Claude Thibodeau

Bonsoir Jean-Claude! Great work, and not a mask in sight! Obviously pre-covid! Nostalgia... CT

Hi Charles! Your building skills are top notch, and your photo session makes great use of the natural light and real life background. The decrepit asphalt reminds me all too well of some streets here in the Great White North. World class work, bravo! CT

Hi Tim! Among the top five, for certain! CT

Hi David! I, too, have way more kits that I will likely build until I'm too old to do it right... But I try to justify myself by telling my wife: "since I do mostly mash-ups, divide the number of kits you see by two... That would be more representative of the future outcome from my stash". Somehow, so far, it keeps her calm... CT

Hi David! Very very very nice! As they used to say: "Swing low, sweet chariot". Bravo! CT

Hi Paul! I do appreciate the compliment, thanks! CT

Hi! Please do, that's what a racer would do... CT

Hi! Molding process is simplified that way, , because the roof has a contour that exceeds the upper doors/windows. CT

Thank you Cliff! CT

Hi Daniel! Well, it works for me. I do them in batches, in different aluminium wire sizes. Perfect for brake hoses, fuel lines, heater hoses, and even radiator hoses, if you use the silver solder (solid core) found in electronic shops. CT

Hi Ludwig! Very nice and clean. Bravo! CT

Hi Michelle! May-I request a picture in direct sunlight? This thing must certainly glow! Great job! CT

Hi Steve! That is why we old folks are often of the opinion that "sleeping on it" for a few hours brings a new perspective. What some see as "stillness" is indeed... reflection! I'll follow your adventures with the multi-part bumper. Keep on! And about this 300C: I look forward for your unique take on this classic: should be captivating! CT

Hi Douglas! Great concept, very OEM looking. I suspect the only thing that would have made the bean counters at GM cringe about... would have been the need for exclusive upper quarter panel stampings, to crown the rear box. Yours look dead-on! CT

Hi RRR! well, it appears your cranium is chockfull of great ideas. Keep on! CT

Hi Francis! A good news, and a bad news... First: this is great, microscopic precision. Bravo! Now the bad news: I'm sorry to inform you that DELRIN is forbidden on this forum. Therefore, you'll have to carve a new 'chute... Styrene only will pass inspection. Just kidding! CT

Hi Alan! Wow, even the gapping of your exhaust outlets to the belly pan is even and just perfect. Great work! CT

Hi Steve! Magnificient interior, bravo! To your bumper problem... I'm thinkink aloud here, but... Could you do a mashup of the narrower bumper's upper section (it might match the rear panel width...) with the wider bumper lower section) ? I bet the seam would be barely noticeable, if you take a sharp Tamya panel scriber blade. And the two bumpers must have mostly the same profiles, only in different "scales". Then again, I'm judging just from your pictures, but you be the judge. This way, you would still enjoy the OEM chrome on both parts, and you could even move the lower section further forward, making for a cleaner contemporary look. Just my two cents, for what it's worth... Good luck! CT

Hi Mike! Spectacular work. I'm in awe of your brass tube inserts: perfect way to get intake & exhaust ports to line up perfectly! I'll borrow your trick in a future build, for certain! CT

Hi Ian! Very nice, a real blast of pure nostalgia. Bravo! CT

Hi Steve! I'll be watching, tnen. I would not miss it for all the money in the world! CT

Thanks Bob! CT

Hi RRR! The compact packaging on this beast makes it all the more brutal. Very nice, Bravo! CT

Hi Bill! Very neat build, with a distinct personnality. The various paint textures are dead-on. Bravo! CT

Hi Eric! Now, we will have to call you Doctor Ritz, Surgeon. Obviously, MD in PLASTIC surgery! This concept drips of good ideas. Bravo! CT