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RE: tidbits

@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...

2 years ago
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RE: tidbits

@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...

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RE: tidbits

@perrone1 ...sorry to correct you Tony, but I am sure Johann Wolfgang Mozart composed "Steinway to Heaven" sung by Liberace.

2 years ago
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RE: NNL East... the art of weathering

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...

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RE: NNL East... the art of weathering

Just a couple of quick shots from the workbench - 1/24 scale diecast with weathering: French Berliet GLR8 1957

2 years ago
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RE: been after one for a while

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Total Eclipse today...

Maggie M'Gill, she lives on a hill... 😉

2 years ago
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RE: Have you ever...

another fine mess...

2 years ago
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RE: New Duesenberg model from Esval

Meanwhile let's have a look at a customized Minimarque MM43 model 😉 😎

3 years ago
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RE: I wonder what project this will turn out to be

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...

3 years ago
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RE: From My Collection... A Little Different

@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...

3 years ago
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RE: One last seasonal effort . . .

Ah I see. I once followed these guidelines, too. but I had it corrected by my barber (...must have been in the early 1990s)

3 years ago
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RE: One last seasonal effort . . .

Barber shops obviously don't belong to the good things in your life, Sir.

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