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Claude Thibodeau

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  1. Thanks Zenon! Indeed, it's fun and efficient to work with it. Less labour-intensive than Alclad. CT
  2. Thank you Steve! I'm currently finishing my annual "salt car" model, should be on this forum soon! CT
  3. Hi Bill! Thank you. You are right: fenderless fatfenders may look too "rotund", and they need a low stance and some rake IMHO, plus a towering engine to distract from the large round shape of the body. And a top chop and larger diameter wheels help, obviously! CT
  4. Thank you Garry! I must admit it fought me for a while during the planning process, but it turned out OK. CT
  5. Thank you Sir! I must say I got a few critics at contest about the colour. Some said it should have been more "flamboyant", with flames and all. But I stand by my cheap Michael's Suede acrylic. I feel it fits the car and the era well. Matter of taste, I guess... CT
  6. Thanks Bruce! I guess I read too many books on Bonneville. Oh well... CT
  7. Thank you Jay! It certainly was fun to build. CT
  8. Hi! In september of 2015, super band Metallica made rock history in Quebec city: they performed the last concert in the old Coliseum, and the following night, the very first concert in a new venue: Centre Videotron. That event was even included in the plot of Showtime's BILLION series. I was completing the construction of this Pro Mod, heavily scratchbuilt from a glue-bomb AMC 1970 Hornet body, mashed with Revell's Jukebox 56 Ford, and I could not come up with a satisfactory paint scheme that would make the car (very squarish and boxy) look somehow "racy". Then, I figured I might as well create something unusual. I remembered the Superman movie franchise was advertised on some prostock racecar a few years ago, and I figured Metallica might choose to promote its historic event all over the eastern seaboard with a car of its own! James Hetfield is a certified car nut, so... Take a rejuvenated Johan 70 Hornet body, cut at the cowl, with scratchbuilt: air dam, rear wing, dash, windows, air intake, blower containment system, gas tank, parachute pack, battery box, magneto, brakes and hoses, fuel lines, etc. The 56 Ford chassis was extended 8 mm. Tamya's pearl white and italian red + acrylic red marble effect + home-made decals + Mr Hobby's Top coat clear, fully polished. Revell's spray chrome on chassis tin, rear wing and air horn & ancilary stuff. Hours of fun with styrene. Rock on! CT
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