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This is the subject of this WIP, and before you think I've posted in the wrong section, a bit of history: While I'm waiting for my white paint to arrive so I can finish the Mazda, I decided to get some of my old models out of the garage to give them a spruce up. I grabbed four random boxes to see what had broken and what needed cleaning. These four beauties greeted me on opening them: So at the front we have the subject of this WIP (well, more like a renovation - more of which later), then Starter's Jaguar XJR-11, Starter Jaguar XJR-16 and finally Starter Mercedes C291. Below is the Jaguar XJR-11, the first Gp C turbo from Jaguar, and which raced in IMSA as the XJR-10: Next to it, the XJR-16 is basically an XJR-10 with an XJR-14 wing. Both are built from lift-off body kits. Then the 1991 Mercedes C291, which was Sauber's last Gp C car to race (though there was an unraced car for the 1992 season): Some of these haven't fared too bad, and just need a good clean and a few paint touch-ups. Sadly I don't think much can be done for the yellowed acetate parts, though some of these parts are not too noticeable. However, car No.4 was a different proposition: various decal areas had flaked off, and while I did contemplate repainting these parts, I wondered if I'd just be better off starting from scratch. I originally built this car circa 1991 and opened up the driver's door while I was at it. It's one of two Kremer Porsche 962s which contested the race in 1990, both being Thompson-tubbed rather than Porsche-built. No 11 (chassis CK6-06-2) was an 'art car' and featured a special colour scheme designed by pop-artist Peter Klasen and was named "Wagen 90". This is it at Le Mans, Saturday warm-up: Though these cars are 'Porsche 962s', I recall them being referred to in-period as Kremer CK6s. This is the chassis plate of another Kremer 962 from the 1991 Le Mans, showing that the Kremer designation for them is actually "Kremer Porsche 962K". Anyway I plan to strip the paint off, do a bit of conversion and turn my 1990 Kremer into another Kremer from the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours, chassis CK6-09: As you can see, this car had side-exit radiator ducts rather than top-exit and also had modified exhaust surrounds. So a bit of filling and grinding will be required. Note too that in 1991 No.46 was scrutineered with a twin-headlight arrangement but raced with single units like the 1990 cars. Fortunately (amazingly) I managed to buy a decal sheet for this car on The Ebays too! And this is where I am at the moment. So lots of paint to be stripped first!