Had a few moments today to spray some paint, i cant get the right green in bottles so its rattle cans here
its a very dark green but it loos ok and correct.
I finally got brave and fixed the radiator where i think it should go, i had to this with a 2 pack epoxy glue as the contact area on chassis is very small and ordinary glue wouldn't have held it. The position is basically the length of the hood from the body
Quite pleased with the leather body and metal panels colour contrast.
This is just balanced in place but you get the idea.
I think i mentioned before there are dozens of "work in progress" threads for this model on forums all over the world but its incredibly hard to find one thats finished. Most stop about fitting the hood time and i can see why, its getting hard work now and i think most of us have gone soft on a life time of Tamiya fall together models
I think the fenders ( see i am getting all US now with fenders and hood ) will be near last thing fitted as the attachment points are very small and there is quite a lot of weight hanging on them, i did consider replacing the fender struts with brass rod but we will see how the kit parts go.
Remembered to fit the #8 behind the grill on the rad at the last minute
Next will be head lights and horns on the front, there should also be a stone guard over the carbs and sometimes one over the headlights, that might be a little over my pay grade though. I will need to add weathering to the engine and parts before i fix the hood as well.