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Rich Sufficool
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It's the little things that can drive you crazy making these little cars. When you see the sunroof top and how it fits, I remember when the first prototypes showed up, the fit was horrible. The slight dimensional changes when the resin cured on that panel left horrible gaps (in 1/24) and even rocked a bit when seated. The final cure for the problem was to make that one panel from the more expensive ABS plastic which had the dimensional stability to yield a proper fit and scale panel lines. These models make quite a few trips across the Pacific before it all comes together.

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Galen55
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this is an awesome model and presented perfectly... "Thanks" 



   
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John Merritt
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It is an awesome model-beautiful photos. I have this one and I love the color.


John Merritt
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John Napoli
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Rich. All I can say is wow.  It was just a little rich for me for a static model. 



   
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Beautiful model, your pics make it look like the real thing.  I've got the ginger version.



   
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Rich Sufficool
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@pete-rovero I really like the Ginger version too. Of the whole set, it was the hardest for me to photograph. The pics never looked as good as the model does in my hand.



   
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