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I meant to build this baby as the Arnie Beswick race car but was never happy with the shade of Bristol Blue that turned out when I finished painting it, thought it was a little dark. I decided to finish it anyway because I just love the lines of the body of the real car. I used a Model Car Garage detail set for some of the photo-etch details. Paint is Scalefinishes Bristol Blue and no, it was not mixed wrong, I know I must have made a mistake somehow and that's the reason I was not happy with the shade of blue. Jameston from Scalefinishes is one of the pickiest guys when it comes to getting you the most correct color possible when he sells you his paints, I just want you guys to be clear on that so don't think twice when ordering his paints, he is a great person to deal with. I don't remember which clear I used but in this case, I wanted to polish the clear just slightly, didn't want to turn out with an ultra shiny car since it is a vintage racer. The interior has a lot of masking work to get it to look like that, I mixed several enamel paints to get the different shades. I also used embossing powder for the carpet. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Thank you guys, really appreciate all your comments!!!

Great job, very cool!!

Very cool bro!!!

Gorgeous build my friend, paintwork and details are top notch!

Very cool!!

Thanks guys and my apologies to Harry for posting this on the wrong section, thanks for moving it!

I built this thing approximately 8 years or so ago but never had good pictures of it so I decided to shoot some new ones and share this with you guys. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

You have great stuff my friend, proud to call you my friend and club member!!!

Thanks guys and yes, I use the Micro Mesh brand of polishing cloths/system.

Looks terrific man, color suits it well!!!

Very cool, paint turned out awesome bro!!!

Don't mind me fellas, I am just doing some testing.....

Thanks for the replies fellas, I surely appreciate them very much. Kevin, I like to use Engine Black from the Polly Scale line of acrylic paints to paint my window trim. It goes on smooth and pretty much levels itself. Also, capillary action helps for the back window on this one, didn't even have to mask it!

Thanks guys. The base coat is Testor's flat yellow from the small enamel bottles with Testor's wet look clear. The BMF looks smooth and shiny for 2 main reasons, I make sure the finish is smooth on the paint even around the window moldings and I use wax on the BMF after application.....

John, you are a freaking alien man.......

Finished this one a few months ago, basically right out of box but always a classic kit!!! Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Looks terrific!!!

Looks great, you did a terrific job on this!!!

I have a few of these models and as Bill Geary says, with a lot of patience they really turn out great. I will follow this one closely because I certainly want to put one of mine together sometime this year!!

Looks great bro!!!!

You do excellent work my friend but you need to share more pictures of your beautiful work!!!

Very cool Dale!!!!

Very cool, one of my favorite kits. There is no better color for this car, it's just perfect!!