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Nice Work, Eric. You did a great job hanging in on this one till you got it done. Your perseverance has me thinking about the dozen or so models that have been on hold on my shelf for multiple years. Also, the weathering you did isn't overdone and looks pretty realistic to me. Great Job!

Man, I love this one! Great Job, Steve. I hadn't heard of C1 Models but I'll be doing a search on them today.

Nice work, Ray. As Rich said, FPP kits are not "shake and bake". You did a good job fighting through the problems ending up with a good-looking, unusual subject.

Really nice build, Trevor. Your pictures made me think I was looking at the real thing!

I'm normally a VW traditionalist but I like this one a lot. Great concept and execution!

I can't believe I missed this one the first time around. I stumbled on it because I just ordered this kit and was looking for build-up articles. Great Work, Anders! Extremely clean build and your color scheme makes a gorgeous car look even better.

Super clean build. Great Work!

Beautiful work, Anders! Coincidentally I pulled this kit out of my stash a couple of weeks ago. I hope mine turns out as well as yours.

Really nice work, Anders. I especially like your work on the interiors.

Nice Job on another unusual subject.

Nice clean build, Chris, with some good detail. Great Job!

Really Nice Work, Ray. I'm tempted to pick up one of these kits but I don't have enough room to display it!

Nice build of an unusual subject. Nice Work, Chris!

Really nice, Chris. As others have mentioned above, super clean build and great color choice.

Turned out great, Harry. Really nice work. Thanks for the lessons you learned the hard way. Here's one from my experience - Tamiya White Surface Putty DOES NOT work well as a polishing compound!

That's a beauty Tomasz. Well displayed too!

Look great, Ray. Love the color scheme!

Man, that's a beauty, Dave! Who makes (made) the kit?

Really nice work, Helmut. I started one of these a number of years ago so I know it's a fiddley kit to build. You did an outstanding job on yours. Great Job!

Really nice build of an unusual car, Rich. That's a pretty complex livery and you pulled it off very nicely.

Outstanding build, Jay. As mentioned above, I've had this kit in my stash but have been hesitant to take it on. When I do get to building it I hope mine turns out half as well as yours.

Thanks for the kind words, Guys.

Below are some pics of the Tamiya Lotus Europa in the Gold Leaf livery. This kit was originally issued in 1999 and was recently re-released by Tamiya with additional p/e parts, turned aluminum carb intakes, alternate wheels, and a rear wing. Sponsorship liveries replaced national team colors for the first time in Formula 1 in 1968 with the red, white, and gold of Gold Leaf tobacco colors of the Lotus 49. I saw pictures of these colors used on a Lotus Europa and decided it would make a good looking model. My version isn't intended to be a replica of any specific car, but more of a tribute to the brand and colors. The model is built pretty much box stock. I added some engine wiring but everything else came with the kit. Paint is Tamiya Spray Italian Red (TS-8) and Pure White (TS-26) decanted, mixed with Gunze Leveling Thinner, and airbrushed. The gold parts were sprayed with Alclad II Pale Gold and chrome trim was done in Alclad II Chrome and a Molotow Liquid Chrome marker. The Gold Leaf markings are from Indycals with the remaining decals from my spares. Overall, the kit went together very well. I hope you like the pictures. All comments and constructive criticism are welcome.

Nice clean build, Thomas. I've had this car on my project list for several years as well. I hope mine turns out as well as yours!

Looks great from here, Jonathan. Love the livery. How was the kit?