First post in the WIP section for me.
I used to do a lot of F1 [and car modelling generally] in my younger years when I was in school. I used to be able to buy several of the Tamiya 1/20 F1 cars - including the Lotus 107B, the Benetton B192, the Tyrell 023, McLaren MP4/4 and the Jordan 191 from my local model shop.
Time passed, the model shop closed, and my modelling interests changed towards 1/48 scale aircraft. Like many, I suspect, the lockdown period gave me an opportunity to focus on my modelling [notice I say "opportunity" and not "time" - a toddler puts paid to that!].
As time progressed, I found myself being drawn back into the world of F1 in the 90's. I started buying Tamiya F1 kits on ebay where they were a] available and b] within my budget [I lost more than won!] but the one that continued to evade me was the Jordan 191.
Why this car in particular? Well it was the first F1 car kit I owned that I built correctly. I got it for Xmas from my parents when I was 15 [so 25 years ago!]. This model has resided in a cupboard in my parents house ever since.
Last weekend, I started wondering if I could strip the model and rebuild it - something I've done successfully with other models I've built. You may have seen the question I posted a few days ago about stripping enamel paint. That thread gave several useful bit of information [and a generous offer I'm still mulling over!]. Either way, for nostalgic reasons I've decided to give it a go and see what happens. At best, I may end up with a nicely rebuilt and painted model, at worst it goes wrong and I'll just stick it back in the cupboard and forget about it for another 25 years.
So firstly, here's a profile shot of my car:
1. It's the wrong colour - obviously the sidepods should be blue not dark green! At the time, I only had green available to me.
2. The tyres have a really obvious seam down the middle.
3. The decals need replacing - especially the white portions on the rear wing [although again they're not too bad].
4. I've added some extra that shouldn't be there.
Here are a few more images:
Matt
And surely if it wads a Xmas present, sticking to it and restoring is a must!! 
