sjordan2

Excellent.

Wow. Beautiful work.

As I recall, the Steed Bentley was a non-blower Speed Six.

What’s up with the right-hand drive? Does the kit also offer LHD?

In the kit, there is a distinct panel line horizontally where the upper body joins the lower body. No such line on the 1:1.

You could probably even build the Tom Mix Cord using the 1/12 AMT kit, which was my plan. Though it’s a 2-seater, it shouldn’t be too hard to adapt to a cabriolet with a back seat and smaller trunk lid (they have the same wheelbase).

Your biggest issue will be how much you care about the body seam that runs along the bottom of the doors. I don’t have the link, but fixing it has been covered on the forum.

Has anyone built the 1/16 version? It’s been gathering dust on my shelf while I’ve gathered stuff like the Haynes manual and BBS wheels.

Based on your Africa clue, I Googled Madagascar SUV truck, but nothing close turned up.

Harry and I conferred on that one together. I sent him the curbside Aurora Stutz Bearcat and the Lindbergh Stutz Racer with engine, which he added.

The roof also resembles an Avanti.

Google Amaco WireForm mesh screens, which are available in a wide variety of patterns and densities. I have several that work well in different scales. www.amaco.com

What we know to begin with is that the original kit and registration number are based on a car currently owned by Ralph Lauren. When this version of the kit with new registration plate came out, I contacted Hornby/Airfix to see what was different. They e-mailed me that the only difference is the registration number change, which was dictated by a Bentley executive who owns that number for his car.

Just another picture of the same car at the same car show. https://www.flickr.com/photos/93207294@N04/36793013605/

I also told you it was a 1967 Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1A. This can be identified by the square bottom door corners, unfilled body seams and original grille bar.

You said I was correct. ??

Yes, that part sent me on a fruitless chase.

Okay, here's a 1200 and a 1500. I'm done with this game.

Pretty close. Here's a 1906-08 Panhard.

Spectacular.

My favorite kit. Looks like you've really done your homework on this.

Totally agree. (Hmm. Seems that quoted replies no longer show the accompanying images)

Why do you have a flashing yellow ball as an avatar?

Yes, this is a hideous representation of a 275 GTB. Unfortunately, it's TOTALLY accurate to the mess inside the box.

Here's what I was talking about on the windshield difference between the Testors/Italeri windshield and the real car. If you can find a Franklin Mint junker, it would be a good parts source -- it's nearly perfect.