Spottedlaurel

That's very kind Les, thank you. I'll send you a message.

This Revell Camaro seems tidy enough, although the paint has an odd texture: But what did they do to the rear window?! Hopefully a bit of clear sheet will rectify that. No hurry though as I have a boxed, unstarted one to do first. I think this European Escort is probably beyond hope as a road car, but it could still make a short oval/grasstrack racer of some sort. Basically something that has no lights or windows and not too much interior.....

Well done! The finished result really doesn't look like it was started and finished in under a day.

Thanks all! And yes Mike, heresy I know but it was cheap on clearance and I knew it would look correct for the period ? I don't see too many of them at 1:1..... Have now added some outdoor photos "Under Glass".

That looks amazing, great attention to detail.

Well done for sticking with it, finished result looks great. I see this kit come up on eBay sometimes and I get tempted, then I remember what I've heard about how it goes together.....

Curbside build after I robbed the engine to go into a '67 Impala. Rather than put the box back on the shelf I thought I may as well chuck the rest together, as it seemed to assemble nicely and I need to reduce my unbuilt inventory. WIP thread here: Colour is Ford Caymen Blue by Halfords, a 1990s colour used on European cars, with their clearcoat. Wheels are Rays Volk C-Europe by Aoshima with staggered Fujimi tyres, Brembo brake discs by Fujimi at the front and Tamiya Nissan Silvia front discs on the rear. Now I see that preview image above I can see I got the calipers in wrong place! 1:25 AMT 1993 Corvette ZR-1 kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 AMT 1993 Corvette ZR-1 kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 AMT 1993 Corvette ZR-1 kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 AMT 1993 Corvette ZR-1 kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 AMT 1993 Corvette ZR-1 kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Thanks for looking.

Please don't take this one too seriously! I started it back in the early-mid '90s as a loose replica of the '55 from Two Lane Blacktop, one of my favourite films. That was pre-internet so my ability to research it and find reference info was limited (I had a written set of notes taken from pausing my taped-off-TV VHS copy of the film) and of course I started with a less-than ideal base with the Monogram kit. Wheels are from the Monogram '57 with rear slicks from a Monogram NASCAR, I think some of the suspension came from the '57 too, and lots of other bits were from the parts box. After so long I struggle to remember the detail of it...... Fortunately I did most of the bodywork mod's when I was younger and had more time/enthusiasm. Front end cut-off and glued together, hood scoop scratchbuilt from sheet styrene, rear arches radiused, side trim shaved, central door posts added. Snake's Bring out Your Dead topic gave me the motivation I needed to finally get it finished. My WIP thread here: So here it is, fine for the back of the display cabinet and to give me the satisfaction of finally seeing it one piece, but not much more than that! 1:24 Monogram 1955 Chevy kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Monogram 1955 Chevy kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Monogram 1955 Chevy kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Monogram 1955 Chevy kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Monogram 1955 Chevy kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Thanks for looking.

Last WIP update, as this one is now pretty much finished. As we have some sunshine I'll get some outdoor shots and put it Under Glass later. 1:25 AMT Corvette ZR-1 kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Because I'd used different wheels it was difficult to accurately trial-fit them. However, it felt like it need to go lower and I couldn't see an easy way to do with the Corvette's suspension set-up (and this was just meant to be a quick, simple build), so I cheated by attaching the kit-supplied pieces off-centre. Crude, but it worked. I also had to space the rear wheels out slightly. 1:25 AMT 1993 Corvette ZR-1 kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 AMT 1993 Corvette ZR-1 kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr I'm calling it done.

Nice work on the custom touches. I'm building one of these at present, it has a different engine but otherwise isn't as modified as yours.

Looking great so far. With the rollcage, decals etc I'd put this as quite a challenge to do in 24hrs, but you seem to be making very good progress.

Looks mean! Good work on the rear window.

Wow, that's very nice, and great photos too.

An interesting read. It reminded me that I have the 1990 version, it's on my bench as the V6 is going into a Ford Courier. I'm looking to take pity on the remnants at some point as a either a quick, clean curbside build with alternative wheels, or maybe I'll drop in a Mustang V8. Your review has made me ponder it a little more seriously.

Nice work from you and the original builder, looks really sharp.

Yay! Good start, I look forward to seeing it progress. Just enjoy it and don't get hung-up on the details. I found myself offering up wheels to my MPC version last night, I think that one might happen this year.

This is an oddity I have, never heard of this Noppo range until I found one on eBay well over a decade ago: 1:24 Nissan Skyline 'Ken & Mary'; Noppo 4dr (C110) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Until relatively recently I was going to use its wheels on another project. Then I looked to see how much they go for now, so it's become one of the few kits in my collection that will remain intact until I'm really, really ready to build it and certainly not get robbed of parts.....

Engine looks great and some very inventive detailing here!

Looks good to me, I'm interested to see how this works out. Speaking as someone who's owned a few and seen many others over the years, is it possible to overdo the rust on a 1970s Datsun?..........

What a beast! That's great, the weathered look suits it perfectly.

All these NASCAR racers sacrificing themselves! If I get the Leopard finished in good time maybe I'll do that with one of mine, I have limited interest in building it as it's meant to be (too much decal work if nothing else!).

Great news - can't believe it's taken them 40 years to get around to it in 1:24 scale! In fairness it might not have been so good if they'd done it in the early '80s, but it would have fitted in perfectly with the classics they did back in the '90s. Be nice if they give the option to build it without the G nose, as Hasegawa do. Could then use the C10 GT-R's engine to create a Z432? I've been contemplating building my Fujimi kit recently, I'm planning to build it without the engine and use the L24 in something else. I think the Hasegawa kit edges it however, especially with its separate arches and option to build with or without the G nose. If Tamiya give some options then it could trump them all.

A very worthwhile restoration exercise, I think it looks great. The mica paintwork nicely brings out the shape.

Look forward to seeing you work your magic on this one. I have one of these too (a Street Machine version) that I'm looking to build one day soon. They're reasonably popular on here, @disconovaman and @Rockford will be pleased to see another one.

Really nice work on the interior and chassis Roger, the latter in particular looks so clean and straight, just like you'd hope to see.