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Where do ya get a beater for under $500? The "clunker-bill" purty much got rid of all the cheap cars... this has had a big impact on demolition derbies, etc

Found this kit in a LHS...owner had recently picked up a collection of models from a woman who's husband had passed on. Initially I passed right by the kit thinkin' it was the MPC McLaren M8D, I didn't know that MPC had made a kit of the M8B also! It had been started - really rough, tube glue on everything, but all the parts appeared to be present and at $13.00...I could not pass it up took it home and started cleaning it up... Will be getting some McLaren Orange paint from scalefinishes and decals from Indycals Found this receipt in box...love playing with 38 year old plastic: to be continued...

Great models... It warms my heart to see someone else turn out a high volume of nicely built model cars keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing more of'em thanx

Hey Bernard Really nice collection of builds I've enjoyed following your progress over the past year, just love the effort you put into every build lookin' forward to seein' these puppies in February your friend curt

The Ferrari 312T is the 1/12 Tamiya kit and the paint on the Little Red Wagon is Scalefinishes 1965 Dodge Red Metallic (http://www.scalefinishes.com) Raul Perez is convinced I have "elves" in the garage... It doesn't seem that I build that many til the end of the year when I look back at what Ive turned out...this year was the most I've usually got 3-4 models on the bench at the same time, don't watch much TV and have a very supportive and loving spouse...plus a lot of modeling buddies that keep me pumped up about building Thanx for all of the positive comments

Very, very nice collection of Mopar's

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The best way to mark your tires is with decals... Slixx decals has a ton of decals for drag racing: http://www.slixx.com/index.htm most decals will stick to the rubber/vinyl tires in most kits

As Colin Chapman proved later with his ground affects Lotus 78...this car is facing the right direction - it's just upside down Oh, I don't find this car attractive at all ...just a wee bit rustic and different do not think I'd wanna be the mechanic riding in this thing when it got to going o'er 115 mph

This is were I got the Vittore Bugatti reference...but come think about, I don't know who he is either...his non-evil brother Ettore is the guy who all Bugatti's are named after Andy will set the record straight I'm sure... 1923 Bugatti Type 32 Tank Replica Review and Buyer's Guide "Vittore Bugatti first entered the Grand Prix arena in 1922 following numerous successes over the previous two years with his 1½-liter 16-valve racing voiturettes. "

Thanx for all of the great comments... yeah this was a stretch for me, but happy I did It's a nice feelin' completing a build one has dreamed of doing for a long time. I wasn't completely happy when I finished the tank. I still see things I could have improved on the model, but as time goes by it's lookin' better and better Now it's back to the bench and get working on another long sought after model: 1967 Lotus 49 in 1/12th scale...

Hey Mike looking good...gonna follow your build on this puppy c'ya

In the 1st issue of "Motor Racing Replica News" was an article on building this model: Vittore Bugatti entered 4 Type 32's in the 1923 French Grand Prix @ Tours. These cars were fast, one was clocked at 117 mph, but the short wheel base and aerodynamic lift caused high speed handling problems. Two of the cars crashed early in the race, a third retired and the 4th driven by Ernest Friedrich finished a distant 3rd. Along with the tank being one of the pioneers in aerodynamic design it also was the 1st race car with a "suspended" chassis, rear gear box with a differential, engine developed for competition with a overhead camshaft and the 1st Bugatti with hydraulic brakes in the front and mechanical on the rear. The Bugatti Type 32's never raced again, Bugatti retained one (in Factory museum) and sold the remaining cars. Most photos of the car are actually of a Bugatti Type 32 Replica pain-stakenly built to represent the actual racer. I modeled my model after the #6 car Ernest Friedrich drove. Thanx for lookin'

Yes, I have built a couple of'em...

Scratch built the magnetto, the stick w/handle(i think this was for the mechanic to hang on to), gauges, radiator, seats and the leather strap(gaff tape w/wire buckle). The carbs were out of the mg-td kit, had to do a lot of cleanup on them.

Close to having this car finished...just gotta put the body on the chassis and attach a few exterior/interior parts... upon completion, will post as "Underglass" I'm not happy with the hinges used...hood won't open any further than this thanx for lookin'...

Finally got paint on the car... Overall I'm pleased with the rivet detail, the carrier film is evident in a few places, especially with the smaller rivets. I suggest using the larger rivets to achieve the desired look. JB Weld did the job on attaching the piano hinges... I know Bugatti ran a transaxle on this car, but i couldn't see sacrificing a Bugatti T50 kit for just the transaxle...besides when everything is assembled, ya can't see the drive line anyhow. It will be our secret I had to add spacers to the front axle to get the proper wheelbase...miscalculation on the modelers part Almost there... I can almost see the end of the rainbow on this build, still a lot of little details to go, yet! thanx for lookin'

Really, really nice car I remember how exited you were at Sac when you picked the model up sure did not waste anytime on getting it built note: scalefinishes' paints are fantastic!... lookin' forward to seein' this car in Santa Clara (NNL West) c'ya

Very, very nice Andy I did not realize there was a special "Bugatti Blue" also like the model car garage piano hinges...look a lot more to scale and than the hinges I'm using on my Type 32. by the way...JB Weld did the trick on installing the hinges, will be posting updates later Great looking T59, even after all these years

A man after my own heart, model cars and golf...it doesn't get any better vacuum forming is one of the steps I'd like to venture into with my modeling experience. Excellent work, looking forward to seeing it come to completion I bet the "flames" add at least 15-20 yards to your drives, heh!

Too quote our dear friend Raul..."Are you nucking futs!" you really like punishing yourself, heh! - not that I've got room to talk... I just gotta get Photoshop, what a nice tool to have... Just keep building Bernard, looking forward to watching you build this car c'ya

Upon researching this car further (surfing the internet at work) I found out there was only 5 units built and they raced them in only one race...the Grand Prix at Lyon in 1923. So it's not a 1926 "tank" as I noted on the topic heading. The #6 car, the car I'm modeling was driven to third place finish in the race by Bugatti Mechanic/Driver Ernest Friedrich. Even with Ettore Bugatti's attempt to create an aerodynamic chassis he did not enter the "tank" in any further races because it handled poorly gonna be spraying paint today