Humbrol Clear
Ok I gave it a go using quick light coats with my air brush. I suspect my man cellar is too cold and damp and one of my cars has started to look like its done a Swedish Rally. Highly recommended if...
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Can anyone help a complete artistic novice by advising me on of which if any humbrol paints would be suited to Pendles lexan interiors please as I don't want to purchase a paint that turns it into...
View ArticleFerrari TR58 LeMans winner 1958
Trying to complete my collection of Ferrari Le Mans winning cars. Has anybody made a resin cast of the TR58 or know of anybody who has?Any help appreciatedTim
View ArticleE-Type from Airfix kit
Hi All,This is my first attempt at scratch building and using an airbrush!Thanks go out to Wraith for his help and advice (as well as some excellent decals).I started out using Humbrol paints but the...
View Articlevery useful site
most of you proberbly know of this site but for those who dont check it outhttp://www.the-blueprints.com/
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HOW TO: INDY LOTUS (FIREBIRD)
HOW TO: SCALEXTRIC LOTUS 49 TO INDY LOTUSPREREQUISITE PARTS:You must get or fabricate 3 items. 2 sets of fuel injectors and 1 bundle of snakes exhaust. The fuel injectors can be done using your cast...
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Lotus Eleven Graham Hill's Yellow Peril
Assembled by none other than the legendary Graham Hill over April/May 1956 when hewas working as a mechanic at Lotus Engineering in Hornsey, London, this famousEleven Sports was originally campaigned...
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Bitza Hard Body F1
Not sure whether this should come under scratchbuilding but here is my Mongrel F1 car. The chassis is an MB Slot firbreglass one with a Slot.it motor pod and deep guide, it has an NSR 46k motor, PCS...
View ArticleDavid Piper Green - is there such a colour?
As it says on the tine really - I want to paint a Ferrari 250 GTO in Piper colours, but what colour? Can anyone point me to a solution?Thanks,David
View ArticleFerrari 488 Spider
Just spotted this............ http://uncrate.com/stuff/ferrari-488-spider/Now it just so happens that I have a warped Black Arrow Italia 458 shell sitting in the corner doing nothing and I have been...
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Restoration advice needed Lola t70 and Mrrc Novi
I have couple of projects I am working on.1. This is a Lola t70 from an old static Aurora kit in not too bad condition. Somewhere along its journey it has lost some parts, but I managed to fabricate...
View ArticleBalsa wood and its different grades...
I've run out of balsa wood for making bodies. The stock I had was many years old and superior to recently purchased stuff. The recent stuff is incredibly soft so much so when I grip it with my fingers...
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Land Rover Discovery 2
I've been working on this for months but at last I have my Discovery series 2, with it's own modifications mated to a Ninco Bowler raid chassis.I've driven it round the track and all works well. It...
View ArticleHelp needed with C15 Ford Mirage
Hello all,I have got a C15 Ford Mirage body shell and clip in insert, so I need the rest of the parts.After some quite heavy searching I have the service sheet and all the part numbers, which of course...
View ArticleKlear query.
Afternoon, while stuck at lights in London a thought came to mind, while I was in the RAF we used to use clear to put the final polish on our 'highly polished' shoes, but to stop the moisture getting...
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Retro Build
My retro build, Strombecker 7 pole motor with a neo magnet, bevel brass gears, piano wire and brass chassis with drop arm, PCS wheels and tyres and a Devis Design 3D printed guide. The body is a...
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Ferrari 250 GT California Spider
Hello all,In 1959 and 1960 the american racing team -NART - take part at Le Mans using the spider version of the 250 series.The french manufacturer -PSK- developed a kit.This kit contains the long...
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GTM - Alfa 8C - HillClimb
Here my interpretation of what could have been an Alfa 8C HillklimbBody comes from George TurnerDriver come from Immense miniature (A lot of work to reduce his arms length)Primer, British Green...
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SAAB 92
Seems like I'll never get to the real racers... This will be #2 in the boring-family-car series! Another less known forrunner.The 92 came in 1950, a very small streamliner powered by a transverse (...
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injection moulded lights.
I wonder if anyone knows origin (manufacturer or supplier) of the very interesting assortment of injection moulded lights that claus has used in his fabulous 250 California build?...
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