Tommy124

Sure looks nice to me. Gotta love these old Tamiya F1 kits. They were not perfect in terms of detailing but went together well and not rarely they did better than significantly younger kits!

Hi Pierre, this feedback offers a new perspective. I did not consider the "fuel spilling" option, but it certainly makes sense. So let's agree on the pit staff "overdoing" the refuelling process!

Hi Pierre, great work from your capable hands and another nice model of an iconic car. I really like the overall grade of weathering you applied, it's only on the rear side (beside and behind the "roll bar") that it looks to me like the weathering is "draining down" a bit. I think maybe that there it's a tad too much. And it could be more realistic to cut the number decals that are on the door panels. But these are small things, great work, nevertheless!

Many thanks Dan!

Many thanks for your kind words!

Hi there, this is my interpretation of Bob Wollek's 1987 Joest Porsche. It's mostly built OOB, based on the well-known Hasegawa kit. I added the front flaps which are specific for the no. 8 car. They were scratch-built from black sheet. Decals are from Reji, they went on really well. The paint is Camel Yellow, sealed with 1K clear from the can. Famous Joest Brothers:

Yes, it's hard for me to imagine one could achieve the same or similar results using Alclad II chrome. Plus using it is a work-intensive, super-sensitive process. One bit of spray too much and it looks like aluminium instead of chrome, and all you can do is strip off the paint, black base coat and primer that you had to apply in the first steps... So far I have been using Molotow chrome as an alternative, but the looks of the Revell stuff is even better.

Sorry to hear about that. Looks like it’s not yet that popular over here in Germany. It’s readily available in most webshops. Myself, I got some cans rather cheap at the ROG works sale in November.

Many thanks guys, for your kind words.

Fantastic work on both models. This makes me think... I'm not an expert in 3D-printing, but... if this is what you achieved using the technical standard of years ago, hard to imagine what you could achieve today...

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Many thanks!

Many thanks guys!

I second that 100%. I've seen a lot of 1/43 scale models that had panel lines which are way out of proportion, even before anyone scribed them. Maybe that's one of the things that explains the huge price differences for models in that particular scale. Your build is looking just great!

Hi there, I'd like present my latest build, a slightly different version of the 1991 Le Mans winning car. After the demise of Group C, some Japanese vehicles continued to be used in the JSPC national endurance championship in 1992. The special thing about this vehicle with starting number 3 was that it was not powered by the usual Mazda rotory engine, but by a 3.5 liter Cosworth DFR V8. The biggest visual difference of this vehicle is the large air scoop on the engine. As usual, Hasegawa's kit is relatively simple. The decals were very thick and stiff and at the same time they tore very quickly. When applying the large decal on the engine hood, a lot of patience, softener and, last but not least, touch-up work was required. The kit is lacking window maskings which should be criticized too, as nowadays this should be a standard feature for a current kit release. The body was painted in Rosso Corsa by Multona, covered with 1K clearcoat from the can. For the rims (which were included in the kit in bare white plastic) I used Revell chrome spray for the first time . Unfortunately, the stuff is pretty expensive, but it's also by far the best "chrome product" I've come across so far...

Great work, Louis. You made a beautiful classic roadster of the mess in the kit box!

Many thanks, Sir.

Thanks Charles! My take is that he could be a refugee living in Germany now, because of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Around 1.1 million Ukrainian refugees have come to Germany by now.

Thanks Louis! Some days ago I found an offer for 15" Barock rims on eBay Germany, sold by the same company. They look real good to me and it looks like they come with rubber tyres that are not bad either. This is the link: https://www.ebay.de/itm/375080554216

Many thanks Peter. I agree 100% on your opinion regarding the tyres/ wheels. But I had to use them, as I did not find a suitable replacement in my parts box. Scale Production have these "Barock" rims on sale, but they are available in 17" only and I did not want a restomod look. https://www.scaleproduction.de/product_info.php?info=p2477_17--mercedes-barock.html

Clean job, looks great!

Many thanks Phil, that's very kind.

Many thanks for your kind words! Sounds interesting. You might aswell sell the 1/12 Doyusha for a lot of money and buy several better kits off that. ?

Thanks Mark and Mike.

Thanks John.