Brizio

I was able to finish today the front springs.

Congratulation!

Thank you Randy! I heard about the write up, but I couldn't find it. But I was able to find a lot of information about the truck. Thank you for the tip about the book, I will check it out.

One of the HRM reseller that I contact, seems that he will able to make me have the parts in a short time. $100, is a lot of money, but still a good price compared to the $1200t hat they ask now.

Too fast! Post a picture so wee can see it!

Beautiful paint job!

This is Mr. Stanley...

Working on the cab.

I was thinking to scratchbuild the Fiat Bartoletti transporter, that carry the Two Daytonas. I think it will be a cool combination. Bartoletti was famous in Italy back then for build Buses,after they change and build truck trailer. If you look a the Shelby transporter it look a bus, with the back open. Here a little bit of story about this truck. It is a 1960 Fiat - Bartoletti truck, that was commissioned from Scarab/Reventolw to carry his cars to F1 race. The team Lotus used it a couple of time after Scarab folded. In 1961,'62 and '63 was back at Bartoletti in Forli', Italy. In 1964 Shelby bought it, added a third axle for be able to put more weight on it, and repainted. In 1965, '66', '67 was used by Alan Mann (Ford) and repainted. In 1968, '69 and '70 was repainted in blue with yellow stripes, for teh John Woolfe Racing. In 1970-'71 was rented to David Piper for make the Le Mans film. From 1972 to 1979 was bought by JCB (Bam Ford) and used for historic racing and co-op with Harley Cluxton/GTC for Le Mans, at least for 1977/'78, with Renault name on it. JCB put a new transmission in it (Leyland). In 1980 the new owner Michael Shoen used it for historic racinng and put to rest. In 2006 was bought by Orosco, and in 2008 was fully restored.

I don't know how the condition of the car was when Sitton bought in early 2000. But if you buy a drag racing Cuda, you vill transfer the title asap end bit the BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH out of it... At least, I would do so... The question is... He parked a running car in the storage, or a semi-rolling chassis? Looking a the picture it looks too clean to be sitting in a storage for years... Sitton also say that he over the year spent money on the car, for what that's why he did not want give it back to the owner. I don't get it. He spent money for doing what on the car? There is nothing on it left...

I know that HRM has a transkit for it, but there is no engine for what I been told. Also they told me that there is a waiting list up to 90 days, but now seems that nobody know when HRM will start to work on some order again. For what I understand, HRM is one man operation. Little spendy...

The owner had his car back, or part of it, since the car is missing pretty much all... Here the guy that had it for the last years interview by Lars Larson Show. https://soundcloud.com/thelarslarsonshow/lee-sitton-tries-to-justify-why-he-should-be-allowed-to-keep-richard-whites-stole-1970-cuda

Nice kit and well detailed. I build a replica of my uncle Range Rover years ago.

I think I had to use the wheels from the kit. I contact few places that sell the HRM wheels, some did not reply and who reply don't know how long is the waiting list...

Probably the model that disappointed me most, is still the Postal Jeep. It is a full resin kit in 1/24, the chassis is kind of rubbish, you can wist it easily. The roof it is chopped although the kit represent a stock postal Jeep, there are also some errors on the doors. Also the decals are not good, there are decals for build it in two options, but the stripes are short, and not enough for the side of the Jeep, plus is missing the stripe for the back. All this for $70.

Hopeful he will have it back soon. And hopeful is not like this guy on the link with his Cuda... http://www.hotrod.com/news/stolen_1970_cuda_found_after_14_years_still_not_returned_to_owner/?sm_id=social_20140718_28104226

For what I saw, mostly of the people that want a replica of their car, they look to have a model that has the same paint of their car, but could be little off in some details, like different wheels etc. I remember a guy show me his 1/1 cars and in the garage there was some model cars too, so I ask him about. He told me that he collect only model cars that represent replica of his 1/1 cars. He had a few die cast too. He picked up a model ( I think a Chevy from the 50's) and told me that this was his first 1/1 car, but his 1/1 car was white and blue, and had blue interior, the model was white and yellow, with yellow interior. If he is your friend, you can build them for free, the only things you can ask is to pay for paint, primer, and tell him that up front. I personally built a few models (for free) for friends, relatives, of their "dream" car, or replica of their 1/1 car, and I was very happy to build them a model. Few years ago I built a copy of my Hemster for a "special kid", and his uncle enter it to a model club meeting, where he belong and where you vote for the model of the month. He enter it with his name. Since then I stop build model for friend. Here the Hemster (right) and the Copy (left). The big difference is that the Hemster has written on the side Hemster, the Copy HEMI, the Hemster has custom license plate, the Copy the one that came with the kit, the Hemster has antenna, the Copy not. The Hemster has more details also under the hood, that the Copy doesn't have.

A model of your bug Tom, would bee very cool! I really like it!

Cool collections guys! I add myself to the guy that destroyed some of those cars... I still have all of them displayed on a cardboard box, with Majorette, Hotwheels, Corgi... I also played a lot with Brumm, Rio, Polistil, Bburago and other 1/43 cars... I still have around 5000 cars, from 1/87 to 1/8. The nicer one are on display cases, the other are the one I played with my brother and are the one displayed in several cardboard boxes.

This is a interesting video, kind of documentary on Matchbox cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-DRbgYLhc4Y

Thank you JC for the help with the wheels. I contact them by email, too late for call them, and ask how long is the delay they are talking on the website.

Sdkfz 250/3 armored with radio.

I'm on a break with this build. I'm little torn about the wheels/tires, use the one that came with the kit, or order the HRM one. If I order the HRM I need to wait up to 90 days... That a lot, I was hoping to have those cars done this or next month.

I saw different military truck, half track, etc and they are fascinating, thinking that they were built over 70 years ago. Tom Daniel's is more artistic, and his own interpretation. I like both.

Beautiful!