Lobo2me

Hi Thomas; Firstly, Thomas, I must say your work on the Hasegawa 767B is truly impressive! The paint, decals, and photography are all top-notch. I'm particularly grateful for the tip on the Revell chrome spray. I've already ordered a can, and I'm eagerly looking forward to giving it a shot. Meanwhile, on another note, last year, I got the bug to finally build a tribute to the 1991 Le Mans-winning Mazda 787B-002. I was lucky enough to see it race that year, but full disclosure: I could only attend the first six hours of Le Mans because of work commitments. The Paris Airshow always gets in the way, one way or another, every other year. Back to the build. At the time, I couldn't find the Tamiya model, so I ordered a Hasegawa kit and a set of Studio27 decals. I figured I could make the necessary modifications. But while the Hasegawa was in transit, I found the Tamiya model. When the Hasegawa arrived, I decided to build that as practice while waiting for the other kit to arrive, but with a different made-up paint scheme. It was a good exercise to learn a lot about the finicky decals. Then, it was time for the 1991 winner. I tried to replicate the engine compartment and capture all exterior details accurately. I thought I'd share both here for your amusement. All the best, Steve

Nice interior and under the hood detail! Very well done!!!!

What creativity, imagination, and superb craftsmanship! Well done....and way cool!!!

Excellent! If the blue one took home a 2nd place ribbon, I'd think the Willow Green build should garner a 1st place trophy. Well done!

I had a 1:1 1989 Mk VII, but the paint was Shadow Blue, and the motor was nothing like the gorgeous supercharged DOHC Mod V8 you stuffed in there. However, the stance was similar after the airbag suspension failed... a couple of times! Nice job!

Nice! Your attention to detail (like the underhood insulation) and fit and finish are well done. Good job, and thanks for sharing.

I read issue #222 and enjoyed revisiting this outstanding model here. Well done Tim and thanks for the historical information.

You should build many more based on a review of your first Gasser effort. Very nicely done in all respects!

Nice save!

The Mustang's rear glass was flat enough to be replaced by a stiff piece of Lexan (or some other plastic material) from a food container package. The glue bomb body was beyond repair. Thanks for the offer, and I will be sure to reach out if I get stumped on another project. All the best

I bought four IMC kits online about five years ago. I paid between $39-$55 each. I was only able to salvage enough to build two accurate examples of my 1:1 Avenger GT12 because of damage and neglect. One box only contained an unusable glue-bomb body and a few parts. Tires in two of the other three kits had melted into the rear windows, and one body was severely warped. It was a good test!

Needed the extra clearance of the '67 427 hood, plus I like how it looks over the '63. Thanks for the great comments

Excellent! Very accurate, faithful personal recreation of a particular vehicle. Well done!

Thank you, Bill. I am honored!

Just seems like a natural solution.

Well, he sure could have. Curb weight was less than 1,500 lbs., and I was getting somewhere between 18-30 mpg. That's a lot of cruising on 10-gal refills. Although, at less than .50 a gallon, we didn't really care. I also had a 1965 VW Bus at the time as a stable mate as my daily driver. I used it as a parts collector workhorse for my project and turned it into a surf mobile. Lots of stories there! See below. I ran out of gas twice in one day because I only put in a quarter's worth. Kids!

Hi Mark; Great job! Now, you have inspired me to tell you my story (don't worry, here's the short version). In 1970, as a 17 yr. Old High School Junior, I was looking for a project to spend my vast summer lawn mowing fortune on and decided to build a 1:1 Fiberfab Avenger GT12. I ordered the deluxe kit (including the glass and frame stiffeners) from the back of a Popular Mechanics magazine. About six weeks later, a semi pulled up in front of my parent's house and dropped off a giant, loosely constructed wooden crate. Nearly three years later, it was legal and became my daily driver. My parent's garage would never be the same again. Flash forward more than 40 years. After retiring, I wondered what had ever happened to my old car and jumped on the internet, hoping to find my car. As you know, kit-car kits are just a starting point, allowing owners/fabricators to add anything and everything to make it their own. On mine, I cut out sunroofs over the seats, added a '70 Dodge Challenger fuel cap, AMC Javelin door handles, a scoop over the Holly 2 brl Bug Spray carburetor, megaphone exhaust headers, and a bunch of other stuff. I was sure could identify "my" car amongst the dozens for sale. Sadly, I had no luck, but I did stumble across vintage IMC kits. At first, I was in shock! I had no idea, nor could I believe, any model company would invest in such a rare, low-numbers, quirky-scale model. But boy, was I excited they did and snapped up four kits and set out to recreate "my" car on a 1/25 scale. This is as close to what my high school girlfriend dubbed the Green Bean as my limited modeling skills would allow. I had never opened the doors on a model before. Best regards, Steve

Sweet! Now that was a time!! Well done!!!!

This is a redo of my first attempt to build my all-time favorite Corvette. Initially, I tried to combine the most iconic features from the classic ’63 and ’67 Stingrays with other unique features, like posable halo headlights, then gave it modern suspension upgrades, more power, and gullwing doors. It was a lot of work. There were a lot of problems: the doors didn’t have the right shape, the tilt-up hood and front fender assembly looked heavy and just didn’t fit, plus there were a lot of other serious flaws. But in the end, I surrendered and gave myself a solid C-. So it sat in my display cabinet for a few years until I couldn’t take it anymore. I hope you enjoy this go-round. I give it a solid B. There is always room for improvement!

Very nice! I really like the finish treatment on the chopped-top seams! Well done!!!!

Spectacular....all three and excellent photography. Well done!

Another very cool creation in exceptional execution. Well done!

I'd say you had a great year. Well done, one and all!

Cool! Very original! Well done!!!!

Hey Claude; The boat and a couple of those cars could have driven right out of an episode of The Thunderbirds! Well done....each and every one!!!!