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I'd like to finish the year off with this little side project. I've been tinkering with this off and on for a few weeks now and it's kinda getting there with a couple of mods that might prove worthwhile. It was only a tenner because the box was a bit damaged. Who cares?...I don't (usually) collect boxes . It's a repop of an ancient kit, in the Vintage Classics style but not labelled as such on mine. 1968 or '69,the original edition was contemporary with the car's development itself. Another gamble from Airfix that didn't really pay off. Only 3 examples were made and only 2 survive. And one of those broke loose in its container on its way to South Africa and was all but wrecked when the doors were opened 🫣 The cars never lived up to the expectations, coming hot on the glory achieved by the GT40 race cars. Apparently the 3L never finished a race in the first season...? But because of the hype, we were all trying to make slot cars-- mostly from this kit-- in expectation of their glorious racing career next season. It never came.... My first efforts with this one, was trying to make a slot car out of it. This failed for lack of parts, especially smaller wheels and tyres for the front. I have a sidewinder chassis that would have been spot on for the back axle but the matching front wheels were never going to work and I have nothing else suitable . But my initial saw cuts turned out to be useful when it came to build the kit normal style. I'd cut the front and rear of the underside off and stuck them on the bodyshell. This turned out to be a neat solution because the full-length joint that looks horrible is reduced to just the mid section under the doors. The cars have a noticeable line here anyway. Front and rear sections can be dressed and finished before painting, giving a marked improvement to the bodywork. So I've ploughed on with the shell, paint and then transparencies and tried the decals. They're OK I guess, a bit brittle around the edges-- I'll need a pot of gold paint for touching up. The remaining chassis is where most of the action is from here, and I've been fooling around with that recently. I'll describe the progress next. Will I get over the finishing line before the end of the year?Very much doubt it 🤔 😅