Dave B

Rob, I have an old very used knobbly Lister body that I haven't quite been brave enough to tackle yet, but who knows? Bill & Bernard, I will pull a .040" vacform and post a pic. A vacform would be harder to build than the resin you could pull off it. Dave B

Tks folks, appreciate the comments, it was a fun build. Dave B

These are a great kit, looks good Don Dave B

This is the end result. It is not specific for any particular race and is really only generic of the look of the Mk1 Scarab but it looks good in with my Merit and similar 50's sports cars. Wheels, tyres, seats and steering wheel are all resin cast and many thanks to my mate Phil for the decals. Painted in auto acrylic (blue and white) and clear coated. I did go to the trouble of adding the separate gear lever for reverse gear though!!! Tks for looking Dave B

I had always wanted a Scarab Mk1 but was never prepared to pay what was wanted on EBay for the Strombecker slot car body. Luckily a mate of mine had a 2 part fiberglass mould from the sixties he was prepared to lend me so I thought I would have a go at pulling a vacform over it and then slush moulding a resin body. It would also require making a windscreen so I cut one from MDF, coated it in permanent epoxy and then sanded away.

Nice build of a beautiful car William. Dave B

Great build Matt, LOVE the cutaway photo. Dave B

Magnificent build Bruce, a friend has one that he has offered me at the right price but I felt I could not do it justice. You certainly have☺ Regards Dave B

Like that Garry, thinking outside the box!! Dave B

Nice builds Doug, I assume they are Tamiya and not Heller? Regards Dave B

Great build Jason, love the 50's & 60's sports cars and you did that one justice Dave B

Nice, my mate has these three plus the Chaparral (the whole set). Tks for posting Dave B

Hi Dann, I'm not really into custom Cobra's but that is a superb build. Congratulations. Dave B

Very nice John, love the colours and the scallops. Dave B

Looks the part Dennis, nice build. Dave B

Tks guys, no, not warped. I was lucky with the decals but also VERY patient, and I'm sure the warm soapy water helped. Dave B

I started this build about 30 years ago, assembling the chassis, suspension and block, then for some reason I put it away. When looking for a "quick" build the other day I decided to pull it out of the pile and complete it. I'm really not sure why I didn't finish it originally, it is a really nice kit with plenty of detail but not fiddly. The worst part was getting 30 year old decals to release from the backing paper and conform to the body work but with warm soapy water to release and Microset/Microsol to get them to lay they turned out OK.The build is basically box stock and the paint is auto acrylic white covered in auto clear. Tks for looking Dave B

Spectacular build Bruce. Dave B

Great build Larry. Dave B

Tks guys, appreciate the comments. Dave B

I have just rebuilt my LS Chaparral 2C and realised it is the only Chappie I have not shared. Apart from replacing the moulded mesh with a (too) fine gauze it is a box stock build painted with auto acrylic. I now have 2 * 2D's (Monogram & Fujimi), 2F (Fisher), 2H (body copy of Exotic Miniatures) and a 2J (scratchbuilt) along with the 3 Cox slot cars being a 2, 2D and 2E (mag frame). Not too bad for a Ford guy!! Tks for looking. Dave B

Nice build Michael, love Group C cars. Dave B

Here's a Spyder Matt. Regards Dave B

Nice save George Dave B

Great build Matt, I converted my into a Spyder version Dave B