Welcome, Graham! The title of your post caught my eye. I was stationed at RAF Alconbury & RAF Upwood for three years in the mid 80s. My wife and I made many trips to Peterborough. There was a mall there that we would shop at. We absolutely loved our time in your beautiful country. It is on our bucket list to make it back there.
She looks good, Ryan! And so begins the slippery path to 100s of kits waiting to be built, dozens of paint colors on hand, tons of tools, aftermarket parts, etc......
In1984, a buddy of mine and I were stationed in England, RAF Alconbury and RAF Upwood. He brought his red fiero over with him. It was like driving a spaceship though the small towns. That car got a ton of looks. Even had a freelance driver/writer take it on a pretty hard drive. He said kind thigs about it but had hoped it would do more. It really was a fun car to tear around the British country side.
Hahaha, I had the same thing happen to me about a month ago. Doing online banking on a Sunday. I was transferring money from one account to the car loan account. I knew there was probably going to be some interest that had accrued but had no way of finding out for sure. Anywho, did the transfer and it showed a $0.00 balance. Next time I logged in I noticed a $0.14 balance. Geez. I had to call the bank and they transferred the remaining 14 cents before I could get my title.
I clean the bench and put away all of the tools, paints, glues, etc. after every build. Once a year, usually after the Annual 24 Hour Build in January, I do a "deep clean" of the hobby room.
I am currently building the #16 car, (the one with Coca-Cola on it). Not being super familiar with this series, I was unsure about one seat or two seats. You just helped answer my question! Thanks! I am doing mine box stock so that I can enter it in that category at upcoming shows. You are doing a really nice job on yours. I'll be following along.
Very nice model, Curt! I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm a big fan of your work. So much so that today, at a not-so-local hobby shop, I picked up the 50 Olds kit and gave it some considerable thought. In the end I didn't buy it but I wouldn't have even considered buying a 50 Olds had it not been for seeing your great model.
I'm heading up to the show. I don't have anything new to enter. I have a vendor who is holding a few kits for me. I'm looking forward to shooting the breeze with my buddies.
Terry, nice job on an iconic car! Nice pictures too. Is this an out-of-box build? If so, can you tell me which kit you used? I would like to build one of these but I want to make sure I get the correct kit. Thanks!