Claude Thibodeau

Thanks for the reply! CT

Hi Bob! Wow, what a great job, and the attention to details is world-class. Bravo! CT

Hi Doyle! We always need a mad scientist, don't we? LOL. Thanks for the comments! CT

Hi Francis! Thanks for the kind words. I do, indeed, have a soft spot for AMC... My next-door neighbour was an AMC dealer for a while, so... Waiting in my stash are a third first gen Javelin, and a Pacer. For the latter, I'd like to bring it to 21st century, in accord with a sketch that the famous Steve Stanford created a few years ago on commission from Hot Rod magazine (see below). We'll see... As for the upcoming Quebec event, this october, I'm afraid I'll have to cherry pick among my "Covid collection". Oh well... CT

Hi Jim! Thanks for the pics, very inspirational! I am very fond of the olive green 33 coupe lakester. A great packaging job. Would you know the builder's name, by any chance? Just curious... CT

Hi Bruce! Again, a world class buid, bravo! And I beg to differ as to what you were telling a fellow forum visitor: You can't explain such a glass-smooth finish with "luck" (your term...). Just the reflection of the lakes pipes in the lower body, and the perfect gloss of the grille teeth tell me that there's paint mastery at work here... No surprise, really! I've seen your perfect paint jobs many times on this forum, so much that I can read the specs of your overhead lamp being perfectly reflected in your pics. And that, Sir, is shine! CT

Hi Chris! Your paint work is stellar, and that engine detailing... Bravo! CT

Hi Ray! Thanks for your never-flinching interest. Much appreciated! CT

Hi Dan! Somehow, the addition of black paint around the kazillion side windows creates a global focal point that accentuates (for lack of a bettter term) the iconic Mooneyes logo side decal. Love it. Bravo! CT

Hi Scott! Count me in too! I'm still looking for a 3rd Javelin to modify. I have a promo in my stash, that I will probably complete as the concept station wagon that Harry Bradley created for Car Life Magazine in the late 60's. I still have the mag page over my bench, and it should get underway this fall. And a Hornet pro-touring too... There's already a Javelin pro-touring and a 4WD rallye Gremlin in my dispaly curio. Oh well... So much styrene, so little time! CT

Thank you Larry! CT

Hi Gary! Well, the Javelin is now posted on this same Drag racing page. Hope you like it! CT

HI! Those of us who lived the 60's Funny-Cars great expansion will remember three dominant features: 1- cars looked indeed like the cars they represented, 2- They had a "theme" or nickname (Bounty hunter, LA Hooker, The Snake, etc.) and 3- Most could double as show cars, featuring the wild psychadelic "panel painting" & lettering techniques of the day. Meet NITRO MANIAC: a fantasy 69 Johan FC, restored from a glue bomb. The AMC 3 color paint scheme was stipped, the hood scoops shaved, the custom ft & rr ends kept in place but molded, and AMT's modified Trojan Horse M2 FC chassis slipped under the smoothed body (instead of the Logghe chassis of the kit). Scratchbuilt tin work, gas tank, chassis side-panels, barrel valve, wiring & plumbing, shifter, gas pedal and linkage, steering rod, etc. Home-made and parts box decals. Tamya's pure white, Silverleaf, Gunmetal, HOK Passion pearl, Testor's ice green, Mr.Hobby Topcoat clear, fully polished. Metallic gel pen pinstriping. Molotow's chrome. A paint experiment, and hours of fun with styrene! CT

Thats called "blind faith".... Beware! LOL CT

Hi Bruce! Really stunning, and the contemporary vibe is very inspiring. I have this kit in my stash, and I pulled it out countless times, trying to figure out how to do it in a different way. Now, you got my wheels turning... Maybe this fall? CT CT

Hi Gerry! Thank you for the pics.! CT

HI! An exercise in recycling left-over parts from numerous previous mash-ups. CT

Thank you Dennis. Happy you like it! Ah, the groovy 60's... CT

Hi Ray! Nice, and unique. You are up to your handle:"Cobraman". Bravo! CT

HI Grant! Very nice, and imaginative, bravo! The "cowcatcher" front air dam out of a 34 Ford is a clever idea. There can never be too many lakesters! CT (Self-proclaimed chair of the Flat Earth Society... LOL!)

Thanks for posting. Very stimulating! CT

Thank you Doyle! Hope you are not affected by the floods. Stay safe! CT

Hi Patrick! Noted, we will! CT

Hi RRR! Thank you for the comments. I had never imagined that one of my models and the great Jason Pollock could be in the same sentence... But given the techniques I used for this paint experiment, I get your drift. What now? A Picasso homage? We'll see! LOL. There is a 68 Javelin FC "glue bomb rescue" that I'm finishing this week end. It might qualify... CT

Hi Tim! Absolute "Museum quality". I agree with fellow modelers that the pics make it look so real. There's just one giveaway, however... Most engine builders have an engine stand that has seen so much duty that there is a slight bend in the pivot tube and/or rear of block "brackets". Let's assume your engine stand is brand new?!? Just kidding, bravo! CT PS: and the exhaust ports block-off plates: You are a NASA-grade machinist, for certain!