1959scudetto

It is 1/18

Very nice build of my favorite McLaren (was my first Tamiya kit back in 1970) - have 2 in my stash.

Though a deviation from your other builds, this one turned into a very convincing model, Pierre (Who thought otherwise ?) - I made some notes for future builds. It could almost show up in a Mad Max movie....

Very good solution with the mesh, Mark. As I have the same kit on my bench, I will look closely what you are doing with it (I will have to scratchbuild an interior and have a simpler approach concerning the mesh. My problem actually are the wheels...)

These defenitely enhance realism - looking good!

Superb detailing again, Pierre (I found your gear shifter already amazing) !

Very attractive model, Mario - and added to that : your excellent background!

Looks great, Dave !

... with lots of eggs to all of you modeling guys out there !

This is one marvellous 359, Steve - certainly the best I've ever seen. Superb work !

After a long race you finally made it to the finish line, Mark. Though a tough job and certainly often frustrating in having to do some steps several times, you created a very impressive model in the end which you can be proud of.

Very fine model of the iconic Lotus 25, driven by my all-time favorite.

with a bit of paint and a few decals...

Thanks Donato - reworking diecasts often is the only (cheap) possibility when there is no kit available.

Excellent, simply excellent !

The last Carrera Panamericana, the famous Mexican road race, was held in November 1954: for the first time, a new class – European touring cars – was created for sedans with up to 2000 cc. Of the 19 starters, 11 were Alfa Romeo 1900 TI’s (among them 5 works cars) which totally dominated the class but they had no opposition: only one single Borgward Isabella and a bunch of VW beetles. So they had a race within themselves: Five made it to the finish line and took the first 5 places in class, beating lots of stronger cars (4 finished in the top 20 of a total of 80 finishers),. Alfa Romeo advertised “the family car that wins races” and promoted their new post-war creation worldwide. Leo Models/Ixo made a nice 1/24 die-cast 15 years ago, Scale design did a fantastic decal sheet (made by Cartograf, designed by Mike Quarterman) which has some issues concerning size and color, but color pictures are almost impossible to find on these cars. And finally, Jack modeling makes excellent steel wheels for the Alfa 1900: Jason created them for me on order and is selling them also to the public – highly recommended and an absolute must for this transition. Here is a "WIP": Some small modifications were necessary with bumpers, exhaust and bug deflectors. On to the models: # 251 is the class-winning works car of Consalvo Sanesi (15th overall): #268 the works car of Bruno Bonini which DNFed after a blown tire caused suspension failure: #265 is a private entrant from Guatemala: David Cerezo plunged off a bridge and wrecked his car totally: Here is the whole bunch together:

Excellent build of this mixer !

Excellent model, Mark - looks great !

It was an Aston Martin DBS.

Very interesting information, Pierre. I wasn't expecting something like this from you (it is also not my cup of tea) but as we all know the final result will come out big !!! I'll be watching your WIP.

Thanks, Tim - still a few details need some attention, then it will be put into the diecast section.

Thanks, my friend - I'm looking forward to see your upcoming Ferrari CP participant (Phil Hill-Richie Ginther ?)

Here is the 3rd and last one of the bunch:

Looks fantastic, Steve - your dedication to enhance the finest details !

Though the vehicle was totally wrecked, at least this was not a fatal accident as several others during the 5 years this race had been carried out (this was the main reason why it was cancelled after 1954).