Dave B

I have this one to build also so I'll be following. You could just cover the wire with a really thin good quality masking tape, Tamiya maybe, and paint it with rubber flat black paint? Dave B

For those of you who wondered what my printed pieces look like when I get them here's an example. Wheel and tyre as received with supports, supports broken off and prepared ready for paint. Just imagine how many supports are inside a body including all the detail around the engine and suspension of the chassis!! Dave B

Hi Mark, yes have some reference material but the net is still a great place for more info. As usual I'm doing things back the front. Started building, ordered Pattos decals, then decided I'd better decide which one to build. So it's going to be the 1975 Zeltweg 1000 winner, chassis #11512-010. Dave B

Great build Rich, the last era of the good looking F1's. Dave B.

Quick update, have applied first coat of undercoat and stop putty and sanded back. Even though it's a resin print you can clearly see the steps. Also made the injection trumpets and trial fitted. Dave B

AHH Pierre, an exceptional build, and yours are always great!!! Keep them coming. Dave B

Another excellent build Matt, your work on the vintage kits is great to see. Dave B

Hi Nico, I'll be watching this as I have an unbuilt Hawk kit and I took intend to build a Bonneville streamliner. Dave B

Gone off on a tangent as usual. Because the engine is reasonably detailed I decided to try and remove the injection and replace with some nice chrome items. So far so good, now I just have to clean it all up. Dave B

Great build Michael, if mine turns out half as good I'll be happy. Lucky to have seen one run in anger at the Phillip Island historics some years back. Dave B

There's an old adage "measure twice cut once" that could also apply to studying photos more closely and cutting once. As you can see from the amount of styrene I didn't take enough notice of the photos!! Never mind, I have the body sitting about right so it's time to sand and apply some primer. Summer over here so this could take a while. Dave B

That's magnificent Chris, glad you were talked into sharing. Dave B

Looks great Terry, what a monster! Dave B

Ok, with plenty of details at the rear I needed to separate the engine cover. With no body lines I've made the cut where I think it needs to be. Had to be careful because it's still a little brittle compared to plastic. As a resin print it has lots of supports I had to remove and that leaves lots of little resin pimples on the inside/underside. These have to be sanded off to allow a neat fit for the body. Sanded away all the excess resin and have a neat fit for the front half, now to mark and scribe the remaining body lines and fix up the crooked cut lines. If you're watching this watching grass growing could be more exciting!! Dave B

Hi Steve, It is a purchased 3D printable file. Mine is 1/24, approx, and resin printed. Phil is an old mate of mine (50+years) and has a number of filament and resin printers. Not sure how it was drawn but they generally have drawbacks, I'm sure the draftsperson has never built one of there files. Dave

Great quick build Phil, the old Monogram kits were great value. Dave B

Another missed one. This is a great kit and yours looks better for the tidying up. Thanks for posting Helmut. Dave B

Great build Rich, I've been having a break and missed this one. Dave B

Missed this, great improvement Helmut. I have the later version. Dave B

Helmut, I agree with Bill, this is going to be a great save. Looking forward to seeing your progress. Dave B

This is take 2 on the Alfa. I initially bought a cheap file and got what I paid for. To top it off Phil had just started using his resin printer and was experimenting with resins, the result being an extremely brittle body, so much so I put it away. There was a sale recently and I took the opportunity to download a more detailed file. Phil has worked out a better resin mix so I've gone for it. Have two other builds on the go at the moment so progress will be slow. Tks for looking. Dave B

This is a great little car and you're lucky to have one in the family, the model is nice too!! Good luck with your transkit. build, should be fun. Dave B

Another great build Matt and tks for the pic of them all together. Dave B

This is going to be great, I love the P3 and I know you're going to do it justice. Dave B

That's a great looking build Thomas, tks for posting, love this period. Dave B