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Mark, I'm not 100 % sure if the last photo shows the 2 C - it might also be the 2 A (the front wheels look narrower to me).

I think it should be moved forward a little bit - further away from the driver (I drew a line with a pencil on my 2 C body - see picture above) - this is what I found on the internet: and finally (after the crash in Nassau): On the other pictures that I saved you can't see not much of the dashboard.

Excellent build, Ken !

Mark,the only right side photo I could find was in Jim Hall's biography "Texas Legend" (the books of Richard Falconer/Doug Nye and Dave Friedman show only the other side). It shows the car at its first outing, when it won at Kent/Washington (or maybe at Riverside, the attached text does not tell it) No scoop behind the front wheel. In your post of April 14 you show the left side view at Riverside, where it was a non-starter after 2 suspension failures in practice and in the warm-up. Here is a right side view from Riverside practice: also NO additional scoop here: The kit is supposed to represent the car at its last race at the Nassau speedweek, where Jim Hall DNFed due to an accident. It has the additional scoop, the horizontal exhaust through the mesh in the rear panel and the high-mounted carburettors. It also has the steeper and higher fins now. I found a few pictures on the web: And finally, a photo of the Nassau version with body panels removed: Mark, I hope this info is useful for you - the fins in the kit are ok for the earlier version - no need to modify them.

Sorry, no - it is lying on my bench for more than a year now (finished other models in the meantime), still not really started: I'm not sure if I should try to correct the kits flaws : the instrument panel, the rear fins should be a bit steeper and higher (which also needs relocating of the rear wing's pivoting point), the rear body panel should be a little bit more vertical, the side scoops are wrong /missing, the rear mesh is not correct (when compared with a picture of the original at Nassau), an interior has to be created and the wheels are still a problem (HRM's wheels + shipping + customs and import taxes would come up to about $ 50.00, and I'm not gonna pay that for a kit that cost me $ 20.00) My solution for the mesh is as follows: I cut the mesh parts out of a steel mesh and will glue it directly into the recesses of the kit body. This should almost be perfectly flush (It is not glued yet). 1/24 scale white metal spring hood pins are from Scale Production, see pics: As I am not sure if I should put all that effort into this oversimplified model, it will be lying around much longer, I suppose.

Coming back from a trip to Belgium, I found this on my doorstep on Friday: 3 D printed Maserati tipo 60/61 (Birdcage) from jpgmodels of Slovenia.

Missed this one somehow, Rich - awesome model of a street-legal racecar. I've never built an Aoshima kit up to now - looks almost like Tamiya quality. Did you make your trademark "steering front wheels" here or was it provided in the kit ?

It is 1/18

Very nice build of my favorite McLaren (was my first Tamiya kit back in 1970) - have 2 in my stash.

Though a deviation from your other builds, this one turned into a very convincing model, Pierre (Who thought otherwise ?) - I made some notes for future builds. It could almost show up in a Mad Max movie....

Very good solution with the mesh, Mark. As I have the same kit on my bench, I will look closely what you are doing with it (I will have to scratchbuild an interior and have a simpler approach concerning the mesh. My problem actually are the wheels...)

These defenitely enhance realism - looking good!

Superb detailing again, Pierre (I found your gear shifter already amazing) !

Very attractive model, Mario - and added to that : your excellent background!

Looks great, Dave !

... with lots of eggs to all of you modeling guys out there !

This is one marvellous 359, Steve - certainly the best I've ever seen. Superb work !

After a long race you finally made it to the finish line, Mark. Though a tough job and certainly often frustrating in having to do some steps several times, you created a very impressive model in the end which you can be proud of.

Very fine model of the iconic Lotus 25, driven by my all-time favorite.

with a bit of paint and a few decals...

Thanks Donato - reworking diecasts often is the only (cheap) possibility when there is no kit available.

Excellent, simply excellent !

The last Carrera Panamericana, the famous Mexican road race, was held in November 1954: for the first time, a new class – European touring cars – was created for sedans with up to 2000 cc. Of the 19 starters, 11 were Alfa Romeo 1900 TI’s (among them 5 works cars) which totally dominated the class but they had no opposition: only one single Borgward Isabella and a bunch of VW beetles. So they had a race within themselves: Five made it to the finish line and took the first 5 places in class, beating lots of stronger cars (4 finished in the top 20 of a total of 80 finishers),. Alfa Romeo advertised “the family car that wins races” and promoted their new post-war creation worldwide. Leo Models/Ixo made a nice 1/24 die-cast 15 years ago, Scale design did a fantastic decal sheet (made by Cartograf, designed by Mike Quarterman) which has some issues concerning size and color, but color pictures are almost impossible to find on these cars. And finally, Jack modeling makes excellent steel wheels for the Alfa 1900: Jason created them for me on order and is selling them also to the public – highly recommended and an absolute must for this transition. Here is a "WIP": Some small modifications were necessary with bumpers, exhaust and bug deflectors. On to the models: # 251 is the class-winning works car of Consalvo Sanesi (15th overall): #268 the works car of Bruno Bonini which DNFed after a blown tire caused suspension failure: #265 is a private entrant from Guatemala: David Cerezo plunged off a bridge and wrecked his car totally: Here is the whole bunch together:

Excellent build of this mixer !

Excellent model, Mark - looks great !