Claude Thibodeau

Thank you Oliver: hope the fishes are happy! CT

Hi Bruce! Well, I'm plotting my next 3 or 4 builds: 2 Bonneville cars, scratchbuilt (one Vette and one streamliner), a 70 Eldo station wagon (mashup of kits), and a 70 Challenger KamBack concept. Plus, there's a 72 AMC Hornet ProMod on my bench, but advancing slooooooowly. So much styrene, so little time! CT

Thank you Samuel, many interesting ideas here. CT

Hi Bruce! Great car, and fantastic paint job. The metallic in the paint even seems "in scale". Bravo! CT

Thank you for the compliment, Roger! CT

Thank you EMRE! CT

Hi Mike! Great build, the paint is slick, and the pictures make it look like the 1/1 car! Bravo. CT

Hi EMRE! I saw that article too, and I have it in my collection. I looked long and hard at the Pacer that Mr. Stanford designed, and I planned to create it by mashing a late 350Z (bottom) and a Porsche 928 greenhouse, with some mods, of course. But since I could not find suitable, affordable donor cars, I resolved to keep most of the Pacer OEM body intact, and rather modernize the chassis/powertrain and interior. Choices, choices... CT

Hi Jeff! Happy to be able to "wow" you! LOL CT

Hi Tim! Thank you. If you try Revell's new spray chrome, you'll notice that the first rwo coats, be they light or medium, will loose much shine while flashing... It appears to be normal, and if you follow with a third "very wet" coat, the shine will look as good as typical kit chrome. Just be carefull when handling it a couple of days later. Mine held-up fine, and did not mar. I did NOT try any clear coating on it, neither water-based (like Tamya's or Johnson's floor care) or lacquer, so I can't comment to the gloss reduction effect it might provoque. But I read on many forums that it does, indeed, affect the shine. I suppose so many people can't be wrong? Regards, CT

Merci Mario, très apprécié! CT PS: J'espère vous croiser au show de Québec, le 14 octobre.

learned your lesson

Thanks Garry! CT

Thank you David! CT

is-she ever?

Hi David! You are right: this chassis is very well detailed "as-is". Just detail work (and shortening) required. CT

Happy you like it, David! CT

parental discretion advised

Thank you Jeff! CT

Thank you David! Truth be told, I never rode in a Pacer, but I would certainly jump at the occasion if I ever could! CT

Hi Marcos! It's obvious a ton of work went intio this car. I suspect that if I look up the word "menacing" in the Webster, this is the picture that will accompany it... Bravo! CT

Thank you Carl! It was on my mind for a while... CT

Hi Rusty! They came from MPC's 72 Chevy PU, a "Rides" edition if I remember correctly. The are large diameter, low profile, so a shoe-in for this vehicle... CT

Thank you David! there's no such thing as useless leftover parts. Something had to happen... CT

Hi Bill! I agree: the guy in the ponycar would be taken aback! CT