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Another that really doesn't qualify here, where many are scratch built but - it was on my workbench for two or three days. A second hand racer from another forum, I'd been after an NSR Fiat Abarth S2000 for a while. This was in nice shape and I was going to say 'with no damage' but I've just spotted a chip off the front spoiler (on the far side) where it should blend into the wheel arch. Never mind, it's a legitimate battle scar and if it's taken me 3 weeks to spot it ...... ?

The main work has been on the body, starting with a good scrub with a toothbrush and hot soapy water, then dismantling of the platform interior into its component parts. This was further cleaned then reassembled using GS Hypo cement and 'proper' heat sealing of various small parts, including the roll cage. 

   

The rear window/taillight assembly was a good fit from the NSR factory but I still 'seam-welded' it using the capilliary action of 'extra thin' styrene cement. The screen/side window fitting was poor. The front screen fit was 'reasonable' but the attached side windows gradually dropped away to the rear so they hung down below the body sides, leaving gaps at the top. These had to be gently eased into place and again 'seam-welded' into the apertures a little at a time, using wooden clothes pegs as clamps. 

Although loose at one end the rear spoiler was undamaged so just needed securing - again with GS Hypo (thanks to several guys on here that recommended it a long - long time ago!), the whole thing given another wash before reassembly. The same 'seam-welding' method was used on the driver platform so the body is now a single solid unit, which I much prefer.

Very little has been done to the chassis yet. The usual clean and relube, the tyres switched round so the logos show, although I hadn't done the rears when the photo was taken - and the front end was freed up. The height adjusting grub screws were eased off a fraction, same with one wheel, it being eased out a cigarette paper's width to get the front axle rolling freely and the motor wires re-routed so they didn't rub either. 

The original owner had done a neat job of locking the drop arm in place so that was left alone but the rear tyres will get replaced at some point, as they're the standard fit tyres from a RTR Slot.it, so I'm guessing not too grippy for magless racing on Scalextric Sport track.