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Excellent model, Gary - looks like it doesn't have any issues at all - remember this is more than 50 years of age!

Yesterday arrived this one from Italy: 1986 Ford RS 200 from the 1/24 WRC collection:

Super Mario - you did it again - the last 3 pictures show the real truck, don't they? :-)

Fantastic looking rustbucket, Mario - great photography, too!

x 2: what Bob said : outstanding build, as always !

Now something different (for me) : Old 1/24 Monogram kit from 1978 - built in 1985 straight out of the box - cut-out glass roof - black from the spray-can, clearcoated also. Trim is Humbrol silver brushed on - no polishing, no bare metal foil = old school in '70's street rod style. Her is the box (picture from scalemates): Now the model (pictures are from June, 2020)

Outstanding build as usual from you, Mario ! Just the right amount of use on this one!

Thank you Peter, back then I used car laquers from the spraycan bought in automotive shops (mainly duplicolor and Auto-K, both German companies). As this was more than 30 years ago and the paints have been used up long time ago, I can't remember the exact descriptions any more.

Thanks, Gary - also have the Italeri racing version in my stash (Mike Q. had an article about this in MRRN's first issue, IIRC) - so these had to be built stock (a Fujimi street curbside of the F40 is also waiting - this one has correct wheels)

Thank you all for the comments, guys - I normally try to avoid the almost boring red with Ferraris, but these 2 had to be painted in that color.

Thanks you Anders - maybe I will correct the roofline and the hood scoop, but I think the dark red/burgundy color suits it well.

2 old builts from 1985 and 1988: Italeri's Ferrari Supercars - the 288 GTO from 1984 and its follower, the awesome F40 from 1987. Both spraypainted in red from the can, bodies well proportioned (at least to my eye), biggest flaw: the wheels are totally wrong - same dimensions front and rear! Another issue with the F 40 is the engine cover - you have to cut it open, and then it does not close/fit well - both built out-of-the-box. Anyway, here are the pics (taken yesterday): Here is the 288 GTO: and now, the F 40: this is how the other drivers would have seen it (if they ever did):

Once again, an old 1/25 politoys toy car - heavy metal (chassis also !), everything opens, supension and steering work. I snapped this on ebay a few years ago - first 2 pictures of the 1968 original: it is one of the most famous creations of Marcello Gandini, back then Bertone chief designer - the first wedge design car with guillotine doors which later came with the Lamborghini Countach. The Carabo was a one-off design study on a chassis of the tipo 33, 2-ltr. V8 racecar. The photo on the right is of the restored car (air filters on the carburettors) Now the model - with a bit of TLC it can be turned into a rather good representation of the real one - biggest mistake is the hood louvers on the front : they should be rectangular edged and not round - the other things can surely be adressed to without big surgery - repainting and detail-painting. Here is the model:

Thanks, Gene - but I have not done very much (apart from a bit cleaning an polishing) - I have no solution for the yellow tinted windshield (probably due to being exposed to UV light)

Thanks, Ken !

Thank you Carl - it will be reworked some day.

excellent weathering and rust holes, Mario - looks like the real thing !

Thank you, guys - it is a lot of fun to modify a die-cast - at the moment I'm altering a little bit my second Danbury Testarossa 250...

Thanks, guys - I think FM did really well with this one - it is better detailed than their earlier gullwing SL in every aspect.

Excellent build and phantastic photography, Mario ! The weathering is also spot-on - if it was not for the front wheels, I couldn't tell this one from the movie truck: very intimidating ! The pics under the burning sun - as it was on the screen! I remember the cinema poster back in '73 saying: "When you see this movie, you won't overtake a truck anymore!"

Very nice models Gary that you don't see often!

Very nice Abarth, Chris !

Sorry to correct you, Chris - this is the winner of the 1972 Targa Florio, driven by Arturo Merzario and rally ace Sandro Munari - the car had 2 (!) rearview mirrors - one on top of the other for the tiny Merzario and the ltall Munari and a right side bulge to accomodate a spare wheel which was necessary in case of tire damage because a lap was 72 km long (= about 45 miles) - so the driver could mount the spare if necessary. In 1970, Ferrari participated with a 512 S and took 3rd place with Ignazio Giunti/Nino Vaccarella behind two Porsches. Nice little model of a certainly not so easy-to-build kit !

Very nice Mario - I'm eagerly awaiting your "Duel" tanker !

Excellent weathering on a very nice model, Mario - only the license plates look a bit too clean to me.