A normal day in Finland during the seventies

[Merc-57]

Good morning from a long time reader first time poster.

First let me say A BIG THANK YOU to all You guys out here. You have provided me with much (needed) ideas and inspiration to get back to this hobby. When I was a child I used to build cars and planes with my father and when I became a PROUD father of two sons I took up building cars with them. 

Now after a few years break I took up building again. I've got a nice little stash saved from earlier and I'm getting around building them again.

The first project is a Mini made by Tamiya built into a winter landscape much like a normal Finnish winters day. The registration plates are not 100% correct but it gives You an idea of what they looked like. The blockwarmer was/is used in almost every car during the wintertime in Finland.

I should have taken the pictures before gluing the displaycase shut.

Don't eat the yellow snow!

Thank You for watching

[Dragline]

Weathered very realistically. Typical winters in Finland look brutal.

[Dodge Driver]

Very realistic. I'm cold just looking at your display

[landman]

Very realistic. I'm cold just looking at your display

X2

[Cpt Tuttle]

I live only kilometers from the finnish border so I know how it is and it looks convincing to me.
I remember that color being popular on cars in the early 70s in Finland....

[Kit Basher]

That's cool! I mean, cold! Nice job.

[disabled modeler]

Very realistic. I'm cold just looking at your display

Same here...LOL...  Very nicely done..!

[David G.]

Excellent work on the snow!

David G.

[crazyjim]

Gave me a chill.  Excellent dio.

[donb]

Very realistic. I'm cold just looking at your display

I agree and me too!

[Hmann68]

Good work!

[vintagercr]

Great looking display

[DumpyDan]

Very cool, pardon the pun  

[Geno]

Frigid!!!!!! Cool also.

[Johnt671]

Wow, that's nice. Looking at that makes me happy we only got 30 inches of snow last week.

[lordairgtar]

Looks like any car parked in Wisconsin during winter. See many cars with power cords hanging out of the grille.

[Ron Hamilton]

Coooooooool!!!!

[ChrisR]

Nice little diorama!

[PARTSMARTY]

Very cool-I'm going to put on my jacket-I'm getting cold now-lol

[bbowser]

Looks like any car parked in Wisconsin during winter. See many cars with power cords hanging out of the grille.

I spent 7 years in Duluth, same thing!  Great job on the weathering, nice diorama.  Welcome to posting on the forum, keep them coming.

[Zoom]

Nice and well done!

[Merkur XR4Ti]

That is really interesting and beautifully weathered! Thanks for sharing!

[f1ford48]

COOL Diorama- I bet those Minis handled fun in the snow with the front wheel drive.

[Rider]

That is a great looking dio, fantastic build. 

[NYLIBUD]

Brrrrrrr....Great job.