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18 hours ago, Dann Tier said:

They look GREAT!!...I have that Triumph in my stash as well!!…..how do you like building it so far?

Thanks Dann! Of the 7-8 models I've built in the last 2 years the Triumph is the most challenging. A few fitment issues...getting the opening bonnet to fit correctly to the body when closed is difficult. Looks like I may be displaying this one with the bonnet up!

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4 hours ago, peekay said:

Love the VW. And I guess the Triumph is best displayed this way - you don't notice its fit issues.

Thanks Peter! Yes-because of the fitment issues it looks like  the bonnet will be up when displayed. Thanks for the nice comments everyone.

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Love.em all, the Beetle looks just right, but please get that Triumph finished!  I had a GT6, a Mk3,  back in the day.  It was advertised as "the poor man's E-Type".  Unfortunately back then I was the poor man and it had to go.  Another car I wish I had been able to keep.

I''m looking forward to seeing your finished build.

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22 hours ago, Red318 said:

Love.em all, the Beetle looks just right, but please get that Triumph finished!  I had a GT6, a Mk3,  back in the day.  It was advertised as "the poor man's E-Type".  Unfortunately back then I was the poor man and it had to go.  Another car I wish I had been able to keep.

I''m looking forward to seeing your finished build.

Thanks David. I had a 1:1 "basket case" GT6 Mk3 a few years ago that I intended on restoring. The engine was seized and needed replacement, the bonnet was missing, the entire interior needed replacement but the body was virtually rust free. I wanted to restore it to complement my 1:1 1972 TR6 that I finished restoring in 2009. However I soon realized that I would have spend 2 to 3 times what it would be worth to get it into good condition, so I sold it. This 1/25 scale Triumph WILL be completed though!

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On 12/28/2018 at 3:00 PM, Safire6 said:

Thanks David. I had a 1:1 "basket case" GT6 Mk3 a few years ago that I intended on restoring. The engine was seized and needed replacement, the bonnet was missing, the entire interior needed replacement but the body was virtually rust free. I wanted to restore it to complement my 1:1 1972 TR6 that I finished restoring in 2009. However I soon realized that I would have spend 2 to 3 times what it would be worth to get it into good condition, so I sold it. This 1/25 scale Triumph WILL be completed though!

That's true.  There are some strange prices for small Triumph parts even here in the UK so I can imagine US pricing will be pretty high.  My son has a Herald 13/60 which will be getting a full body off resto next year so we've been collecting parts for this. 

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Thanks for the nice comments everyone! Looks like I'll need about a week before I get the Triumph finished. After that I'll be building next year's Christmas presents for my 3 younger brothers. Two brothers had 1:1 1966 Mustangs, one red with a black vinyl top and the other dark blue with a white vinyl top. The other brother bought a 1:1 1984 Firebird Trans Am when he graduated from Ohio State and got his first 'real' job. I'll be building 1/16 versions of these cars for them.

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