There were no problems preparing the body, just a little very light sanding around the edges and that was it, apart from washing in detergent. I decided to go with a fictitious livery and this one is black, although I'm going to get another one so I can do a green one. I used acrylic primer and "Just Enough" acrylic spray paint from a little can bought at Home Hardware. Dries in minutes. I used Krylon Matt Acrylic spray varnish then a couple of coats of Johnsons Klear.
I think I'll have a go at opening out the air intake at the front to put a brass guaze grille in behind there. I found a photo on the web of one with a grille which looks good and I think it would definitely help to open out the front a bit, it would look better than just a shut-off intake.
Of course I still need to paint the indicator lights and add the interior and glazing etc, but that's all pretty straightforward stuff. The only problem that I've had is that I can only find two of the four ex-Eldon steel wheels I wanted to use. I may just use the MRRC ones instead, as shown in the photos, they look pretty nice. I was thinking of using an old Monogram brass chassis, which I may still do although I'll have to add 3/32 axle holders because the monogram has openings for 1/8inch axles.
Finally for anyone that's interested, I'm also posting these pages from an old publication called "The Autocar Road Tests" from 1953.
Cheers.
