cmatthewbacon Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 The knowledgeable and observant will point out that the livery is not strictly correct. I wanted to do "Mabel", as she appeared at Sebring in 1968 for aesthetic reasons -- I have many race cars wearing wire wheels, and none with Minilites, and the dayglo orange front end goes better with dark BRG than yellow or smaller red patches. But the whole thing turned into a tribute to Paddy Hopkirk, who died after a long and fulfilling life just before Christmas, and his name only appeared on the car with hsi co-driver at the '69 race. So I've mix and matched the decals to combine the look I wanted with Paddy's driver ID, and hang the consequences! It's been a challenge, but also a blast, and this is one REALLY well designed, manufactured, and instructed transkit. best, M. 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintstone Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Looks great and a good subject for MG's Centenary year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 That looks really good. Great details setting off a well finished model. Bravo! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 It was very interesting and educating to follow your build. And I got lot of ideas from that. This is impressive model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 The devil is in the details and your model is packed with the things! The spare wheel tie down is a perfect example. A beautiful model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 That's fantastic thanks a lot for the pics. And also thanks for your interesting and detailed WIP Marco F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteater Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 An excellent result, the details such as the spare wheel tie down and the quality of the radiator grille really make it. It's a great looking model of a great looking car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Excellent photographs. And the model ain't bad either Got to agree that this one really looks the part, the resin kit may be a bit pricy for me but you've done a grand job with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 That's a great result M, lovely model and a nice tribute to Paddy too! Excellent job! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 It's looking fantastic Matt, you've done a very good job, again! And very nice photos as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 That looks fantastic Matthew. After seeing the real thing at the Targa rally last year, I can happily give this one a big ✅ too. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxyg Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Very nice, and great to see an uncommon subject too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 What a tribute - what a driver! Superb Matt. The 'consequences' are a superb model that you can be proud of, and Paddy himself would appreciate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Lovely brute of a car. Tempted to buy the trans kit. Cheers, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Overall an excellent looking model 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 A simply gorgeous result and a fantastic reference for when I eventually get round to mine - thanks for sharing - Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 Thanks, all... by way of comparison, this one is shot with a canon EF100mm F2.8 lens, on an EOS70D camera.... best, M. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Well M, a fantastic showing of your build, excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 And it still looks very nice! It’s good to see these kits of the lesser known racecars.Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilX Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I like it very much ... 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 That looks great, Matt. I must have missed the original post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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