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That's different - and really very nicely done! Lovely finish on the van, looks spot on for the era, and the fruit is brilliant! Cracking build John! Keith

I bet that scared the horses....!! What a great looking model, and not something you see every day! Top Job!! Keith

That work was well worth it Urs, that's now a fantastic paint job! I really enjoy the flatting back/polishing work, I find it very relaxing for some reason! Shame about those Zero componds, I have the full set of them but was never that impressed with them so have always used the Tamiya ones or occasionally the Meguiars stuff for full size cars. TBH I haven't looked at the Zero stuff for years I shalll have to check it and see if it's dried up too! Also, I don't know if you use Zero paints and have many in stock, but I recently read on a Facebook group that Zero has stopped using plastic bottles for their paints and have gone back to glass, as the paint was drying up in the plastic ones! Sure enough when I checked my 'stock' 2 or 3 brand new bottles were unusable! And I actually spent an hour yesterday finally getting all the ones that were still good out of the plastic and into glass jars! Looking forward to seeing your lovely Ferrari finished! Keith

Looking really good already Nick, I agree with Pete on how good those chunky tyres/tires look! I'm exactly the same, thirty years working in IT put me off learning new software after I retired! I do love the stuff people can create with it, and am jealous of a lot of the unique parts they can seemingly easily make, but I've got more than enough kits to see me to the end of my days just building out of the box. I'm actually more jealous of your old school skills t.b.h..... Keith

Phew, at last something I have no interest in whatsoever - credit card is safe for once....!! 🤣 Keith

I really thought the extinquisher was a reference pic - brilliant stuff, as is the rest of it!! Keith

I've just ordered two. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear..... Need to shift some more 'that'll never be built' kits out of the stash to pay for them - and make room for them to join the remaining 'probably never get built kits'.....!! 🤣 Keith

Excellent, great find! There's a link too to copies of the 'yellow book', the FIA regs, something I've been looking for for a while! Thanks for sharing. Keith

That's really bad, hope you get it sorted soon. Really good pics of some stunning cars as usual though.... Keith

Have to admit I want most of these, more so than the Mini GT tbh....!! Keith

Oh flippin'eck, all this stuff coming out is going to bankrupt me...!!! 🤣 My credit card thanks you Marco.....!! Keith

Thanks for the heads up on the glass not fitting after paint, I always have trouble fitting the clear parts anyway, so shall have to remember that problem! Keith

Agreed that is a real shame with the reaction as it was all looking really tidy. But no doubt you'll get it sorted, and look forward to seeing progress - whenever! And your work on the interior is excellent too! Keith

Lovely work as usual Urs, that all looks excellent! The body is stunning already! Glad I'm not the only one with fumble thumbs....!! Keith

I quite like them.....

Shall look out for some of that! K

Despite all your problems, it looks better than OK in the pics, I think it looks very nice indeed! I think we all have models that are sent to try is - recently I binned three Monogram jet kits I was building for my model club's competition as nothing would go right with them - I'd only ever thrown away 2 kits in my life before! Good job on finishing the Renault and getting it to look so good! Keith

Apparently, according to Chris and his brushes, that's when it's at its best....!! 🤣 When's that then - when they're down to the metal....??!! Absolutely amazing you can do anything with those things! Keith

That is just ridiculous - you really are a magician with a brush Chris I honestly struggle to get anything near that good with an airbrush - just stunning work. And talking of stunning - so is that gorgeous Beau, really cracking job! Hope the 1:1 car painting went well, glad to hear you didn't do that with a brush..... (although I once painted my second ever car (HB Viva) with a 4 inch brush - bright red as I didn't like it in white. It looked even worse than my attempts at brush painted models do....!! 🤣 ) Top work on everything again! Keith

Reminded me - I also saw a lowered one, in red, a couple of days ago. Distant cousin...?! 🤣 Keith

That's all looking really good Pat, very tidy work! We're finding exactly the same Pat, even some 2 beds are going for the same price as our 4 bed detached is worth....!! Keith

Whatever the trials and tribulations of the build Steve that is another absolutely stunning result - beautiful paintjob in a just perfect colour! I like the black bonnet, err hood, too - really sets the paint off nicely! And another cracking engine/bay - top work all round! What be that? I only know of the car paint cutting back type - is it less abasive or something? Lovely model again! Keith

I think that's a really good reult and it looks great on the base! Keith

Did you flat it back with micromesh or similar before polishing? I find this removes most orange peel - but then I'm weird as wet sanding and polishing the paint is one of my favourite parts of building car models! Whatever, that is still a really fine finish that you've got and it looks really good with the foiling! Keith

All really good Nils, but I particularly like the first one! Keith