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I finally retired and sold my business and this is the first project completed since then. Hope to have many more. This kit was imported by Entex but was originally produced by Bandai. 1/20 scale with steering wheels and opening front and rear decks. Biggest hurdle on this kit were the ancient decals. There was no way all those Alitalia graphics were going to lay down perfect so painting the red and green was the best option. I have done this livery before so I had some experience. The sponser decals did come off the sheet but only with several coats of clear varnish and lots of soak time. Even with all that that had to be very carefully pryed away from the backing by sliding a #11 knife under them. Thankfully they stuck and laid down well. The rest of the details are in the captions under the pictures. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. Seatbelts were my idea and didn't come with the kit. Material is silk thread and hardware from KA Models Finished graphics and interior Even without the body work on the car looks fast. Front veiw, all the lines and extras wired and plumbed. Engine had lots of extra lines and wires to attach. It fit pretty snug too. Completed car on its wheels. Note the jewelers screws holding the front and rear panels in place. These were absolutely necessary as they would not have lined up properly. Took some engineering to achieve this. Rear veiw, The exhaust was very tricky and some modifications were required to get this right. Stance of the car is very aggressive. Overall I liked the way this turned out and Bandai, considering the age of the kit, did a fair job representing the car, Now I just have to finish the 1/12 Otaki version of this car that I own.