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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!

x 2 - very nice one, Mario !

Excellent rendition of this iconic muscle car, Mario - I see Kowalski behind the wheel and hear Super Soul on the radio (this has been my favourite car chasing movie ever since)

Very nice build of this delivery van, Mario - looks definitely better than the box-art!

Sorry, Bob - but this is NOT a TR 6, but a GT6 = the coupé version of the small Spitfire

Looks good as a bone-stock delivery van, Mario - a bit suspicious at night at the backside of the warehouse - or is it only a parking lot?

Thanks a lot, Russell, Rich, Gary, Mario and Noel for your nice comments - it is a rewarding experience to re-work some old builds: I've done this a few times and achieved always better results than before: you decide how far you want to go, and whereas even the paint job still has some issues (paint runners in 2 places) I' m pretty much content with the outcome (rebuilt it as a curbside because I did not want to disassemble and redo everything, and if I want, I can go the extra-mile with my still unbuilt kits). Maybe I will do similar jobs on my Monogram Aston Martin DB 4 gluebomb and my Revell Austin Healey (both already disassembled).

Thanks Walter, Mike, Glen, Bill, Philippe, Chris and Larry for your compliments!

Superb build, Harry ! Though my personal taste prefers the look of the classic supercars of the 60's and 70's, you created a perfect model - you can't tell it from a real one ! Fantastic photography, too!

Very nice Brockway, Warren - looks great !

Excellent idea with the side-mounted spare wheel and great execution of the whole build - looks very realistic !

In 1989 (immediately after its release) I built a model of Italeri’s Ferrari 250 California Spider, hastily glued together : red spray-paint from the can - interior, engine and chassis left unpainted. Its wheels were used to pimp up one of Esci’s 250 SWBs, so I pirated spoke wheels from a Fujimi EM Daytona (will be built with the alloys) and used 1/24 Monogram plastic tires (leftovers from my ’57 Vette street machine) - they were a bit trimmed to fit. I was never satisfied with the result (track too narrow, headlight lenses turned white and headlight covers partially frosted from the glue, some glue residue on the windows.) The following 2 pics are from 2005 : So I started my "restauration" 3 weeks ago: Mainly cosmetic, as all invisible things remained untouched (drivetrain, chassis etc.): the red paint was carefully wetsanded and then polished with Micromesh; glass came off – windshield was polished, its frame got some black paint to simulate a rubber gasket, the side windows were discarded, the headlight covers came from another kit I only bought for parts (I have still 2 more unbuilts) – the white headlights were treated with Tamiya clear yellow to represent a French car (yellow headlight lenses or at least bulbs were mandatory there from 1936 up to 1993) – of course, the US plate had to be replaced with French ones. The track was widened by using plastic washers. Most work went into the interior: the spartanic racing seats were replaced with buckets from Protar’s Alfa Giulietta which look rather close to Ferrari’s originals, the interior was painted tan, the floor got some flocking, a pin was used as gear lever, door handles and lower door trim were fabricated from steel wire. The final touch was chrome foil strips on hood and doors, fine steel mesh behind the fender louvers (see first picture), a Ferrari script logo on the trunk (from Virages decals) and photoetched wipers (ebay, from Spain). As the kits shortcomings (incorrect headlights, wrong interior door panels and seats, clumsy wipers etc.) have been only partially addressed to, the result is far from perfect (the hood has been glued shut) – but it does at least look better than before. Comments and critics are always welcome – here are the new pics from last weekend (I just noticed the right exhaust tips have to be corrected - will be done soon) - otherwise it is done:

Thanks Gary - I will post some pics "under glass"...

Excellent looking phantom Cougar, Mario - fantastic finish (and background!) als always!

Finally finished my rework of (my own) old build: Ferrari GT 250 SWB California Spider (Italeri 1/24):

Very nice model, Mario - and your backyard scene could be from a "Kojak" TV episode.

Excellent truck-tanker combination - well built and photographed - could easily be mistaken for the real thing! My favorite Coe!

Another great classic from your garage, Mario - excellent paint job as usual.

Very nice build, Michael - excellent paint and detailing !

Well done, Snake - little things can make a big difference !

Very nice replica, Steve !