Half way through building this I saw the news that they had restored the mold and were bringing it back, re-issuing this kit- probably in the next few weeks/months. Even though I have the three originals, I'll probably buy a couple repops. The Chezooom kits in the pic are originals as well.
I have had these forever, and although I like the kit immensely, never got around to building one- partly because I was not a fan of the boxart theme, and crappy looking decals- I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it.
Many years ago a former member of the site I manage had restored a gluebomb using a Hurst theme and a gold/white paint job- I loved it! Then, some time ago Sven had done another Hurst theme, in gold/black, with a resin replica of this kit. I have never seen anyone build an original non-gluebomb of this kit. I liked them so much that I had decided that Hurst was the way to go, and I wanted one on MY shelf! So, right off I'm not claiming any credit for the idea of the Hurst theme or the paint style- I chose the gold/black colors. Differences are, not the same gold, the decals, though Hurst themed are not the same, and it is entirely boxstock.
My taping job was not perfect, a couple of paint touch ups needed. Decals were from my stock, several different sources. There was some chipping of the decals that I had to touch up. This is not my best work. The finished build, I think, not quite as good as the other guys (they're great builders!) but at least I figured out what to do with this kit, even though it's not my idea, and I have it on the shelf. Comments welcome! Driver name is a nod to an Australian friend of mine.
