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Superb builds....

Very nice clean build...

A country that no longer exists, East Germany, also known as the GDR

Glad I could pass on the tip, I didn't check the stock on 365 Games website, I'm not sure how they can sell them at that price, they usually send their parcels out with Royal Mail tracked, I bought this one from Xbites Ebay store, which was listed as there last one.

Sadly no, it was their last one, some time ago I bought 2 from a company called 365 Games for just over £20 each, this one came from a company called Xbite Ltd, doing a search on Google told me they are the same company as 365 Games.

Another Trabant joins the stash, I really wasn't looking for another, but in my defence it only cost me £13.89 ($18) I thought they had got the price wrong and was expecting them to cancel the order, but it arrived this morning

I think you may well be correct Robert, I did a count the other day, 170 kits in the stash and at the speed I build will last me quite a few years....

Good to know, I was wondering what to use, and I've a few of those to build,including a couple of Jimmy Flintstone's resin bodies

I bought this a few weeks ago, I'll be practicing on something else before trying to do the Bel Air script on the model though....

You really have to be careful with the gold BMF, you only have to touch it too hard and the gold coating comes off, an easy fix though, just touch it up with some Tamiya clear yellow acrylic

Gold BMF, first time I've ever used it

Far from my best work done using Bare Metal Foil, but I'm calling it finished on the one side, now I've got the same to do on the opposite side.....

Very nice build.....

Looking forward to seeing this build, growing up in Spain during the 1960 & 70's, Pegaso trucks and buses were everywhere ,so it's a brand I know well.

After having a day of the hiccups on and off for most of the day yesterday, I'm glad today they seemed to have disappeared, so I'm safe to have a scalpel in my hand to get some more Bare Metal foil done on this one....

Thank you for the complement, just keep practicing with the BMF, I remember my first attempts, my first time back from travelling to the USA, with a supply of Bare Metal foil and other modelling goodies, I was trying to replicate the stone guards on a Heller Talbot Lago, I nearly gave up, after reading the article on how to do BMF in Car Modeller magazine I gave it another go, and success, I can understand why some modellers hate the stuff, but following a few simple tips,you should be able to get the finish I'm getting with BMF, here's a photo of the tools I use for my BMF work

I've had these parts to build the GTL version for a few years now, along with some other goodies from Ebbro, the only thing I'm missing is the decal sheet, the parts shown in the 6th photo are inside the box.

The paint I'm using for my American builds are from MCW lacquer, once dry I polish the paint using around 4 different polishing compounds, unless I'm unlucky in getting any dust nibs in the paint i rarely have to do any wet sanding

A few things I do to get a decent finish on the BMF 1- Use a brand new #11 scalpel blade, a used one will only tear the BMF 2- Don't try to cover parts like window frames in one piece, I use 4 pieces, top, bottom and the two sides 3- when peeling off the BMF from the backing paper, don't pull it completely off the paper, otherwise it will just curl up 4- Once you've placed the BMF over the part to be covered, use a good quality cotton bud and start burnishing it into place, I use a worn cuticle stick to get into the fine lines, once you've got the BMF in place and burnished, trim to fit using the #11 scalpel blade, remove any excess and burnish a little more. That should give you exactly the same finish I get, practice makes perfect, I've been using Bare Metal foil for over 25 years.....

Welcome aboard, where abouts in the UK are you based ??

I don't remember the original version of the Fourgonette, although growing up in Spain in the 1960's, I remember the later version, which were actually built by Citroën Hispania at the factory in Vigo which initially produced utility vehicles derived from the 2CV, pretty much every small business must have owned at least one of them.

Actually shots of the real model

Actually shots of the real model

Coming soon from Ebbro in 1:24th scale, Bantam Jeep

Coming soon from Ebbro, the early version of the Citroen 2cv Fourgonette