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Yes Bruce. I've started the engine, but through my research noticed that the heavily chromed wheels should be authentically in a black gloss finish. So they are going in the tub tomorrow or Monday to have some chrome stripper poured over them! 28/09 Update. My hardware shop owner had run out of the oven cleaner that I had previously used to strip chrome and said that he had bottles of neat Ammonia, and that the oven cleaner had a high percentage of Ammonia in it. So he said 'try it out' which I have, yes it smells really strong so I put the chrome parts in a used ice cream tub and put it outside with a thin coating of Ammonia. It stripped it in less than a day, so I poured hot soapy water over it all and a cold water rinse and hey presto no chrome and no awful smell! I have started to paint the wires with a coat of acrylic matt black today!

Thanks guys, yes I've just started an Alfa Romeo 1750 Zagato by funnily enough Heller!

Yes Dan, Super kits, my latest two Heller kits!

Thanks guys, yes very nice kits.

Thank you Claude. Definitely formidable, we!

Thanks Jonathan. yes nice kit too.

Built box stock and added decals from the Fourgon Type H (1947-51)... With the later Citroen Type H. At a nearby garage..

Well thanks guys. These are fantastic kits although snap ones, but with plenty of detail and character!

It looks just great. Back in the sixties we were 'Mods', so some of us had Vespa's and I and a number of others had Lambretta's. We would tune them, add a fuel injectors, short exhausts, and have the side panels chrome plated. Others had chromed front and/or rear wheel carriers and loads of spot lights. We would 'cruise' down to the coast (about three hours) at weekends and meet up with other groups/clubs from around the country.

Thanks guys. I'm looking for the Ducati bike next.

Superb! As an ex rally marshal I remember these!

Cheers Larry.

Absolutely fantastic. As a marshal at Silverstone on the unveiling of the Volvo 850 into the racing world with both the estate version and the saloon this is great tribute to that campaign of the 850 Volvo. Well Done

Thanks Bruce, yes it was a concept by Ford, but something about it's radical design stalled it ever going into production.

Thanks Rich.

Although a snap kit, it's still interesting. I've added decals from my collection to make a Le-Mans style factory stock racer.

Thanks guys, yes were never too old for LEGO!

Good to see a Lanny Geoff, well done!

Really neat!

Looks great, super decals, I'll see if I can find one here in the UK.

Real Groovy!

Nice van! My Father used to drive one for the post office in the early '60's, the front and rear mudguards were rubber!

Real neat!

Really superb! I like the surfer touch, I either cast my surfboards in plaster or thick plasticard. I finished my VW pick-up into a mountain bike carrier....

The costs are normally just below $30 ( £23) from USA to UK plus about £15 at this end! That's why I no longer, as a pensioner buy from ebay USA or any online stores based in the USA, as the cost of a kit could be as much again.