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Looks cool, Geno! ๐
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Thank you, Gary! Yeah, I think these have been around for awhile. There's also a nice cream / pale yellow colored version with fairly bright green interior and wheels. That matches one of the factory offered color schemes. I'd like to get one in those colors but haven't seen anything but the silver version recently. The B24 has really nice lines. The Leo Models line in general have very crisp castings, great fit of opening doors, hoods, etc, very accurate representations of the subject matter. The chassis and suspension are quite modest, not much detail, but overall they're pretty nice. I like that they cover unusual subjects compared to domestic offerings in the US. I enjoy blowing them apart, detail painting interiors, going over silver painted trim with a Molotow pen, improving wheels and tires, etc. Occasionally I'll repaint the body too if it's not in good shape or I really want a different color. A couple times I've color sanded and polished them if the paint was too wavy or something. They're fun. ๐
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Great photos, caapa! Thanks for sharing.
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Helmut, thanks for sharing. I have the D50. Really nice! You're tempting me to get a Sharknose 156. I've always loved that car. I think I'd change the wheels though, probably with some of Jason's Borani prints. ๐
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Great minds think alike, Helmut! ๐
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1/24 Leo Models 1954 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder Wheels: Hatchette Pegaso Z102 narrowed, with knock-offs from a Heller Alfa Romeo 1750 Zagato. Tires: Spec Cast โ32 Ford Interior: Repainted from pinkish shade of red to dark green with dark green flocked carpet. Chrome: Molotow used for the windshield frame and tail light bezels. HVAC chrome duct tape for the rocker moldings. These B24 Spyders tend to sit a little high in the nose, so I set the modelโs ride height to match. The disk wheels and hub caps it came with were perfectly fine, I just like the car even more with chrome wire wheels. The knock-offs from a Heller Alfa are about the right size, and proportional to the wheels, as compared to the full size Lancia. I know, theyโre BIG, just like the real thing. Enjoy!
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1/32 Airfix 1933 Alfa Romeo
Hoffman replied to Gluebomber's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Larry, the thing about a really nicely done model with good photographs, is that it becomes difficult to tell what scale it is. Your Alfa Romeo fits that description on both counts. Looks great!! ๐ -
Well done, Matt!
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Surfing for Aston Martins this morning and came across this excellent example from 10 years back. Awesome!
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Bob, this is off topic, but I noticed your pale green Chevy pickup in the background. What brand of paint and color name is that, please๐?
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MPC Flip Nose '57 gasser converted to......well, a gasser.
Hoffman replied to roadhawg's topic in Drag Racing
Tommy, your '57 is Awesome! Immediately made me think of a similar Pontiac powered '57 I saw at Famoso..... https://barnfinds.com/amazing-1957-chevy-gasser-find/ -
Not sure who designed those. Someone in Japan has a set for sale at a very steep price. I've pasted a link and photos from that evilbay listing below. Alternatively, sometime next year there may be a far better alternative from Jack Modelling. It's a future project on Jason's to-do list. ๐ It should be something similar to what was offered through Shapeways in the past, but at a much more realistic price. Bugatti T50 Resin Wheels Without Tires