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There was a time when I was much younger that I was into making plastic models, of planes mostly but I did a few ships as well. Someone gave a model of a cruise liner one birthday and i put it in a cupboard without enthusiasm - it wasn't my kind of thing. Years later I was involved in slot racing with a friend and we hit the usual problem - there were few models available and we had to "pretend" by using the cars we had to represent those we didn't have. We wanted a full field to simulate the real thing. Frustration drove me to attempt to make the models we needed. To begin with, I assembled a kit of various throwaway miniature tools from other projects and then needed plastic to build the thing. In my search, I came across that old liner model and realised that its flat sides were just what I needed. I set to work and created a 1982 F1 Tyrrell with green and black Benetton colours. It functioned well and was the first of many that I made, each one getting a bit more professional than the last. Towards the end, I'd learned enough about their design to be able to make them perform just as the real ones would in comparison to their competitors. That first one was always close to my heart, however, especially as, if you turned it over, you could see the rows of tiny portholes etched into the plastic. |
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