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Yeah, that's really cool, great progress Jim

Coming along nicely! Jim

Looking great! I just bought one of these. Jim

Great progress Pierre! Jim

That came up great! Jim

Fantastic job Ian, really well done. Jim

I received it today. The product is fine. As mentioned above the business has been sold and is in transition according to an email I was sent. Jim

Looking great, Marlboro or Lucky's? Jim

I just realised it's been nearly a year between updates on this one. I'm sometimes a bit slack and life gets in the way. The Rothmans tobacco decals turned up, the engine is mostly done, the wheels are on the way and now I'm getting the tank, fairings and frame ready for paint again. They have already been painted twice and stripped. Hopefully this time! Thanks for looking. Jim

Great work with your wheels Charlie, I have always made flat or six spokes for easier dividing, five is a great achievement. They look really good. I love the direction this one is taking! Jim

Bahahaha I'm stealing that! Jim

That's a shame but a very cool motivation Ian, I'm sure he would have been very impressed as we all are! Jim

This awesome, coming along great. Jim

Thanks for the replies guys, after 4 months (one day after posting here) I received an email advising usps shipment. Some of my order was refunded with no explanation so I guess I don't need those parts after all! Jim

Fantastic results Ian. It's always a buzz to follow along with your builds. Jim

First please let me say I'm not here to rubbish anyone or tarnish any reputations. Is anyone else still waiting for stuff they bought from Scale Motorsport from the closing down sale that was advertised on the 3rd of November 2024? I'm not questioning the quality of SMS products or his performance in delivery in the past, I'm interested in the closing down sale only. It's been 4 months for me now and I've been fed a variety of reasons my order hasn't shipped. Am I the only one? Have others received their stuff? I see no complaints online anywhere, but surely 4 months is long enough to be worth asking a question to the guys here? I am not interested in a refund, I just want what I ordered. I'm in Australia so I don't believe the Canadian postage strike was directly responsible. Can anyone help with some good news? Jim

Nice work! Great to see the dedication to an Aussie build. Jim

I wanted to try and get a carbon appearance on the brake rotors so I played around a bit with speckling a little silver over the SG black. I think it looks ok. Also got the exhaust system and radiator on. I tried for nearly 2 hours on the rim band decals and couldn't get them right so plain black wheels it gets! I may add some smaller decal like the Oz wheels have. Jim

Progress again! I'm really loving building this one. Engine is in the frame and the swing arm is on now for good. The 2mm aluminium tube works great for the swingarm pivot and should do the trick for the axles as well. Radiator got some detail along with the front brake rotors and upper triple clamp. Thanks for looking in. Jim

And finished! This build was not without challenges, but I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Thanks for following along. Jim

A great start Ian, we all look forward to the ride. Jim

Been building tonight, man the decals are as thick and unconforming as everyone says! I couldn't get the back window decal to work, it stayed off. Old and tough at least, no tears and the ones I really needed went on ok. I'm feeling grateful I wasn't building a replica and this orange version didn't 'need' too many decals. Jim

Keep at it Francis, I get great inspiration from your builds. I'm looking forward to seeing the Dana's next steps. Jim

Thanks Zippi, I'm enjoying it. Jim

I started this Mongoose kit 3 years ago after a friend asked me to build it for him Orange and modified. I don't have any earlier pics of it, but it's time to build on it some more so I'll do a WIP. The body is painted in 2k GM 'Lone Oranger', I'm about to mask up for the painting of the front bumper and other silver bits and pieces on the body. The chassis is mostly stock with a bit more detail put into the engine. Some parts box parts, PE bits, wiring and plumbing. I'm not 100% decided on wheels yet, I have a few to choose from. Jim