Claude Thibodeau

at gun point

if you can

diamonds and gold

high maintenance ladies

but runway models

wife was annoyed

Thanks Chris! CT

inventor got rich

Thank you Garry! I must admit it fought me for a while during the planning process, but it turned out OK. CT

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

Thanks Andy! CT

Where's the Febreeze?

Thanks Bruce! I guess I read too many books on Bonneville. Oh well... CT

Thank you Jay! It certainly was fun to build. CT

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

go to win

ready for showtime

might come handy

Thanks for the pics, Steven! CT

Thank you Steve! I'm often criticized for using "soft" colors, but I persist! CT

what to do?

Thanks for the pics, Greg. Many good ideas there! CT

Thanks Donato! That's how we like them: low, raked and with a big engine! CT

Hi Tim! Great work. The Johan grille is very well detailed. To your point about the difficulty gluing this plastic... I had the same problem with a Johan 68 Javelin, a promo, not a kit. The molding material is, I'm told, Cycolac. I made a crack in the cowl while cutting the hood open, and NOTHING would stick. Had to hide the crack under a scratchbuilt shift light. Oh well... CT

Hi Francis! Fantastic work. But I guess the real challenge will be the yoke oil seal at the junction of the 3rd member! LOL. CT