galaxyg Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) I picked this up for £2 at a charity thing. Couldn't bear to see it sit there, badly made and unloved. After some effort getting it apart (some was put together with superglue but there's no substitute for an hour or two in the freezer to make things brittle), I got it in bits. The battery compartment in the Airfix original needed a lot of hacking and cutting to make the proportions correct - the original amount of room between the driver and the steering wheel was entirely physically impossible to drive. The original is painted red, it's just been done in such a way as to remain looking like red plastic. Edited January 20, 2018 by galaxyg Additional text explanation. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Great recovery of one of my favourites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 It didn't look too bad before restoration, but now it looks like the stunning cars the Miura and its Jota derivitave were, and surviving examples stiill are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Nice recovery, that's a lovely model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 That's impressive. Bit like a scale model version of wheeler dealers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Cracking job, lovely colour, really nicely applied! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 WOW beutifull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 That's a lovely restoration, very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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