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A perfect out-of-the-box build can give you much satisfaction, Rich - especially when it is done in a perfect way like yours. You don't always to add bits and pieces to let a kit shine - your build is proof of that: very nice !

I found a listing of Unique Replicas on the internet: http://www.phillymint.com/diecast/unique.htm Don't know however, if it is complete or not.

It looks good even without its final color, Mark !

The same for 1/24 that are not at all 1/24 scale: For example, the Heller (and Union- or Wave-reissues) Porsche 908 LH kit is supposed to be 1/24 scale: Heller obviously modeled the very first 907 longtail (Le Mans 1967), which is defined by its high windshield: here are the doors and side windows correct, but the nose is wrong! - they then added a rear wing and called it a 908 - it has the correct nose, but windshield and doors are wrong ! So the model is a mixture of 2 originals in 4 different scales!!! The 908 LH was mainly a worked over 907 with a 3-ltr instead of the 2,2 ltr.engine. But the dimensions grew a little bit which makes the model even look smaller: In true 1/24 scale the model should have (L x W x H): Porsche 907 LH 194 x 72 x 39 mm Wheelbase 96 mm Porsche 908 LH 202 x 76 x 39 mm WB 96 mm (all dimensions from wikipedia) the Heller model has: 180 x 65 x 37 mm WB 95 mm So the dimensions vary between 1/27 and 1/28 for a 908 and around 1/26 for a 907 , the height for both is about 1/25 scale and wheelbase is almost correct in 1/24 !

Another great vintage piece of nostalgia, Matt - keep them coming !

Fantastic workmanship, Pierre ! Though I prefer postwar racecars, I can certainly appreciate one's efforts. This is an incredible transformation of the old Lindberg kit. Everybody should look into your WIP - there are so many things to discover and tips that can be used also for other models, too. Simply awesome !

Excellent as always, Mario ! Aren't you afraid that such a nice car could be stolen when parked in a shabby, dark corner of a backstreet like this? Joke aside, I always admire the realistic background in your pics.

Pierre, this is great - you never cease to amaze me ! I have tried to imitate your leatherstraps with my 550 Spyder, but could not manage to replicate those belt buckles as you do.

Well done repair, Rich - this is one of the all-time classic cars and you did it justice.

The wrapped steering wheel is the icing on the cake !

Very fine detailing on this awesome model, Michael - bravo !

I'm glad that I ordered the things I was interested in from them last year.

Your WIPs are real tutorials, Pierre - always to learn new techniques from you !

Very well done, Thomas !

Very impressive dashboard, Pierre !

You deliver always, Mario - nice model, looks very realistic!

Good-looking Chevelle, Ray ! Nice to have you back.

Thank you, Alex, Bruce and John - even if not perfect, it is one of my favourites in the collection !

Rob, sorry for answering that late: there is a dimensional problem with the whole body: it is simply too small in length and width (= ca. 1/27 scale), whereas height is about 1/25 and wheelbase is almost exactly 1/24 ! Heller obviously modeled the very first 907 longtail (Le Mans 1967), which is defined by its high windshield - see photos from Le Mans 1967 below (here are the doors and side windows correct, but the nose is wrong!) - without upper lip (which I simulated with paint) and added the rear wing and called it a 908. It has the markings for the 1969 1000 km of Paris (Monthlery) and NOT Monza, as I wrote which is wrong. Union and/or Wave call their reissues 907/908, IIRC. The 908 LH was mainly a worked over 907 with a 3-ltr instead of the 2,2 ltr.engine. But the dimensions grew a little bit which makes the model even look smaller: In true 1/24 scale the model should have (L x W x H): Porsche 907 LH 194 x 72 x 39 mm Wheelbase 96 mm Porsche 908 LH 202 x 76 x 39 mm WB 96 mm (all dimensions from wikipedia) the Heller model has: 180 x 65 x 37 mm WB 95 mm So the dimensions vary between 1/27 and 1/28 for a 908 and around 1/26 for a 907 , the height for both is about 1/25 scale and wheelbase is almost correct in 1/24 ! Aside from the windshield, the side windows/doors are wrong for later 907s and 908s - they should reach up more into the roof - here is the 908 from Le Mans 1969: Generally, the kit is very simplified and not at all complicated to build like some other Heller racecars. But it is a fake 908, at best it is a (underdimensioned) first-version 907 longtail with a 908 nose. I hope, I could answer your question.

Thanks, Chris, Larry and Ed !

This is supposed to be the winner of the 1975 Tour de France Automobile (European rally champion Bernard Darniche in a works-supported Stratos campaigned by Chardonnet, back then the Lancia importer for France). Here is a link to a spark model https://www.ebay.at/itm/284161955491 and below a photo of the actual car during the race:

Cool looking truck, Mario - this looks more than a few years (ab)used!

Excellent build of the most famous Ferrari !

There has been another Ferrari 250 GTO released by Revell Germany in the late 1980's: it is a reboxed Italeri kit (just like Testors did in the U.S.): Here is a built one with its original box (some modifications and aftermarket wheels from Jack modeling): Gunze Sangyo had also a curbside GTO in 2 versions: multimedia with white metal, rubber and photoetched parts and basic (plastic), the multimedia has also been reboxed by Airfix in England.