Lotus Elan S3: Body

Given the desire to exhibit Chapman's gem of a chassis, and given I put on the carbs too soon so the chassis can't be installed even if I wanted to, the chassis from this glue-bomb, curbside S3 (also from Gunze Sangyo) has been recovered with only minimal damage and will be used for the new body.







The body in turn will have a yellow stripe on BRG background. The yellow went on nicely and I hope the paint doesn't bleed under the tape and onto the glass, which is of a piece with the roof and window frame. There is no real way to find out without waiting for the yellow to set properly, a week at least, before taping up the stripe for the green. Hopefully the quick coat of clear did the trick.





Stay tuned! Other projects are percolating in the background.