bbowser Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Very basic kit, low parts count, perfect slump buster. I think this is a repop of the old Airfix kit? Styrene tires, wonky wheels, I think it turned out OK. Comments welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Nice work Bruce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Super nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 You really captured the feel of this beast. Well done and thanks for sharing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Looks good, Bruce - this is a re-pop of the old Merit kit from the 50's, which has been reissued several times by Smer (Czech Republic) and actually from Mistercraft(Poland) - it represents the 1947 GP Belgium winner, driven by Louis Chiron - here is a link: https://mistercraft.eu/en/23-racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Nicely done. The colour looks pretty close to the real thing. I recently bought one of these, and have seen a few show up on the board lately. For a very basic kit, they look great on the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 very nicely done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Amazing job on those one-piece clear wire wheels. How did you paint the spokes? Free-hand? Dry-brush? Beautiful job overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 hours ago, papajohn97 said: Amazing job on those one-piece clear wire wheels. How did you paint the spokes? Free-hand? Dry-brush? Beautiful job overall. The wheels came out much better than I expected. I just dry brushed the spokes with Testors Chrome silver, nothing fancy. Thanks to all for the compliments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Nice building Bruce, looks the part. The old Merit kits do build nicely, especially with Herb Deeks wire wheels. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper018 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) Just seeing this now ,,,, looks great best example of a only in box parts kit I have seen Great stuff ,can. I ask what color and brand you used for the body ? Edited November 21, 2021 by Jasper018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 It's been a while, but I think its Rustoleum Sky Blue spray bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Bruce...we all get in slumps from time to time. This one was a great way to break out. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper018 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1971 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Nice ! 1:32 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Hans1971 said: Nice ! 1:32 ?? No, the Smer kit is 1/24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Very nice build and well worth the effort. There are not many kits in 1/24th scale of racing cars from the 50's. That old Merit Talbot Lago kit has certainly been around a bit via different manufacturers over the years. Back in the day this kit and the Alfetta that Merit made were described as superkits as they had rudimentary engine detailing included. The little Cooper was the only other Merit kit that I can remember having engine detail. The others in the series were as far as I can remember were kerb side models. They used to supply the clear plastic inserts for the wire wheels with a decal with the spoke pattern on them. Heller also did a Talbot Lago from about the same era that was from their own tooling, so probably a bit more detailed as a kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racersonly Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 I just completed one of these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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