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It looks better in real life, but I still wish it was a touch light, next time I use it I might mix a little chrome with it, but for this build I will leave it alone. Had a lunch break then got back in the hobby room, as I wanted to paint the engine and seats and the luggage trunk, for the engine I used Triumph Brooklands green, and the seats were done with Tamiya flat red with a few drops of brown to tone down the red, they will get a coat of satin varnish where there dry

Got the polished brass Alclad done this morning, although I would have prefered a lighter finish, I'm happy with the finish of the Alclad, sadly the photo's don't do the finish justice ... the steering wheel rim will be painted to look like wood using desert tan, dry brushed with copper and then clear orange

Spent the day in the hobby room and got the body, bonnet and wheels in body colour, also got the parts that need to be done in Alclad painted gloss black, for this I used Revell enamel thinned with lacquer thinners, just the engine and a few parts that need to be done in Aluminum to be painted, chassis was also painted using gloss black enamel.

Don't worry, like all my other builds, it will be finished like it just rolled off the production line ....

Superb build, I really must try one of these Airtrax kits ....

Spent the day cutting off all the small parts from the sprue and getting them ready for paint, getting rid of any mold lines, and fixing parts that need to be done in Alclad brass fixed together, as it would be pretty hard to put them together after painting with the Alclad, the chrome was stripped using bleach and Fairy power spray to get rid of the lacquer under the chrome, one part was missing, but luckily I had another kit that had the missing part .... The brass parts will be done using Alclad polished brass, never used it before, but I'm hoping it comes out the same as the Chrome, as I get on pretty well with that

I built one earlier in the year, you should find the WIP on the forum, it's also on my website

What's not to like ?? that's a superb build, used to love that t.v series

A little more done today, all parts are now ready for paint, apart from the chrome parts which have been in the bleach, and are now soaking in the Fairy Power spray, as they are going to be using Alclad polished brass, never used the brass Alclad before, just hope it turns out o.k

Airbrush, two or three thin coats are better than one thick one, as that tends to hide and detail

Yes, it was put into very hot water to soften the plastic before being clamped to the wood, this has always worked for me in the past, but this time, it actually came out ever more twisted than it started off, luckily the one on the kit bought for spares is a lot better.

Well the chassis was well and truely warped when I took it off the wooden block this morning, luckily the one in the other one I bought for spares had a much better one, so this is the one that is getting used ... Spent the rest of the day glueing smaller parts together, glued the fuel tank together, and filled and sanded the joint line, I taped it to the body just to get four parts to line up, it will be painted body colour before being glued onto the body, also glued the front and back axles fitted to the chassis. the bonnet halves were also fitted together ....

What parts do you need ?? I have a second one in the stash that's missing it's wheels & tyres, let me know which parts you need and I'll see if I have them

Very nice build, superb paintwork, I hope mine comes out as good as this one ....

Very nice build, I bought this model when it first came out, sadly I sold it on ...

Sadly no machine gun, Airfix in England basically licenced the model from MPC and re-boxed it, but no photo or mention of the t.v series, which I'm not sure if it was ever aired over here, here's a shot of the original MPC kit,

Very nice, I really need to get one of these ...

I'm building this for a 'Group Build' on another forum, but I thought I would also share it on here, I first built this kit back when I was 15, and can still remember brush painting it in Humbrol bright yellow, the reason I bought the kit in the first place was because of a t.v program I used to watch while growing up in Spain, I would go over to a friends house to watch an American program called The Bearcats, but watching it on a black & white t.v and no internet back then, I didn't know the box art was the same as the t.v car, I didn't know back then that it was a English licenced model from MPC, who originally produced it as the model from the Bearcats t.v program. Anyway I started it today, first major problem was the chassis, which is either warped due to age, or just badly molded, I put it into hot water for a while then clamped it to a block of wood, I will leave it overnight, hopefully when the axles and other parts are fixed onto it, it should bring it back into shape, also got the engine block, and back axle glued together ...

very nice build, would love to see some larger photo's, for a factory finish I would have stripped the chrome off the wheels and painted them silver.

I didn't glue the roof panel on, so I have the choice of having the roof closed or open I have a couple of the Revell one's in the stash .....

Finally finished, this has been on the go (On & Off) since July 2011 ......

Right, I think it's about time this build was finished, after taking a break for the summer months to concentrate on my photography, I managed to get in the hobby room and give it a good clean out, and now in 99.9% finished on this one, just the wipers and a few decals to apply ....

Very nice build, I have mine on order, hopefully it will arrive this week ....

Superb build, great paintwork, the interior looks real nice ....

Anyone interested in buying this, I would hold on, as the company making them, who are based in the Czech republic, are producing a much better set, at a lower price than the one offered by Revell