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Does that mean you're coming to the show in April? With models? 😀

It's a custom mix of silver, black, engine grey and a little bit of brown. I had a bit of paint left over from my T.50 build and just added stuff until I liked it. 🙂

Thanks! Nice to see them blown up a little bit. 🙂 Thanks Phil! I know, the camera picks up so much more than I can see with my eyesight. 🙂 They are 3D printed from my own design. I just switched over to Blender for 3D modelling and these were the first tires I did. Blender handles importing the lettering way better than my old software did so I went all out and added all of the sidewall detail, down to the safety info. I use a Canon T3i that I bought back in 2012 with the basic 18-55mm kit lens. I shoot everything outside in natural light to get real reflections in the paint. I live on a cul-de-sac and in the third shot you can see the reflection of my neighbour's house down the side of the car. For the first and second shots, I drove down to a local parking lot that is much more wide open. That gave me a much cleaner and smoother scene to reflect in the paint. Also, the sunset light really allows the sky to cast a nice gradient over the tops of the fenders.

Thanks everybody for the great comments - much appreciated! I have a Canon T3i that I bought back in 2012. I use the basic 18-55mm kit lens and shoot in natural light. Thanks! It's an iron-on elbow patch I found at my local fabric store.

I had been looking for this kit for a while and ended up finding one local to me for a decent price. I had a few different ideas for the build but ended up going with an 'Outlaw' build in the style of Rod Emory's Porsche builds. I made a few 3D printed changes to the kit including the wheels, tires, mirrors, fog lights, seats, steering wheel and engine. The body colour was a custom mix of silver, black, engine grey and a little bit of brown. I made the 3D files for the most of the parts myself but the engine and seats are from blackboxstl. For the interior, I added a textured fabric for carpet, seat belts from Studio 27 and drilled out the gauges to make bezels with aluminum tube and then put clear plastic and gauge decals inside them. Some detail shots: Thanks for looking! Martin.

Lots of great builds but the Nova is my favourite!

So great to see this one finished Steve! Looks absolutely fantastic, probably the toughest looking Cadillac I've ever seen.

Thanks Phil! Thanks! That was a fun chat with those guys. No, this is cleared with Mr Color GX100 Super Clear III. And thanks to everyone else for the great comments!

This is my build of the recently released Tamiya 1/24 scale Gordon Murray Automotive T.50. As a huge fan of the original Murray designed McLaren F1, I knew I was going to build this one. I like most of the styling and think it's a nice update to the original except for the rear end. I get the connection back to his racing engineering but it's a bit busy for my tastes. I wanted this to look more like the original F1 GTR, so I designed and 3D printed my own wheels and rear spolier and added a sheet styrene front splitter. I also used the colour scheme from one of the original F1 GTRs. If you built the Tamiya McLaren Senna, this one is going to feel familiar. There's a one-piece underbody that all twelve of the body pieces attach to. As busy as the rear design is, Tamiya has done a good job including a few photo-etched pieces to replicate the mesh. They were quite easy to install as a press fit between plastic pieces. The same can not be said for some of the panel fit. This is probably the first modern Tamiya kit that I've had issues with, but the gap between the nose piece and the doors was quite large. I trimmed all of the mounting points off the underside of the nose and then did some persuasive glueing to get the fit as close as I did. Exterior colour is a custom mix of Mr. Color and Tamiya lacquers. I also painted the roof pillars and scoop body colour to look more like the old F1. The actual car is all black/carbon around the glass. Thanks for looking! Martin.

Thanks Tim!

Those are all fantastic builds Steve, but now I have to track down a Chrysler Imperial. 🙂

I mostly shoot with a Canon T3i that I bought back in 2012. I'm just using the basic 18-55mm lens that came with the camera. I sometimes shoot interiors with my iPhone as it has a wider angle lens.

Excellent choice! I'm trying to only upgrade my printer every other version so I'm waiting to see what the Mars 5 will be like but the 4 has some great specs.

Thanks Steve for the kind comments. Looking forward to having you guys over next week, yes the diorama will be viewable, it's too big to put away. 🙂

Thanks! Managing those reflections in the angle of the photo makes a big difference.