My modelling hit a brick wall recently and I just couldn't get settled into any project. So, I decided to do a quick out of the box build to try to kick-start myself. I built this curbside.
Revell kit
Zero primer
Zero Bleu Tour de France
Zero pre-thinned clearcoat
Polished with Finishers compounds & The Treatment wax
Kit chrome stripped and replaced with Alclad II
Crazy Modeller metal badges, E-Jan emblem.
I'm not going to beat up on Revell simply for being Revell but I'm not entirely happy with their product. It would seem to me that their kits are targeted/priced for the 'lower' end of the market - junior modellers and those, like me, with limited skills & experience. So why is the engineering & moulding often so tricky to deal with? I don't mind simplified, or even crude, suspension (if it can't be seen, fine!) but I would like it to fit together precisely and unambiguously. I would also like side windows that fit properly. And I hate those 2-piece wheels! Having said that, it was quite an enjoyable build and I'm very happy with the end result. Bleu Tour de France is a lovely colour and I think it suits the Scaglietti perfectly.
Jon.
