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This should be good. The LC2 was a great car that deserved to be a greater success than it was but, as you say, Martini livery, what's not to like. Trevor

That looks truly stunning. Excellent workmanship, well done. Trevor

Very nice, all three of them. The "battle damaged" 246SP is particularly good. Trevor

Top notch work. Loved following the WIP. Trevor

That looks absolutely brilliant! Trevor

Looks fabulous. Super paintwork. Bravo! Trevor

Two steps forward, one step back .......... Trevor

That is a fantastic Imp! Proper rapid as well, by the look of it. Trevor

Cars I wish I still had; My 1963 1071 Cooper S (154 LPO). Purchased it in 1972, and as an active member of my local motor club, I did rallies, auto tests, etc. and generally used it for what it was designed. By the time I sold it on nine years later there wasn't much of the original left as many parts, including the shell, had been replaced over the years. Marriage intervened at this point, and the Mini was replaced by a 1974 Mk1 Escort RS2000 in yellow with the big orange decals. Lovely car let down by the splash lubricated cam on the Pinto engine. Both the Mini and the Escort are worth considerable sums these days. The arrival of a child meant that the two door Escort wasn't really practical so I ended up with a 2600S Rover SD1. Comfortable, roomy, and a great car for long journeys. However, the build quality was just appalling! Too many faults to mention. My current daily driver is a 2004 VW Golf 1.9 TDI. Just coming up to 200k miles, and just keeps going! Trevor

Always love a Skyhawk! Nicely done. especially the very subtle weathering. (Sometimes people go too far, IMHO.) Bravo! Trevor

That looks really great. Superb finish. Trevor

Proper Job! Trevor

Thanks guys. Trevor

Hi Andy To create a master for the windscreen I mix the two parts of Milliput filler to create a suitably sized lump. I then push it into the screen opening from below with a suitably sized piece of cling film between the filler and the resin. This stops the filler adhering to the resin. Once fully set, the cling film is removed and I carve/sand the filler to the profile/shape of the screen. Then comes a bit of "guestimation" as I sand it further to allow for the thickness of the clear sheet (10thou) around the entire shape. Once happy, I polish the master with increasingly finer grades of paper. Finally, I use an old Mattel Vac-forming machine to create the new screen. Hope that helps. Trevor

Thanks very much. The Robustelli update kits are nice, but a bit fiddly to work with, though well worth the effort. Regarding the lap record, Bellof's time is official but on 29th June 2018, thirty-five years after Bellof set his time, Timo Bernhard took the Porsche 919 Tribute around the Nordschleife and set a stunning lap time of 5:19.54. Check out the video on You Tube - it's stunning! Trevor

Looking really good. Have to agree with the above comments regarding the AC badges. Top job! Trevor

Thanks very much, both of you. It turned out OK, but I don't think it's one of my best. I will treat it as a learning exercise. Trevor

Thanks very much. The resin inserts are only useful to act as masters for vac-form replacements. Curiously, I'm part way through building a Starter Ferrari 330 P4 which has "proper" vac-formed headlight covers. So much nicer! Trevor

Cheers, Chris. Yes, the "RACING" scheme was only needed where tobacco sponsorship was banned. I'm pleased with the replacement headlight covers and, of course, the masters will be useful for future 956 models. Trevor

Thank you very much. It turned out a bit better than I anticipated. Trevor

This is my most recently completed model, the "RACING" Porsche 956 of Derek Bell and Stefan Bellof at the Nurburgring 1000km race of 1983. This event was the last to be held on the 12.9-mile Nordschleife. During qualifying, Stefan Bellof set a new lap record time of 6:11.13, which remains unbeaten. At just under half race distance, Derek Bell handed over to Bellof whilst in a comfortable second place to the other factory car of Ickx and Mass. Bellof then proceeded to lap considerably faster than the rest of the pack. Unfortunately, he then lost control at Pflanzgarten and crashed heavily, but was unharmed. This is the Starter kit, with detail parts and upgrades from Robustelli and Renaissance. Decals are a mixture of Indycals and Le Mans Decals. Both sheets had omissions and/or inaccuracies, so I used the best/least inaccurate items of each set. The prime example of this is the markings ahead of the windscreen. The proportions are wrong, but I didn't have anything else to use. I substituted the early instrument panel (only applicable to chassis 001) with a home made resin item of the correct shape. I also had to make a replacement windscreen using a master made from Milliput filler, and new headlight covers to replace the dreadful resin kit items. These were used to form the masters. (The Robustelli covers lacked definition of the edges.) This build was fraught with difficulties. Having airbrushed the body white, my original plan was to use blue Microscale trim film for the blue parts of the body, but despite my best efforts, it just would not conform to the shape of the wing or body. Therefore, I masked the white sections and airbrushed the blue sections. Enamel paints were used throughout. Then there was the fun and games with the various sponsor logos, etc. There were a couple of times that I considered binning the entire project! However, as you can see, I persevered, and got it finished. Nonetheless, I was pleased to see the back of it. It is best viewed from a distance! Thanks for looking (but don't look too closely!). Trevor

Some very impressive, old-skool, scratch building. Love it! Trevor

Outstanding! As has been said above, the workmanship and weathering, and the images, make it difficult to believe it's a model. I am in awe of your skills. Trevor

Agreed. The polycarbonate windows in my Mini are only 4mm thick. Trevor

That would be my preferred solution. (Nice pick-up, BTW) Trevor