Pete75

No takers? Ok, same scene: "Are you Jewish?" "I could be, but no: half Irish, half Italian, half Mexican."

This build is really something. I've never done a Beemax kit & I'm trying to work out what's box stock and what's added. Added: CF decals, HT leads, tyre stencils? What about those seatbelts? All looks amazing!

Thanks very much guys, appreciate it ?

Cheers Tony! (I know where the flaws/bodies are buried!!?)

Awesome! I have the kit but my crystal ball says it won't be looking like yours! ? Looking forward to it ?

Those yet to do finish (myself included) are advised to be wary of priests in red Ferraris...?

That's a mega-impressive job there. Well done, sir ?

Thanks Les - very kind ? Cheers Josh! I have a feeling I might find myself buried in a hedge if I tried driving one - would still want to, though!! ? Thanks Jim - I think the belts are my favourite bit! ?

Finally finished one in 2020! Tamiya kit of a 1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship beast. Built pretty much stock & sprayed with Tamiya rattle cans. Nice kit to build. WIP thread here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/156325-calsonic-skyline-gt-r-r33-tamiya-124/ Thanks for looking ?

The interior is particularly impressive. Did you embellish the seats (piping/seams) or are they stock?

Cheers Anton!?

Howdy Lin?

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Great job on a nice looking kit - may have to invest!

Thank you my friend ?

Lotus Esprit - The Spy Who Loved Me This is a £50 piece of sprue: Discovered much too late it was missing from the first Fujimi kit. However, I'm determined to get to the start line, so I went to order a second; anyone else noticed prices have risen post Covid?! Anyway, the kit finally arrived from Italy today. I'm taking the opportunity to redo the body too as I wasn't happy with #1, and this time it has has white primer on, not grey, after some bad advice I took before!! "Do you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr Bond. I expect you to primer your car in the right colour!"

Ok, all but done. Waiting on some non-fogging CA glue to put the windows in, but she's pretty much there. The belts were testing but ultimately ok. I derived a good deal of help here from looking at approach taken in the superb Pennzoil R34 build by@lghtngyello03. The rest of the interior went together pretty smoothly. I'll say it again, it's a really nice kit to work with. Any gluing onto finished bodywork scares me silly but the spoiler was painless. I decided against the wing mirrors because you're supposed to put a hole through each door from a mark in the interior (no thanks); also the position seems a bit strange and they look mega flimsy. So that's that: she'll be under glass when she gets some!?

Killer job! Right up the top of my list of favourite American cars ?

Nice work, Marko ? I've always wondered about PE wipers too!!

Howdy Venom & welcome ?

Welcome Ron - enjoy?

Thanks guys, appreciate it ? Been continuing in top gear on this - the 1/24 world is providing an excellent distraction for me at the moment! First up, got the underside done: I have to say, this kit goes together really nicely. Everything seems to just "click" & I can definitely recommend it. Up on her wheels now & almost ready for assembly as I've finished most of the interior components: This is the second time I've used this PE seat belt kit. My 45-year-old eyes need every bit of light & magnification I can get hold of - man, they're fiddly!!! Got started on the race car decal fest. This is only model #5 for me (although 6 & 7 are also in progress) so decals still bring me out in a bit of a sweat, but I'm almost enjoying them now!! Not far away now, so hopefully will be done by the next post. Cheers for looking in ?

Really sorry about your catastrophe, Anton!! I would be very unhappy if anything like that happened. Silver lining though: it all looks fixable and this time you can get your paint job just how you want it! 10/10 for patience & perseverence ?

"What is this: Slow and stupid waitress day?"

Welcome Steve ?