Bugatti Fan

Had to revisit this thread and admire this model. Particularly as the Jeeps made a reappearance in one of the later Juraxssic World films

Very nice model car build. Those 50's Studes body styles were way ahead of their time and dare I say it, looked more European. And of course, in later years their Avanti styling was something to behold !

Nice model Frank. Unfortunate!y you forgot to mention what manufacturer's kit it is based on though.

Very nicely built and finished classic Bugatti. Lovely radially spoked wheels as found also on a T59 really compliment this model. Do they have to be built up ?

Well, It it can still seat 4 and has a useable rear luggage space I guess it could be termed practical?

The power to weight ratio seems reasonably good on this car. Understatement of the year !

Gorgeous looking car, but I wouldn't be wanting to go over any speed bumps or hit any potholes in it !

The model maker aimed tools and sundries market in many cases is often just a stack overpriced items that can be bought elsewhere at a fraction of the price. Previous posters have already outlined many good alternatives to model maker aimed products so I won't be repeating any of it here.. There are special model making tools that are of course worth their weight in gold as far a model making goes. But with a bit of lateral thinking in many instances there are alternatives to be had that are just as good and a lot less expensive.

Further to my last post, after coming back onto the forum after a number of hours, found that Jurgen already has the Convoy Micro Bus covered as a work in progress.

Brilliant project Jurgen. Watched the Convoy film on TV recently. The chartreuse micro bus. Looks like an old school bus. Does anyone make a kit of one of those buses in 1/25th scale. Or will some enterprising 3D printer design and make it?

Perry, have you thought about contacting Marsha!l Buck himself at CMA? Although the models were built many years ago he might still have a few odds and ends tucked away that might just be some of the bits missing from your acquisition. For what you picked it up for must have been the bargain of a lifetime, so restored it will become a valuable asset to you. It intrigues me why when one buys such an expensive model it is not mounted permanently in a display case to avoid damage.

Thanks for putting the GT 40 box art pictures up Ace. . A good memory jogger for me. It was the kit from the top left hand box top shown that was the one I built. I quite liked the IMC box art with the subject shown against that creamy coloured background.

Many thanks for the feedback guys. I had a feeling that they did that one classic, but was unaware that they did a couple version. Nice box art for both kits. Interesting that Union/Testors reissue them. Did Monogram also do a 48 Ford but from their own tooling ? I can sort of remember building one of the IMC Ford GT 40 kits from way back when current.

Did IMC make a 1940's Ford Convertible? I seem to remember it was a standard classic road car.

Absolutely lovely mode!. Brought back memories of when I owned a standard Mk1 many years ago.