Claude Thibodeau

Hi Joseph! From a guy whose handle is Protouringjoe... It's a well felt compliment! Thanks! CT

Hi! Thanks for the comments. This red grille is divisive, I must admit. When I built the car, the SEMA show was flooded with dark cars, with a very bright contrasting (and coordinated) color for accents: wheels, interior, trim, etc. I resisted tinting the chrome wheels in the same shade of red... Good move? CT

Hi! FOMOCO decided to appeal to BMW's crowd... but the price point was too high for a car/brand that was not an "instant statement" of your taste/status, etc. Too bad, because it was a breeze to drive. And to the Scorpio... man, this thing flew! It looked like a hatchback Mercury Sable, therefore, impossible to sell at the premium they were asking. They even resorted to a "guaranteed trade value" to move the metal. You know how it ended... RIP. CT

Hi! Looking at the color of your fine beverage... I see where your pick of color for the Deuce came from! CT

Hi! Thanks for the comments. This Revell kit is INDEED a nice piece of styrene. The rest-mod or pro-touring spin is easy to accomplish. The only remnant of a bygone era is the steering system: a real pro-touring will switch to rack & pinion steering and 4WDB... CT

Hi! Thanks for the positive comments. That's wage for those long hours at the workbench... CT

Hi Sir! Nice car, and I agree: this IS a well-engineered kit! On a side note, with your nickname (Merkur XR4Ti), I can relate: I had 3 XR4, and one Scorpio. Great road cars! Nostalgia... CT

Hi! These peculiar decals (Laund E ry) indeed come from the Vantastic van derived from the Boyd Smoothster rod. I think Linberg reissued the old Testor's kit. CT

Hi! Stance is absolutely perfect. What is the color and paint brand exactly? Looks good! CT

Hi! Both are really good "period" pieces. Feels like refugees from HopUp Magazine! CT

Bonjour Philippe! C'est du 1/25. CT

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