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A quick five day build. Completed as a road going version.

Very pleased with it, but for the cables from the battery. Didn't look so big in real life, but definitely too big looking in the pics.
Not going to change them as superglued in and don't want to risk pulling off any paint.

Live and learn for the next one.













A short piece about the build can be found here:

http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=317;


Thanks

Alan...............

very nice indeed...nice colour, works well...one of my fave kits of all time.....think ive built this about 6 times .......still 1 1/2 in the stash

Cheers Beowulf.

Can see me building another one of these in time to come.

Beowulf Shaeffer wrote:.....think ive built this about 6 times .......still 1 1/2 in the stash

Hope you got a discounted price on the 1/2 car.

Alan............

montessa315 wrote:

Hope you got a discounted price on the 1/2 car.

lol...its one i built ages ago........got 'scrapped'.............will be rebuilt oneday with a big v8 and lake pipes and some nicer wheels and maybe some later cycle style mudguards/fenders

Excellent build and a great paint job.

Thanks Tim.




Alan..........

Lovely! And the wiring job looks fine. I hope you'll be able to give me some pointers on my Mini

Softscience wrote:Lovely! And the wiring job looks fine. I hope you'll be able to give me some pointers on my Mini

Thanks Ralph. Glad to help in any way i can. There is some details in my workbench about the wiring I did on the Shelby Cobra.

http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=317&start=30;

Its just past 3/4 of the way down.


Alan.......................

Hi there,

Would you mind telling me how you made the black boot at the base of the gear lever- looks very effective.
Also there doesnt seem to be a handbrake in the kit- did you add anything?

Thanks

Update--very sorry- ignore the bit about the gear lever- ive looked at my kit & its part of the moulding. Your excellent paint job & photos fooled me!!

andy519005 wrote: Also there doesnt seem to be a handbrake in the kit- did you add anything?

IIRC - there wasn't a handbrake as part of the kit and as I was just using this kit as a sort of pick me up, to get back into the modelling after a short break, I just wanted a quick easy build OOB. So didn't add a handbrake.
When I build it again someday, a handbrake would be easy to add by just using a bit of stretched sprue.


Alan...............

Very nice, reminds me I must get on and finish my number 6 version!

Alan

You have produced an absolute beauty. What a super job.

Thank you for sharing, as it gives me something to aspire to!

Zane

Thanks m1ks and Zane, appreciated.


Alan...........