Thanks for all the input people. I think I just need to bite the proverbial bullet and take a shot at one. If I screw it up then I'll just keep qiet about it and move on. Otherwise I'll keep you all posted on what I end up achieving.
Take care everyone and stay safe.
Peter
Hi All,
Stupid Question. I have my eye on a resin kit but, I've never built one. Are they more of a challenge ????? and do I need a whole load of new kit to work with it.
Take care everyone and stay safe.
Peter
Thanks everyone. Your support is always valued. Here is a pic of the basic idea. I'll see if I can bollix it up from here.
Take care everyone and stay safe.
Peter
Ok, I made a start (or a re-start) on this. I put the chassis together ages ago. I've now decided that instead of having as it shows on the box and destructions sitting on the chassis in the lowered position I'll have it raised and starting digging. So, a bit of surgery, a short bit of sprue, a...
Hi Russ,
Welcome to the forum mate. We are all learning on here. If you want realism from an E Type Jag a good place to start would be a "Leaking Cranshaft Oil Seal" and a 1303 Beetle ??? Parked up on the Hard Shoulder of the A303 in summer with an overheated engine................ Enjoy your...
All done. Straight out of the box............ The only thing I changed was cutting away the bottom of the cylinder skirt to profile with the window so the piston skirt was visible at "bottom Dead Centre". The kit goes together well. But, you need to be careful with what you paint and what you...
Crankshaft and piston assembly are done. Not sure how well it shows but I've managed some discolouration on the piston skirt, evevery engine I've had apart its always there. Seeing as this is probably a classroom instruction model and has sat on a self you some time, a little surface rust on...