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Thanks Trevor,Vesa and Rab. I like Racing 43 and Meri kits,I think it's the same person? The 2nd.metal kit I ever made in about 1984 was the Meri Lancia 037, and its very overdue a restoration project now! I have a 1/24 Racing 43 Stratos metal kit somewhere as well.............Chris.

It's excellent! I'm jealous now,I really like the base as well,Chris.

Another stash reduction job here- this is a Racing 43 metal kit,it seems pretty straightforward but it has a ton of fiddly photo etch to deal with.All that metal stuff is provided and then they forgot the p/e wipers and tow hooks! I forgot the wipers as well in the end....Also showing below is another of the same kit,different colours,this one is more colourful being bright red with the swirly pattern you can see on the decal sheet. I always wanted one of these cars as this one raced at Brands Hatch in 1980. Hope you all like,Chris.

Love them all but the recovery one is my favourite too. It looks so good,it looks as though it needs being recovered itself Chris.

Some very clever work here Nick,I was thinking of telling you about RB motion parts. They were on Scalemates recently with some new bits released,but looks as if you have already found them! Chris.

As above,what they said! Nice original idea,and very brave to do that with a Piranha kit. Chris.

The bodywork and radiator both look excellent and with very realistic colours,its stunning already.i have built the Jag SS100 and the long chassis parts I must say look very familiar! There are a lot of nice parts in these kits but I struggled with the wings and running boards of the Jag. I found these bits very awkward as there isn't much attachment area to the chassis parts. Chris.

That's a very smart looking car,a lovely colour scheme.Chris.

I think it was officialy agreed about the colours,but we seemed to always have a dark BRG as used on D Types,BRM etc. And the lighter BRG as on Lotus cars and Lister cars. I could be completely wrong of course! Chris.

Thanks everyone for the nice comments,+just to say that the Hawaiian Tropic girl is an essential worker......Chris.

Sorry to hear about the decals- I now use,no swear by Daco Products Decal setting liquid. I think I've tried all the decal softeners,I just can't praise this one enough. Just put it on the decals after being put on the model and leave it ,no real wrinkles or fuss it just works! I bought mine from Modelling Tools,they are on here,also known as Little Cars. Not sure where else in the UK sells it,there are no modelshows at the moment which doesn't help either. Oh,it comes in 3 strengths,but I normally just go with the strong one. Chris.

I was just thinking the same! And it's a Lotus which helps. Chris.

It's very very well done,I like it a lot. I should get one now to bring me up to date! It's the 2018 Le Mans winner? Chris.

Ah yes,Muddly Talker! My brother in law bought me his book at Goodwood a few years ago and he was signing them. I never noticed him at first,but he was right in front of me,signing books! We all had a decent chat though. + Yes the 707 was quite a big car. Chris.

This is my complete collection of 1/43 kit built Can am cars,all 2 of them! The Ferrari is a white metal kit,ancient now,its Meri kits no.4. The other one is a Marsh Models resin and metal kit,the base is a BBR one and the nameplate comes with the Marsh kit. Chris Amon was the driver of this beast. Hope you all like them! Chris.

I have agree with everyone above,fantastic work going on here! Chris.

It's definitely a high quality kit,I have one as well. I also have the Skybirds 86 Percival Prentice ,a Hawker Hunter kit and 2 Hornets. I would say keep it,they are rare now. All the best,Chris.

Excellent! Turned out really well,an impressive model. It would make a nice pedal car too........Chris.

That's very very nice John. A lot of patient work has gone into this and it's paid off handsomely. I actually saw one of these in a scrapyard in the 70's slightly damaged. I couldn't afford it! Chris.

Love the jig idea a lot! It must have taken quite a bit of working out,but a it's very good idea.all I have used is putting the bits on graph paper,but it's no help with the actual gluing! P.S. Lego may be your friend here also?! Chris.

Thanks very much Ron,everyday is a school day here! There are quite a few different metallic options,nice to see something that actually works. Chris.

The engine parts look very real,impressive stuff here. I have brush painted the AK but only on a 1/24 car at the most. The airbrushing I will write down for future reference . Chris.

I like this a lot,the blue paint,and the detail,and the base. Very nice! Chris.

Cheers Rab,Ralph,Trevor and Paul! The Group 44 racing XJS is a very attractive racecar, I've got one in the stash. They also raced an MGB,Triumph TR 4,6 and 7 as well as the Le Mans XJR5 and 7. All best,Chris.

A very nice model Trevor,MA ones are a bit rough,but they have a good choice of stuff no one else makes. I'm going to look in my library now for pictures of this car! Chris.