Nacho Z

Thanks for all of the nice comments. Yes Harry, the fact that all the horses are the same bothered me too but changing their stance was well beyond my capabilities. Even if they would have put two different poses in the kit the builder could have mixed them up a little. A small follow up to this story. The man that I built this for retired so I did not see him too often. On one of the times I saw him I asked how the model was holding up. He told me he traded it for a knife.... . I sure would have liked to get it back. It really was an eye catching model.

I love it! There is just something about those old dragsters....

I thought I would share this old build of a subject that you just don't see too often. This was built around 15 years ago. It was a good learning experience for me. There was an elderly gentleman that I worked with who knew I built models. He found this at a yard sale and bought it for $1.00. He asked me to build it for him and I thought "How hard could it be?" It was a lot harder than I thought. Lots of filling and sanding. Tons of detail painting. 32 legs and hoofs. Painting their manes. All of the detail painting on their collars - all of the gold is hand painted. The hardest part for me was trying to get the correct color and sheen on the horses. All in all, I was happy with the outcome. More importantly, so was he. Pardon the quality of the pictures. They are scanned from good ol' fashioned paper photos, (remember those???) Here is what I started with. Here is what I finished with.

It is nice to see a F1 that is not one of the "big boys", i.e. Ferrari. She looks great Curt. I am happy to see this built. You have done a great job of it. I have looked at this kit many times but have not bought it. You say it is a very nice kit so that is good enough for me! Maybe Santa will bring me one .

Add another "impressive" to the list. WOW! Great work.

She is pretty cool Adam. I like the color combo, a real attention getter!

Very, very nice!

Looks like a nice clean build Justin. That color does get your attention and works well on it.

You really did a nice job on this monster truck. Your model is great marketing for the MFR. After seeing this I bet there will be a few sold!

Gorgeous!

I am a sucker for this car. I love seeing models of it. Never can see too many of them . Yours looks like a winner, you did a great job on it!

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Now that bad boy will get your attention every time! I like the color scheme and how it is carried out through out the model. Nice job!

Wow Curt, you did a beautiful job on the this. I am amazed at the wheels.....

All four models look great. Neat to see them all together.

Such a beautiful build! You did a great job on this. I have the kit but I have had no luck finding TS-89. I can only hope that mine turns out half as nice as yours. One more thing to compliment you on, that is the photography. We would never see how nice this is without your clear photos!

Beautiful Ferraris! Love the 250 and what a unique paint scheme. I really like the idea of taking that scheme and putting it on the modern cars. Like Speedfreak, I would like to see a few shots of all three cars together.

The could pass for a sales brochure. Super clean build and photos. Great job on both.

Very cool build of a sleeper. The finish is so realistic. Nice, nice, nice!

Very nice job on the weathering. Totally believable and not over done. Looks great!

Superb! (What more can be said?)

Where do I sign up for your fan club? Seriously nice build. Looks to be super clean. I have a soft spot for this car and you have done it up proud!

BMET = BioMedical Equipment Technician. I am the Manager, (and staff person), in a hospital. We maintain all of the medical equipment from cradle, (purchase), to grave, (dumpster). If it is theraputic or diagnostic, it is mine. There are a lot of regulatory issues to deal with. Documentation out the whazoo....... But I love my job. There is something new darn near every day. Never a dull moment.

Beautiful build of a beautiful car! You did a very nice job on it. Great detailing all around.

She is a beauty!!