Self-driving car Horror Movie, you say..?

"Well, here's my 1.3LX, that's my Van den Plas, and over there's my MG Turbo..."

"The ones behind are still coming!" (Name the film)

I am easily bought. (Joking aside, he's a top chap, and the tenner is in the post...) ;)

As anyone who knows me knows, I don't hang about when my mojo is in full effect. Build Fifteen for 2025 is Tamiya's Jaguar MKII. Don't expect an Inspector Morse replica...

And that's Project Purple Hays finished! Decent kit, but not a patch on Revell's Lincoln MKVIII kit, upon which this appears to be based. Too many fitment issues, and parts that WANTED to be eaten by the Carpet Monster...

Right - that's the chassis, interior and engine built on the T-Bird (less one of the radiators, which pinged off to GOD ALONE KNOWS WHERE when I dropped the model) - so it's time for a final body test fit before final assembly, hopefully later today...

Interior and upper chassis work almost finished on the T-Bird build. It's time to properly get on with that complicated engine/supercharger setup next...

Engine and interior construction is underway on the T-Bird kit. First mockup ahoy!

So - Build Fourteen for 2025 will be my take on the Revell Hays' Thunderbird.

The doors are staying shut. The shade of orange isn't even close to accurate. The fitment wasn't amazing. The decals STILL need to be finished. Those hinges were a gimmick. But hey - it was a birthday present from a long time ago - high time it was built. Thanks Sis!

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Finally. The good stuff, part 1.

Excellent build of Ellen Ripley in Knickers Mode. I had to take 137 photos due to the lighting conditions...

Henry VIII is of course best known for his six wives, but nobody usually remembers his Giant Owl...

More stuff that's well beyond MY level...

Now I'm at IPMS Telford. Maybe it's just me, but pickings seem particularly slim for model car fans this year...

Who are YOU calling 'Fatto'..?

There's something I've always noticed about late 60s-early 70s UK Fords...

Fancy seeing YOU here...

Look! Down on the ground! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a heavily modified commercial vehicle..?

All together now: You shouldn't have parked it in Birmingham...

Oopsie!

Jensen design office, day: "Lads - we forgot to add indicators to our latest car - we'll still be able to fit them in, next to the brakelights, won't we?" "Yeah, no worries boss..."

A Minor achievement.

Putting the OH! in Twingo...

Yes, I know times have changed. Yes, I know they're chasing different audiences.. But bloody hell, I'm struggling NOT to conclude that Alfa has lost its way...

It's Guess The Cars at NEC Classics day two! Betcha can't!

Well, THAT'S not very shin-OH!

Even as a renowned 911-skeptic, this was bloody nice...

What a lovely pair of Bris- (gunshot)

Original Recipe... Or Extra Crispy?

"Don't speak to me - or my son - ever again!"

Hey - you'll never guess- (gunshot)

Yes, I suppose it does...

Kids, don't do drugs.

I'm at Hall 5. This car IS Hall 5.

The Opel Olive-R.

It was only this year that I leaned the story about this car's name in German...

Sadly, it all came to pretty much... 'naught.

This is also NOT messing about. It gave me a wedgie and stole my lunch money...

This is NOT messing about.

Taste the rainbow.

I had no idea a 'sud engine was so far forward... Have I gone to the Audi stage by mistake?

Who got de keys to me... Peugeot?

The next train MIGHT stop at...