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First time I've been to the annual Ferrari Challenge event at Road Atlanta. The main feature is the F430 Challenge races, in addition they had F1 Cliente and FXX Cliente races. The F1 race was kind of boring, only 1 car ran with a Momo 333 SP, and the rollback ran around the track faster than the F1 car. The FXX's however...let's just say if you haven't heard an FXX accelerating out of turn 7 at Road Atlanta and all the way down the back straight, you have never experience aural sex They sound like F1 cars. The F430 Challenge cars are too quiet. It was a great day. Many cool cars in the paddock. What? There were model car shows yesterday? Here Are All The Photos

Wow, that's cool! I wonder if Dave knew the FXX EVO's were racing yesterday at Road Atlanta? There were 5 of them racing. The program is only racing twice in the US this year.

"This is what (insert forum member of choice) looks like when someone posts ridiculously O/T stuff on model car boards"

Nice! My second TR will also be this car. I have Renaissance decals, they're different from these. For those that don't already have a TR and like this livery, Hasegawa also just issued this version of the kit.

Thanks for the pics! Who won? Who won?! Did I see a photo in someone's album of Dave Thibodeau winning something?

Not likely, since there's already been a 1/24 Elise by Welly. Picked it up for 10 bucks at the Petit LeMans from a vendor. Not bad, would love plastic, but realistically not expecting it by now. I have a second that will be converted to an Exige.

Fujimi's latest kits are at least as good as Tamiya's, and they're less expensive. Their GTR is better than Tamiya's (cleaner body, more detail, cheaper price), I believe Fujimi would do a better job on the 370Z and it would be less expensive than Tamiya. I don't expect Fujimi to do the 370, but one never knows. Aoshima might do it. We shall see...

That's historica...hysterical!

Amazing what a little patina can do to an otherwise mundane model. He won't be trading it anytime soon Very cool.

I really hope Tamiya (or better yet Fujimi) does the 370Z NISMO. 350HP, much better looking than the NISMO S Tune they showed in Japan. See it here

Faster than a GTR? A GTR will spank this car silly, 0-60, quarter mile, you name it. Regardless, I'd rather have the Z car, even if I could pay for a GTR. There's a point where all that excess HP and capability is absolutely useless on public roads. The Z is more fun to drive daily at sane speeds. I love the Z as well, I hated those lights in photos, but in person they work. Same w/the Maxima. I got over that hatred pretty fast! My next object of spite is the Ferrari California. I'm pretty certain I'll hate it even in person (the back half of the car makes me nauseous). Tomorrow I find out in person if I'm right or not at the Ferrari Challenge race at Road Atlanta. The California will be there . And I'll finally get to see the FXX's in person and at speed

I'm greedy. I want them both

Nice! I'll raise the stakes with this slightly more conventional car:

Nice work Jon!

Very nice work!

Yes, please, to your top three. Vanquish is my least-favorite Aston styling-wise (let's not talk about the recent Lagonda debacle). I'll take the new Vantage or DBS

The Tamiya 370Z, at 3400 yen, will come into the US with a retail price probably approaching $60; the Carrera GT lists for 3400 yen and is $54 USD and the 350Z NISMO is 3000 yen and $52 USD. A Tamiya FXX is $71 USD. Needless to say hobbyshop prices like this keep online sources like Hobbylink in business. US retail prices for Tamiya/Aoshima/Fujimi are brutal, due to import costs and an extra distribution channel to take their cut.

It boiled down to the missing amber lens on the back fender behind the wheel! Oops! That was what tipped it definitively to "model" for me

Yeah, the coupe isn't bad at all. As for the ladies, I think it went something like "Sacre bleu! Zut Alors! Regardez ce que mon mari a acheté! Documents de divorce sont en cours d'élaboration toute de suite!

How much there? They are $30,000-$39,000 USD, which is a good price considering the performance. I don't think there is anything faster for less $$, though the new WRX is probably close (it actually tests faster to accelerate than STI) but it's been hit by an ugly stick.

Not likely. It's well past the "sell by date" to be a viable kit to market. Too new to be considered a "classic", too old to be considered "hot property", too esoteric for the general market. Ebbro made nice ones in 1/43. Scratchbuild it and get it resin cast if it turns out well. Seriously...

I'm looking forward to it. Hope someone does the NISMO variant. Previous Thread

I seriously doubt "beautiful" was in the design brief I think they were attempting something like a French version of what Virgil Exner was doing. The results speak for themselves. The Ami was based on the 2CV. It was also at times a best seller I was shocked, horrified, and amused when I saw them in France in 1978. I think they could have imported it here as the Citroen Whiskey Tangeau Fauxtrot. Everything You Want To Know About the Ami But Were Afraid to Ask And if you really want obscure, how about a rotary engine coupe variant of the Ami called the M35: Citroen M35

It could happen; they keep making additions to the list of cars. I'd definitely have to get the SM, it's one of my favorites too. Oddly enough, the ugliest car of all time, the Ami 6...I'd get one of them too I have the 1/16 Heller kit of the DS, and bought a builtup Chapron CV, and I think a Solido 1/18 DS (with working suspension)...but the scale just doesn't suit me.

Sounds like your glue is just fine, that's just what it's like. It's like stringy testors tube glue. I don't use it often, I prefer Formula 560 Canopy Glue but there are times when the watch crystal glue is preferable, usually in very tiny amounts.