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Very interesting story, Gary - I've got no idea that Bill Mitchell got the inspiration for the Corvette SS and Sting Ray from an earlier trip to Italy!

Thanks, Anton !

Very nice, Tom - looks like the pride and joy of a 70's owner-operator.

Thanks, Mario and Doug - well, amt's instructions sometimes were like a crossword puzzle (at least for the very first truck kit, 25 trucks later these don't matter anymore). The wrecker had spent 30 years in a display cabinet and the last 10 years in a sturdy cardboard box (after 2 movings).

Very nice model with perfect colors, Mario - this 2nd generation Corvair has a certain "European touch".

That's what I would call a very productive year, Dan - and they look great, too !

Whereas Lamborghini created the word "Supercar" with its Miura in 1966, they were also responsible for the ultimate supercar - the Countach. Presented by Bertone in 1971, production started finally in 1974 with the LP400. But the LP 400 S (1978 - 1982) put the term Ultimate Supercar to another level: different suspension geometry, ultra-wide wheels which required those characteristic wheel wells - the typical poster car for the 80's: Here are 2 versions of this one: the red one is from Fabbri's Quattroruote collection (2007), the same car was re-issued again in the 2013 Vintage Auto collection (this time in a metallic orange color) - both made by Ixo:

... or at least only for outrageous prices - resin kits that are way beyond my wallet... Therefore I have collected more than 260 die-casts within the last 15 years - many of them will be modified or turned into race or rally cars. Certainly most of them will never be available as plastic kits : Among those there are almost 80 Alfa Romeos:

Thanks, James, Brian, Larry, Chris and Tommy for your kind words.

Thanks Anders and Trevor - old Italian sportscars have become my favourite modeling subjects.

Very nice looking Cougar, Steve - the early ones look best (very seldom seen models.

Looks very nice in that color scheme!

Here is one of mine (built from the snow plow kit) in the late 80's - will get some re-work:

Old survivor: My very first truck kit: the model that got my modeling hobby re-started in 1982 (after a 10-year hiatus): amt/Matchbox’ 1979 release of the 359 Peterbilt Wrecker (picture: internet) Certainly not the easiest model to begin with: guess-where- I-belong-instructions and a badly warped hood; I tried to straighten this out with hot water, but was not totally successful – so the hood surface is uneven and wavy, the left fender points a bit up, and there is a gap between hood and cab. A few other mistakes are simply my fault, but I withstood the temptation of correcting these errors – I only re-glued a few small parts that had become loose or fallen off. Apart from California license plates I installed yesterday (Michigan plates for a local California wrecker???) it looks exactly as it did 40 years ago (built out-of-the box) – with all its mistakes, imperfections and issues: masked with ordinary duct tape, brushed with Humbrol paints, glued with Revell glue from the tube, no putty, no sanding, no polishing – nothing. Today, I would have a totally different access in building this kit – I would paint complete units at once (and not part for part which makes things unnecessary complicated and therefore prone to errors) – anyway: here it is with and without its wrecker body – pics shot today afternoon: placed on the roof of my car (arched, therefore the rear wheels in some pics don't touch the ground)

Very impressive Cobra - well done !

Absolutely gorgeous truck, Brian - wonderful workhorse backdate! With its dark green and white paint it could also run for Garrett Freightlines....

Thank you Craig, Kurt and Carl !

Thank you Gunnar, but there is nothing admirable at all.

Not yet, I have a rallye version of the 2002 in my stash for a future build.

Excellent build of my favourite BMW, Rich !

Very nice build - the nicest yet (I built mine from the old Blueprinter issue). Back in 1967, the Batmobile and Monkeemobile were every boy's dream in the neigbourhood.

You're welcome, Gary - you can't go wrong with some classic European sportscars.

Very clean model !

Excellent replica of this old workhorse, Mariol - especially the 2nd picture (my wife thought it was a real one) - I admired this already standing beside your Transtar II.

Must have missed this one - excellent model as usual, Mario!