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It looks great Kars! Very well done. You finished it quite quickly as well

Stunning! How long did it take you to build? I have the late season in my stash but I’m not sure when I’ll get around to it.

Thank you for the kind words everyone! Couldn’t have been possible without the skills I learned from you all Wow, it looks amazing! Your father will be impressed. What a cool present to make for him. Also, thanks for the info on your photo set-up (and the pics showing it). What kind of DSLR are you ...

Awesome! Love seeing less frequently built kits! First time I’ve seen this one completed and you did a great job!

Seb, please don't take this as an insult to your build - as it is Beautiful...but one of the things that really makes your 49b pop is those Ebbro tires! - The gold circle is laid out perfect on both sides of the tires and quite frankly, I don't think anyone of us could do a better job laying those ...

It's complete! For some background I built this for my father as it's his favourite F1 car as it reminds him of his childhood. I bought this kit last year in Tokyo and only realized how rare it is these days after I started building it! Took about a month to complete (these 60s cars are pretty fun t...

Thank you as usual for the thoughtful comments! Onto the final update... The kit gives you the ability to add ignition wires without modification, but fuel lines require some drilling to add. I used MFH 0.4mm clear piping. https://i.imgur.com/sKZpSBg.jpg Miscellaneous pieces detailed - I'm still too...

I spend a lot of time looking at Japanese build blogs since they're generally much more active and ambitious with their projects (especially with modern conversions) +1 to that, there are some amazing Japanese F1 builds, I wonder if F1M could have a thread dedicated to links to the best Japanese bu...

Does anybody have experience with Finisher's "Mode Putty" and/or knows how to get some in North America? It seems to be a "polyester putty" that's mixed with 5-10% of the included hardener. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1106/2532/products/polyester_putty_standard_1024x1024.jp...