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One of the greatest ever car designers whose creations put Lamborghini on the map, but a nice, quiet and modest man - here is an interview with Marcello Gandini - Bertone's chief designer from 1965 - 1980 (English subtitles available) about the creation of some of his most famous designs: and here is a slide show with all his creations - simply unbelievable to watch:

Perfect - these will be very useful for several cars/kits of mine !

Looks very good, Pierre - I think there is something great coming (as are the Borrani wheels Jason developed last year). A great benefit which could broaden the interest and of course the area of application when it is not restricted to only the MB 300 SLR but even others which look very similar - here is to prove a pic taken just now from 2 of my books: 300 SLR (left) and Ferrari 250 LM (long nose, right) - a compromise I could definitely live with!

Very nice model in a great-looking livery, Mark! Unbelievable your 1/43 models (I tried some about 25 years ago, but gave up very soon and did not finish any - too small and fiddly for me)

Here is his e-mail-address: contact.jackmodelling@gmail.com

Allan, these Cobras are excellent builds - I especially like the '64 Daytona Coupé. I'm sorry for the tragic loss of your brother.

Very nice GT40, Phil - with excellent detailing and modifications -it is really a shame that no good Mk I with engine is available as kit (Fujimi's proportions look much better to me than those of the others).

Very nice, Pierre - this is my personal favorite among your many awesome race car models (I have a soft spot for the Ferrari 250 series) - especially considering the kit you had to start with. I followed your WIP and admired all your body surgeries: you turned this ugly ESCI (amt) model into a real Ferrari !

I turned mine into the 12h of Reims participant (modified to a side exhaust system):

Very creative diorama, Shawn - in reality, this would be the ultimate barn find!

Though not my favorite Ferrari, you turned this into a spectacular model, Mario - very well done (as always) !

C'etait merveilleux, Pierre !

Dino 206 S and Porsche Carrera 6 (AKA 906) on the banking of the Contidrom (proving ground of Continental tires):

Very nice, Pierre - spot model has lots of detailing goodies for us car modelers.

Very nice, Pierre - where did you get the decals from? From Le Mans decals /jimperlinx ?

Very nice build, Misha - it was a delight to follow your build and watch the whole thing come to life. The exhaust pipe alone is a model in itself - even the underbody looks great. The only small drawback is the kit tires (I have 4 of these in my stash) - if Aoshima only had supplied period-correct rubber !

Superb model - at first glance when watching the first pic, I thought that this would be the original 1:1 car and not the model - awesome!

you turned this kit into a wonderful model with an outstanding paint job - color looks fantastic!

Pierre, the lighter shade of color makes the body look even better than before - this is going to be great ! Any idea when Jason will have the outlaced spoke wheels ready?

Well done, Anders - with an excellent paint scheme.

After a delayed pit-stop Pierre is resuming the race again (Stirling may be out of reach, but second is still possible for # 658 ...)

Some very well done paintings, Allan, that capture the spirit of the old days in a most excellent way. My personal favorite here is John Surtees in his T70 spider.

Both are excellent builds - very impressive !

Excellent detailing on the old Heller kit, Ken - your upgrades lift this to another level and give us some new ideas (f. e. dashboard)

I can see that you are frustrated, Pierre - but don't let yourself discourage by this setback. Things like that happen to all of us sometimes. Take a break form the SLR and make a new attempt when you are in the mood for it.