My 2023 Yearbook

[jaymcminn]

Pretty good class of 2023... 

Tamiya Nissan Z. Tamiya IJN green with pearl clear coat. 

 

Ebbro Citroen DS21. Tamiya Pearl Green and Black. Lots of scratch building to correct the interior. A great kit and enormously fun to build.

 

1/12 Caterham Super 7 BDR. This is an interesting kit... a passion project for Tamiya in the 90's and largely regarded as the "best model kit ever produced". It's certainly impressive, and builds into a great model. The body and floor panels are all aluminum. Paint on this one was Splash Paints Bentley Racing Green and Tamiya Camel Yellow. Built OOB except for scratch built wind deflectors.

 

The "Big Project", Italeri's new tool Bugatti 35b. Bookbinder's leather on the seat and other leather appointments. Salt weathering to replicate a "barn find" paint finish. Wire locks by Unobtanium with 30 gauge wire. Last pic shows the spare tire I ordered from Italeri mounted in the carrier a few months after the rest of the build was finished.

 

 

Finally, the Italeri Ferrari 275GTB. Wheels and tires replaced with Fujimi parts. Tamiya Light Gunmetal paint.

[Yeah Nah]

Some amazing stuff here Jason. Well done mate!

[70 Sting]

Outstanding builds. Very high level of skill on display here. ?

[Dragonhawk1066]

Excellent completed builds!! My fave is the Nissan Z, but the details and realism on the Bugatti 35b are nothing short of amazing!!

[Slotto]

Nicely detailed collection 

[Phildaupho]

Love your year book. Excellent models of some of my favourite cars.

[bbowser]

Outstanding work on them all.  That Bugatti is off the charts!

[SpikeSchumacher]

Exceptional builds Jay, well done!

[dragstk]

You did well this year. Some really amazing work!

[Zippi]

Lot of nice detail work on some fine looking models.

[ismaelg]

Wow! All very nice and clean, but the Bugatti and the Ferrari really stand out. Gorgeous builds!

[Kah puts]

A most impressive group ??

[ChrisR]

Awesome builds!

[Modlbldr]

Wow! Museum quality builds on each of those. I was loving the work on the Nissan Z and then I scrolled down to the Bugatti and was floored by the quality of work and detailed realism on it!! Beautiful work on each one.

I'd be inerested to see whatever the red car is in the display case above the Bugatti too.

Later-

[PappyD340]

Awesome group!

[TooOld]

Beautifully done Jason !

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint work and colors depending on the build. Lots of great interior and engine detailing. 

[jaymcminn]

6 hours ago, Modlbldr said:

Wow! Museum quality builds on each of those. I was loving the work on the Nissan Z and then I scrolled down to the Bugatti and was floored by the quality of work and detailed realism on it!! Beautiful work on each one.

I'd be inerested to see whatever the red car is in the display case above the Bugatti too.

Later-

Thanks Tom, the red car is Italeri's Fiat Mefistofele, also in 1/12 scale. It's a reissue of an old metal-body Protar kit. This one involved replacing all the plastic "wood" with the real thing as well as a fair amount of weathering and my first use of real leather on a model for the bonnet straps. A couple of pics below...

[Nosferatu]

Every one is a work of art!

Dave

[slusher]

Outstanding builds for the year!

[atomicholiday]

Your workmanship is just excellent.   Super clean, and very tasteful. 

[TooOld]

Really really nice Jason !  I like them all very much !

[falcon wagon]

Nice

[Koellefornia Kid]

Nice builds! The DS looks just like the one my uncle once had.

[Steve H]

Hi Jason, these are all spectacular builds. I’m partial to the Nissan Z and the Ferrari.