Brudda

That really worked out great.

I remember a ford stylist in 1970 got into trouble for saying “maybe you should not run into things”. A person was commenting on the front bumper on the 1970 mustang that the bumper was too small. It was a big deal then, I guess. As a result was the starting of big 5 mph bumpers. …….That really work great. ?

Sir, you will love that one. It is very beautiful.

Thank you Noel. And I hear that the IPMS clubs in the UK are the best ever. My bucket list includes a visit to the Telford event, you guys can really build models.

Hello Noel. I am very lucky as I have a friend who worked for DeAgostini models. My friend had an unassembled 1/10 Toyota 2000 GT model from DeAgostini laying around. He said it’s in the way , you can have it. So I took it , built it and things took off from there. It was all over the internet so he gave me another kit. A Red Bull F1 car. That did pretty good, so I built the ford GT. Etc.etc. Liam was at DeAgostini at this time and let my friend give me models to build . So I have some big kits . Still have a few from DeAgostini to build. They are in my shed. Next , Liam and a partner made Agora models. So now my friend works for Agora and I receive kits to build. I do not get to pick, they assign models to me. I would love to build the Aston for sure , but did not get picked for that. I would love to build the jag convertible but did not get picked for that either. Although i did get picked for the Mercedes gull wing. That’s pretty cool. I build them and get to keep them. I do have a few credentials. My occupation is an auto body technician. I have BMW certifications and ford f150 aluminum and ford GT certs also. Oh yes I almost forgot, corvette certs. And I did receive a special award at the IPMS Vegas Nationals for best Shelby. Second and third places at the nationals. This does help out Liam and Mark. Anyway this is a brief history of how I started in big scale. Here is a pic of the Toyota that started it all.

Received more parts. Stripped the rear wheels, sanded and polished. Put the rear shocks on. The brake lines also. The body sits on the frame nicely. The bodywork is comming along . I’m sanding and blocking all the time. Till I’m satisfied with the preparation. Painted one of the hoods, the result is very nice. Will be painting the body soon. I just bought a Honda element with very low miles for an extremely low price. . I’m repainting it. So that’s taking most of my time. Here is the Mercedes so far.

Great job!!! The side mouldings are very fragile. Yours came out great. Very cool build.

Beautiful sir, another beauty from Curt. Will I see this at the NNL west?

Thank you Pierre, trying to get thru this build. I have a friend that turns a sows ear and turns the kit into a silk purse. So this is what I’m trying to accomplish. My friends fun is when he takes a $5 kit and wins a contest with it. This is his fun in modeling. He has already won most contests and has this new challenge. It seems to be working. He is always in the magazine for the NNL west and always places in a IPMS contest. It’s his way of keeping interest in the hobby. Nothing wrong with that.

Yes, wood and brass sheets.

This is a kit I bought yesterday at the Fremont model contest. Before plastic. I’ve never seen one. Never going to build it , bought it just to add to the collection.

AMT Ferrari 250 swb. Just mixed up some green out of toners. Fujimi wire wheels. Took a long time to get this body acceptable. The kit body is really off but trying to make make it work.

I saw this car run! Fantastic job!

Very cool build!!!!!

Sooooo true!!!! I miss the old days where you had to think.

Safety has changed for the better. I was watching a car factory video in the 60’s and no one was wearing spray masks. Just shooting paint with no protection. Lung cancer? What’s that? But on the flip side I think we have too much safety information on cars that it can be distracting. Like big screens for information in cars. My friend bought a new Volvo and just to get the heater to work you have all of these apps to get thru. Keeps your eyes on the screen , not the road. He already had several close calls because of technology. And all of the sensors on cars? I’m in the body shop industry and how come with all of the sensors and safety, I have more work than I can handle. Lack of common sense? I don’t know. Mike Rowe says safety 3rd. I believe him. We need people that take chances, fighterjocks , race car drivers , etc , I’ll stop here as i can keep this up forever. Just my humble opinion.

Thanks Codi. I’m starting it up again.

Fantastic

Gotta love it!

Thank you Ace Garageguy. On my second try on the main wings. Takes a little to get used to.

Comparing the f-16 to the p51. The modern technology is amazing. The size of the p51 is small to the f 16, and the f16 is a small fighter in today’s world.

Fantastic sir!!!

Thank you for sharing! Really cool!!!!!

Anyway you guys were right about him… here is the foiled experiment. I tried it several times to learn how to apply it. You have to stretch the foil . Without ripping it. I’m going to try to heat the foil a little. To repair aluminum on autos you need to preheat the panel. So I’ll try this.

Very nice color.