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Charles, you could easily make a tutorial about realistic weathering/wear - the result is plastic looking like REAL metal !

Compared with Stirlings "722" SLR, the car of Fangio looks almost if it was before and not after the race (no visible dents here on car "658") !

Absolutely excellent model, Ken - fantastic (I followed your WIP) !

Thanks, Bruce. Then it must have been Tamiya's big Lola T70 Coupe with Bridgestone on the sidewall.

Sorry, Pierre - I thought these kits were the same. Anyway, it is a very beautiful racecar, also the first version from ca. 1973 without those side-pods:

Bruce, these wheels and tires look great ! Did the original kit have "Bridgestone" on the sidewalls (I got a gluebomb some years ago and I think those were the kit's tires, IIRC)?

Body almost ready for paint - almost!

Super, Pierre - one of the best-looking touring cars ever ! This is going to be great and something to follow! (I had the Arii kit and sold it again - I'm sure it comes from the same molds as your Airfix kit and its proportions were way off)

You turned a crude die-cast into a pretty model, Janos !

Been there, done that : as Noel said: Acrylics over enamel is an absolute NO GO (40 yrs. ago, Humbrol or Revell enamels with Duplicolor acryl overspray => result: a total mess, removing the paint and repainting everything again was unavoidable). Clear enamel turns into an ugly tan/yellow color over time. My solution: either both acrylics or both Tamiyas (I've got no airbrush), enamels only for brush-painting small parts.

Very nice model, Tim. Good that Revell's issue is molded in white, not red like Fujimi's original - I will use the Fujimi issue for the Le Mans version and hope it will come out as good as yours.

Very nice build of one of my all-time favorites, Justin ( I have 3 in my stash since the 1990's) - excellent also your sportscar gathering: is that a Gunze SWB?

On to the cockpit: As the P68 had the seats covered with rivets (like the GT40), I had the idea of using the rivet decals from Revell AG's Gulf GT40 release: unfortunately I cut the decals much too close, and the first one crumpled and cringed - a total mess! Though I had covered the seats with black electrical tape before decaling to achieve a smooth surface, I only could use the second one for the driver's seat. For seatbelts, I used belt material and 3D printed buckles from Jack modeling (for the shoulder parts; yellow Britax decals are from Revell's 1980 Fiat 131 Monte Carlo rally) and lap belts with photo-etched hardware were taken from the co-driver's seat in Jouef's Ferrari 330 P4 spyder: I will add a fire extinguisher (made from scrap parts) and call it a day. Meanwhile, body preparation for paint is going on....

Not necessarily a model car item, but nevertheless very helpful and : I've been waiting for almost 2 years for the release of this book which always seems to have been postponed a few months more (finally brought today by the postman):

Thanks, Carl !

Thanks, David !

Matt, this is another one to follow - I'm sure this is going to be a great model - in spite of its simplicity.

My favorite Ferrari ever...

Simple out-of-the-box build (about 40 yrs. ago) - 1983/84 built amt Mercury , bare metal foil added about 20 yrs. ago: My first time Auto-lacquer spray-paint:

A little bit of self-motivation in-between...

First class modeling, Rich - these sleek machines look so much better than today's F1 monsters. It's a shame, however, that a lot of these fine details disappear under the cowl.

Maybe that I've exaggerated a bit, but I didn't like the way the kit wheels were made (if you scroll up a bit, you may or may not see it). Moreover, they had no tread. Anyway, here is how they look now (some tread and different depth front and rear, not only diameter): Spinners are still missing, and a little drybrushing with Humbrol matt white enamel is still needed.

After a 10-day break, I finally found some time to return to the bench: first I carried on with the wheels (already tired of puttying and sanding and puttying and sanding...) First, I glued the 5-point-star centers into the narrowed amt-rims. Then they were primered and shot with red from the can - I decided to use Tamiya TS 49 bright red (will also beused for the body): Here is how the wheel inserts look now (they will get silver spinners and inserted into the aluminium wheels) - before painting I masked the outer diameter and glued them with reversed painters tape onto a piece of cardboard:

Very nice build and a fine collection of WRC rally cars -hard to believe that this is about 25 years ago....