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Great to see these ole beauties being brought back to life.
Look forward to seeing what you do w/them.
Rick

Spent the day looking over Hewland Trans details.............here is a nice shot of one that shows the different hues of the metal as used in the construction of this piece of equipment. :D I spent today thinking of what to do with the castings.......add to the texture, ie: micro-balloons or leave a...

My take on this, how much can your wallet take is the answer..........lol

some cleaning and paint prep, photos to follow I promise.
Rick

Still following your work and so far, not disappointed @ all.
Looks outstanding too me...........I build slow too, real slow!
Rick

This past week I received a kit I have been looking to get for awhile. A Tamiya 72D 1/12th scale. This is too me is the kit, that took Tamiya F1 kits into a new realm of detail for their Big Series of kits. Gone were the mechanical toys and now you were given a truly great platform to model a iconic...

I am working on this same aftermarket item. I noticed you mentioned this as going onto a Lotus 72D. I used a combination of the resin and plastic parts from the Tamiya 72D to build the tranny for that racer. Your Hewland is certainly detailed and well done, but you might find that some of the parts ...

Interesting facts, for sure... It so happens, I am working on this very car as I write this. My first F1 attempt in many years. I recently ordered the IndyCals decal sheet for it. My 72D is an old junker that needs some TLC.. I would post pics, but I haven't figured out why my girlfriend's laptop w...

Cowling f/Lucky Strike Lotus 72..........

I am wanting to build a version of the 72 you very rarely see..........Dave Charlton's Lucky Strike Lotus 72. I have checked and see Indy Cals has the decals for this. I have the most recent re-pop w/PE from Tamiya.......1/12th. I have spent since Friday researching the web and have found most of th...