RevDWC

Might as well, as I have some in my stash and it's a great excuse to finally build one.

With the state of the roads up in this part of the country, keeping the original wheels and ride height would be a blessing. A bit of sidewall goes a long way for ride comfort.

We're away for weekend, (up in Paihia for kiwis reading this) and this lovely late 80s Esprit Turbo is the only other car parked in our side of the motel. https://

Bingo, Steve has it nailed. It's the only one I've actually seen in person as they never sold many here.

I have a bunch of photos from an event I was part of last weekend here in New Zealand. It's a 2 day scavenger hunt called Gumboot Rally, where we take to the back roads and have to solve puzzles, take silly photos, and generally see a lot of scenery, and have a lot of fun. Any car that's road legal is welcome, and there is often a large variety of vehicles. Mine is the silver Accord wagon. It's nothing special in this company, but a competent, surefooted and reliable choice. https://cdn01.hobbyphotohost.com/p?i=aff705dc9c8f22281fe1286b43a53d14 My highlight cars for the weekend we're the beautifully presented Triumph Toledo and the hastily prepared and wrapped Ferrari F430 (2 weeks ago it was an abandoned track car project, now it's seen 1000km of the countryside, including gravel road and a small mudslide across one corner)

Kia Ora Tom. It's good to see another Kiwi here. There are a few active in the Group Builds section. Those are some lovely builds you've shown us, and I hope you find your feet here and enjoy the community. Cheers, Justin, over the hill in Tauranga.

This one snuck up on me. I'll have to double time through some car maintenance tomorrow to clear time next weekend, then have poke around and see what falls out of my stash. Cheers, Justin.

Nope, I most certainly do not.😬 That sounds like one for someone else.

I spotted these 2 80s Monogram Firebirds while looking for something else on a local auction site over the weekend. Quick as you like, I hit Buy Now and paid the seller. They arrived yesterday, and I think the Turbo V6 engined 20th Anniversary one will be a great pick for this GB. ht Such a shame GM top brass got upset with a couple of turbocharged lower rung cars (see Buick Grand National Turbo as well) overshadowing the performance of their flagship Corvette. Things could have been very interesting. Cheers, Justin.

I'm not set on any particular colour yet. I like the white, and I've seen pictures of them in very nice metallic blues and reds. With that lovely style of alloy wheel, I think they deserve a period correct paint job, something that shows it's a higher spec, well developed version. I'm also keen to avoid the Knight Rider comparison that would be made if I painted it black.

I managed to score a pair of 80's 1/24 Monogram Firebirds this morning on a local auction site. One is a 20th Anniversary version with the turbocharged V6 engine, which will likely be my entry if the 80s group build makes it through the bunfight this year. The other is an 87 GTA with the TPI injected small block V8. Cheers, Justin

Let's call it 3 more. I have a Revell boxed Matchbox M40 GMC to bring back appropriate childhood memories, and a couple of other tanks that would suit.

After some unfortunate developments at work today, I don't have any inclination to work on this tonight.. It can stay at the top of the pile and be finished in a couple of weeks. Thanks to @Enzo the Magnificent for running these brilliant Bltzbuilds, and to everyone who has added an encouraging comment or reaction.

Thanks Adrian. I should be able to sneak this one in in time if I'm careful, and it will be a good reminder to persevere even if that means living with the mistakes I've made. One big lesson is don't start without a canopy masking set, these are one of my favourite modern hobby accessories.

I had a frustrating day doing this, with wandering off task and painting issues being the bulk of it. Never the less, I managed to wrangle it into a nearly complete airframe and get some decals on it. I didn't bother with the stencils as the black anti slip decals can barely be seen. Overall, the kit has been very nice to build, with the fuselage popping nearly perfectly into the top wing. I may be able to get a satin coat over everything tomorrow and complete it within time. Todays time 11:40 , total elapsed time 20:38