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I have used DAS clay and foamboard, but not both together. I think you will have a lot of fun with that diorama build and pleased to hear the photo was of some use to you, certainly good for inspiration. David

Hello David..... not sure if this will help you, but the first photo on this Henry Ford website looks interesting, as does the whole article. https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/building-a-brand-with-buildings/ David

Thanks for your kind comments David Mitchell..... and I intend to take hundreds of photos of the big event..... two cameras to be sure. David

You have done a really good job on this Pontiac build Ludwig and I am impressed witht the fine detail, especially inside the engine bay and interior of the car. I like the colour that you have used for the paint finish on the bodywork, what is that colour called? Looks very '50's...... Molotow Liquid Chrome is the best by far. David

You are absolutely right Erik, this is one of the best kits to come from Tamiya and 1:12 scale allows you to include lots of detail of course. Sorry to hear that you lost a friend to that awful disease, and only 50 years of age too. We have to do what we can do today, not next week or next year.... there might not be a next week or a next year. While I can do something physically, mentally and financially able, then I say do it now. Have some fun building this Caterham Super Seven and this is what scale model car building is all about. You are off to a good start I can see. If you get chance to look at my 1:24 scale Hooper & Co diorama, it is in the diorama section of the MCM forums. David

Thanks very much Henry....... only 40 days to the big exhibition now. Working to get the diorama ready for this important event. David

Well done Chris...... the first real build is the most satisfying, and you must be very pleased the result. Each and every build from here on will set you thinking about how you can put together a kit in a slightly different way. That's what makes this wonderful hobby such a joy. You will find lots of help and advice from folks on these forums, I certainly have. David

Osmond Rivers meets Henry Ford....... Here are a few photographs of the fire safety equipment in the ground floor showroom setting. From this angle the telephone appears to be much too large, so I will have to deal with that issue and also the desk appears to be too low. I have a mahogany oval dining table arriving any day now so might have to use that instead of my scratch built desk. Working on the last build before the exhibition which is the 1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud that was originally owned by Fred Astaire. As always, thanks for looking guys. David

I like your build of the '57 Police car Rick..... and it's not the usual subject to find Under Glass. You have given some attention to detail by placing the siren under the hood, as it was in 1957 and the whole car has turned out really well. David

The fire safety equipment has now arrived at the Hooper & Co building, and the engineer is tasked with installing everything in it's place according to regulations. Both the fire extinguishers and the fire hose reels are resin cast models, not cast by me, while the fire buckets are scratch built models by myself. The sand in the buckets is real, or at least it's ground black pepper! I have only 43 days to the big exhibition for this diorama, which is a three day International show for Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars ( 1:1 ) David

Good point Mike.... I seem to drop parts of model cars to the floor on a regular basis. Better safe than sorry, I guess! David

Thank you Michael, and I realise that the Heller version of the 1949 Talbot-Lago GP car is better than the Merit / SMER versions. I was pleasantly surprised to find there's a huge amount of research material on the Internet, so getting the build right should be really interesting. Of course, the SMER kit is very basic and produced in Czechoslovakia and again surprisingly is still listed on their website. I picked up this particular kit on Ebay for a very reasonable price and it is in as new condition, all sealed bags and no damage to the box. I am thinking the GP car will be a nice exhibit alongside the 1946-1953 Talbot Lago Record Cabriolet by Heller. David

I placed an order for this kit on Ebay today...... it is the 1:24 SMER Talbot-Lago GP car from 1949, and I am aware of a Merit version as well as a Heller version. David

Unless this model Jaguar was entered in some sort of competition event. I don't think many people would notice the dog hair, but of course now you know it's there.... The precise fit of the body and chassis thanks to Tamiya was mainly why I did not glue the two parts together, and in fact none of my builds have glued on bodies, because I always like to lower the body onto the chassis and then it can be lifted off if I need to get at something.... like a dog hair! David

Excellent response Pete..... that's the way to do it, and that is the best solution to help the original poster ( Miles ). David

Your Jaguar MK II build has turned out beautifully Michael, and that is a really nice shade of blue. Excellent work on the interior and the engine too. This is probably one of the nicest kits that Tamiya have produced, along with the Morgan 4/4 which has the same wheels and tyres. I should imagine you enjoyed working on this one Michael, and I certainly did. One feature I decided upon was to leave the driver's side door window fully lowered, so that the dashboard detail can be fully appreciated. Did you manage to mate up the front pipes of the exhaust system to the exhaust manifold? ( I did not.... I'm ashamed to admit ! ) David

Thank you Rob for the correction, and I see what you mean now. I have never had anything to do with radio controlled Tamiya cars so I wasn't aware of the 1:10 scale, sorry. In my view, the rally crew figures from one Tamiya 1:24 model car kit should fit straight into another kit of the same type, so I'm a bit puzzled there. David

Oh I see.... it is surprising that the driver and co-driver from the Tamiya Renault rally car don't fit the Tamiya Peugeot rally car, but just noticed it says 1:10 scale on the box art for the Peugeot. I haven't heard of 1:10 scale from Tamiya so that must be a mis-print? That car in 1:10 would be larger than 1:12 so the figures would be too small ! The Peugeot must be 1:24 scale surely? David

Okay Miles..... I would guess that if the arms of the figure are WAY too long, then the figure must surely be the wrong scale for the car. I find the cheap Chinese figures that you see on Ebay can be too large ( some of them are ok ). David

Not sure if this helps you Miles, but I had trouble getting a driver figure to fit in the cab of a 1:24 Revell London Routemaster Bus, as his legs would not fit under the steering wheel so I cut the figure off at the waist. From outside the bus, even in close-up photography, you can't see that the driver has no legs. Also, I noticed that some American Police car crew figures are for sale on Ebay and they have no lower part to the body. These are advertised as being ' seated ' figures. David

I like your approach to this diorama build Rob. I shall make a point of following your progress with interest. Plenty of wood.... that's good! David

Scratch building at it's best...... liking this clever build. David

Hi Mark..... the detail on this build of yours just blows me away every time. Just when I am thinking you can't go any further into the minute detail..... there you go BOOM ! I shall keep coming back to follow this one. David

Thanks Hermann for your compliment on the Silver Cloud and engine. Good luck with your model truck building, especially the US ones. You will find lots of helpful and friendle people on MCM forums and plenty of useful tips and information. David

Thanks for the You Tube clip Jamie, and this leads to footage of further ' jumps ' by the General....... the guys must have needed flying lessons as well as driving lessons. David