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Excellent build. I cannot say I enjoyed building this kit but I wanted to build it for my father who likes classic British motorcycles (BSA mainly). If you resist the temptation to throw the bike into the wall during the build and actually finish it it turns into a great looking model indeed.

Finally got these. They look good for their age.

Looks great easy to forget it is 1/43.

Looks great!

Hehe that has never happened to me... It is the right thing to do though it's looking really good.

I wish I had taken a photo of it before I corrected it it was extreme. I think I will buy another kit eventually it is so cheap I am curious to see if I have better luck next time.

Excellent build very nice color. It is tempting to buy those wheels they look excellent. But import fees will cost more than the wheels. Hopefully I can find an EU alternative.

I wanted to build something simple so I thought I'd give this a go. First time I build a kit in this scale and I have to say it is a nice little kit but as with all other kits I have built there are some problems. Unfortunately my kit had a warped body and chassis/floor, don't know if this is a common problem or if I was just unlucky. First thing I did was assemble the 3 parts that make up the body. I wanted to see if this would sort out the warped main part of the body but it did not. I put the body in a 85C bath a couple of times and eventually I managed to get an acceptable result. Another problem I had was a gap between the body and bottom of the windshield which I fixed by gluing a plastic rod along the lower window frame. Now I just need to fix the radius in the corners as can be seen below. Some more bits ready for paint. I am surprised they bothered with an engine since it won't be visible. There was a sink mark in the middle of the steering wheel that was fixed with some putty. Finally I test fitted some pieces. I needed to do some sanding and cutting to make the interior fit properly inside the body. Next update I hope to have painted everything shown above. I have not quite decided on the body colors yet but I found the photo below (I am not sure if it is the same Austin Mini Special as this kit) and I like the yellow/brown color combo. I might go with blue/black.

Yeah it is quite nice I think but the body in my kit was warped. A 85C bath or two fixed it. Also the windshield is a bit too small there is a gap at the bottom. Nothing that cannot be fixed though. I might get another one when I am done.

I recently started to work on the 1/43 Austin Mini by Heller. First time I build something at this scale and it is not as fiddly as I thought it would be (yet at least). I bought a couple more 1/43 kits.

At least the wipers and windshield are not one piece that is even worse imo.

I bought the GT version that kit is great too. Will be interesting to follow this build and pick up some tips before I start my build some day.

Last week I built the Vespa Lego released this year. Sometimes it feels good to build something that doesn't require glue and paint. I will follow this build for sure.

It is not as noticeable as I thought. I guess it also depends on the color you choose. I have a white 1/25 model where it is very noticeable.

Easy to forget the scale when looking at that dash. Cannot wait to get my hands on this kit but it seems hard to come by outside the UK. Do you think it would be more trouble than it is worth to glue the body halves together before painting in order to get rid of the seam under the door that isn't there on the real car? Might be difficult to mask off the interior etc. I am thinking about trying it when I get the kit but I am not sure.

You can have a look at the instructions here: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/italeri-611-ferrari-testarossa--320275

Put a low bid in not expecting to win it but I did.

Excellent work it looks great.

A couple more arrived today.

I recently rewatched an episode of The Grand Tour about french cars and this looks like one of the cars Clarkson was driving. I don't remember the name so I could be wrong. It is a great episode in case any of you have not seen it yet I highly recommend it. I love how the french used to build cars. Your build looks excellent cannot wait to see the finished model.

Great start. Any fit issues yet? I watched a review on YT and on that kit the plastic was green...Airfix like to mix it up?

Would be interesting to know the reason for this. Do they expect to sell more of it outside the UK? I am usually all for LHD cars but for British classics I prefer RHD. BTW how did they make the spoked wheels I cannot see them in the photos?

I didn't know it was out already. Shame it is 1:43 but I will buy one anyway. One thing I noticed is it looks like it is LHD only it looks that way on the box too. I find that strange. Anyone know if it will be available without paint etc?

I like the colors will look great once completed.

Bought two lots on Ebay recently. I am only interested in maybe 4-5 the rest I will sell.