Ben Brown Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 There seems to be a rush of RS500s lately, so I thought I'd join the fun and post a few bad cell phone pics of mine. I found it on a certain auction site last November for $50 and placed the minimum bid, just for laughs. I expected the kit to go for at least twice that, but I ended up winning and found the kit also included the Labatt's decals from SK and a resin RHD dash board! You can still find a bargain every now and then there. I painted it with Gravity Colors - Spain's Labatt's Blue, which looks darker than Zero's color. I made seat belts from painted medical tape and hardware cut from thick foil, because I'm too cheap to buy photo etched hardware. The decals were very brittle and were flaking off before I could get a clear coat on, hence the damaged L in "Please." I've never had trouble before with SK's decals, so I'm guessing these had spent some time in a hot attic. Ben 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Awesome build. Who doesn't love a Cossie? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Can never have enough RS500s . Great build . Gary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Beautiful build... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Another cracking Cossie - beautiful build Ben! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyoung666 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Cracking job, and you got the wheels on the right way round unlike me 🤣 , interesting comment about the decals as mine were fine , and the paint colour , I thought the zero blue was too light 🤷🏼♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 @paulyoung666 Thank you! At first, I had my wheels backwards on one side before I realized something was wrong! 😆 I think the blue you used is a better match for the blue in the decals. I would have liked to have used Zero’s blue but their paints are almost impossible to get here in the US. Fortunately, Gravity- Spain and Splash Paints fill the void. Cheers! Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Ben Brown said: I would have liked to have used Zero’s blue but their paints are almost impossible to get here in the US. Ben, Hiroboy have a big 'banner' on their home page saying they ship Zero paints to the US. I've no idea of the cost as I've not read the details, but might be useful in the future? Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: Ben, Hiroboy have a big 'banner' on their home page saying they ship Zero paints to the US. I've no idea of the cost as I've not read the details, but might be useful in the future? Keith Thanks! Shipping’s ~£25 from Hiroboy, plus they have a note about a £65 surcharge. I can get them from SpotModel, I’d just has to wait for them to order from Zero. Ben Edited January 22, 2022 by Ben Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Ben Brown said: plus they have a note about a £65 surcharge. Ouch.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyoung666 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Ben Brown said: @paulyoung666 Thank you! At first, I had my wheels backwards on one side before I realized something was wrong! 😆 I think the blue you used is a better match for the blue in the decals. I would have liked to have used Zero’s blue but their paints are almost impossible to get here in the US. Fortunately, Gravity- Spain and Splash Paints fill the void. Cheers! Ben I thought gravity had a US entity ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, paulyoung666 said: I thought gravity had a US entity ? Lots of 'negative press' about U.S. 'Gravity' paints with much acrimony between them and Gravity Spain. Just google Gravity Paints USA problems..... Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) They split several years ago in what looks like an especially nasty divorce. The US guy has since built a reputation for slow service and lack of communication, which was what I experienced. There’s a lot of discussion about it on this forum and on several other car-related forums. I’ve ordered from Gravity-Spain many times and have always had good service and quick communication. It usually only takes about a week to ten days to get an order to the US. EDIT: Keith types faster than me! 😄 Ben Edited January 22, 2022 by Ben Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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