Claude Thibodeau

Hi Francis! Great work, and fantastic pictures. Bravo! I'm cerain you are having fun at this stage. Seeing all the work "falling in place" is its own reward, isn't it? CT

Hi RRR! Great, and it looks like the low-riding stance of the body is much improved vs the stock kit. Bravo! CT

Hi Alan! Very clean, and inspiring. Bravo! Now, we must pause, and think what it was like to drive those devices on the salt. Those guys had balls... CT

Thank you Al. Happy you like it. CT

Thank you Anton! CT

Hi Ray! Very nice, bravo! CT

Hi Greg! I'm surprised myself, I tought it vanished in the confines of the cyber-space. You never know... Thanks for the comments! CT

Hi Phil! Both concepts are great, bravo! CT

Thank you Mark! Much appreciated... CT

Thank you John! I'm certain it would do poorly in the snow, however... CT

Hi Ray! Nice, it looks the part. Never enough LSR cars. Keep on! CT (President of the fantasy FLAT EARTH SOCIETY ... lol)

Hi Roman! Nice build, and your color combo is one that was very ubiquitous when those TBirds were introduced. Brings back memories... CT

HI Sir! Great, and as it should be. Amen! CT

Hi! Here'a a different take on the Foose FD100... CT

Hi Jim! The Boyd car I was referencing was called the RoadStar. It just came back to me. I'm getting older by the day, you see... CT

Hi Jean-Philippe! Wow, this is "factory" quality conversion work, bravo! In my view, this mid-sixty vintage is one of the most visually pleasing Caddy. You nailed it! CT

Hi Ian! Well, I knew there were very good professionnal pipe-fitters in Alberta, but your mastery of such assembly is world-class! CT

Hi Francis! Good play on words! And I for one knows how much patience it takes to bend and route brake lines on a 1/1 car... let alone a scale work of art like yours. Perfection has a price, and you are willing to pay it, for our pleasure. Merci mille fois! CT

Hi Sir! Well, this is a real "objet d'art" as we say in french. Bravo! To your call for finishing suggestions... In our world of mostly styrene cars and parts, your previous cars have raised the bar as to what can be done with unusual talent and some well chosen chunks of metal. And I can't help it but to think that when we are privy to seeing your parts on this forum "in the raw", the very metallic nature of your sculptures is what leaves such an impression on us. Even the sight of the hair-thin "gaps" where the reinforcement ribs enter the "casting" of the pumpkin bring joy to an educated observer. Quality is good for the soul, in my view! So, at the risk of saying something that may offend some purist who like to stick to "absolute accuracy", I for one would be delighted to see them in bare metal forever. Just as I'm alway admirative of, say, a Kugel fully polished independant rear suspension. Or a spectacular bare copper body shell on a certain 21st century reproduction Shelby Cobra. A piano-black Cobra body? Maybe just a finessed fiberglass kit car? A miror-polished copper-bodied Cobra body? Here is how you separate run of the mill from work of art! Besides, high-end publications such as Rodder's Journal frequently feature spreads of custom cars "in bare steel", for every car lover to feast on. It borders on pornography, but boy, do we like it! Just my two cents, respectfully. CT

Hi Francis! Spectacular brake line routing, bravo! The late Pete Chapouris, of So-Cal Speed Shop (and Pete and Jake's) fame used to say, about building a car for a customer: "You start loosing money as soon as you start bending brake lines" . What do you say? Do you concur? Just curious... CT

Hi Michelle! Wow, nice build. And even with the rear suspension headaches you encountered, the stance and rake end up exactly like the "day 2" muscle cars of the era, as far as I can remember. Bravo! CT

Hi Mark! Here in La Belle Province... we are a few modelers active on this forum. I would guess there are modelers from coast to coast in the Great White North present on this forum on a regular basis. Good luck in your quest for a club in your neck of the wood. CT

Hi Terry! I've built a few versions of the same kit, but since I build mostly custom variations, I never really paid attention. However, if the included pictures may be of any help... CT

Hi Francis! Great, but wait... Where is the rotisserie that you used for the painting? Just curious... CT

Oooops... It appears I wrote my comment under the wrong entry. Sorry, but I know Eric will ultimately see it anyways... CT