Not a single model built in 2021, but...

[1959scudetto]

reworked, restored or modified existing models and diecasts (most of them already shown here):

 

restored Daytona Spyder (bought as a built-up with missing parts), modified two 250 GTO's and a 1953 Corvette:

repaired/restored a Franklin Mint 300 SL and reworked a Politoys DeTomaso Mangusta:

modified diecasts into existing competition cars: Danbury Mint Ferrari 250 TR, Burago 250 SWB and Welly Renault 8 Gordini):

and finally, modified 3 diecasts into fictitious racers (Welly 300 SL and R 8 Gordini, LeoModels Alfa Giulia TZ 1):

 

[PappyD340]

They all look great!

[bbowser]

Wonderful collection of racers, well done!

[larman]

Nice group! I really like the black Ferrari and the gull wing Mercedes! You did a great job of making them look like battle worn racers!

[Roger U]

I like your collection of cars and they all look really good.

[DustyMojave]

Very nice. I was born into and grew up around road racing in California from the mid 1950s on and later made a living building, mechanicing, pit crewing road race cars (lots of other race cars too!). So I have some special appreciation for these cars.

I noted the "DM" class designation on the black Testarossa.  For those who did NOT grow up around the American road racing environment, "DM" signifies "D" sub-class ("C" was highest, "H" was lowest) of "Modified" sports racing cars. Originally conceived as a category for race cars modified from production automobiles, such as an MG TC with a blower added to it, or a fiberglass sports car body on a Dodge frame with a hopped up engine, like the Victress I worked on a few years ago, or the "Bu-Merc, which was a Mercedes 300SL that had been crashed and got rebuilt with a new aluminum body and a Buick V8 engine etc. The "Modified" class also was home for pure purpose built race cars, like Ferraris, Maseratis and Scarabs. This category in the 60s morphed into "Sports Racing", signified with "SR" and was filled with Can Am cars. There actually WERE a few Ferrari Testarossas raced in SCCA and Cal Club amateur racing events. The 3.0l Testarossa was put in "D/M" in comparison with other cars like the 4.9 Ferraris and Masers and American V8 powered cars like Ol Yeller, again with a Buick engine that occupied "C/M".

[89AKurt]

Like your subjects!  The Daytona the Fujimi kit?  All look great, and the "weathering" adds to the rally cars.

[Eric Macleod]

Very nice body of work. I especially like the Corvette and the fictional weathered 300SL.

[Gramps46]

Very impressive collection for 2021 indeed.  The Testa Rossa's have to be my favorites but they all look great and capture the era perfectly.

[TooOld]

Reworked and restored counts as finished builds if you ask me .  You've got an awesome collection of rarely seen cars in the states  , great work !

[ATHU]

A most excellent line up of restored die casts.  Beautiful work as always Helmuth!!

[slusher]

impressive group!

[Rich Chernosky]

Helmut.....really nice group of models.  The Mangusta  caught my eye. Currently working on a 1/20 rare kit version. 

[Bernard Kron]

I followed many of these projects this year and came away impressed by how successfully your skills and approach communicate your knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject matter - plastic or metal, assembled or reworked or kit bashed - it all counts as creativity, and these are all fine examples indeed. All the best in 2022.

[1959scudetto]

  On 12/30/2021 at 11:03 PM, PappyD340 said:

They all look great!

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  On 12/30/2021 at 11:07 PM, bbowser said:

Wonderful collection of racers, well done!

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  On 12/30/2021 at 11:25 PM, larman said:

Nice group! I really like the black Ferrari and the gull wing Mercedes! You did a great job of making them look like battle worn racers!

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Thanks Larry, Bruce and (again) Larry!

 

  On 12/31/2021 at 3:06 AM, DustyMojave said:

Very nice. I was born into and grew up around road racing in California from the mid 1950s on and later made a living building, mechanicing, pit crewing road race cars (lots of other race cars too!). So I have some special appreciation for these cars.

I noted the "DM" class designation on the black Testarossa.  For those who did NOT grow up around the American road racing environment, "DM" signifies "D" sub-class ("C" was highest, "H" was lowest) of "Modified" sports racing cars. Originally conceived as a category for race cars modified from production automobiles, such as an MG TC with a blower added to it, or a fiberglass sports car body on a Dodge frame with a hopped up engine, like the Victress I worked on a few years ago, or the "Bu-Merc, which was a Mercedes 300SL that had been crashed and got rebuilt with a new aluminum body and a Buick V8 engine etc. The "Modified" class also was home for pure purpose built race cars, like Ferraris, Maseratis and Scarabs. This category in the 60s morphed into "Sports Racing", signified with "SR" and was filled with Can Am cars. There actually WERE a few Ferrari Testarossas raced in SCCA and Cal Club amateur racing events. The 3.0l Testarossa was put in "D/M" in comparison with other cars like the 4.9 Ferraris and Masers and American V8 powered cars like Ol Yeller, again with a Buick engine that occupied "C/M".

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Thank you for the detailed information, Richard ! According to the instructions of my Hasegawa kit (where I used the decals from), the TR250 (serial # 712/TR) was used with this livery (black with red nose)

 

  On 12/31/2021 at 6:34 AM, 89AKurt said:

Like your subjects!  The Daytona the Fujimi kit?  All look great, and the "weathering" adds to the rally cars.

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in 1959 at  races in Pensacola, Riverside and the Bridgehampton National in May - at this race it wore # 124.

[1959scudetto]

  On 12/31/2021 at 6:34 AM, 89AKurt said:

Like your subjects!  The Daytona the Fujimi kit?  All look great, and the "weathering" adds to the rally cars.

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Alright Kurt - it is the Fujimi Enthusiast model kit (had a broken windshield frame and front suspension; morever, it was missing front bumpers, exhaust tips and mirrors) - a bit cleaning and polishing, an Italeri Daytona donated the missing parts and so it could be restored.

 

  On 12/31/2021 at 2:13 PM, Eric Macleod said:

Very nice body of work. I especially like the Corvette and the fictional weathered 300SL.

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Thank you Eric, race cars don't ever look glamourous (at least not after the start...)

 

  On 12/31/2021 at 4:05 PM, Gramps46 said:

Very impressive collection for 2021 indeed.  The Testa Rossa's have to be my favorites but they all look great and capture the era perfectly.

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Thanks for your nice comments, Gary.

 

  On 12/31/2021 at 9:49 PM, TooOld said:

Reworked and restored counts as finished builds if you ask me .  You've got an awesome collection of rarely seen cars in the states  , great work !

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Thank you, Bob - if only complete build-ups  count, then it would be zero (at the time, I'm working on an Italeri 250 California spider - old build from 1988/89, just disassembled, will be reworked).

 

  On 1/2/2022 at 9:25 AM, ATHU said:

A most excellent line up of restored die casts.  Beautiful work as always Helmuth!!

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Thank you Anders - I'm glad you like the die-casts too.

 

  On 1/2/2022 at 4:00 PM, slusher said:

impressive group!

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Thanks, Carl !

 

  On 1/2/2022 at 5:25 PM, Rich Chernosky said:

Helmut.....really nice group of models.  The Mangusta  caught my eye. Currently working on a 1/20 rare kit version. 

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Thank you, Rich - will be interesting to see how your Mangusta turns out.

 

  On 1/2/2022 at 8:02 PM, Bernard Kron said:

I followed many of these projects this year and came away impressed by how successfully your skills and approach communicate your knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject matter - plastic or metal, assembled or reworked or kit bashed - it all counts as creativity, and these are all fine examples indeed. All the best in 2022.

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Thanks, Bernard - highly appreciated what you say - also for you best wishes for 2022 !