I have written an inbox review of this kit so I won't detail the parts here, but will need to add a postscript to the review some time due to a better understanding now of what's in the box.
First up I wanted to check the panel fit for the opening parts and the roof. So I detached them from the sprues and taped them in place to see how they looked.
The fit and shut lines are all very good and there is no doubt this looks like DS.
So on to the build. Early steps focus on the engine which looks well detailed but not without some issues.
Ignoring the bluetac holding everything together for the pictures, the second photo shows a large gap in the two halves of the engine block which is how it is. The header also needed a quite a bit of trimming to fit in place. Not great but not irreparable, which is what I did.
The engine and gear box gave me a chance to use my array of Alclad metal colours, some of which I think may be past it.
The engine should be good for a bit of wiring and plumbing if I knew what I was doing, so some research will be required for that.
Here's the engine, still with bits of bluetac, in case I put some extras on.
One small enhancement was to drill out the end of the air intake
and in situ
there's a lot more to go in the engine bay but in following the instructions the firewall and dash are up next.
cheers
Michael
