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WOWEE Neddy, Just Brilliant!

Many thanks Jeroen. Fitting all loom and tubing with small space was a challenge. I think one of smallest engine bay with I worked on.

Wow, that's coming together really well! That is one properly full engine bay, excellent work!

Keith, Thanks for those kind words. the colour choices are per the instructions. One thing I haven't done is put a coat of gloss varnish on. The decals don't seem to have silvered, so I left it. As for the Tamiya tape, glad to give you a heads up!!😄

Good judgment is the result of experience, which is often the result of bad judgment.

@Coors54 Thanks for the extra information. It is very enlightening to learn about the background and history of race teams. You may know - did Wolf and Hesketh co-exist for a while, or did Wolf pick up the pieces from Hesketh and move forward? Unfortunately, the days of "upstart" teams like them seem to be over - the teams are more like mini corporations nowadays, IMHO. 🤔

Sharpen your cheque-books! Recent USCP Facebook post suggests could be available next week!

That's a beautiful Porsche, really good paint and decals and just a lovely model all round! The Blaupunkt car is a beauty too! Top work on both Porkers! Keith

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Three lovely little models Chris, all really nicely built and finished. Just to be awkward #16 is my favourite, I really like the shape of cars from that era and it has a great colour scheme! Great work on them all! Keith

Looks much better than a 4/10 to me, I think that's a very nice looking bike! I like your colour choice and the build all looks really tidy. I didn't, so I'm glad you found out and let me know....!! Keith

I think it needs a bit more than those.....!! 🤣 Keith

Tamiya did a 'white box' release of the Escort Cosworth a few years back, no box art and no decals. Keith

To tell the truth it's got nothing to do with finger control, but how fast you sweep the can across the model. If you start moving and press and release the nozzle when the can isn't pointing directly at the model you can avoid flooding. Then it's a case of a quick pass over the model for the mist coat and a slower, more steady pass for the wet coat. You can also spray from a bit further away to get a mist coat if you prefer, but I find it works better for me adjusting the speed of the pass.

Hello Everyone, Here is my 3rd and final Formula 1 car, a 1/24 scale Redbull RB8 in Marc Webber's decal scheme. This was actually the 2nd of this particular kit that I built because the 1st had an issue with the steps involving the assembly of the rear wing and decals being damaged by glue because the instructions stated to install the decals before gluing the wing together. Luckily, Revell took care to send me another kit to finish the build. I actually still have the kit that I was building along with spare decals which I could combine together to make a frankenstein Redbull. Anyway here are the photos. All the best, Rick

Hello Everyone, here is my 2nd formula 1 car build. This one is a Mercedes GP Petronas MGP W01 car in the decal scheme of Michael Schumacher. It even has a tartan seat cover deal in the cockpit for the driver which I found crazy. Anyway here are the photos. Here are the photos of my 3 F1 cars together All the best, Rick

Hello Everyone, I'm a bit of a Formula 1 fan having watched it since I was a kid and when I saw that there were model kits of various Formula 1 cars from various teams available, I knew I would end up building them. This is a previous build of mine as I lost photos of them when photobucket changed its terms and conditions. Here are the photos. Here are photos of the 3 different Formula 1 cars I have built over the years together. Have you ever built any of these kits ? If so what did you think of it ? All the best, Rick

This has been an interesting build to follow and the result is spot on. You've been very inventive but most of all I like the fact it still looks like a 2CV, rather than a hot rod that only pretends to be a 2CV. That's a tricky balance, but I'd say you've got it absolutely right.

Came across this today whilst working on a farm, no one was around so I've got no idea what it is as the writing on the radiator badge had faded too much. There was a new set of ht leads on the drivers seat so someone's got plans for it

Great idea, I would have never have thought of that - Andy

A real swerve from 1/72 aircraft, I picked this Tamiya bike kit up from Hobbycraft a couple of years ago with another Tamiya 1/12 bike, a Honda CB 750F, for £20 each, I think, Here's the box art for those unfamiliar with the kit. This kit has shown me that I've a lot to learn still about model making - who knew, for instance that tamiya tape will peel the chrome plating off a part? You all did? And no one told me? Guess how I found out! If you know the kit, then I suspect you'll be familiar with what I perceived as flaws. Instructions that were somewhat vague. Chrome plating that was too susceptible to tamiya tape. Vinyl tubing - aka electrical leads - started off somewhere, couldn't always find where they ended. Some very tricky elements of construction that needed 3 hands when using one to glue something together. Some poor decision making by Tamiya making the front mudguard and fuel tank - moulded in two halves and hence seams - compared to the rear mudguard a single piece moulding, and no seam. I couldn't see why each of the front mudguard and fuel tank had to be moulded in two halves, and they were some very difficult seams to remove, both front mudguard and fuel tank. You're thinking "aah, he didn't like this kit at all" Actually, no, I quite enjoyed making it, especially as the kit did tend to come together pretty nicely. Just those few tricky bits. Which I did manage to overcome, even if it looks a bit ropy. Although OOB, I did use bare metal foil (chrome) in a few places. This was a 7/10 kit for build fun, a 4/10 for my work - and here are some photos. Thanks for looking.

Once again, thanks a mill' for your appreciation. One final thing I forgot to mention earlier - in case anyone's wondering, the sun strip on the top edge of the windscreen was made from the thin blue cling film you often find protecting clear acrylic sheet or mirror finished sheet of the sort I use for lining the base of the display cases. (It also coves up a slight ooops when fitting the windscreen but I'm not admitting anything, oh no no no no...)

Thanks for the information. Not the car I'm thinking of. Very nice looking, both of them. They make the E type look old fashioned!

@Toftdale, @Farmer matt, @klubman01, @Spiny, @Vesa Jussila, @keefr22, @JeroenS, @dnl42, @Fnick, thanks for your comments and interest, I really appreciate them. I wasn't sure how you'd take to this particular piece of plastic lunacy and am glad you liked it. I really enjoyed both the laughs and the challenges it brought! My next build will of necessity (and an overloaded stash shelf) be a straight OOB job as I really need to hone my basic skills and finish things better. I'll try and make it interesting though.