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Lordy what a project this was! The big 1/8 scale kit of the McLaren M23 as driven by James Hunt by Entex.
I have been building models professionally for about 10 years and by far this was the biggest challenge! HORRIBLE fit issues, [...]
I don't normally post pics of building progress, but this particular kit has been a complete nightmare.
This kit is from 1972 and is by the defunct company Entex, from horrible instructions to terrible fit and everything in between it has [...]
Here is my Entex 1/24 scale Silver Cloud II. A very basic kit done in the family colors. (of course). This was a fun but a bit laborious on the paint side. Tamiya rattle can with three coats of Future. I have added a fairly new product at [...]
Next up on the workbench will be this 1918 Harley-Davidson Model 18F. Again made by ENTEX. This will be the third in a series of four that I have built.
I am going to try and get it as close to the original color as you see in these [...]
I am working on a hard-to-find 1914 Militaire. This motorcycle was, for it's era, built and advertised as a two-wheeled car.
The first thing that was necessary was to strip ALL of the chrome plating. Chrome was not in wide use in 1914 [...]
Here's my build of the Entex 1/16 scale 1912 Henderson. This was a great build with a few minor issues with brittle plastic. However, all in all, a very fine looking completed model. I tried to shoot numerous detail shots of this build [...]
This is another vehicle I built on commission for the same gentleman. He provided the complete kit which was the Entex 1/16th scale kit from 1960. Let me first say that the true color of the model is that which is shown in last photo,the [...]