Airfix 1/32 Triumph Herald - Trying Something different

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Airfix 1/32 Triumph Herald - Trying Something different

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Hi all,

After the agro I've been having with clear coats recently I decided to take Stik's advice and try something different, and being inspired by spending the last hour or so playing Scalextric with my Son - I ordered this off Amazon tonight and hopefully it should be with me a few days.

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Not the most exciting of cars, BUT, it was the cheapest car kit I could find, which, as I've NEVER built one before struck me as a good idea. Besides, I've been meaning to have a go with an auto build for quite some time - this is a good excuse as any.

Looking forward to it arriving.

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That’s a Triumph? :hmm: Well, in any case it looks to be a perfect kit for branching out into something new. Have fun with this one :ballbat:
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Great stuff Stuart!

Really looking forward to a well documented WIP !!

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Subscribed! Looking forward to your progress, Stuart!

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If I had that kit, I'd probably make it a little hot rod out of it. :giggles:

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BlackSheep214 wrote:If I had that kit, I'd probably make it a little hot rod out of it. :giggles:

Following this one...
That would be cool!
speedgraflex wrote:Subscribed! Looking forward to your progress, Stuart!

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Thanks Bruce!

Those are really useful actually - Thanks for digging them up. As this is my first auto build I might skip the two tone scheme this time around and go for a single colour.
KSaarni wrote:Great stuff Stuart!

Really looking forward to a well documented WIP !!

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Thanks Kari - the kit should be here tomorrow.
Stikpusher wrote:That’s a Triumph? :hmm: Well, in any case it looks to be a perfect kit for branching out into something new. Have fun with this one :ballbat:
Yeah not really a TR6 but a Triumph none the less. It should be a pretty basic kit, I would suspect it was tooled in the 60's.
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I did not know that Triumph made such cars. My dad always had roadsters when I was a little kid: Triumphs, MGs, Fiats... and a few biker friends of mine had Triumph bikes... I just never associated them with an everyday car like this one... :hmm:
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speedgraflex wrote: Image

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The car really look as it would be a Dinky Toy car... :-)

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When I was kid, one of our neighbours had exactly a same Triumph, it was white. As a kid it felt "nice sized", I could easily sit on the backset.... but I guess that would not be the case any longer.. :-D

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BlackSheep214 wrote:If I had that kit, I'd probably make it a little hot rod out of it. :giggles:

Following this one...
Pro Street! Go for it!! I haven't seen a whole lotta hot rod stuff in 1/32nd scale though. :hmm:

Will be watching this one Stuart.
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