PatW

Thanks guys. Yes I have built kits of rally cars with dirt on the body but particularly on and around the wheels and tyres. Having been a Rally marshal about 40 years ago there were some very fast Group 2 cars that flew on a regular basis. The World Rally Championships now have still cars that fly!

Superb! I remember it well!

Thanks Larry, nice kit goes together very well, but when decaling the numbers sometimes don't match up with the decal sheet!

Thanks guys. I look back at life, and drove the first Quattro to land in the UK, having their press officer as a neighbour!

Finished today, I added the lamps from the kit and scrap plastic mud flaps.

Finished today!

OK Steve. Now windows in.. And decals started. On the front wing I have dripped some decal softener, to cover the bonnet clip. It has dried now and shows that bonnet clip.

On the way out this afternoon we saw a 1960's black Ford Pick-Up lowered on the floor. A bit wide for our A Class narrow roads.

I have a cabin in the back garden, so spend 2 hours in the morning, perhaps another 2 hours in the afternoon, and if I want to finish something off an hour or so in the evening.

Brilliant!

Thanks Steve. Which maker is the JB kit? I've been trying to find one. Many moons ago, we had a Press Officer of Audi GB as a neighbour. One evening he bought home the first Audi Quattro in the UK! Showing my interest whilst building a kit car, he took me out in it, the power and road-holding weres incredible. Even better when we were about 5 or so miles away he said 'you drive' and I bought it and him home! What an experience having only seen one in a motor magazine in pre-production photo's!

Thanks Carl and yes you are right!

Update 31.07.24.. Decals difficult to lay up on dashboard with raised areas. Decal onto scrap plastic, clear gloss, cut out and attach to dashboard. Test fit body.. May add decals before final fit adding clear gloss to decals!

Cheers Larry.

The bonnet was one of the worst I've come across, an absolute pain!

Done! The bonnet was a nightmare!

Thanks Alan, yes the wheels are from the kit and very nice too! Yes the colour makes a nice change.

So far.....

Cheers Greg.

I have started the painting of this already started kit I bought 2 months ago. I have two others built as per the box art. The bright colour is to update a drab workhorse and it's dull colours.

I note that although I live in the UK, your website is taking a long time to load/open. Is there any work in the background causing this please?

My latest kit MPC The Wild Ones, 1929 Ford Pick-Up. Sorry it won't download photo's from Fotki! Hooray third time lucky! PS Why is this taking an age loading?

Thanks Alan. That sounds like me at 76 suitably derelict!

Thanks Rusty. Yes it's a good kit as most Heller kits are, with good instructions as well. I always, as this one do some image research of real ones to decide the way to go!