Just seen this one Dave, great work so far. Loving it.
davecov
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More progress to report on this restoration.
The rear light clusters were painted red and orange. Front indicators were also done:
The back of the headlights were cleaned up and painted silver. The surrounds were painted lime green:
The radiator was glued in place on the underside of the bodyshell:
The strip at the front was painted black as were the seats and the panel on the back:
The scratchbuilt exhaust was glued to the manifold and chassis. The chassis was then glued to the bodyshell:
The steering wheel, handbrake and gearstick were fitted:
The rear light clusters fitted along with the rear number plate:
Another view:
Front indicators and number plate fitted:
That is all for now.
Dave
The rear light clusters were painted red and orange. Front indicators were also done:
The back of the headlights were cleaned up and painted silver. The surrounds were painted lime green:
The radiator was glued in place on the underside of the bodyshell:
The strip at the front was painted black as were the seats and the panel on the back:
The scratchbuilt exhaust was glued to the manifold and chassis. The chassis was then glued to the bodyshell:
The steering wheel, handbrake and gearstick were fitted:
The rear light clusters fitted along with the rear number plate:
Another view:
Front indicators and number plate fitted:
That is all for now.
Dave
Nice progress Dave.
davecov
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Thanks everybody. 
Another little update.
I tidied up the green inside the car where I had been a little over-enthusiastic with the black and putting that to one side I fitted the glazing starting with the windscreen:
Unlike the windscreen which was a breeze to fit, the rather bendy roof and door pillars meant that I had to glue the doors in place with the roof taped to the car. Only the top part of the doors have been glued to the roof as I still need to fit the driver inside:
Talking of the driver, here he is undergoing his paint job. That lime green paint gets about a bit...:
That is all for now. My next update should be the final one as I only have a few things to do, including varnishing inside and out, applying decals and fitting the driver and rear window.
Dave
Another little update.
I tidied up the green inside the car where I had been a little over-enthusiastic with the black and putting that to one side I fitted the glazing starting with the windscreen:
Unlike the windscreen which was a breeze to fit, the rather bendy roof and door pillars meant that I had to glue the doors in place with the roof taped to the car. Only the top part of the doors have been glued to the roof as I still need to fit the driver inside:
Talking of the driver, here he is undergoing his paint job. That lime green paint gets about a bit...:
That is all for now. My next update should be the final one as I only have a few things to do, including varnishing inside and out, applying decals and fitting the driver and rear window.
Dave
davecov
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Final update now.
A fiddly job was putting individual letters on the number plates:
Slighty wonky:
I used decal strip for the bands around the rear of the body:
Dodgy "Bug" decals applied. I had to paint over the yellow background. The whole car was given a coat of light sheen varnish:
Mr Driver has been placed in the car now. After this photo was taken, I gave him a coat of matt varnish:
It is now finished:
More pictures can be found here.
Dave
A fiddly job was putting individual letters on the number plates:
Slighty wonky:
I used decal strip for the bands around the rear of the body:
Dodgy "Bug" decals applied. I had to paint over the yellow background. The whole car was given a coat of light sheen varnish:
Mr Driver has been placed in the car now. After this photo was taken, I gave him a coat of matt varnish:
It is now finished:
More pictures can be found here.
Dave
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Cracking job!
Neil Merryweather
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He should be wearing flares though, not drainpipes!
Great job , Dave!
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I saw one on fire too - all that was left was the engine block some wheel rims and a molten mess
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Makes the Rosebud Kitmaster boxed Arial motorcycle Dave was tracking seem positively cheap……
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That's bonkers!!!
davecov
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Bonkers is the word, Andrew! It wasn't the only high price paid at the same time either. The same seller put up another three rare Airfix kits:
Airfix 1/32 Austin Maxi - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353758028819 - £117.07 (14 bids) + 6.95 p&p
Airfix 1/32 Victor 2000 Estate - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353758019102 - £170.51 (18 bids) + 6.95 p&p
Airfix 1/32 Morris Marina - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353758001019 - £210 (37 bids) + 7.95 p&p
Once again I didn't bid on any of them as I have them in my stash already (he says smugly).
Dave
Airfix 1/32 Austin Maxi - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353758028819 - £117.07 (14 bids) + 6.95 p&p
Airfix 1/32 Victor 2000 Estate - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353758019102 - £170.51 (18 bids) + 6.95 p&p
Airfix 1/32 Morris Marina - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353758001019 - £210 (37 bids) + 7.95 p&p
Once again I didn't bid on any of them as I have them in my stash already (he says smugly).
Dave
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That's dare I say it...... Bonkers......
I have a 'wish list' of kits I want and I don't think it comes to £200, albeit I accept I normally only do 1/72...
I've got the box for one of those - price on it is 5/6d. Doesn't have the Vauxhall kit in it though, but it does contain a Merit kit for an Aston Martin DB3S! I think I have a similar Merit kit of a Jaguar C type somewhere...
Pete
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As somebody that learned to drive in an Austin Maxi and once owned a Morris Marina I can tell you that is more than they are worth in real life Dave LOL….