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Very impressive diorama, Jürgen - so much to see here !

Excellent, Pierre - if this model was available as a kit, I would immediately buy at least 2 - I followed your WIP and watched this marvellous racer come together.

Pierre, you did it again - you created a superb model of Dieter Quester's Le Mans racer with finesse and your usual attention to detail - simply excellent ! For me, the best looking touring sportscar ever !

Mildly happy ? I think it looks excellent - are the decals from IndyCals? (I sold mine after struggling with the J-Car and the Ford Mkl IV = the most ill-fitting kit I have ever experienced)

Pierre, you succesfully tackled the 2 biggest flaws of this kit which otherwise would totally disturb the whole picture: the wheels and the headlights. Bingo - I think I have to stock up on a few styrene profiles....

Good-looking old kit, Rich ! IIRC, in the 90's, Fujimi had a 1/16 Alfa Tipo 33 in their catalog - could this be a re-pop of the old Otaki kit? By the way, Jason Hupin (= Jack modeling) makes Alfa GTAm wheels with up to 30 mm diameter and has also fitting tires (Goodyear, Dunlop etc.) - check it out: https://www.ebay.com/itm/185976415183

Excellent model, Graham - looks much better than amt's Astro kit !

Excellent model, Gary - hard to believe that this is made of wood !

Don't know how/why I missed this one, James. Despite your troubles, it came out very good !

Wonderful site, Matt - many thanks !

Thanks to all nice comments (also in my WIP) - the Ford P68 participated in 3 world championship races in 1968: Brands Hatch, Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps (the others were a few national races in England). Isn't it funny that exact these 3 versions have been built and came up Under Glass on the board within the last weeks.

Thanks, MIchael - but the P68 did not start at Le Mans (it certainly would not have survived a 24-hr race). Thank you for your comments, Matt. I too had the Matchbox superfast model (in metallic green) as a 10-year old and also a Nichimo 1/20 kit of this car (about 30 years ago) which I unfortunately sold. Thank you my friend for your kind words. It was kind of relief when I finally finished this (re-)build. (Now for something more easy) Thanks Mark for your compliments. I tried my best with what I had at hand. Thanks, Jim. I'm not sure if the FIA regulations of the time were demanding an outside mirror. If you look closely the 2nd photo of the original, you may notice there is also an inside rear view mirror. Many thanks, Dave. Your models are an inspiration and your P68 WIP was the kick that I needed to start with this project. Thanks Gary - your comments are always appreciated! Thanks, Rich. I like sportsracers of this type and that era best (I have some more obscure subjects in the pipeline) Thanks, Ken - despite several issues I'm quite satisfied with the result. Thank you, Tim for your nice comments - appreciated as always.

Some excellent quality decals from toptoys (Italy) - meant for Ferrari 330 P 4 and 412 P, but includes some others too (also helmet designs for Jackie Stewart, Chris Amon and Nino Vaccarella)

Even if may not be an authentic replica of the real car, you created a superb model, Bruce - looks awesome!

In spite of your decal issues, it turned out very good !

Excellent model, Andrew - filled with details (I followed your WIP) - Mike Q. would be proud... didn't Paul Fisher do the castings ?

Hi, Noel, here is the link to Jürgens Auburn boattail speedster build:

fresh in: 2 Alfa GTA's (now the stash has grown from 3 to 5)

Finally finished - see Under Glass:

April 7th, 1968 was a sad day: Jim Clark lost his life at the Hockenheimring. On the same day at Brands Hatch, Ford debuted their P68/3L prototype. What do these two things have in common, you may ask. Ford wanted to have Jim Clark and Graham Hill drive the new car, but tire contracts prevented this and so the Lotus drivers started at a F 2 event in Hockenheim. It is up to your imagination, what might have happened if Clark had not felt obliged to start in Germany… For 1968, Ford UK had the idea of building a new 3 l-prototype using a slightly detuned Cosworth DFV F1-engine. Len Bailey was engaged for the construction, and the campaigning was handed over to Alan Mann Racing. Unfortunately, the budget was rather small, therefore not enough testing and developing could be done. At Brands Hatch – its first outing – 2 cars showed up for Bruce McLaren/Denny Hulme and Jochen Rindt/Mike Spence. In practice, one engine broke and therefore only a single car could start (with McLaren/Spence). 2nd at the grid, it showed good performance and was in the lead when a driveshaft collapsed. (The race was won by Jacky Ickx/Brian Redman with a Gulf GT40.) Unfortunately, the car was handicapped by permanent defects and problems and did not finish any race it attended. Nevertheless, for me it is one of the best-looking racecars of the 1960s. Incidentially, I could buy an old built-up model from an Italian e-bayer in 2019 which I wanted to modify as the McLaren/Spence car. For those who are interested, here is a link to a WIP (my first ever): Last step was applying the correct decals in the right position (as good as possible – they are not exact, but close) – big help is the internet and the book from Ed Heuvink on the subject. First, some pics of the original: Before and after the treatment - 2 views: 1968 was the year of aerodynamic streamliners (here with a 907 longtail) Another competitor: the 1968/69 Gulf GT40

Fantastic, Pierre - that is a real tutorial !

Outstanding - the engine alone (with clutch, but sans gearbox) would make a great exhibition model !

Looking great, Pierre - striving for perfection (as always):

Interesting to see this one being built - it is (original) a Heller kit, reboxed by Airfix.

Very nice, Rich - could be a sister of the MGB.