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Thank you Trevor It's been awhile , so time for another update. With the clearcote done, I started adding details to the rear end and front bonnet. With that done, it was time to mate the chassis and the body.

Thank you Pierre Thank you. I'm really enjoying the LP line also. The next time I use the clear it will be with Gunze MLT. Benn working on sub-assemblies in preparation of joining the body and chassis. Doors are finished. Firewall is also ready to go. And I have a working gas cap.

Thanks Mark. I haven't done any polishing. I just cleared it today and I have a slight sag/run to fix.

Thanks Mark. I went out of my comfort zone and decided to clear this build. I shot it with a 50:50 mix of Tamiya LP-9 clear and LP-10 thinner.

Thanks Mark Thank you Pierre I got one door window done. Hopefully the second will go faster. Most of you know that Tamiya TS-13 spray is very hot and has killed many decals in the past. But I was wondering if the LP clear was the same. So I took a spoon I had done a color test on and added a spare decal. I mixed up a bottle of LP clear and LP thinner. I sprayed on a medium first coat, followed almost immediately by two more heavier coats. I laid it on thick on purpose trying to get a decal disaster. I think the second picture speaks for itself. Just about done adding decals.

Got some color on the bodywork. Tamiya TS-19 Metallic Blue

Great to hear from you DJ. And thanks for the compliments on the build. Here are the belts for the build. The buckles are white metal and the other bits are p/e. I've also been chipping away at completing the doors. The window have a sliding panel in them. I used a steel straight edge and an industrial razor to cut out the pieces.

It's been awhile since I did anything on this build. I got distracted by a bunch of previously started builds and finished them off. So now it's time to (hopefully) finish this off. Before I put color on the bodywork, I wanted to fit up the vacu-form pieces that go on it. Windshield, side windows and air deflectors are first up.

I just finished this MFH 1/12 Lotus 49. It is the Dutch GP version which was the initial outing for the car. It was also a win for Jimmy Clark. Painted in Tamiya TS-43 Racing Green.

Just crossed the finish line. MFH 1/12 Tyrrell 006. Modified to the German GP version. I wanted this version because I attended the race while stationed in Germany

Thanks Ian Thanks Art. Unfortunately other builds have jumped in front of it in the building queue

I bought it straight from MFH. When they announced the kit, I immediately put in my pre-order.

I don't know if there was a Cobra cast into the bellhousing. But it doesn't matter because it will be buried under bodywork and no one will see it. After I decaled the gauges, I tried the glue I used on the rear window to make the lenses. The time difference between the first and third pictures is only about an hour. Then the dash was assembled.

I got the rear hatch sorted. I used a product called Liquid Glass that I got from Art Laski to glue the hatch and glass together.

Thank you David. It's pushing my skills that's for sure

Thanks Pierre HRM did a kit

Working on the suspension. The front and rear leaf springs are stacked p/e.

Got the engine finished and decided to take some pics before it got put into the chassis

They probably were black. But I wanted some contrast since almost the whole chassis is black.

Thanks for the encouragement guys.I got some time to paint the interior body panels. Then I mocked them up. It still looks like everything will go together without problems.I also got the wheels and tires finished. Why is it I have an over-riding desire to finish them at the start of a build?Carbs are almost done. Each one shown here has 21 parts to it.A start on the side pipes.I saved this till last. I have found that the amount of light and the temperature of it has a lot to do with the appearance of color. A lot of people obsess about matching the color of their model using reference pictures without taking into account the lighting in said picture. The next two pictures are of the EXACT same spoon. The first was taken outdoors on a sunny day, but on the shady side of my house. The second was taken indoors but only using the light coming in from outside. The spoon was first painted with Tamiya grey primer, then sprayed with TS-19 Metallic Blue. This will be my choice for the body color.

Thanks guys. After a couple of weeks of drilling holes and fitting parts, I'm finally able to show some progress.

Thanks for checking in guys. Hopefully I'll be able to do this kit justice. I spent some time getting the main pieces aligned and the holes drilled for the screws that hold them together.

Got this on Tuesday. So here are the unboxing photos. I've taken inventory of the parts and started checking the fit. So far it looks very good.

I need to find a better photo location. Until then, these will have to do