My Class of 2009

[Peter Lombardo]

My Class of 2009

Since I just completed the Corvette, I thought now I can post my builds for 2009. I completed 9 cars this year, with one still hanging around unfinished from 2008, the custom Thunderbird with the chopped top and one almost complete from 2009, the Aero Coupe which will be done in a few weeks. Two of the cars completed were never posted here, so this is their debut. And one car was a very large scale kit that was started 4 years ago and just got completed this summer.

Here they are in the order of completion.

1. The 1967 Mustang “Eleanor†GT 350. I built all of the body modifications from scratch so it is my variation of the actual Eleanor car.

2. The 1960 Ford Starliner coupe with the Torino fastback roof. This has doors that swing outward and straight up, which was rather unique. This has a custom violet flip/flop paint job and computer cut flames.

3. The 1960 Pontiac Coupe, this is that “difficult†Trumpeter kit with a 1967 Chevy Impala roof grafted on and Lambo doors.

4. Revell Porsche Slant nose. This car was not posted on the forum before. Not much here, I opened the doors and added aftermarket wheels which I think improve the look a lot. The paint is a Dupli-color Honda Light Metallic Blue that I thinks looks great with the tan interior

5. 1977 MGB Roadster…..OK, this is not a model, but I did so many custom tweaks to this and did so much of the rebuild that it was just like a kit, so I consider this a “model†build so I am counting it…after all, it took the better part of 4 years to complete it.

6. 1969 Plymouth GTX coupe. This car was also not posted to the forum before, so it is here for the first time. The two tone is Dupli-color medium Blue Metallic and Mopar Viper Silver. The silver was then coated with Spec effex’s which is a very metal flaked clear top coat. I cut thin vinyl stripes in light green for the break between the colors. The car is lowered, with parts box wheels and tires (I think from a 1970 Mustang). I lifted the Hemi from a Superbird kit and made a custom hood scoop from scratch. I opened the doors to round it out.

7. MGB Model. This is a right hand drive British version kit of a 1967 MGB. I modified it to reflect my real 1977 MGB that is a 1977 model retro fitted to look older. The doors, hood and trunk were opened and the engine bay and motor were completely scratch built. The model was painted with the exact same paint that was used on my real MGB.

8. 2010 Charger Concept. This was based on the design by Michael Leonhard from Germany. I took the liberty to add a vinyl covered roof to his design and omitted the rear “over the trunk†stripe because it just did not work in black, so I removed it. Michael saw the car on my flickr site and asked if he could post pictures of it on his website. I was honored to have it displayed along with his great concepts and renderings. He had some very kind words to say about it…It made my day. This is painted a custom mix of House of Kolor purples and violets. This started life as the Testors Dodge Charger kit.

9. And finally, my newest baby, the Corvette XP45C concept. Both this and the Aero Coupe Art Deco Concept have opened huge doors for me. To design and build that design is such a “high†for me. I don’t mean to go on about this, but I am really excited about the possibilities this opens for me. It is not as hard as you might think, and I urge anyone who is on the fence about this process to give it a try. It is very exhilarating to see your own design come to life….sure it is in miniature but it is there in 3 dimensions. I am not looking forward to 2010 as a very good year for business or personal finance, but I am looking forward to 2010 from the modeling point of view. I want to create more of my own designs……bring it on!

[RS Sport]

Wow! Awesome work! Keep it up!

Edited December 19, 2009 by RS Sport

[oldscool]

Fantastic models you have there!

oldscool - nightstalker

[noname]

Amazing! To say you are a clean builder would be an understatement.

[Tony T]

Fantastic builds!! That is quite a Class!

[caine440]

Your work is outstanding and very inspiring!

Thank you.

[Kombi]

Your scale autos are fantastic, but the 1:1 MGB wins the show for me. The paint is top-notch and those Lucas spots are a nice touch.

Edited December 20, 2009 by MkIII