm not 100% yet plus redoing the decal won't be hard Hood ducts have had some carbon applied. These little side lights were a pain as they needed a little trimming down but it was only a quick 5 minute job so not too bad. The rear section inside the exhaust openings has finally been painted. The engine bay has been painted and lower windscreen panel has had carbon added. More soon Shaun

Thanks for the kind words guys. Shaun

I have a couple but haven't built the 24th scale one yet. The 1/16 version for me has been incredible so far no real issuse to report but I don't know if they used the same designs for both kits. Shaun

A little more progress on these kits in the very limited time I've had available over the past few days. It's all been on the LB car as that one is the closest to being finished So to start off I've heard A lot of praise recently for the window masks on the amg gt3 tamiya car. Now kit box window masks are not something I would normally use as most are crap but as I have 2 of the same windows to paint I though I'd give the Aoshima masks a try. I'm really happy how they worked, super crisp lines and not 1 little bit of paint bleed. Top job Aoshima. Moving on to the engine bay a little now. I painted the little boxes and tanks that are fitted to the surround. And last bit on the engine the front radiator was painted with molotow chrome as this flat coated car does need some shiny bits. Now onto the interior. From the wheels you will have seen that gulf orange will feature in the colours of the car so what better to match an iconic old colour with than a bit of modern style carbon fibre. It will be semi gloss coated And finally the tub peice of the interior will have the central section all in carbon also. More soon Shaun

Hey Matt remember you were asking about the blue for the 97 lm f1 gtr. Well zero paints just released a set of paints for the blue and orange colour. Shaun

Use the fujimi kit the lm version is under £10 from plazajapan.co.jp right now. Shaun

Great work so far. Your eye for detail is above many of the other 956s I've built or seen built. Shaun

Thanks for the kind words guys. I have to agree that the wheels will look better with no decals but I will still probably test just to see. I also do agree to some extent on some LB cars being ruined but at the same time they are just show cars so it's more about looks than performance in most cases. Check out the LB webite as there are some absolutely stunning cars on there and some that do look a touch odd. http://libertywalk.co.jp/bodykit/lb-works/ Shaun

A small update of the little bits I have done in the past few days while other bits are drying. The wheels and tyres are near enough done now. There are tyre decals in the kit but I highly doubt they will fit on the super low profile tyres. I have made a start to the lights on the body and where better to start than the iconic rear rings. For me nothing make a GT-R look better with the 4 circle rear lights installed. The rear lights are made up of 3 parts for each side and the fit into the holes is absolulty perfect, much better than the fujimi version GT-R. Second colour of the interior is now on. 1 more to go and some decals and it's finished. More soon Shaun

There are not enough good words to desribe how well you have finished this. Just amazing. Shaun

Thanks roger its not bad and thankfully the matt finish has really grown on me. .................................................................... So for this evenings update I finally have made a start to the smaller bits. So the engine for the LB car has been primed and painted in alclad white aluminium. The top part of the engine has also had the same treatment. The outer rims for the LB car were stripped of the rather nicely done black paint from Aoshima and so far painted in primer And finally for the LB car I painted on the body with a brush to pick out some grime lines. And then lastly the first stage in the wide body bolts have been pointed. And on the standard car it's just been a case of flatting down the latest coat of clear and shining up a few small areas for the few decals that need to go on. So far as the hood/ bonnet doesn't need any decals I flatted it down and sprayed with the first of a couple of layers of Mr hobby top coat. It' not perfect but I feel with a couple more coats it will have a super shine. More soon Shaun

Just regular old cellulose thinners for a flush. But the whole iwata cleaning set for a tear down. Shaun

An update for today. So after taking the advice from here and my better half I went with the semi gloss finish to the carbon. This was less than a minute after spraying. 5 minutes and to show my cheap masking method. And finally around an hour later when it was touch dry. And I have to agree it is a much better finish overall And for the final part of the update. The interior parts where stripped and redone with white primer and gulf orange. Now on to masking and the second colour. More soon Shaun

So to follow on from my learning experience of what clear coat not to use. I followed codgers way and lowered the pressure but it came out a little lumpy finish with the chrome, not terrible but noticeble. Then this morning I tried out the aqua gloss and here's the result. Even with the bumpy surface it kept the mirror effect a lot better than with any other clear so far. I have no doubts it would be properly mirror if more care was given in preparing the surface. Shaun

Very nice finish with the blue so far. Also i like the idea to have gold bits other than the wheels. Shaun