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Fantastic!

Cool project, Phil! Great job. ? I saw one of these at Willow Springs and another at Coronado Island. The conversion is fairly straight forward and makes for an awesome machine. I'm doing something similar, but much more involved with my own TR4.

Paul, so that's the Danbury Mint version of an Atlante. The full size car has slightly smaller diameter wheels than what you typically see on one of the Atlantic coupes as modeled by Burago. The most cost effective solution is to go with resin printed wheels from Jack Modeling. He offers multiple diameters and it can be scaled to match the Bugatti. They're very nice, but slightly flat in profile. This is less of an issue for the Bugatti though as their original wheels were fairly flat as well. Another possibility is the old Union Alfa Romeo Gran Sport. It's wheels and tires are nice size and fit for an Atlantic, and they're chrome. Pricing is astronomical on evil-bay, but every once in a while you'll see one that's affordable. Hands-down the best looking option is Fernando Pinto wheels. I've attached some of photos for reference.

Chrome wires would be really nice, agreed! I've toyed with that idea as well. If I were to go that route, I'd probably use 72 spoke TR6 wires on the front and center laced 289 Cobra style wheels on the rear. So they'd be 15x5.5 on the front and 15x7 on the back. The aluminum wheels I have now are those same dimensions. Regarding model TR's, I did break down and purchase a 1/25th scale TR4 from Tapani Rauramo of Airtrax fame. It is slightly undersized, very crude, and will take much work. On the other hand, it's the only 1/25th TR4 model ever made, and I'm very grateful that he cast one for me, was patient with my frequent nagging, and shipped it all the way to California. I've got a Saico TR3 donor chassis I'll be using. Those diecasts have a pretty accurate engine and chassis. Their TR3 bodies aren't that great, but I found a deal on a box of 8 of them on ebay. I'm using them in conjunction with two Gunze Sangyo curbside TR3's, two Entex/Hubley TR3's and the resin TR4 to build better models. Regarding MGB's, I couldn't agree more- the rubber bumper cars are truly a pity. I've got a couple of the Aoshima chrome bumper versions from a dealer in Japan. They're quite nice. I'm debating whether or not to pick up one of the MGB GT conversion bodies. That would be nice to have and build. I've got so many projects in the works already though.......?

No worries! Thank you, Noel. ? I was afraid you were going to say, ".....but I HATE it!", which would be perfectly alright, but I'd hoped that wasn't the case. I see some similarities between a Surrey topped TR4 and the Ferrari 250 GT Boano coupe. Many of them feature a contrasting color on the top, including the B pillar and wrapping around the rear window. I really like that treatment. I'm partial to maroon or dark red with a black top. I've modified a photo to show what that could look like on my car when finished. There is a Triumph factory color they called 'Damson' that's pretty close to the maroon I had in mind. They used it on TR250's, the GT6 and TR6. Jaguar 'Regency Red' is pretty nice too.

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Very nice! Great colors. The chrome wheels look sharp! Thanks for sharing the pic's.

Man, I started watching that movie a few weeks back and just could not hang in there! It was SO shitty, I had bail out, watch something else instead. Will have to try again later. ?

Such a great looking car, wonderful proportions! I ordered one from Jumajo yesterday.

I love the colors you came up with. Here's another '32 and a '31, again, similar colors.

Very nice, Lee! It reminded me of a couple of similar colored '32 Cadillacs I had saved pictures of. Your '31 is looking great. Thanks for sharing. ?

Bravo! ?

Cool- Thanks!

Andrew, that's beautiful, impressive work you're displaying! You really have quite the knack for breaking down components into bite-size chunks as you're scratch building them. Very nice. I've thoroughly enjoyed your series here. Thank you for sharing. Also, thanks for the tips on Master Club and Global Toy. I was checking them out last night. Great sources! On the script, I came up with 5 pages of Ferrari decals and scripts at the Global Toy store on evil-bay. ? Which one did you buy?

Hi Dan, Sorry Man. That one is still sitting on the workbench, waiting for some love. I've been goofing around with revamping diecasts for about a year. This 250 TR was the last one I tackled. I keep thinking I need to get back to the Cadillac and finish it though.

Phil, I stumbled onto your chassis this morning while just generically searching for Deuce chassis images for a roadster I'm working on. Wow!! Fantastic work. Love it. ?

Phil, I'm late to the party. You finished it!! Awesome. The model turned out great. Very authentic, excellent attention to detail. Fixing the ride height......that one item makes a huge difference! You should be proud. Well done! PS: Love the group shot. I've seen the Camaro in person several times at the Coronado Island road races in San Diego. I got to pour over it up close in the pits. You nailed it! Great collection.

Super clean build! Very nice, John. ? And the Nethercutt is a VERY inspirational place. I've spent some time there over the years. Always thoroughly enjoy it.

Tim, that looks great! The P4 is such an awesome car. It's kind of the final encore for sexy, beautiful race cars from the sixties. Many designs up to this point were just intuitive, aerodynamically speaking. The Chaparrals and GT40's were transitional, with lot's of wind tunnel time. Everything that's followed since then has become more functional, but not necessarily pretty- especially compared to the P4. It's just gorgeous! So, when you built this cool model going on 50 years ago, did you ever imagine you'd have your own personal computer sitting at your desk, that you shoot photographs with your Tricorder.....I mean cell phone...... and that you'd instantly share it with thousands of people around the world with the click of a few keys? ? -TIM-

Time Capsule! It perfectly captures a moment in time, rendered so beautifully you can easily imagine the subject plucked from history, reduced in size, and placed upon your shelf to enjoy. Well done~

Beautiful! Must have.....Thank you, Helmut!

Helmut, your GTO looks GREAT! Very nice. ? Love the wheels and tires, and authentic colors and markings. You captured the original really well. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the good work! By the way; now that it's done and resting on your shelf, GTO stands for "Great-To-Own". ?