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Thanks very much, Anton ?

Thanks Trevor, that's a really useful insight. It hadn't occurred to me the tire profile my be the issue, but now I look at it I can see your point. The wheels are certainly (hilariously) narrow by today's standards: I'm building a contemporary Lamborghini at present, and the side by side comparison of the rims is unreal, to the point where I feel something is wrong somewhere!! ?

Thank you guys, appreciate it ?

Not too far away now. The rescue kit arrived from Italy: not cheap in these odd times, but there is a group build deadline to be met, so needs must. Anyway, she's finally on her feet: More than any kit I've attempted (this is only #6) I'm concerned about the stance of the S1. This is because most other builds I've seen (certainly some of the Nichimo ones) don't look quite right. I don't know if it's because the wheels on these things are smaller many motorcycle wheels ?, but I've put some effort into getting the relative front/rear height looking ok. We'll see! Rather than persist with the brake fluid bath on the old body I started again afresh. This time I used the correct white primer & it looks MUCH nicer. After the colour & clear coats, plus the usual sanding & polishing, it's on to the black detailing. There is a lot of masking to be done - so much so I have run out of tape before I could finish! The kit calls for chrome surrounds for front & rear glass, plus side repeaters. These were certainly present on many of the roadgoing production models but not the movie prototypes which look much nicer without, IMO. Plus it's less work, which sounds good right now!!?

Lotus Esprit S1 - The Spy Who Loved Me Very nearly there. She's on her feet & most of the black detailing is done on the body, but I ran out of masking tape. When I signed up in January I didn't think I'd be still toiling in November!!

I was recommended this stuff by Aizu & it's never failed ?

Thanks very much ? The belts sure wouldn't look as good without using your R34 build as a reference! Your CF detailing & wiring also provide interesting ideas for the future. This is great kit & my only warning would be to thoroughly test fit the four side windows: they very nearly floored me at the last moment!!?

Yep, I like it ?

Thanks JC - will come in handy ?

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!"