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La Vee-8 Parisienne - a study in insanity
Kitkent replied to Neddy's topic in Ready For Inspection - Vehicles
Very nicely done,the colour definitely improves a 2CV! Chris. -
Very nice! I like the colour but that must be the the longest Facel,don’t think I’ve seen one of those in real life. Chris.
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Thanks all! I’ve always wanted a decent 246SP Dino since I was bought a Solido one in France in about 1965! There is a new 1/24 kit by FPM models out now. Chris.
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Here are 2 Ferrari resin and metal kits recently completed,and one I made a long time ago…..No.162 is a kit by Jeilge who didn’t make many kits,it’s a Ferrari Dino 246SP and this car won the Targa Florio in 1961,the damage on the front wing was from hitting a Sicilian wall! No.16 is a very old BBR LEADER kit,it says kit no.2 so must be from the early 80’s I think. The car that came 2nd. At Le Mans in 1973, I used 3D decals for the seat covering,except I didn’t know they were 3dD and just sold as normal decals….. The white car is also a very old Carrera Panamerica Ferrari from 1953,driven by Phil Hill. It’s lost an eye on the road somewhere as well! There’s a picture of the base which shows it’s BBR kit no. 4. I hope you like them all anyway! Chris.
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I agree about the engine cover,it doesn’t look right,but personally I think that this car and the 126C3 are both ungainly looking F1 cars! By the way I’m still jealous,it looks a beautiful kit,very well put together and painted and photographed! Chris.
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Yes,looking through my box files library I have more pictures from the Japan GP. I didn’t post those as they’re a bit smaller but there is one picture with Jacky Ickx and I swear that the car is black. Chris.
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1/43 "RACING" Porsche 956, Nordschleife 1983
Kitkent replied to klubman01's topic in Ready For Inspection - Vehicles
That’s very smart! It’s a bit more interesting than the normal Rothmans scheme and the headlights are a massive improvement. Chris. -
Hi,I couldn’t add any text once I’d uploaded this picture! I was going to say that this car was the same colour as Penske blue cars but now I’m not so sure! Just a nice photo I thought of this car,all the other pictures do show a darker blue I agree. Chris.
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Mercedes MGP W01 - Revell - 1/24
Kitkent replied to VinBizz4786_'s topic in Work In Progress - Vehicles
I like this and what you’re doing,I’m a big fan of 1/24 F1 cars. I did have this kit but sold it a few months ago due to downsize moving. Now I’m following this with interest! Chris. -
I think it’s turned out rather nice! You’ve made more progress than me,I have about 6 Revell 1/24 F1 kits and haven’t even started one! That’s a very nice result,I love the colours,what blue did you use? Chris.
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I didn’t know they did this! As already said in car unfriendly London. Quite a nice cross section of cars,I do remember the Ian Allan shop too! Chris.
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I would love the Formula 2 orange McLaren ,it looks beautiful and I would love to drive one too! Not race it though mind. I agree about the ISO Grifo,it completely bloody awful! Chris.
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1/87 mining loader and dumper
Kitkent replied to raider of the lost part's topic in Ready For Inspection - Vehicles
I see what you mean about the weathering,nice paintwork underneath too! Chris. -
Beautiful model of a beautiful car,as others have said there’s a lot going on under the bonnet. Who doesn’t like a JPS Lotus? This is the Grand Prix winning car of 1982 Elio de Angelis. I think! Chris
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Fujimi Ford GT40 Daytona '66
Kitkent replied to Southern_northerner's topic in Work In Progress - Vehicles
A great choice of model,the Ken Miles car that is,makes a nice change from the boring black one. Years ago I made the resin Gulf 1/24 kit by Le Mans Miniatures for someone, it has the full engine and everything else under the rear end but there was no way I could get the rear deck on,it just would not fit. Luckily the person I made it for wanted it that way! Chris. -
I’ve just watched the start of this race so far,and looking forward to the rest of it! I also managed to watch the two Asian Le Mans series races,one in Dubai and the second one in Abu Dhabi. I actually got to go to the Yas Marina circuit on Saturday ,a week late but still nice to see. I watched these 2 races on You Tube,best place now to watch sportscar racing. Chris.
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What CAR/BIKE kits have you recently bought 2?
Kitkent replied to shood23's topic in Vehicle Discussion
I got this small box the other day,it’s a 1/43 resin kit of the GP Vanwall of 1955. It’s made by a man who calls himself Princess Of Tumult! Very very detailed kit,see the pictures for some idea. 14 pages of instructions, 4 different noses for this car and more. It’s complicated! Anyway ,here you go - Chris. -
1/24 white metal car kits (UK cottage industry)
Kitkent replied to cmatthewbacon's topic in Vehicle Discussion
Yes,the nice little Daimler 2 seater 250SP or Daimler Dart,do you have a picture? I’ve used Motobitz 3d wire wheels on a 1/24 Lotus 11, very pleased with them,except that I had to saw them in half as the Lotus wheels were so skinny,and there was very little room under the body for the wheels! Chris. -
1/24 white metal car kits (UK cottage industry)
Kitkent replied to cmatthewbacon's topic in Vehicle Discussion
Yes,the Daimler had a 2.5 litre V8 engine,nearly all were automatic. I previously owned 2 Jag MK1’s, 2 Mk2’s, a 340,which was the last 3.4 MK 2 with slim bumpers. Oh, and a 420G too. This was a long time ago,I got the first one when I was just 19. They were mostly costing about £100 then! Chris. -
At my local MOT garage today. I wouldn’t say YUK to that car myself….Chris.
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