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Hot off the bench. Another double project. I remember buying both these kits at the same time. Looked at them many times but always felt a little intimidated by the scope of all the work. Finally took the plunge. Color on both these is Tamiya TS51 blue and TS26 white. Doing two kits at once is not new to me. It does save some time but can be a little frustrating keeping them seperate. While both kits are basically the same there are some differences . Of course the obvious is the bodies but there are also differences in the wings and the clear version has a lot of extra detail parts. Still, it was a fun project and I am pleased with the results. More information in the picture captions. Regular version on its wheels. Really like this paint scheme. Silver decals were a real terror though. Rear veiw. Lots of detail back here. Wing was a real pain to get right. Wheels and tires went on easily and all four touch. Side veiw. I like this body style. This is just at the beginning of adding all those little winglets and doodads. Rear view clear version. Note the different rear wing. This is the German Gran Prix car of Ralf Schumacher. Regular version was done for the Italian Gran Prix as Jaun Montroya. Williams had some sucess this year winning a few races but came up short in the championship. Both models together. The clear version had a lot of extra detail with it. Extra interior parts, carbon fibre decals, photo etch and chromed parts. 1/64 diecast is a Hot wheels. Some oif the detail through the bodywork. Tamiya did an excellent job on the chassis . All the bodywork fit very well although the clear parts take some sopecial handling and gluing. Plastic glue crazes the parts. Revell clear parts cement (in the bottle) was my glue of choice.