Claude Thibodeau

Hi Bernard! Thanks for the comments. Is that car you mentionned visible on this forum? If so, please show me where: I'm interested! I've seen much of your work in various publications, and I was always impressed. And don't worry: more is already under completion on my bench: a 32 Lakester, a pro-touring Jag XK-120, a Harley chopper, an extensively modified Foose F100, and a 65 Bonneville custom. Got to get back to the bench... CT

Well... that front bumper is certainly a snail scraper. This is LOW... CT

Hi Michael. I fell the same toward "rat" rods... but I took it as a technical challenge: weathering, wooden roof structure, unusual accessories, etc. It is not something I would do in a continuous way... Nice pait patina on your 3W. Judged from your recent posts, I must say you are a Master of the Deuce! CT

Hi! I was thrilled to get first place in the Rods & Customs category this past weekend at the Québec City Model show. Thanks to all fellow modelers who picked my "Rot' n Roll rat rod. Much appreciated! CT

Hi! I was blessed to get 1st place in the Competition class at the latest Québec city model show with my Arrogance Pro-Mod Duster. Thanks to fellow modelers for this honor, and to the show organizers of this very well run event. See you next year for the 20th anniversary event! CT

Hi! Well, I'll take that kind of billet aluminium "setback" any day, you know... Keep on! CT

Hi! Nice rendition, Somehow, those cars ended up carrying more on the OUTSIDE than INSIDE. Yours play well on that nostalgia... CT

Hi! REALLY nice, bravo! What exactly is this paint and color? Camera loves it, as they say... CT

Wow! Magnificient... as usual should I say! Bravo! CT

Hi! Your patience in painting the contrasting yellow bands on the seats impresses me. Keep on! CT

Hi! Thank you gentlemen. I will enter it for the first time in a contest tomorrow. Curious to see how it will fare... More on that monday! CT

Hi! You are right, it can be done. But, it is a tight fit, more so if you use the standard engine bay panels. Here, it is with the paneling from the Iaconno pro-stock 'Bird. Keep on! CT

Hi! Beautiful period piece! CT

Hi! Ready to be cast in a Hollywood movie! Unique and interesting! CT

Hi Matthew! Is your built visible on this site? I would like to see it... CT

Hi! Color choices and finishing are superb. Bravo! CT

Hi! Great choice of colors for the interior. Your "sources" are clever. You may also use the textured paint for Hartzcloth type convertible roofs. The trick is to spray it from about 18", so only the lighter particles reach your painted surface. Flat clear then dulls it in a convincing way. Some modelers also use that paint (grey-black variety) to reproduce asphalt in dioramas. Keep-on working late... CT

Hi! Great solution! I built real 1/1 rods for customers, and this is exactly how we "hang" hood sides. On 1/1 cars, there are usually an index pin at each end of the hood side support bar, that slides tru a corresponding hole in the upper "fold" of the side panel(s). This way, they don't move around. A Dzuss fastener secures them at the bottom. The hood top is also drilled, and gets indexed at the perfect location whenever you close it. Of course, at this scale, you can skip that. Great, I can't wait to see the finished car! CT

Thanks for the comments. This one was long to come... so it's appreciated! CT

Hi! Thanks for the comments on a built that I worried would "shock" purist. You nerver know... CT

Hi! Great built, can't wait to see the color combo! As for the steering... since your wheels have "fluted" spokes between the kidney holes... I would match it with the second left on the top row. Just my 2 cent's worth... CT

Hi! Thanks for the comments. I am partial, but I agree the color suits this Caddy body just fine... CT

Hi! Very interesting. Will the Vette seats fit the narrow "wells"... or will you need to fit custom units between the tunnel and your new "door sills"? Just curious... CT

Hi! Masterful. As they say; "the whole amounts to more than the sum of its parts". That's sayin a lot, looking at the parts in the first place... Magnum Opus!. Bravo! CT

Hi Bob! Thank you for posting this stimulating and very well shot video! CT