It helps to have a mate who.....

[NARSES2]

Luckily I know a woman who runs a jewellery shop and she GAVE me about a dozen of these wires! RESULT!

Was that before or after you had your ears pierced Kit  ?

[PR19_Kit]

Luckily I know a woman who runs a jewellery shop and she GAVE me about a dozen of these wires! RESULT!

Was that before or after you had your ears pierced Kit  ?

Not ruddy likely! I get enough pain from scalpel blades already thanks.

This one's on the home straight now, should be done this afternoon. 

[PR19_Kit]

JOB DONE!

Got it done in time, phew. Lots of detail stuff, like TINY rear view mirrors, the smallest of which is only about 3 x 2 x 1 mm, and painting the lights, adding the rear gravel guard panels with Bare Metal Foil etc.

And the case arrived y'day so all I have to do is get it to the rendezvous tomorrow. 

A few pics of the finished article.









The rear of the car is plastered with sponsor decals, all of which I home printed after a mammoth artwork session on my laptop.




Rear view of the real thing, for comparison.








Now a couple of shots of the model in the case.

[kitnut617]

Cracking job you've done there Kit   

[Nick]

That looks absolutely superb! 

[Rheged]

Impressive!!

[loupgarou]

Wow! What a beautiful job. I am sure your brother will be duly flabbergasted!

[PR19_Kit]

Wow! What a beautiful job. I am sure your brother will be duly flabbergasted!

I'll report on his level of flabbergastedness tomorrow afternoon. 

Oh yes, I meant to mention the case, it came from Just Bases, who do superb work. They're not cheap, but the quality of their wood and Perspex construction is magnificent. This is the second of their custom size cases I've bought and I'm well impressed.

In order that the model doesn't scoot around inside the case and damage itself I had to devise a scheme that held it in place yet would allow it to be taken out sometimes so that viewers could 'Ooooh' and 'Aaaaah' at it.

So I drilled holes in the base, inserted and superglued short lengths of piano wire, and then drilled matching holes in the tyres so that the model can be placed over the wires.

The holes in the tyres had to be twice the size of the piano wire as the rubber just closes up otherwise, and it's still a drama to position the model properly, but the system does work,

[Hobbes]

That looks fantastic, well done!

[zenrat]

Brilliant job Kit.
Well done.  I'm sure he is going to have his ghast well and truely flabbered.

[scooter]

Brilliant job Kit.
Well done.  I'm sure he is going to have his ghast well and truely flabbered.

As well as his gob being truly smacked, much like us. 

[NARSES2]

Absolutely brilliant job kit 

[PR19_Kit]

He was totally amazed, very pleasing. 

We had lunch in a pub across the Severn from me and he made me 'unveil' it on the table. Before you could blink an eyelid we were surrounded by half the pub's customers gawping at it too! 

All a bit embarrassing actually, but it made all the effort worthwhile. My brother's going to video when he does the same for his mate tomorrow dinner time, that's got to be worth seeing. 

[Rheged]

Another item up to your usual standard, and by the sound of it a properly appreciative audience.  Don't be embarrassed, just sit back and enjoy the well deserved plaudits!!

[Steel Penguin]

looks even more splendid than at cosi Kit.

glad that your brother appreciated it. 

and now a quick breathre before the next ?