Pete75

Really nice looking kit. Love the engine detailing - very effective ?

Cheers Guy - I have a space ready for it! ?

Thanks for looking in Dann - appreciate it ?

It all looks so simple - the sign of a master! Very interesting ?

? I love the attention to practicalities! No such considerations in an amphibious Lotus!

Twice the fun!! Thanks for looking in Leroy ?

Thanks Carl - appreciate it! ?

On to the interior ? I declined the option of doing the popular four tone interior (three shades of brown plus black) in favour of two colours, purely because I think it looks better on a black car. Made a rookie mistake in being casual with the choice of primer. I used black - out of convenience - without considering that it would impact the tone of the TS-46 light sand that I chose, so the result is slightly darker than the colour I had in mind. It's a subtle point that doesn't come across in the pictures; I guess it's one of those things you have to see in person. Something that doesn't require personal contact to appreciate are the almighty mould lines on the seats! I must’ve assumed it was piping or something when prepping, but they aren't ony any reference photo I've seen and they're now gone! I hit another snag when I tried putting wash into the seams to add some depth. I used Vallejo dark brown but it looked wrong - even diluted - and I ended up recoating in TS-46 and ordered the paler brown one. We’ll have to wait and see. With all the amazing scratch building going on around these parts, I thought I’d dip my toe into the shallow end and have a stab at doing some luggage straps, which aren’t a part of the kit. I’ve recently acquired my first styrene sheets which will take care of the buckle ends, and for the main part I have a tape measure that came out of a Christmas cracker! Primered and sprayed, they came out pretty well: For the carpet I’ve gone with my tried & trusted mix of matt black/anthracite to give some contrast against the satin black leather trim & gloss black detailing. A unique feature of this kit is having to roughly guess where the carpet and pale leather meet under the door card trim! The gear knob made the mould lines on the seats look positively neat, and had to be re-shaped with putty and sandpaper. The flash photos make my silver brushwork look slightly crude, but it’s not so bad in the flesh - squinting from a distance, in a fog etc. ? I found black wash invaluable in getting the iconic shift gate looking sharp. Because the Testarossa has a leather trimmed dash, I decided to brush it with satin black rather than spray it (like the steering wheel) to give a richer texture. (It’s also useful practice for my upcoming Cannonball build where my Lotus interior is probably going to have to be mostly hand painted.) After my last build, which had five separate dials, it’s a relief to have just one big dash decal! Will get the seats washed (or not) & fitted, but that’s as much as I can do to put off sanding and polishing the bodywork! Thanks for looking ?

Totally! I'm pretty new to all this and find it fascinating and inspiring - as well as a bit mind boggling! Keep up the great work on a beautiful car ?

Thanks Joe! Don't know why, but I particularly like interiors! ?

Cheers Anders - very kind ?

Thanks guys - appreciate it ?

Very interesting. Will keep an eye out for your report ?

This thing is gonna be perfect!

Thanks Jacob! ? Yeah, I totally agree - the 996 is right up there for me too ?

Thanks Scott ? If you do get around to doing this one, I'll be first in line to see it: the Nissan you've just done is really something! Good to hear from with someone who knows the ordeal/stench of brake fluid stripping ?

I like trying to figure out how you do it. Not quite there yet!

Apologies - but gurus both, nevertheless!!

Cheers Bruce! (Love your dog, btw!) ?

Appreciate it Dann - especially coming from the Porsche guru!! ?

Kind of you both, Rich & JC - thanks ?

Cheers Chris & Ben - appreciate it ?

Thanks very much, Christopher!

Cheers Ray & David! ?