Safire6

Saw these yesterday at a British car show I attended in Louisville KY. (oops, looks like I sneaked in a 1:25 version in there too. )

Yeah I wouldn't want to hit a pothole with one of those. Or try to wash them!

Turned out OK? I think it turned out great! I too would like to know how you straightened the warped trailer parts.

That's freakin' cool!

Very nice-beautiful paint! Would love to see some underside pics.

Hi Jeff, I PM'd you some pics of how my rear axles and brakes went together. But here they are again. Let me know if you need any other pics.

This looks like a very accurate reproduction of the 1:1 car. (Although I've only seen it in pictures.) About 16-17 years ago the company I work for acquired Paxton Products from the Granatelli's in Camarillo, CA, the industrial division of Paxton superchargers. I met Vince Granatelli several times and he gave me and several others these signed photos. (Along with lots of STP stickers and magnets.) The building had an engine test room in it at time with an engine, although I cannot say what kind of engine it was. I wish I took some photos but I didn't. I recall that there were dozens of cases of old STP cans stored up high in the mezanine of the building. Wish I had kept some. Nice diecast and decals!

Building two '65s: one for each of my younger brothers. They both bought used 1:1s back when they were in their early 20s. I'm building these AMT 1/16 scale kits so they emulate their 1:1 cars. Yes there are a lot of inaccuracies with this kit but I'm pretty much building them box stock, except I'll be building them with vinyl roofs.

Nice build and nice color! Tahiti blue is a factory Triumph TR6 color. I used to own a Tahiti blue TR6. Funny story about the color...one day while driving the car through a local park a guy driving in the opposite direction sticks his arm out waving for me to stop, which I did. He asks me what kind of car is it so I answer "it's a 1976 Triumph TR6" Then he asks 'what is that color!?" I answer "tahiti blue". He apparently misunderstood me and said back: "titty blue!?". Well me and my friends still call that car the "the titty blue TR6" !

Nice that the surrey top came with the soft and hard top options. Nice color choice too-Wedgewood blue?

Nice! Love those old Torinos!

Thanks for posting those pics! I'll be building the Revell / Monogram GT40 hopefully later this year..

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So instead of using the stock wheels that came with the '82 Trans AM MPC kit, I had Rico model the '84 wheels and Shapeways printed them. Here they are unpainted. I'll post pics much later of the painted wheels once I finish up on the other projects I'm working on. I'm pleased with the details on these wheels.

Could you please post more pics of the GT40? Please!?

Rico designed these 1/16 Trans Am wheels for my MPC kit. Should arrive on Wednesday. https://www.shapeways.com/product/67NRTG9NP/1-16-1982-pontiac-firebird-wheel-set?optionId=91872778

Pete 352. When Spring arrives I'll take some outdoor pics.

Your brother will love it. This is something that cannot be bought at any price. Just the fact that you spent your time and effort and skills to build this for your brother says it all.

Sweet....love the color combination!

Wow that is just so beautiful! And most of it from the parts bin. Just amazing to me!

Nice! I really like that color. Engine details look really good...where did you get the hose clamps from?

Beautiful!

Would love to see some pics with the cab tilted forward!

Here's the engine pic. The wires are so big they look more like hoses! Stripped the chrome off the air cleaners and will be painting them Ford engine blue.

My two younger brothers had used '66 Mustangs back in the 1980's. One was red with a black vinyl top and black interior and the other one was blue with a white vinyl top with turquoise interior. I'm building the kits to match the cars as close as possible for their Christmas presents this year.