johnlambert

No, a Dolomite 1850 should be brown, was it called Russet Brown? 🤣

I found this Matchbox classic in a small, but well-stocked shop in Gravesend. I'm a fairly recent convert to Matchbox plastic kits. I've done some of their cars and planes, but this is my first piece (or these are my first pieces) of Matchbox armour. I'm sure the multicoloured plastic brings back fond memories for a lot of people. Instructions are packed with information. The figures are very crisp, The first bit I built was the Leyland Retriever chassis. It's a bit fiddly, because of the separate pieces for the axles, springs and drive shaft. The only problem with the kit was the door, which snapped cleanly when I cut it from the runners. Fortunately it was easy to repair. Assembling the caravan body. I wasn't expecting interior detail, I'm sure you could add more if you wanted. I'm going to keep to what's in the box. This was a selection of parts assembled and ready for primer. Ready for paint with the roof of the caravan temporarily glued on and the same for the cover on the Daimler. This is what I've got to after a few days. The base is just in two colours of primer at the moment.

More priming on the Range Rover. Second coat of primer. Stripping the paint removed the filler primer used to finish off the repair, which needs to be re-done. It's got to be one of the best examples of bad sprue gate placement. I don't think Heller could have picked a more visible place. I've used some Halfords filler primer, designed for stone chip repairs, just as I did the first time around. It will need to cure over night before I rub it down and prime it to match the colour.

I'm another happy customer of USCP. I've bought at least two lots of detailing parts from them. Turnaround and communication is very good and I'd buy direct from them again without hesitation.

The prize is well deserved, that's a gorgeous model.

I believe that was pretty normal for them, alas.

That's a gorgeous model, or pair of models. The colour is perfect and the car looks so tidy I feel like I could jump in, turn the key and drive it away.

I've driven an Austin 1300GT. I'd definitely have one of those. For something that shares so much with a Mini, they are (or this one was) surprisingly refined, and quite modern to drive. I don't like the styling of the MG, Riley, Vanden Plas and Wolseley variants as much as the Austin and Morris versions. But, GT apart, I prefer the interior treatment of the posher marques.

Not much progress, but it is progress. Test fitting the body, just in case there are issues. I didn't tape or glue the glass in place, hence the glass not fitting even more than usual. Back to primer.

I paid a quick visit to the British Motor Museum today. This Wolseley 1100 was in the car park. I'm a sucker for the ADO16 range. It seems (and is) tiny compared to the modern cars nearby.

Thanks. It's a quartet (or two pairs). The 404, 401 and 405 are resin, pre-built I think from NEO, and came relatively cheap from China or Japan. The cream one, just out of shot, is a Lansdowne Bristol 408; pre-made with a white metal body. I think Lansdowne also did the 400, 406 and 411 in 1:43. I've seen kits of the 450 racing car, mostly in 1:43, but Profil24 does the 1954 car in 1:24 (I've ordered one).

No idea, I've seen Gordon Keebles in lots of great colours, I just need to pick my favourite.

I visited The Great British Car Journey yesterday. I don't know if you can win in a car park, but this smart Mercedes-Benz 220S would have won if it could. I also had the monthly pub meeting for a classic car club. I only took one photo but there's something nice about this early Renault 5.

I've added another model to my 1:43rd kit collection. I'm a sucker for 1960s GT cars. When I discovered this Gordon Keeble metal kit in 1:43rd on eBay it was only a matter of time until I bought one. It looks like it is quite nicely done. I hope it builds well.

I have to say that these smaller kits are quite addictive, because you get quite quick results. Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate everyone's comments and reactions.