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When I said that I never found a replica of Mrs. Peel I had rather a living replica in my mind ...

Thanks for all comments! David, I think you are right. I am not sure, but I think some years ago Airfix sold some re-issues. Anyway IMO all Gunze kits deserve to be re-released. BTW a very nice picture, maybe it explains what I mean ... Matt, indeed I have an original Heller Bentley in the stash. Very interesting idea, who knows ...

Once again modeling on the highest level! For me this model is - hard to believe - even more impressive than the outstanding work you showed us before.

Hi, When I was a very young man in the sixties there were three reason for me not to miss a single episode of the tv-series "The Avengers": (I) Mrs. Peel (II) Mrs. Peel in her catsuit (III) Mrs. Peel in her Lotus Elan I never found a replica of Mrs.Peel but Gunze Sangyo made a nice kit of the Elan S3 maybe 20 years ago. Gunze Sangyo used to offer two versions of each kit, namely a so-called High Tech version with pewter and PE parts and an affordable all-plastic version. My model shows the latter one. As far as I remember it was a kit without major issues, so I would recommend it if there should be any future re-issue.

A really outstanding job, probably the cleanest 500K/540K I have ever seen! Your photography is equally perfect. I have the same kit in the stash with an incredible amount of flash that spoils the chromed parts completely. Your treatment of your chrome parts is a real achievement. BTW contrary to a common belief chromed wires and whitewalls on German pre-war 1:1 cars are a possible but extremely rare feature. Both are typical post-war restoration improvements that you find only on a neglectible number of contemporary photos. Strangely Mercedes used artwork with whitewalls in their sales brochures sometimes. Maybe this inspired owners after the war.

Very clean execution and excellent photography! Another typical RoG kit, hard to understand why they are still unable to produce their kits with fitting doors and bonnets. Obviously they did not learn from their disastrous Uhlenhaut Coupé.

Excellent work as always. It is fascinating what an able and patient modeler can make from a rather simple die cast. Wheathering at its best!

Thanks for the latest comments! I must admit that even after some years this is still one of my favourite models.

Looks very nice and clean. I agree that a modern digital camera would supply better pictures, but taking ino account that you used an obsolete (from today's point of view) camera in those days your pictures are really good.

Thanks for the recent comments! Total consent! IMO one of the main benefits of modeling forums is information free from any commercial interest. What is it good for when a modeler buys any modeling product whose shortcomings exceed his (present) abilities? The modeler is annoyed because his money is lost. Very probably he will buy a product of the same manufacturer never again, but he certainly will tell his fellow modelers about his disappointment. In the long run this will also damage the manufacturer's reputation and bussiness. Ultimately honest information is useful for the modeler as well as for the manufacturer. I think Steven hits the nail. Formerly the LHS collected modelers' praise and criticism and gave this feedback to the manufacturers. Since LHS are disappearing more and more, forums are the free source for manufactures to know what modelers think about their products and which shortcomings should be eliminated. Experience shows that all manufacturers who ignored the shortcomings of their products failed sooner or later.

Very convincing wheathering, not overdone as so often! IMO this vehicle looks like a typical truck of an auto recycler. Therefore my vote goes to picture #5 and the pink wreck.

Brent, a really ingenious idea and a perfect execution make a unique model. I never saw something similar. One of the best models shown here.

Thanks for the recent replies! Each time I posted in this sub-forum during the last months I forgot to draw the attention of those interested in Euro trucks to an outstanding German forum. Since my GMC is currently the cover picture of that forum I remembered. It is a rather small forum only for advanced truck modelers and scratch builders called Modell-Laster-Forum (MLF). German expert modelers and modelers from neighboring countries show often scratch built trucks, cranes and other machinery. Some models are really breathtaking. IMO it is the best German truck modeling forum by far, possibly even more than this. If you are interested have a look here: http://www.modell-laster-forum.de/

Tom, your choice of the models and particularly the choice of the colours are excellent. Light blue makes the trailer look much better than the usual grey. I really wonder why AMT produced the otherwise so attractive Titan with that huge gap between cab and bumper and why they never fixed the problem on reissues. The replacement of the clumsy kit wipers is a great achievement and improves the apppearance at first glance - a very good investment!

Indeed, if these gentlemen would ever offer to tow my car I would run away and call the police.

Dennis, your model is impressive in every respect. The combination between tractor and trailer is perfect. Unfortunately black paints always "swallow" a lot of details on photos, so I am sure that we can appreciate only a fraction of them. The dozer looks perfect on the rig.

JT, clean (and orange) as always. I really wonder why models of the T-600 are seldom seen. IMO the T-600 is one of AMT's most attractive kits,

Dave, sometimes a model from a movie is better than the movie itself ...

Pavel, this is one of the best weatherings I have ever seen. An old and neglected European workhorse would look exactly like this. Everything (dirt/dust, rust, faded paint and lettering) looks real because nothing (as seen so often) is overdone. It looks as if your model would need a tow truck itself very soon. I wonder what the owner and the driver look like ...

Brian, a very unusual and carefully done model. I have never seen this cab before. I am happy each time a see a modeler daring to build anything else than the usual AMT or Italeri kits.

Charles, as always this is an unusual and beautifully executed model from you. From the modeler's point of view it would deserve a lot more interest and response!

Thanks for the comments! Clifford, you are right. If my memory serves me well I saw the first Casadio model (unpainted Alfa Romeo P3) in the mid-seventies. Only Pocher models, Gakken's Mercedes SS and this first Casadio kit had realistic wires, but only the latter had ready-made wire wheels. This made the kit stand out though it was actually mediocre even in those days. Scott, two very interesting videos. The replica is identical with Monogram's kt (the very first link in my topic). You don't see these cars in motion every day. Thanks!

Hi, In 2013 I showed Monogram's outstanding 1/24 scale 1927 Bugatti 35B (B = supergcharged): http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79323 This new topic here, however, shows a pair of 1924 Bugattis 35 (no B, thus naturally aspirated) in 1/20, based on two crude Casadio/Revival kits, built as usual as one detailed chassis and one complete vehicle. You can find detailed information about Casadio/Revival kits in my old topic here: 1/20 Scale Casadio/Revival Classic Grand Prix Kits - Pros & Cons http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75275 More specific information about individual kits can be found in my past Casadio/Revival topics: 1907 Fiat 130 HP Grand Prix Racer 1/20 http://www.modelcars...showtopic=75350 Auto Union Typ C - Grand Prix Champion 1936 1/20 http://www.modelcars...showtopic=76696 Mercedes W154 M163 - Grand Prix Champion 1939 1/20 http://www.modelcars...showtopic=79535 1951 Alfa Romeo Tipo 159 Alfetta - GP Champion 1951 - 1/20 http://www.modelcars...showtopic=81024 Maserati 250F - Grand Prix Champion 1957 1/20 http://www.modelcars...showtopic=84195 1961 Ferrari 156 „Sharknose“ - Phil Hill's F1 World Championship Car http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=90025 As already said in that old general topic mentioned above the Bugatti kits were among my poorest Casadio/Revival kits. I suppose that my models are now 15 or 20 years old but I still remember that besides the typical Casadio/Revival shortcomings even by Casadio/Revival standards most parts were particularly crude or simplified, and many parts were not replicated at all. Moreover these were the only kits where nickle-plating had unremovable black stains and chrome-plating flaked off. All tires were unusuable. Built OOB the finished model would have looked more like a toy than a model. This said, the high price of appr. 250.00 DM per kit I had to pay in the nineties for my Casadio/Revival kits here in Germany turned out to be really annoying at least for the Bugatti. An average Tamiya 1/20 kit was about 40.00 DM in those days. The 1:1 Bugatti was a very small and simple car by comparison, and all important measurements of the model were correct. Therefore these models were less time-consuming than my other Casadio/Revival models. Nevertheless a lot of correcting, replacing and detailing was neccessary. Today Google and Alclad would save a lot of time.

Two really perfect results! It is impossible to say which one is more attractive.

Very nice and clean result. I agree, removing the large decal would make it even more attractive. I am sure that I once (70s or 80s) had an unbuilt Eidai Grip 1/24 kit of the Boomerang. Maybe Airfix bought these tools? I think at the same time there were also kits in 1/20 and in 1/16 made by Fujimi and Aoshima, but I am not really sure about the manufactures.