Brudda

Thank you Mattilacken

Thank you CabDriver

Thank you Carl

Thank you Zippi

Thank you SpikeSchumacher

Thank you Spottedlaurel

Old matra Bandai kit. The box is destroyed but the model is ok. Got it really cheap. $20. Sure looks like an old tamiya kit. The kit is motorized. I’m going to put it together that way and see if it works.

Mike Alvarez passed. He was a great person and builder. 1/43 was his scale. I started building around 14 years ago and the first NNL West I attended he introduced himself and showed me around for a couple of hours. Rest in peace sir .

Bought this from Art Latski.NNLWest. Built only one nascar model, this kit is pretty good looking. A lot of parts. Might have to try this one.

Hello Claude. It’s a bmw color system toner. Copper they call it. Had it for years and finally used it. When I worked for bmw they replaced the paint every two years. So I brought home the toners and have paint for the rest of my life.,I can make some really cool colors. A benefit for working there at the time.

Tamiya R5 Turbo

R5 Turbo.

Completed! Actually amazing with my problems, my problems not the kit.

Thank you sir. I did not either. Won this at a raffle. Cool kit but it’s curbside. Which is ok as the engine is in the rear and buried.

Wrapping her up. Needs license plates, clean up but it’s just about there. Nothing hard about this build but somehow I made it hard. For some reason , problem after problem. Not the kit but me. First problem was the first paint job was rushed with a heat gun and melted the whole roof. Fixed that, then a string of super glue was on the glass. So I rubbed her out and then the windshield cracked. Etc , etc. I was ready to put her into the trash but just kept building. Here she is so far.

This is true. My friend contacted the convention center and they said you are going to have to be brave, come early. Oh boy…..

I totally agree. I wish some of the old ways were back. I miss them. Like girls being girls and boys being boys……sorry went off subject.

This is soooo true

I paint 1:1 cars for a living. There are soooo many beautiful colors out there but when you look in the parking lot, it’s boring. I loved the mopars of the beginning of 1970. The crazy colors . Some I did not care for but it added excitement in the parking lot and the road. Which I loved because it wasn’t boring. Cars today are like a refrigerator. People need them, that’s it. Some of us love cars, but it’s not like the 50’s and 60’s. Pick the colors you like. Not for resale. Believe me when you sell, someone will buy it. The car salesmen always say” there’s a a.. for every seat”

This is cool! Great build

P.S. love the wheels also.

Super build. I am just starting to enjoy these old cars. Did the duesenberg. Just started buying the classics. Have a very small collection of them. Your build is fantastic! Color and how clean it looks. Shows the beauty and class of these automobiles. Great job!

Fantastic work!

Another beauty from the CT Design studio.

Truly a beautiful build.