[Shorty VW Pickup]

That is just magnificent! As a VW fan since I was about 10 (now 75) I'm super impressed. I built one about 2 years ago with Centrelines with the standard body.

[Revell Lancia Stratos]

Thanks Carl.

[Fujimi BMW Z4 GT3]

Neat! I've seen them race a few times.

[Revell Lancia Stratos]

Thanks Chris.

[Revell Lancia Stratos]

Cheers guys, yes the Stratos is a real shorty!

[Revell Lancia Stratos]

As it was an 'already started' kit I cleaned up the chassis, the 'Alitalia' decals were old, dark and seemed to be on a sheet of cardboard, I searched the web and found this 1:1 car to base it on.

I only found one 'HF' decal in the stash, so had to find other 'white' decals.

Three versions,

[Audi S1 1986 Monte Carlo]

9 hours ago, dougwintz said:

Hi PatW. I believe the NuNu and the Beemax kits are the same. Not sure about the history of the two companies. But I've bought both and I think they are the same. 

Thanks Doug, so I look forward to tackling the Audi.

[What Did You Accomplish Today? (Model Car Work)]

5 hours ago, atomicholiday said:

Nice!  One of my favorite cars.  How’s the kit quality?

Thanks atomicholiday. The kit is an early one so problems with fit. I need to take off various chassis parts as the body is hampered by them being in the way, so may have shave various parts down.

[Audi S1 1986 Monte Carlo]

40 minutes ago, dougwintz said:

Hi PatW. This was from Beemax. The kit is the "Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 Group B Audi Team Team sponsored by HB International - Monte Carlo Rally - Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, Sanremo Rally 1985 and 1986"

They are hard to find now...Spotmodel.com used to carry it at https://www.spotmodel.com/product_info.php?products_id=55980

Now, I think the only place to get it is on Ebay. 

Hope that helps. 

Thanks for that Doug. I've recently bought the NuNu version. So I'll see how that one builds up.

[What Did You Accomplish Today? (Model Car Work)]

Revell Lancia Stratos. As the kit decals, possibly ten years plus old, look as if they on a piece of cardboard, I have taken a day or so searching through two or more boxes of decals. Having searched the web and seen a dark blue version of the car, have painted the body with a rattle can Plasti-Kote Dark Blue, have now laid up some decals.

It is now under a coat of Plasti-Kote gloss clear.

[Audi S1 1986 Monte Carlo]

Superb! Which manufacture is the kit please?

[Protar Yamaha YZR 500.]

On 7/10/2023 at 10:18 PM, bbowser said:

Nice!  How are those Protar kits to build?

Very nice kits, this was one of their older kits. Beware though as the chain drive comes in individual links and can be vey fiddly!

[Protar Yamaha YZR 500.]

Resurrected this build from problems with a chain and cabling, it depicts an used old 500cc GP bike.

[Protar Yamaha YZR 500]

I started this donkeys years ago, but got fed up with the tiny tight screws. I have now glued most of it together, with the only two long screws through the wheel centres. It depicts a well worn old two stroke racer.

I just need to drop out the front wheel to add the front fairing and finish off the last few decals.

[Italeri Land Rover LWB]

On 7/3/2023 at 4:14 AM, stavanzer said:

Did you shorten the Italeri LWB Kit?

It sure looks nice!

Thanks stavanzer. Yes this one..

[Italeri Land Rover LWB]

On 7/3/2023 at 3:13 AM, Bainford said:

Nice conversion, Pat. I’ve been thinking of doing the same with mine. Did you have any problems?

Thanks Trevor. No problems as such, look at plenty of pictures just remember to measure carefully before cutting anything (measure at least twice and cut once), body sides before and after rear wheel arch, chassis, transmission, exhaust etc.  On this or another site there is a shortening of the side window version (Revell was it?) To me the difficult bit was the roof as you can see on mine! 

[What did you see on the road today?]

Seen on a recent visit to Waterton Lake/Park Nr Banff, we were visiting our eldest son and daughter in law,

[Not an Iso A3/C]

What scale is this please?

[SALZ WAGEN: A heavily scratchbuilt Allison powered V12 Volks van for the salt flats]

Well just superb in design and execution Claude! Very well done!

[What did you get today? (Model Car Related Items)]

On 6/29/2023 at 10:19 PM, crazyjim said:

It's only June Pat.

Yes Jim that's the problem!

[Cheetah]

Superb! Something I've been looking for, for some years.

[Winners of 24 Hours of Le Mans in Scale]

On 3/28/2022 at 12:54 PM, Gramps46 said:

1996 Joest TWR Porsche WSC 95  Wurz/Reuter/Jones Le Mans Miniatures

The Porsche WSC-95 was a Le Mans Prototype originally built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing. It was modified by Porsche from the original Group C Jaguar XJR-14 from which it derived from and run by Joest Racing. Originally intended to race in the IMSA World Sportscar Championship, the WSC-95 saw very little race action even though it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in both 1996 and 1997 without being acknowledged as a factory supported project. (Wikipedia)

Very nice! Tom Walkinshaw had his race team about 20 miles from here, in nearby Oxford!

[Aoshima Subaru Sti]

Thanks James.

[Aoshima Subaru Sti]

Thought to have rallied a few times in the USA. Modified Tamiya decals used although some weren't intact, most of the orange number fives collapse, needing me to find others to take their place. The windscreen decal was too short to fit.

[What did you get today? (Model Car Related Items)]

Possibly the last buy this year as my annual budget is now spent!