1959scudetto

Superb builds and fantastic photography, Jason - as a fan of classic Italian sportscars, the maroon California Spider and 250 Testarossa are my favorites - but that does NOT detract from the others - every single model is top quality !

Thanks, Steven !

Thanks Lee, Jim, Greg and Mario for the nice words - chrome is simply brushed on, the color was at hand then.

Very nice build of this legendary sportscar - exceptional paint !

Nice model, Gary - show us more "from the archives" - can't see enough old racecars ! By the way, shaving tread off the tires and call them BF Goodrich Lifesaver Radial... I think nobody today would like to race on such tires - the team probably won't be permitted to participate that way.

Thanks, Tim! Thank you, Gary - I have read first about 1320 dragsters in SAE magazine - must be about 20 years ago - they offer almost only finished models, but some years ago there were several "kits" (I believe only one or two different models were available) for about 20 $ + postage on ebay, so I ordered this one - it was put together in about 1 hour ( the engine was already completed ) - you had to connect frame rails, axles, body parts and wheels and fix the whole thing with some screws.

Thank you, David - for the trim you need a steady hand - I'm not sure if I could do that today again (holding your breath when painting fine lines helps also, and you have to use very small amounts of paint at a time)

Thanks Car. Tom, David and Eric for your nice comments - I too like the body shape of that one - I saw one at a US car show 30 years ago and was very much impressed.

Thank you, Bob - the 57 Bel Air is one of my 50's favorite.

Thanks very much Wayne, Eric, Philippe, Chris, Chaz, Tom, Carl, David, Rastislav and Oliver for your comments !

Glad you like them, Mario - I have sold a lot of my models (aroungd 70 +), but these I will keep as well as about 30 others. Thank you, David - must have been a real treat cruising along in a `57 Convertible in 1963 or 64 with The Beach Boys on the radio.

Thank you Jim, Ray, Bob, Mike, Rusty and Lee for your nice comments onmy builds - very much appreciated !

Thanks Carl and David - old kits should be built and not only collected.

Thank you Carl, Bob and David for your comments - the blue of the '50 ragtop is the color the kit was molded in.

I have admired 60's front engine rail dragsters since I had a presentation at school about drag racing 50 years ago (the theme was chosen by myself - no one else had any knowledge about dragsters then). Having built a very delicate 1/16 Revell FE rail in the mid 80's, I wanted to have a die-cast, and a few years ago I could buy a "kit" (partially assembled diecast) by 1320 in 1/24 scale: Roland Leong's "Hawaiian" Top Fuel dragster. It was assembled in a very short time out of the box - I only added Goodyear decals to the rear tires.

Another one of my old builds from about 1984: one of my favorite US classics, amt's (original) 57 Bel Air HT. As usual, auto laquers from the can, trim and whitewalls brushed with Humbrol enamels. (Photos from 2005)

Perfectly built model of a G-model 911 !

Thanks, Tony and Dominik !

Another old (curbside) build which cries for restoration - some small photo-etch parts have fallen off. Built in 1988 or 89 out of the box, spraypainted with dark metallic blue similar to the original Ford guardsman blue - the white stripes are the kit decals as are the numbers - the sponsor decals have been added by myself to represent the Sebring class winner, but this had # 15 and not 13! The kit gave me hard times and is definitely not for beginners: lots of tiny photo-etched parts which can easily get lost, white metal parts which have to be cleaned with files and sanding paper and then carefully bent - you need 5 min. epoxy and/or cyanacrylate super glue for the metal parts etc. etc. In recent years I have learned that the missing wipers and too flat nose are due to the fact that the Gunze modelmakers inspected and measured a restored car with these inaccuracies. Despite the kit's shortcomings, the model is a fine representation of this racing icon and was the only game in town back then - at least for me ( I discovered it in a Viennese hobby-shop that has ceased to exist for decades now). I will reglue the fallen off pieces, change the number to 15 (Bondurant/Schlesser car), remove the Arizona license plate, tint the rear glass with Tamiya smoke clear and install wipers. the tire lettering also did not work as I wanted, and the metal parts in the front opening must be replaced - when building the model, I broke them, got angry and threw them in the basket (will replace them from thin aluminium sheet) Pictures here are from 2005 and show the car in the same condition as it was built 16 years earlier:

Thank you Mario, Ray, Glen and Lee for the nice comments on my builds.

Mario, this is so beautiful - you crank out one superb model after the other - whether they look like showroom or junkyard !

I have it on Excel (on my PC)

Thanks Gary - it was definitely worth it - and for about only € 10 you can't complain...

It is always good to have an (updated)l list of one's inventory...

Thank you Jim, Chris and Dominik !