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Bugatti update. Paused for a while as I realized on p32(!) that I’d used the wrong yellow on the body. Ordered paint, waited, resprayed body. Body panels fit a treat 🙌🏼 well done Italeri! Some weathering done on the body, lots of fiddly bits next- windscreen, brake cables. #histscalemodels #italiaGB

www.maptap.gg October 27 95🏅 53😟 85😁 98🔥 96🔥 Final score: 900 Better day today!

www.maptap.gg October 22 92🏆 100🎯 66🙃 80👏 93🏆 Final score: 843 Madagascar and Mozambique 😩

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www.maptap.gg October 20 100🎯 82🌟 92🏆 87🎓 71😐 Final score: 840 Started well and faded 😩

www.maptap.gg October 17 95🏅 89🎉 92🏆 95🏅 80👏 Final score: 893 undone by China - again

A stressful afternoon placing copper wires on the engine, experimenting with the airbrush to achieve a weathered look in the bodywork an then (sigh of relief) mating the floor pan to the chassis. #histscalemodels #italiaGB

The Bugatti progresses. Dashboard now fixed ( incl. glass in the instruments!) still weeks to go on this looking at the instructions but I’m not rushing this one, particularly on the weathering. I really want it to look like the ‘28 Targa Florio car #histscalemodels #italiaGB

Wiring for the Bugatti dash - I’ve seen better… #histscalemodels #italiaGB

www.maptap.gg September 30 93🏆 84😁 99🔥 48😕 82🌟 Final score: 765 Disaster! Bloody Africa!!

Progress on the Bugatti. Engine, rad and fuel tank all in situ. On the next page I see I have to wire in all the dashboard 🙃😳 #histscalemodels #italiaGB

It seems I can only post one picture at a time; anyone else have this problem? #histscalemodels #italiaGB

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Hi guys just reposted my Bugatti post without the hashtags and it’s loaded OK. Any ideas as to why the pics don’t appear when I use the hashtags?

Started the Bugatti. This is the chassis, carried out some weathering on the gearbox incl. a bit of an “oil leak”. This is going to take the rest of the time allocated for the group build I think as there’s so much opportunity on a 1/12 Kit to finesse details.

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The box sizes are interesting! 1/43 to 1/12!

Not sure why my posts aren’t loading properly. I’ll try again. Ferrari now finished, Bugatti next. It’s a big jump from 1/43 to 1/12!

Interesting to compare box sizes! 1/43 meets 1/12 I’m building the yellow Targa option which has a fascinating history

Body now on the chassis, just some of the detailing to complete, door handles, wheels, exhausts…

The interior of the Ferrari. The white metal is a bit grotty - it is a v old kit. Cut out the rear seat and added in a fuel tank and a fire extinguisher system. New racing seat with PE seat harness. now it’s all glued in I need to fill the holes and top coat it #histscalemodels #italiaGB

Off we go. This is a 1/43 scale kit By Luca Tameo from 1982. (Where did my life go?) It’s a white metal kit which can be built as stradale or competizione. I’m doing the latter which means I need to source a racing seat from somewhere. Ferrari 275gtb. #histscalemodels #ItaliaGB

Hey! #italiaGB starts tomorrow!

The Lotus 88b is done.not an ideal finish which is really disappointing, but the left hand radiator didn’t fit at all well,disappointing for an otherwise really good kit. Anyway here it is in its case. Clearing my bench now for #italiaGB #histscalemodels

Hi all, Just sourcing another kit for the #italiaGB and have found italeri not used them before as the scale is larger than I normally build. Any comments on their build quality before I sink a load of £‘sin to it would be helpful. #histscalemodels