Matt Bacon

That looks like a couple more to add to my "McQueen's Machines" project... bestest, M.

That's taking the "angry shark" look to extremes, isn't it? ;-P bestest, M.

That looks fantastic, Harry! And what a coincidence -- that route ran right past the house I used to live in in South London in the late 80s (not that the trams, or even lines were still there, mind -- it wasn't the 1910s!). The depot that they started from was down in central Woolwich, and the power station that drove them was in this building: https://goo.gl/maps/ryzcGfFwsWG2 which, by the time I lived there, had become one of London's first comedy clubs and a popular music venue: http://www.glypt.co.uk/tramshed/ I saw Billy Bragg there, and Wilko Johnson's band played a storming evening... Anyway, enough of my nostalgia. Fabulous model, and probably rather large. Have you ever posted a picture of your "big Boyz" display area? bestest, M.

The GTO is exactly the same. Like you say, warming and bending works, and I found that thinning the hood hinge pins down a bit helped as well, so the bonnet has a bit of "wiggle room" to settle down when you drop it shut... bestest, M.

Very lovely indeed, and a fantastic (and familiar) colour combination. They are spectacular beasts, aren't they? Did you manage to get the bonnet/hood so that it closes properly at the front...? ;-P bestest, M.

On the home stretch now... just the windscreen and various detail parts to add: ...looks like I have some cleaning to do! bestest, M.

I'd go with Spielberg, Scorsese and Coppola, and probably Eastwood (though I suspect if I'd seen Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima, I'd certainly include him...) bestest, M.

Hi, all... have any of you any reviews to share of the Heller BMW 328? Especially any build ups with the gotchas nicely listed out for me? ;-P bestest, M.

Well, crikey. I'm glad these are done. The Fine Molds parts include the makings of much more in-scale jacking hooks (if that's what they are) than the inch thick cast iron slabs represented by the plastic parts. Four bits of etch to fold, a length of brass tube to cut up into the mounts, and a reasonable number (ie more than you'll need) of rivets/fasteners. Fold the etch, wiggle the fasteners through, slide the brass tube on the end. Eight times. Did I mention that they're tiny? Tack'em with superglue, and this is what you get. These'll be painted black, because I don't like the look of chrome, and I found a car with black ones fitted (the same one that has the black roll hoop that I already borrowed...) bestest, M.

Sorry... that one's _clearly_ a kids' pedal car... bestest, M.

Thanks, guys. The next steps were pretty quick! bestest, M.

Thanks, guys... I haven't been idle the last couple of weeks, but progress has been slow. Got the Patto's Place decals on: mixed feelings about those. You could certainly do with some spares to stuff up before you get the hang of them. You should soak them much less long than you think you need to, because if they even start to separate from the backing paper in the water, you're in all kinds of trouble... Really, I should have painted the stripes, but I should have thought about that BEFORE doing the blue... bestest, M.

There are only four 330P4s (as was) in existence. You want a 1967 "Rosso Corsa": Scale Finishes Zero Paints Gravity bestest, M.

Depends whether you want a real, in-period 330P or not... The green one above is a David Piper rebuild "continuation" model that didn't exist in period, and the yellow one is an Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 412P... which is much the same but you'll need to tweak the engine. bestest, M.

Both the Heller/Union and Fujimi kits are pretty good. Which one can you find cheapest...? bestest, M.

A-ha! Look at the upper corners of the rear window: they are much sharper and less radiused than the corners on the AMT/Esci body in my pic. So I'm now fairly confident that it isn't the Esci kit... bestest, M.

This is the AMT/ESCI: Sadly, I don't have an Italeri one to compare, but I'm sure somebody will have... It _looks_ to me like the one in your pic has separate door handles and an opening bonnet, but that could be "fettling" by the original modeller... bestest, M.

Interesting thing, the Hemera... it looks to me much more like a Pixar "Cars" caricature than the Cevennes above, IMHO. I was wondering about what went on between PGO and Porsche, as well. It can't be _just_ the visual "homage" they object to: I was reading recently in Hemmings Sports & Exotics about a guy in the US who is building new Porsche 550 Spyders with not just the blessing of the company, but active support. And they're obviously OK with what Singer and Sharkwerks do, which may start life as 964 911s, but by the time they're finished probably have as much in common with a 911 as the Cevennes does with a 356... bestest, M.

Well, I did look into this when I was doing mine, and indeed found that picture. I can't find any evidence of blue engine blocks in original 427 S/Cs as built, just black... though there's precious little documentation of that in pictures, especially out of the car. Trouble is, 99% of what you can find on Google is from companies building or rebuilding Cobra engines, and they obviously go with making them super nice to press all the right buttons in someone who's paying top dollar for them. As far as I can see, though, black and silver are the dominant colours of original engines, not blue, white and chrome... bestest, M. [completely expecting someone who knows much better than me to come along any minute with 50+ photos of a start to finish restoration of a barn-find original 427 S/C to prove me utterly wrong...]

Blue-tiful ;-P Lovely build, and great photos. A couple of them look just like grabs from the Ferrari Configurator, except I don't think that "Blue Chiaro Bambino" is an option... bestest, M.

You certainly don't see many of these around in Leeds, England, I'll tell you... I think they're going for a "Cars" vibe ;-P The "weathering" looks pretty artful to me, too... bestest, M.

Not quite sure what you mean by something between silver and light gunmetal but not metallic -- isn't that just grey? But anyway, Zero Paints does a Graphite Grey, which may be close to what you are after: http://www.zero-paints.com/Graphite_Grey_Paint_60ml--product--175.html These are some wheels painted with it: And Steve is right, if water based acrylics will do, Citadel have a wide range from Runefang Silver to Leadbelcher -- Ironbreaker might suit you. bestest, M.

Ahh! You're right...maybe it's filed away subconsciously from my Observer's Book of Automobiles or Daily Express Motor Show Specials... bestest, M.

Seriously? No... No more so than Semper Fi, The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday or Sua Sponte come from Sanford and Son... It's the motto and cap badge of the SAS, which is the only organisation that was operating deep behind German lines in Libya in 1941, and was back there again 70 years later... bestest, M.

As soon as I see right hand drive, I think UK or Japan. It looks a lot like a Sunbeam or Hillman or even Vauxhall of the early '60s, but they never did the rearward-sloping A-pillar, so then it was a matter of turning Japanese... bestest, M.