In early October, I showed a photo of a new project I was working on. It took a while, but I finally finished it. Nothing fancy, I only used simple stuff – I guess the most “pro technique” I used was static grass. Nonetheless, I had to test my ideas every single time, since I wasn’t sure things would work out as I expected. Also, lots of PVA glue and painting, that took sometimes more than a day to dry. With all that, it took me basically a month to get it done 🙄. Well, good or bad, here it is! And I think it worked out okay. Pretty soon I’ll use it in my review photos 😎.
Month: November 2023
REVIEW – Ford RS200 #2
1986 Ford RS200 #2 Pilots: K. Grundel / B. Melander Team: Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Race: 5th overall at the Lombard RAC Rally in 1986 Ixo - RAC315 (diecast)
Review HERE
Volkswagen T2b “Martini Transporter” – Update!
Ixo’s “Martini Transporter” is one of those models with a HUGE bang-for-the-buck. For relatively cheap, you get a great model. However, though I really loved it, it had one big issue for me – the huge and skewed antenna on the roof 😣. The real deal had an antenna, though not as big and pointing up, not at an angle. The Kombi looked like an unicorn with that antenna! Fortunately it was something very easy to fix. On the model’s review I already posted how I did it. Check it out for yourself to see if you agree with me that it now looks better.
REVIEW – Ferrari 365 P2 “White Elephant” #18
1965 Ferrari 365 P2 “White Elephant” #18 Pilots: M. Gregory, B. Bondurant Team: North American Racing Team (NART) Race: DNF (P 5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1966 Tecnomodel - TM43-007B (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Volkswagen T2b Martini Transporter
REVIEW – Porsche 917LH #45 Le Mans Test Car
1969 Porsche 917LH #45 Test Car Pilots: R. Stommelen, H. Herrmann Team: Porsche System Engineering Race: Le Mans Test in 1969 Spark - S9249 (resin)
Review HERE
Books – Racing in the dark
I have a confession to make. Until very recently, in my eyes Bentley was just a “cheaper Rolls Royce”. Yeah, they had a lot of victories at Le Mans and won again in 2003, nonetheless for the last 50 or 60 years it was just a luxury brand. Very good cars, no doubt, yet only a luxury brand. However, that view changed a lot after I read Peter Grimsdale’s book. With a fluid and enticing writing, Grimsdale showed me the story of W. O. Bentley, and his saga to make a great car. And he did, with blood, sweat and tears he made what was at the time, probably THE best sports car in the market.
Unfortunately though, financial strife ended his dream, to the point where the once great Bentley Motors became a cheaper Rolls Royce 😣. I truly loved the book – honestly, without a doubt the best car book I read in the last couple of years. A hardback with not too many photos (unfortunately), it is easily available at Amazon. Despite the title, I would say this book would be for all motorsports enthusiasts.
REVIEW – Lancia Stratos HF #10
1976 Lancia Stratos HF #10 Pilots: S. Munari / S. Maiga Team: Lancia Alitalia Race: 1st overall at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1976 Spark - S9082 (resin)
Review HERE