traditional Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Seeing Dave Bantoft's cool Merit kit restorations here a few days ago made me realize that I've never photographed my old Merit kit builds that I completed in the mid '70s from some original '50s kits that I'd bought years before I built them. These were really simple basic kits of British and European racers and the only modifications that I made were scoring clear discs to simulate the wire wheels and finishing the models at their belt-lines where the upper and lower halves typically joined. I painted, back then, with a Binks Wren airbrush using Testors bottle paint thinned with (believe it or not) naptha fuel. Yes, I always painted outside, obviously, but even back then I prided myself in good shiny smooth paint finishes.These have all been kept together, dust free, in one of the original Monogram 'step style' display cases made to hold 6 or 7 smallish 1/25 scale models. Early '50s Cooper with J.A.P. 500CC motor 1955 Connaught Tybe B Grand prix racer 1949/1950 Talbot Lago T26C Grand Prix racer 1950/51 Alfa Romeo 159 Alfetta Grand Prix racer 1956 Aston Martin DB 3S 1956-1958 Lotus Eleven 1957 Vanwall VW5 Formula 1 Racer Edited September 7, 2015 by traditional
DanR Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 These are all very cool and beautifully built. Thanks for sharing.
rmvw guy Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Great collection. The last photo represents a lot of hours at the bench, nice work.
MGL Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 These are all very cool and beautifully built. Thanks for sharing.Agreed!
Dave B Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 They are great builds Cliff, I particularly like the little Cooper 500, I copied a mate's kit when he had it pulled apart for a rebuild (body, wheels & engine only) in resin and have yet to build it. Thanks for posting.Dave B
Crazy Ed Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 A wonderful collection of rarely seen classics - in kit or 1:1. Nice work.
MAGIC MUFFLER Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Wow …. these are absolutely fantastic!!!
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Love these old Merit (some available boxed as Smer too) kits. I've got most of them, some bought as built-ups and some still virgins. Though they are a little short in the accuracy department, they represent some important historic race cars not otherwise available.Very nice work, very nice collection.
cobraman Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Those kits never looked so good. Great job !
bbowser Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Well done, especially for 40 years ago! Thanks for sharing.
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