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Nice models! I particularly like the red version. Trevor

Another gem! Brilliantly done, bravo. Trevor

Agree 100%. Trevor

What a brilliant project! Trevor

That looks really good. The little touches like the wipers, like the fact that only one hub cap remains, etc. Another gem! Trevor

Thanks very much. It was a very satisfying build. Trevor

Thanks very much. Trevor

Cheers Chris. I didn't know that it existed either until I chanced upon it on eBay. I saw them race back in the day and was always taken with the looks. Trevor

Thanks Andy, much appreciated. Trevor

Thank you! Trevor

This was the first time I have used BMF for a large area. I don't think it got any shinier when rubbing it down. My main concern was its fragility after it was applied. Edges were very vulnerable. There was still a lot of handing required when fitting some of the detail parts and, of course, the decals needed applying. Pleased with the overall effect, though. Trevor

That looks really great. A vehicle that has lived a life. Trevor

That really looks the part. Well done. Trevor

Just completed, this is my 1/43 model of the Lola T212 which finished third in the 1971 Targa Florio driven by Jo Bonnier and Richard Attwood. The kit is an all resin offering from ReStart. The castings were mostly fine, a few small air bubbles on the lower surfaces of the body, and only a small amount of flash to deal with. There were no metal or photo-etch parts provided, so I made a few substitutions along the way. There was no harness, so I made that from Renaissance hardware threaded onto strips of wine bottle foil. The roll hoop needed to be reconfigured to correctly portray the Targa car. Plastic rod was used for a new diagonal, and the braces which connect to the rear suspension subframe. Rod and card was also used to create the small subframe attached to the gearbox. This would be fitted with Renaissance tail lights later in the build. I also scratch built a small headrest. The resin injector trumpets were ditched in favour of Marsh equivalents. Work on the body was minimal. I added the small lip spoilers at the rear of the engine cover, and drilled a shallow depression on the right hand side of the engine cover for an additional, scratch built, cooling intake. Paint was enamels throughout, with matt aluminium Bare Metal Foil of the outside of the chassis tub. The decals were of very good quality, easy to work with, and responded well to setting solutions. The kit wheels and tyres not satisfactory, to my mind, so I substituted a set of MicroSport resin items with Marsh inserts and wing nuts by Remember. I also ditched the resin filler cap for a metal item from the spares box, and the rear view mirror was a spares box metal item on a scratch built mounting bracket. I enjoyed this build immensely. A sound basic kit, with a few refinements added. The T212 always reminded me a of a Can-Am car, but slightly scaled down. Thank you for looking. Trevor

Yes, we were continually reminded, not least by the script on our portable oxygen bottles, that mineral based oil(s) and pure oxygen were an exciting combination. Trevor

That looks suitably brutal! Great model, great setting for the photos. Trevor

We used to do something similar on the C-130 tanker aircraft when heading south from Ascension Island. We would each put our name on a packet of crisps from the rations and place them on the top bunk. To trail the hose, the aircraft had to be depressurised. Last bag to explode determined the winner! (No prize if I remember correctly). Childish? Yes! But on a flight typically lasting around twelve hours, interspersed with two high intensity refuelling brackets, we needed some amusement! Trevor

That is very nice indeed. Yes, you had many corrections and changes to do, but definitely worth it in the end. Always good to see more 1/43 on BM. I am mildly surprised by your comment that you found Indycals to be a bit thick. Never had that problem on the occasions that I have used them. Yes, the continuous carrier film is a bit of a pain but, considering the price, quite acceptable to me. Trevor

Apologies. Trevor

If you mean the panel with the light background just aft of the red AoA probe cover, and just below the point of the painted over squadron "arrow", then it IS the accumulator pressure gauges. To the right of the two gauges is a black placard indicating to initial charge pressures. Trevor

Not a zap. It's a clear window. Behind it are the pressure gauges for the brake system hydraulic accumulators. Trevor

Wow! Trevor

Lovely work. Well done. Trevor

That is a beautiful car! Trevor

That looks really fabulous! Well done. Great workmanship, with a suitable dose of creative imagination. Good luck with op. Hope it ends satisfactorily for you. Trevor