Dave B

Nice build Curt, my scratch built one lacks the correct mirrors. Maybe I should have emailed Gerry!! Dave B

William, you'll have to present them all together. Looking good. Dave B

Great build of a unusual kit William. Tks for posting Gary, just love the early sports racers. Dave B

Tks guy's, it was fun building something different. Dave B

The story so far. Our hero bought an AMT bodied Ferrari 250 SWB. After racing it for 12 months he managed to roll it. Not liking the AMT interpretation of the 250 SWB he decided to turn it into a competition spyder and paint it yellow with a silver stripe. After racing for a further season he managed to blow the Ferrari engine, spin in his own oil, damage the body work and ruin the Borrani wire wheels in the process. Unable to afford a new V12 block and new Borrani wire wheels he installed a 3.8L Jaguar engine on triple side draft webers, fitted Halibrand wheels and did some minor bodywork modifications, including a new bonnet. He then painted it dark iridescent green and went back to the track with the Jagari and it's still being raced in historic events. Tks for looking Dave B

Nice build William, somewhat shinier than the real thing! Dave B

Nice build Robert, I recall having this as a kit like 50 years ago!! Long gone now. Dave B

Looks good Bart, something different. Dave B

Looking really good Andrew, you are an artisan and would make John Cooper proud. Dave B

That is going great Dan, look forward to seeing it 'under glass'. Dave B

Following my post of my salvaged Italeri 250 SWB I decided to pull out of the dead car park my AMT 250 SWB. I converted this into a fictitious spyder some years ago as I was very disappointed with AMT's take on it. I lowered the nose/grill area, cut off the roof and built a rear deck and head rest but after being built for a while I felt it needed being rebuilt. It broke whilst pulling apart so it was then parked 'out the back'. I have now decided to resurrect it. Thought of fitting a 283 Chev but decided to stay with the V12 but will fit 6 side draft webers (cross over formation) and Halibrands. Hopefully it will end up like a special that may have been built in the late 50's had the owner rolled his coupe!! Will post it in 'under glass' in a few weeks, all being well. Tks for looking Dave B

Tks guys, I appreciate the comments. Dave B

Nice conversion Phil, well done. Dave B

Good luck with that Phil! I had an AMT one but they didn't get it right so I converted mine into a racing Spyder special. I went to rebuild it some years back but it broke so it is in my dead kit graveyard. Dave B

That"s a nice build of my favourite sports car Bill, congrats. Dave B

Looks good George, I am currently building the Le Man's C2 Corvette. Dave B

Hi folks. Trevor, the wheels are pe's from Gunze Santo for the 250TR. I bought three sets and a mate poured some urethane into a mould I gave him for the tyres. Kurt, I left the bumpers off and added the brake cooling ducts in the lower valance, this contributed to the nose breaking when clean off the old auto acrylic. Dave B

Lucky this old girl made it onto the forum!! I undercoated it with auto acrylic and sprayed it white with a blue stripe ala the NART car, looked really good. I then shot it with auto clear and ended up with a pink 250 with a blue stripe. As it was moulded in red plastic I should have known better, but I thought auto acrylic primer would have sealed it!! I then decided to paint it black but the first coat crazed so it went out of the 'to build' cupboard to the 'dead shed' out the back. I then read an article about stripping paint and it reminded me of the use of brake fluid as a stripper so, nothing ventured, nothing gained, it was partially emerged in fluid. Sure enough with a little effort the layers auto acrylic came of, but being an old brittle kit I managed to break the nose in about 4 places. Nothing a bit of additional styrene and putty couldn't fix. Anyway, I opted for an iridescent dark grey which suited the dark blue interior (as per the original plan being the NART car) and it has turned out acceptable. Tks for looking. Dave B

Nice build George. Dave B

Ken, your Europa on steroids is fantastic, I love it!! Dave B

Very nice Gary. Dave B

Great build Brendan, love this car particularly in Silk Cut colours. I recall seeing a resin version on eBay some years back but was never able to win one Dave B

Nice build and great photos Urs. Dave B

Tks Gary, they are impressive Dave B

Great builds Gary, and thank you Rex for posting. I assume they are all 1/43, could you advise manufacturers perchance. Are there any Provence Moulage amongst them? Dave B