1959scudetto

Spectacular paint job on this stylish car Bob - will save the pics as inspiration for the one in my stash.

I would guess a stock version will follow...

My favorite instrumental : "Albatross" from Fleetwood Mac (the original cast, 1969)

Ups, I missed that - for me, this is news...

Slowest Porsche ever !

My teacher in elementary school had a Morris Minor in 1966 - a 2 door sedan.

Stumbled incidentially upon this announcement on the Spot model website: it is listed for preorder now (€ 49,28) - planned release in January 2024. Immediately looked upon the Revell AG site and found this: easy-click kit with 90 parts + Goldfinger movie poster - here is a link: https://www.revell.de/produkte-revell/specials/james-bond-007/aston-martin-db5-james-bond-007-goldfinger.html

Hard to believe that this is the trusty old amt kit, Anders - very nice! Are these the stock wheels from the kit ?

Absolutely great build of a no-nonsense typical fleet truck, Brian: Outstanding weathering - dust and grime - makes it look so realistic (also the absence of chrome bling-bling like vertical exhaust pipes and the like) Very well done!

Thanks for clearing this up, David - I know they also made pickups and delivery vans using some sort of modular system in cutting off the cab behind the driver and adding a bed or a higher cargo body. I just wanted to point out that this is not a fault of the model, but represents the reality (picture of a 1967 version from the morrisminorforum):

Excellent build again in this small scale !!!

Made by Ixo, distributed by Hachette, this 1958 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller is from a British test series (therefore RHD), the same model was released in France in the regular series (with LHD) - cute ! The gap in the roof is true to the original !

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Very nice model in a fitting color, John - the stance is just right - how you have lowered it (I think the stock height of that kit is for the mid 70's rubber bumper model)

Did it come directly from the dealer's showroom? Perfect model, Mario - as we are used to from you.

Very nice pair of Cortinas, Shawn.

Nope. No openings - strictly curbside.

Here is a link to a French ebayer asking for € 15,00 + shipping: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/334299012166?hash=item4dd5c61c46:g:g18AAOSwPOZiHQy5 He offers dependable and fast service - I have already ordered a few times from him.

Hachette/Ixo released a 1/24 die-cast of the 96 (1969-1974 model) - first released in white in France, then in blue in Spain, and Whitebox issued an orange and a black version. I have two of them - at least one will be turned into a rally car:

Jason, here is a link to a French slotcar site: scroll down to the bottom and you will find about 60 race pics of that car winning Le Mans in 1970: https://lemans.slot-racing.fr/le-mans-1970/porsche-917K-23-fly.html

This is going to be another spectacular racer, Ismael.

This will be another spectacular racer from your bench, Mark - I am looking forward to seeing it finished.

it was only for a short time (ca. 1994/95) and called it "European Classic Car" (no Ferrari logos or decals ).

Fantastic paint on this beautiful spider, Gustavo - what seats did you use ?

Lots of questions here, Jeremy. It depends on what you are looking for. Like Gary said, you just have to decide for yourself where is your interest. 1/43 scale has by far the widest selection but prices may also vary from a few $ up to a few 100s $ (depending on rarity and fidelity). I am building mainly 1/24 cars (classic European sports and race cars + rally cars from the 70's and 80's). As a lot of them are not available as plastic kits, 1/24 die-cast models could partially fill the gap. Models that would otherwise not be available (or only for outrageous prices) could (and sometimes can) be had for little money: Especially Hachette (fabricated by Ixo) with their newsstand models from Italy, France, Spain, Germany and other countries are highly recommended (for instance, a 80-pcs. series of F1 cars and a newly started series of Ferrari F1 cars are actually on the roll in Italy with new releases every 2 weeks). While I would prefer Hachette/Ixo models for being true-to scale and have most of the details right, sometimes also Welly or Bburago/Maisto have nice models, sometimes they can look a bit toyish. If you are looking for American cars, then you should look for Danbury mint, Franklin mint or First Gear. If you don't insist on original packaging and certificates you can sometimes get them at cheap prices. You should avoid seeing this as an investment - it is definitely NOT! Just have fun with the models you like - keep them as they are or rework and modify them into whatever you wish.