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Luv the ground work! Regards Brian

I can't add anymore to what the others have offered other than great job on great and unusual subject matter! It cries out for a simple diorma base. Regards Brian Kroon

Thats exactly my plan , JB. Im not pissed, but extremely disappointed. Regards Brian Kroon

Yes its almost as though they farm it out like some sewing factories farm out jobs to to home sewers. The quality was all over the map in just one transkit! Regards Brian Kroon

Thanks Doug, I am not aware of Blender. I have been struggling trying to learn Draftsight. Regards Brian

Hey Doug, How long did it take you to create the the file? Regards Brian

My experirence with Stada has been all good, for several years now. Never been charged for a product that did not ship. Although as another gent mentioned there are alot of good "canned" shopping carts out there and I wish Strada would upgrade, as theirs is now outdated. Regards Brian Kroon

With the re-release of the Revell Esci BMW M1 Pro Car kit, I thought it would be a great idea to break out a couple of the kits I had been sitting on for a few years and build them. The plan is to build the Lauda M1 Pro Car and the Group 4 spec M1 as driven by Stuck et al at Le Mans. Both cars are in Marlboro livery. The cars will be displayed side by side to show the subtle differences in specification. Besides the Day Glow Orange and White paint jobs would liven up the display shelf! The Pro Car spec version is good from the Revell box, requiring very little in the way of extra detail massage. The Group 4 spec car on the other hand has many extra, but very subtle details. French aftermarket supplier, Renaissance, offers a trans kit that fits the bill! I attempted to order direct from Renaissance, but due to language issues I was unable to find my way, even with Google translator on, through their website. I found the kit # Tk 24/333 available from Spot Model of Spain. As an aside to the review, Spot Model is an absolute joy to deal with. Delivery was on time, complete and professionally packaged. I recommend them highly…….other after market dealers can learn a lot from Spot Model. The kit arrived just before Christmas and was examined with enthusiasm as I was anxious to get rolling with the next build. The kit contains appropriate decals with good registration, when compared to similar decals from Studio 27 (for the Pro Car spec build) the Renaissance decals Day Glow Orange impressions appeared slightly washed out. This is not a complaint, as they are extremely usable, but it is an observation, made by direct side by side comparison. All other colors matched the Studio 27 decals. The kit includes an exquisite machined brass air hose coupler, of the type used to activate air jacks. It is so tiny I just about missed it when I dumped the parts out of the tiny zip closed bag! Other machined metal parts include two, fuel dry brakes, of aluminum. Included with the machined dry brakes, are two resin cast sleeves into which the dry brakes will reside when installed on the car. The resin castings are well defined and feature recessed screws molded into the lip! Two rear fender flares are also provided with the trans kit and while they did not fit the quarter panels of either of my two Revell kits perfectly, they are acceptable and will work some sanding and filler. The bonnet (hood) is a great disappointment. Sad actually, especially when it comes from an old and respected caster. Large pinholes permeate the poorly cast louvers. Pin holes of this size are rare these days, especially with pressure chamber resin casting. I am amazed that this component got out of the factory. But pinholes are not the only bug a boo on this piece. The beading around the louvers is not even symmetrical! It is fat and flat on the RH side yet crisp and properly defined on the LH side. Reverse beading is uneven as is the leading edge beading. It is my belief the master was slipshod in its execution and its casting was done without care. Fortunately on my build the color scheme will hide a lot of the imperfections (after I rework it) but in my view a part that is in such a focal point as the hood, should be nearly perfect in its design and production execution. How would I rate this trans kit from Renaissance? 2.5 Glue Tubes out of a possible 5. A shame really as their portfolio includes some desirable subject matter. I must think twice about dropping major bucks on a complete kit from Renaissance, especially after what I have received in what should be a very basic trans kit. Regards Brian Kroon

Great work! Very realistic. Seen a bit of snow in my day..... Regards Brian Kroon

As a Jeeper and a modeler.......well done Sir! Regards Brian Kroon

You know your figures Zarana-X. I hope someday we 1/24 car diorama builders wil have a fraction of the figures to choose from that are 1/35 scale armor colleagues do. Regards Brian

Thanks Rok. I am not a an armor modeler but read Verlinden's diorama books for guidance. Regards Brian

The talent in all catgories in this forum never ceases to amaze me. Great work! Regards Brian Kroon

Thanks for noticing Belugawrx, race tracks by nature are dirty and about the only thing shiny are the cars at the start. Flat paint, in my view is the only way to go for figure clothing. Unless you are wearing sequins or satin (trophy queens ) at the race track, dull and dusty is the way to go. Regards Brian

And the crepes Bill, you forgot the crepes after all it is Le Mans Regards Brian

Good eye! It was the seventies......he seemed a natural fit. Regards Brian

Great stuff....you know they are crying out to placed in dioramas....don't you? Regards Brian

Hello Gents, Fotos of finished Diorama Regards Brian Kroon

Yup. 13 inch wheel diameter. Raced against a few of the "BRE" clones in my club racing days. Regards Brian Kroon

Good job. Especially setting the roll bar hoop back into the body. Good eye for the details! Regards Brian Kroon

Gents, Count me in on the digital side. Adobe Acrobat......then I print the pages I want. I am not a subscriber as I just cannot justify in my own mind the the "foreign subcriber rates" for mail. I would be happy to pay for the sub...not the outrageous shipping cost. Regards Brian

Gents, This should be called the Canadian Zombie Thread. Anyone check the start date... anyhoo I'm in. Edmonton Alberta Regards Brian Kroon

Impressive to say the least, but was it output on a $45,000.00 machine or a $2500.00 machine? I have out put samples from many machine producers as I thought I wanted one and went serously shopping for one. As of May of this year, NONE of the consumer based machines had the fidelity required for modeling. For those that doubt my claim all I can say is go shopping and get out put samples. Will the fideiity get there? Sure, but I doubt it will be soon. Years away. The best thing is to use a serivce that can output your files on an expensive printer. Regards Brian Kroon

Thank you! Regards Brian

Mr. AFX, Please forgive my ignorance. A question to satisfy my curiousity. Did you build duplicate components or did you send this beautiful build to the resin caster to dissassemble for mold making? I would hate to think you would cut a up great build. I am not familiar with the resin casting / mold making process. Hence the question. Thank you, Brian Kroon