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@frank You're right, Frank. The pics show him at the beginning of his career (3 candles) and as an established artist close to his goal - j...
@jack-dodds I believe you, Jack. Your source looks honest and reliable. The great-great-great-grandson of one of the heirs has become a minimalist...
@perrone1 ...sorry to correct you Tony, but I am sure Johann Wolfgang Mozart composed "Steinway to Heaven" sung by Liberace.
Thank you all for your kind words! ...and yes, I like the Opel Mule / Maultier (and it reminds me that I still have to detail the underside of my tru...
Just a couple of quick shots from the workbench - 1/24 scale diecast with weathering: French Berliet GLR8 1957
Congrats, Geoff - those CMCs are fantastic models. Here's one of my favourite open-wheelers by CMC and I had the nerve to open the hood of the blu...
Maggie M'Gill, she lives on a hill... 😉
another fine mess...
As Graeme said.
Meanwhile let's have a look at a customized Minimarque MM43 model 😉 😎
A Volvo F88, I think. In the 90s there was a 1/8 scale kit by an Italian brand, maybe Protar, not sure about it. You can have a look on some pics of...
@jcarnutz Congrats, John - it's a fine model! I made the first bid for it at that time, but I did not continue bidding. I wanted to add some mode...
Ah I see. I once followed these guidelines, too. but I had it corrected by my barber (...must have been in the early 1990s)
Barber shops obviously don't belong to the good things in your life, Sir.