Claude Thibodeau

Salut Mario! Wow, the paint is spectacular. Bravo! Hope to see in at the Trois-Rivières show this sunday. CT

I am impressed!

Movie star charisma?

Hi Thomas! Good clean fun, bravo! CT

Salut Mario! Thank you. Hope to see you at the Trois-Rivières model show next sunday. CT

Hi Phil! Thanks for the pics. Many interesting ideas here! CT

might raise suspiscions...

Thank you so much, Donato! CT

good odds, really?

Thank you David! CT

Hi Eric! James is right: the solvents in hobby enamels and lacquers are not the same. The effect you got is called "boiling" (or blistering) of the color coat when the hotter lacquer clear hits it. I'm afraid you'll have to remove the paint on the body and start again, this time staying with color coats that are compatible with Testor's lacquer clear. If you are using the blue label Testor lacquer clear, its viscosity and "hotness" are worse than the brown label Wet Look Extreme lacquer (both by Testor's). Good luck! CT

Thank you Al! Happy you like it! CT

So, thank you "again", Mathias! CT

Thank you, Sir! CT

Hi Tony! Great truck! My first "car" was a '64 Econoline, swb, just like yours. Bought it at 16, took two years to rebuild and "customize it", debuted it and sold it within 30 days to a guy who was looking for a ready-made "California van". Souvenirs... CT

Hi David! Thanks for the kind words. I'll try not to dispoint you with what's coming along on my workbench... CT

Might get rich.

Hi Steve! Thank you. But, truth be told, I was hesitating between glass-smooth candy purple (the color used by Mr. Stanford in his rendering of this car), and the gold finish. I favored a lighter shade, for the mods to be well defined, AND I was influenced by your own satin Camaro. Further, when I saw that your current Eldo project might also get the satin treatment, I figured you could be on to something, and gave it a try! LOL. Now, as you well know, this type of finishing is very demanding, and you must be super-careful during assembly not to mar it. Challenging, but stimulating! CT

Hi Trevor! Thank you. Indeed, Steve Stanford had an eye for a "simple" improvement: not even a chop was required, just a transplant... CT

FREE, the british band, had a great hit called ALL RIGHT NOW back in the early 70's.

Limited-slip system?

The great Steve Stanford posited that a 68 Tbird with a much lower 71 roof transplant would be a better looking 'Bird: he was right! So: mash-up AMT's 68 body with the 71 roof, and add a scratchbuilt floor pan, front and rear pro-touring frame sections, a modular Cobra engine with custom injection, and a mostly scratchbuilt interior, save for the dash, and throw on a satin pearlescent gold finish, and voilà... Thanks for the inspiration, Mister Stanford! CT

Thank you Michael! CT

Hi Mike! Thanks for the great pictures, lotsa quality there! Been a few years since I visited Az, and I hope someday to attend your show. Bucket list item... CT

Hi Ismael! Truly meticulous work, and spectacular results. Bravo! CT