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Post  Mark Lowe Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:45 pm

Making up the rear arches
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Post  Mark Lowe Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:01 pm

Now working on the front arch
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Post  Mark Lowe Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:11 pm

Once the Milliput goes off I can shape it better
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Post  Ryan_C Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:07 pm

Bit of inspiration for you!

http://www.roydempster.com/searchresults.asp?SearchString=james+gillen&Search=Search
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Post  brian Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:09 pm

Looks good so far mark

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Post  Mark Lowe Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:00 pm

Cheers guys.
Looking at original pics of the car the bumpers on the front where cut and the rear widened out
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Post  newt5550 Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:09 pm

Just seen this. That looks good so far. Be good to see when finished. You do come up with some bloody good idea's!
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Post  Mark Lowe Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:42 pm

Cheers fella
Just shaping the rear arch up now and will do the front arch later
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Post  reeft1 Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:33 pm

How's this coming on Mark?
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Post  Mark Lowe Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:55 pm

Getting arches more refined in between jobs but finally coming along
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Post  Mark Lowe Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:29 pm

The project is going to be properley done and resin kits made. The master model is having the arches re done with a model maker with pics sent then its going to be cast in resin

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Post  srsmodels Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:30 pm

Bloody brilliant Mark

Its great to see your ideas back on the forum

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Post  Mark Lowe Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:42 pm

Those arches at top have been ripped off and that and the rest of the parts will be sent off
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Post  reeft1 Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:32 am

Im really interested to see how this comes out Mark.
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Post  Mark Lowe Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:15 pm

Me too as the model makers work is good, so hoping the orion kit will finally see the day
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Post  Mark Lowe Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:15 pm

Me too as the model makers work is good, so hoping the orion kit will finally see the day
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Post  brian Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:20 pm

Great news. Hopefully this all works out and we may see some starlet kits on the horizon

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Post  Mark Lowe Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:53 pm

Starlets will be next after I see what the Orion comes out like
G3 Escorts too
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Post  reeft1 Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:14 pm

Mmmmm g3/4 escorts - lovely jubbly
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Post  Mark Lowe Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:31 pm

I now have interior pics of the original Orion so I can start getting everything together before its all sent for casting
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Post  turn the wheel Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:45 pm

Orion,G3 and G4....Starlets.................very impressive list there.....best of luck Mark

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Post  Mark Lowe Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:39 pm

Orion bits all together ready to send
The G3 just needs the arches finishing
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Post  Mark Lowe Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:38 am

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Being sorted to go to the model maker.
The white ones arches havent been fully sanded back, but i think these will come off as a few new ideas to try first
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Post  reeft1 Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:42 am

Hi Mark - how is this going?

Kind regards

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Post  turn the wheel Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:53 pm

Is there progress Mark ????

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