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That’s brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

Very nice!

Very nice!

Fantastic! Well done!

Wow! Thank you all for the kind comments. It is great to see my thread is still attracting interest after many months. Shame I’m still working on my next project and it’s nowhere near completion yet before sharing. Eric - I bought my jig while I was in Japan holidaying. But it is available on HobbyL...

I checked on my Formula Perfect Manual and can see, from the technical drawings at the back, that these engine cover/ rear wing tethers were added from the German GP onwards. Hope that helps.

Hi, maybe I’m of help here. First of all, be warn, there is no going back once you start practice polishing! You will get better shine and smoothness like never before and the whole process will consume you until you achieve perfection. And at 1/43, there will be more pain than gain to begin with, a...

Well done! Fantastic built. I just bought the 1970 Le Mans winner recently and can’t wait to get started after seeing yours. Thanks for sharing.

After-market fabric seatbelt was used and I also added a barely visible wire to the on-board camera. DSCF1758.jpg DSCF1761.jpg Note the wing mirrors now say “elf” and not “CIF”! And they are now in blue instead of white due to the colour of the decals. Well, what can I say? It’s a 25 years old kit a...

And here it is! DSCF1727.jpg DSCF1729.jpg DSCF1730.jpg Nuts and valves. What do you think? DSCF1737.jpg Some of you eagle eyes viewers may notice the wing mirrors are of the wrong colour. The car that took part in the Brazilian GP should’ve been in white. Well, read on and you will find out why! The...