After cleaning the parts they do look great, George @chinesegeorge
A very fine looking engine compartment.

Coming together nicely, my friend @chinesegeorge!

Thanks Spiros @fiveten and @johnb, I feel I’m ploughing a lonely furrow here, but never mind, happy modelling.

It is true that the automobile section tends to be quieter than, say, the aeroplane GBs, but never mind, my friend @chinesegeorge : still, quite a few of us here are watching with interest.

Hi Spiros @fiveten, @johnb, and welcome Gary @garybrantley. Thanks for your support and interest, it’s much appreciated.

Gary, I know what you mean about seagulls, and the two halves have been joined, actually they clip together, better than some of the wrestling matches I’ve had in the past.

Here’s a photo without the engine cover in place.

And here’s one with the cover in place.

Actually it’s hinged, there are two pieces of wire included in the kit to act as supports.

Still to do is the glazing. Aoshima supply some pre-cut masks for the windscreen and the two small side windows, you have to make your own for the bigger side windows. After masking and painting they look like this:

They are fixed from the outside which is all very well, but it means there is very little glueing area.

That’s it for today, thanks again, and happy modelling.

The transparency parts look great, George @chinesegeorge
Even with the engine cover on still a lot can be seen.

Hi Eric @eb801, Gary @garybrantley, Spiros @fiveten, and @johnb, thanks for all your comments. I’ve finished this car for now. I’ve tried to tone down the seagull droppings by giving them a coat of Tamiya Smoke, but it doesn’t seem to have had much effect.

It’s not perfect, I can’t get the side windows to sit properly and the lights are not all that they should be. On the other hand I’m fairly pleased with how the paintwork turned out.

I’ll try and take some outdoor photos later.

I’ve got two more Aoshima kits on order (it’s my birthday in a couple of weeks) so I’ll try and use the lessons learnt on this one.

In the meantime thanks for following and commenting, and happy modelling.

Thanks, Eric @eb801, I’m on a Lamborghini kick at the moment, so I’ve got the Aventador Roadster

and the Murcielago SV

coming, should be fun. There’s a great video on line showing you how the real Murcielago is built, I’m sure it’s on You-tube, which I can’t get in China, but I found it on bilibili.com. Happy modelling.